This is the album everyone will be talking about this fall. The first recorded work from Kyuss Lives (Now known as Vista Chino) is an undeniable return to the desert sound they helped create and then pioneer with a modern touch. Taking cues from …And The Circus Leaves Town and heading full force into Blues For The Red Sun territory at times, Peace stands on its own as a triumph to the legacy of Kyuss. Speaking of Blues…, listening to […]
Posts tagged "Josh Homme"
Vista Chino, “Barcelonian”: The Singles Bar Review
Given the recent legal issues between the band that is now known as Vista Chino and Josh Homme, is it an insult to describe VC’s latest song, “Barcelonian”, off their upcoming Peace album as sounding like Queens of the Stone Age? Because it does. It’s that pure QOTSA that shared a split with Kyuss before their debut full-length. Comparisons aside, though, it’s awesome. Bruno Fevery definitely holds his own and it’s nice to see the young guitarist really let loose […]
Blerd Briefs: TLC, Dave Grohl, and Jermaine Jacks…uh, Jacksun???
A new TLC album, Dave Grohl returns to QOTSA, and Jermaine changes his name. More crazy news…
The Viewfinder: Arctic Monkeys’ “R U Mine?”
To quote my wife: “If this is what happens after extended exposure to Josh Homme, I approve.” I think she’s talking more about Alex Turner’s new look than the song but I agree nonetheless. At this point, the Padawan Learner is soon going to exceed his Jedi Master in all things rawk and “R U Mine?” is the proof. My problem with Arctic Monkeys is that their recorded output is uneven for such an amazing band. Their last album, Suck […]
Foos Won’t Be “Wasting” Your Time on New Album
I have not liked a Foo Fighters single since “All My Life” was released from One By One in 2002. Not surprising, One By One was also the last Foos record I liked all the way through. Until now, that is. I could tell you how I think In Your Honor should’ve been one album and that Echoes… is a throwaway but why waste all that time and energy on negativity? In theory, Wasting Light should be amazing. It’s produced […]
Support Good Music in 2011: Chapter 2 (UNKLE)
UNKLE has been one of my favorite “bands” for over 10 years now. The last of the dying breed of trip-hop (They wouldn’t be if Massive Attack and Portishead would put out an album once in a while), mastermind James Lavelle always manages to take a diverse line-up of artists and make compelling and cohesive albums. UNKLE released their debut, Psyence Fiction, in 1998 and became famous for being the latest project from DJ Shadow. It featured guests as varied as Mike D […]
The New Improved Blerd Radio: Now with No Echo!
Not only has Jesse been a great addition to the Popblerd! staff, he’s also helped me revitalize the somewhat dormant Blerd Radio! (translation: I was a little too lazy to keep doing these myself.) Our first record was recorded last week, but fell victim to some serious audio issues; namely the fact that everything I said echoed. With audio issues fixed, we forged on ahead earlier this week and recorded a much more successful episode. Join Jesse and I as […]
The year was 1998…(QOTSA reissue)
There’s some saying out there that men like the first album, women like the first album they heard. (Maybe that’s not a real saying, but a friend told me and I believe him) In my household, that definitely seems to be the case as there is often discussion as to the merits of Queens of the Stone Age versus Rated R. I definitely fall into the former category in most cases and especially this one. Queens of the Stone Age […]