Queens of the Stone Age Return in June

Of course the one day I don't check their website is the day it updates and they announce the release of their new record, apparently entitled Like Clockwork, will be in June. If you go to their website, here every time you hit the refresh you'll hear another snippet from the new record. But I do mean snippet. As in a couple of seconds worth. It's cool, but not nearly enough to get me through to June.

More info here at Antiquiet who "broke" the info last night or here at Pitchfork.

Queens of the Stone Age...

It's getting closer, can you feel it? 

According to NME's website (I know Scroobius Pip  says not to read NME, but in this case I couldn't help it damnit!) the following letter was sent by QOTSA to Kerrang magazine. I don't know what I thought was stranger - the fact that Kerrang still existed or the actual message.

To give credit you can read the full article here:


DEAR KERRANG,

...SOME THINGS YOU CAN'T FIX SO...

ON THIS RECORD WE CAME TO A REALIZATION: THE BESTTRICK OF ALL, IS NO TRICK AT ALL

THE SONGS ARE A REAL TIME DOCUMENT OF THE MANIC UPS AND DOWNS OF THE LAST YEAR. IT CAN'T ALWAYS RUN LIKE CLOCKWORK. SO RATHER THAN CONTROL THE DIRECTION OF THE RECORDINGS, WE DECIDED TO RIDE SHOTGUN ON OUR EMOTIONAL BANDWAGON. WE EMBRACED OUR EVIL, HELD THE HORRIBLE, LICKED THE LUNACY AND BLEW THE BEAUTIFUL. AS A RESULT, WE'RE ON CLOUD 9.

I CAN'T WRITE ANYMORE CAUSE MY PHONE'S DYING,

QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE"

Read more at http://www.nme.com/news/queens-of-the-stone-age/68671#6pezmwqwqHAce8QH.99 

HOW MUCH LONGER MUST WE WAIT?!? 

Oh, and that Scroobius Pip? If you don't know it, you're in for a treat indeed:

Queens of the Stone Age Rarity

In anticipation of the forthcoming new QOTSA record (I'm now seeing the possibility of March bandied around the interweb but with no real specific source so...)I've had Rated R in heavy rotation. Coincidentally today as I was removing my headphones at the end of Better Living Through Chemistry a co-worker had a Queens song running on youtube that I had never heard before. I'd been pretty thorough back in the napster days in amassing what I thought were all the bands b-sides and rarities up to that point, but Spiders and Vinegaroons is one that slipped by me.

Until today.

Queens of the Stone Age - Secrets of the Sound

Wwwhhhheeeeeennnnnn?????????