Them Crooked Vultures, that arena rock hydra/supergroup of sometimes frightening proportions, is now streaming their debut album in its entirety. The trio of Dave Grohl (Foo Fighters,) Josh Homme (Queens of the Stone Age) and John Paul Jones (Led Zeppelin, will be releasing the album digitally and physically next Tuesday. Until then, enjoy the jams below.
Do you guys realize how insanely overdue this is? Over the past FOURTEEN YEARS, Dave Grohl and the Foos have strung together a DiMaggio-like run of singles, the above video/Mentos goof for “Big Me” no better reminder of how long they’ve been grinding. Just look what people are wearing! Remember when The Colour and The Shape came out a few years later? Or what about the time “My Hero” made watching Varsity Blues pretty awesome for a while? Or the time they soundtracked the lead-in to that early aughties show Ed? Dudes,”Everlong” is going on repeat today. Sorry. Nostalgia fit. The alt-rock lifers are cramming the hits of your formative years into a package that will also include two new songs “Wheels” and “Word Forward.” Chances you’ll remember what you were doing when you hear those for the first time, too.
Rumors have been floating around the internets for a while now about a collaboration between Queens of the Stone Age’s Josh Homme, Foo Fighters‘ Dave Grohl, and Led Zeppelin’s John Paul Jones. Now, a confirmation of sorts has come in the form of a last-minute announcement of a Lollapalooza aftershow to be held August 9th at the Metro, with the three bands’ logos on the flier. Apparently the three musicians call themselves Them Crooked Vultures, and have been working on a studio album for three years. So far nothing has been officially confirmed, but the cryptic post isn’t too hard to decode. (via Consequence of Sound)
Tripwire photographer Sarahana has a great music blog, and one of the regular features is a series of mini musical documentaries she calls the Secret Garden. For this very special installment, Sarahana gave us the exclusive to her video of the angelic-voiced, rising folk artist Sharon Van Etten singing “Keep” from her upcoming album, Because I Was in Love
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