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Doppelgängers: Queens of the Stone Age’s Josh Homme and The Pale Man From Guillermo del Toro’s ‘Pan’s Labyrinth’
Posted in Doppelgängers, Features with tags Josh Homme, Queens of the Stone Age on 04/06/2026 by Kurt OrzeckFrom the Vault: Inside the Label – Ipecac Recordings
Posted in Features, Inside The Label with tags Desert Sessions, Faith No More, Greg Werckman, Ipecac Recordings, Josh Homme, Mike Patton, Queens of the Stone Age, Trevor Dunn on 09/18/2025 by Kurt Orzeck
You know a label is cool when it doesn’t even bother keeping track of how many records it sells. And while such slackerish business practices would seem to spell doom for any label, Ipecac Recordings is puking in the face of its naysayers as the company founded by Mike Patton and Greg Werckman blows out 10 candles this year.
“We don’t really count record sales that well,” Werckman sheepishly admitted to IndiePit in a recent chat. “For Mike and I … we’ve only been around 10 years, but man, we’ve done these records. And the records we’re proudest of are definitely not always the ones that sell the most. It’s just cool to work with so many talented people.”
Lest ye doubt the merit of Werckman’s word, try on for size the Melvins, Isis, Peeping Tom and Queens of the Stone Age – just a small nibble of the big cookie that is the Ipecac Recordings oeuvre.
“We have a foundation of artists who have been around for a while and have a built-in fanbase,” Werckman says of the aforementioned acts. “It would’ve been pretty hard for us to fail completely. … We have a base of Mike Patton’s projects since Faith No More – that’s a pretty strong fanbase. And then, right off the bat, we had the Melvins, who have a good, strong fanbase. The one band we’ve been able to grow and establish a fanbase with is Isis. And then Josh Homme, a good friend of ours from Queens of the Stone Age” who is a constant co-conspirator.
Continue readingExclusive: Nick Oliveri Reminisces About QOTSA, Kyuss Amid Reunion Rumors
Posted in Exclusives, Interviews with tags John Garcia, Josh Homme, Kyuss, QOTSA, Queens of the Stone Age on 06/26/2025 by Kurt Orzeck
It appears that Kyuss, the early stoner-rock band co-founded by guitarist/vocalist Josh Homme (also of Queens of the Stone Age), may be finally ready to reassemble his earlier project. Somewhere in the Palm Desert region, surely. Sitting in a circle, of course. That way, the group can maximally aerate the moon by channeling unholy reservoirs of toxins into the tractor bea- …
… Huh? What’s that now? Well, huh to you too, big man. Huh to you too.
Read much more from my FLOOD feature on the eternal desert rock hounds. Meanwhile, in related news, The Bad Penny recently caught up with Oliveri, to chat about: You guessed it, all things Oliveri. That includes reminiscing on his days with Kyuss. Stay tuned for that big mug of slow joe coming from somewhere in … eh, let’s play it safe and keep it at “future” for now.
From The Vault: QOTSA End Year On A High Note; Josh Homme Reunites With Kyuss Singer In L.A.
Posted in Concert Reviews, Reviews with tags John Garcia, Josh Homme, Kyuss, QOTSA, Queens of the Stone Age on 08/13/2024 by Kurt Orzeck
As has been widely reported but woefully under-discussed in the national conversation about the future of news in the U.S. and around the world, Paramount recently vaporized the online archives of MTV News, which it owns. The vault included thousands upon thousands of news stories, artist interviews and other historically critical pieces of reporting created by me and my former colleagues at the culturally iconic organization.
Paramount’s surprise and shocking move marked the latest in a seemingly unending series of body blows against journalists and exemplified efforts by corporate America to eliminate the trade of journalism, which is already withering on the vine, altogether. (Read the best take on the matter by founder and all-around great guy Michael Alex on Variety‘s website.)
Continue readingIn ‘Times’ of Struggle: Queens of the Stone Age’s Josh Homme on New LP
Posted in Interviews with tags Josh Homme, Queens of the Stone Age on 06/16/2023 by Kurt Orzeck
Amid the release of the band’s eighth studio album, Queens of the Stone Age frontman Josh Homme discusses change, acceptance, and the sonic brutality of their latest offering in my wide-ranging interview with him for FLOOD.
Getting To Know Mark Lanegan
Posted in Interviews with tags Afghan Whigs, Greg Dulli, Johnny Cash, Josh Homme, June Carter Cash, Kurt Cobain, Mark Lanegan, Nick Oliveri, Nirvana, PJ Harvey, Queens of the Stone Age, the Screaming Trees, Twilight Singers on 02/22/2022 by Kurt Orzeck
Mark Lanegan wears all 40 years of his life on his face. His skin, once puffed in that Tom Waits sort of way, is now ironed out into a smooth sheet. His thin amber eyes pierce his surroundings with a devastating gravity. Even his thick maroon mane, which spikes out beneath a nondescript black hat, seems to be spun by the hands of time, hammered by hard living.
Local H’s Scott Lucas In ’02: ‘Sometimes It’s Almost Better To Be Poor’
Posted in Interviews with tags Josh Homme, Local H, Scott Lucas, Scott Lucas & the Married Men on 03/13/2010 by Kurt Orzeck
Scott Lucas seems pretty hungry these days. Not too long ago, he cranked out his solo debut, George Lassos the Moon, under the deceptive moniker Scott Lucas & the Married Men. And soon he’ll be turning his attention back to his faithful spouse, Local H, with a bevy of tour dates from mid-April through early June. Continue reading
John Garcia Announces Kyuss-Covers Tour Plan; ’05 Gig With Josh Homme Is Remembered
Posted in Concert Reviews, Reviews with tags Garcia Plays Kyuss, John Garcia, Josh Homme, Kyuss, Queens of the Stone Age on 02/03/2010 by Kurt Orzeck
All That’s Heavy announced today that John Garcia will be blowing the dust off Kyuss songs on a worldwide tour under the jazzy guise of “Garcia Plays Kyuss.” Flanked by guitarist Bruno Fevery, bassist Jacques de Haard and drummer Rob Snijders, they’ll be cruising through Europe from May 28 through June 11. Continue reading
Meet And Greet: Imaad Wasif Goes Into The Voidist
Posted in Features, Interviews, Meet And Greet with tags alaska!, Dale Crover, Dinosaur Jr., Dwarves, Imaad Wasif, Josh Homme, Kyuss, Lou Barlow, lowercase, Melvins, Minutemen, Red Sparowes, Sebadoh, Yeah Yeah Yeahs on 01/07/2010 by Kurt Orzeck
Contrary to what ProTools fanatics might tell you, visionaries are hard to come by these days. During an era in which it’s incumbent upon artists to market and promote themselves. During an era in which selling out has become something of a moot point. Continue reading
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