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Live review: Them Crooked Vultures at the Roxy
Pop & HissOn Monday night, the new hard-rock supergroup Them Crooked Vultures played the coziest room of its very young career, charging through a semi-surprising 90-minute set at West Hollywood’s Roxy, roughly 24 hours before the band was set to appear at...... -
The 42 most memorable pop music moments of 2009: Part VI
Pop & HissOur penultimate installment... prepare for tomorrow's stunning conclusion! Best reason for the Chili Peppers to go on indefinite hiatus: All due respect to L.A.’s long-running band of Californicators, but for all the records they’ve sold in the last... -
Jason Bonham announces 'Led Zeppelin Experience,' even as female singers attempt their own tributes
Pop & HissOn Monday, Jason Bonham, son of the late Led Zeppelin drummer John Bonham, announced details (well, kind of) of his upcoming tribute tour, called "Jason Bonham's Led Zeppelin Experience." The string of shows, the specifics of which have yet to...... -
Concert review: Them Crooked Vultures at Aragon
Turn It Up“We think you’re our hometown, Chicago,” said singer Josh Homme as Them Crooked Vultures wound down a two-hour show Tuesday at the sold-out Aragon. Chicago has a special place in Vultures’ history. Last summer, the trio of Homme, drummer Dave........ -
Album Reviews: 'Them Crooked Vultures' by Them Crooked Vultures; 'The Fall' by Norah Jones
![<h2 class="subhead"> Them Crooked Vultures, 'Them Crooked Vultures' *** ½ (out of 4)</h2>Hot-shot resumes aside, the three heavy hitters in Them Crooked Vultures have a taste for the strange. Guitarist Josh Homme (Queens of the Stone Age) indulges his weirder impulses in his long-running "Desert Sessions" ensembles. Drummer Dave Grohl ( Foo Fighters, Nirvana) instigated the excellent heavy-metal detour Probot. And bassist John Paul Jones ( Led Zeppelin) has collaborated with genuine subversives from Diamanda Galas to the Butthole Surfers. Together in Them Crooked Vultures (DGC/Interscope), the three settle not for bland detente but for something a bit more out there. The arrangements are laced with twists in tempo and mood. Nasty riffs and sticky melodies are everywhere, buttered over by the androgynous harmonies that have made Homme a hard-rock anti-hero, but verse-chorus arrangements hold little interest.](http://media.trb.com/media/thumbnails/story/2009-11/50545590-17065639.jpg "<h2 class="subhead\"> Them Crooked Vultures, 'Them Crooked Vultures' *** ½ (out of 4)</h2>Hot-shot resumes aside, the three heavy hitters in Them Crooked Vultures have a taste for the strange. Guitarist Josh Homme (Queens of the Stone Age) indulges his weirder impulses in his long-running \"Desert Sessions\" ensembles. Drummer Dave Grohl ( Foo Fighters, Nirvana) instigated the excellent heavy-metal detour Probot. And bassist John Paul Jones ( Led Zeppelin) has collaborated with genuine subversives from Diamanda Galas to the Butthole Surfers. Together in Them Crooked Vultures (DGC/Interscope), the three settle not for bland detente but for something a bit more out there. The arrangements are laced with twists in tempo and mood. Nasty riffs and sticky melodies are everywhere, buttered over by the androgynous harmonies that have made Homme a hard-rock anti-hero, but verse-chorus arrangements hold little interest.")
Fox59.comThem Crooked Vultures, 'Them Crooked Vultures' *** (out of 4) Hot-shot resumes aside, the three heavy hitters in Them Crooked Vultures have a taste for the strange. Guitarist Josh Homme (Queens of the Stone Age) indulges his weirder impulses in his...Tags: Kings of Leon (music group), Nirvana (music group), Tom Waits, David Grohl, Diamanda Galas
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Saturday's Highlights: Bill Maher does stand-up in an HBO special
Show TrackerClick here to download TV listings for the week of Feb. 6 - 13 in PDF format This week's TV Movies NEW RULES: The new special "Bill Maher . . . But I'm Not Wrong" features the comedian, at 10...... -
The Morning Fix: Icahn roars at Lions Gate! Red Box bows to Warner Bros., Spielberg and Chernin together? Charlie Sheen's dark future (as opposed to his dark past)
Company TownAfter the coffee. Before making sure everything's cool with Carl Icahn. Knock, knock. Activist investor Carl Icahn (can we come up with a better phrase than that for him? How about the not-so-passive aggressive investor?) apparently likes Lions Gate just.... -
Coachella headliners Them Crooked Vultures play Club Nokia Wednesday night
Brand XOK, OK, we know the whole "supergroup" concept is already in the process of jumping the shark (ahem, Chickenfoot), but we implore you to withhold your ennui one more time. Behold, Them Crooked Vultures, a heady brew consisting of Dave Grohl, Josh Homme,... -
Them Crooked Vultures preview their Coachella set at Club Nokia
Pop & Hiss“We're having a good time up here,” a swaggering, smiling Josh Homme announced to cheers at Club Nokia on Wednesday. He was midway through a two-hour set with Them Crooked Vultures, his band with drummer Dave Grohl and bassist John...... -
In defense of Led Zeppelin on YouTube
![Let's be clear about one thing: They were a great band. I thought so wholeheartedly in 10th grade. But then my musical taste broadened, grew more "sophisticated" or "adult." They became a guilty pleasure, a reminder of my adolescence, the kind of band I was embarrassed I ever liked.](http://www.latimes.com/media/thumbnails/story/2008-07/41195929-25154228.jpg "Let's be clear about one thing: They were a great band. I thought so wholeheartedly in 10th grade. But then my musical taste broadened, grew more "sophisticated\" or \"adult.\" They became a guilty pleasure, a reminder of my adolescence, the kind of band I was embarrassed I ever liked.")
Let's be clear about one thing: They were a great band. I thought so wholeheartedly in 10th grade. But then my musical taste broadened, grew more "sophisticated" or "adult." They became a guilty pleasure, a reminder of my adolescence, the kind of band I...Tags: Robert Plant, Madison Square Garden, Moby, Jimmy Page, YouTube
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