Joshua Homme
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Joshua Michael Homme is an American
rock music
ian, and record producer
. He was the guitarist
and a founding member of the stoner metal band Kyuss
, as well as the founding and only continuous member of the hard rock
band Queens of the Stone Age
(QOTSA), in which he sings, plays guitar, and serves as the band's primary songwriter. He co-founded and occasionally performs with Eagles of Death Metal
as its drummer, and continues to produce and release a musical improv
series with other musicians, mostly from the Palm Desert scene, known as The Desert Sessions
. In 2009, he appeared in a new project called Them Crooked Vultures
with Dave Grohl
and John Paul Jones
. Them Crooked Vultures released their debut album in 2009. In 2010, Homme concentrated his efforts on Them Crooked Vultures over all other projects.
, California
and grew up in Palm Desert
. He began playing guitar at age 9 after his parents denied his wishes for a drumset. He joined his first band, Autocracy, at the age of 12.
band with school mates John Garcia
and Brant Bjork
in Palm Desert called Sons of Kyuss
(originally known as Katzenjammer, and then as Sons of Kyuss, which was then shortened to Kyuss after the release of the self-titled EP). Homme was the band's lead guitarist
. The band would become a cult phenomenon by the early nineties. The band often drove for hours out to isolated locations in the desert and plugged into generators to perform, and these events, known as "generator parties" became urban legend among rock subculture
. As of November 2010, Kyuss is back together (as Kyuss Lives!), but Homme is not part of the reunion.
When Kyuss split up in 1995, Homme joined the Screaming Trees
as a rhythm guitarist, touring but not recording with the band. He and vocalist Mark Lanegan
became close friends during this time. Disliking the band's continual disharmony and lack of progression Homme left the group after less than a year. He founded Gamma Ray, a group more centered to his unique style and tastes, which later became Queens of the Stone Age
in 1997. Queens of the Stone Age released their eponymous debut album in 1998. Originally, he had asked a number of singers, including Lanegan, to perform as lead vocalist
for Queens of the Stone Age, but ended up singing lead for the first time in his career.
Following their debut, the band released several singles and EPs. With the next album, Rated R
, the band used a wider range of instruments to achieve a more relaxed, spacious and psychedelic sound. Despite differences from the band's debut, Rated R became Queens of the Stone Age's first mainstream hit. The next release, 2002's Songs for the Deaf
, however, would gain even more buzz from the music community and fans alike. In Songs for the Deaf, Homme continued his filtering of stoner metal
and hard rock
. The album centers around Homme's memories of uncomfortable rides through the California desert, where he had performed in his days with Kyuss, and where there was little else to do but listen to Spanish
radio stations.
During this time, Homme had a falling out with bassist and friend Nick Oliveri
. Following the release of Songs for the Deaf, their relationship deteriorated until Homme fired Oliveri from the band in 2004. Homme began writing their next album, Lullabies to Paralyze
, named after a lyric from the Deaf hidden track "Mosquito Song". Lullabies to Paralyze upon release would debut at number 5 on the Billboard 200
and is QOTSAs best charting album on the Billboard 200 to date.
Queens of the Stone Age's fifth album, Era Vulgaris
, was released in early June 2007 and received generally positive reviews from critics.
In 2010, following on from his work with rock supergroup
Them Crooked Vultures
, Homme confirmed he would be back into live shows with the band. A re release of their debut album has been confirmed as well as a tour to follow it and the band have also been booked to play many late Summer 2010 festivals; the highlight being England
's Reading and Leeds festivals which Homme commented on saying: "we have nothing to promote so we're just gunna go out and play a hardcore rock show" the band sub headline to Guns N' Roses
at these two shows despite Homme and Axl Rose
's very public dislike for one another.
in Joshua Tree
. The recordings are done "on the spot", in matters of hours and the line-up is constantly changing with new contributors being added for each new recording. Artists such as Brant Bjork
, PJ Harvey
, Twiggy Ramirez
, Dave Catching
, Nick Oliveri
, Mark Lanegan
, Ben Shepherd
, John McBain
, Josh Freese
, Chris Goss
, Alain Johannes
, Dean Ween
and many others from the Palm Desert scene
have recorded with The Desert Sessions.
So far, ten volumes of from The Desert Sessions have been released. Homme also stated in a September issue of NME
that he would record more material with The Desert Sessions.
. Recordings from this project first appeared on Homme's The Desert Sessions Volumes 3 & 4, released that year. Over the next few years, Homme became distracted from EoDM due to the success of Queens of the Stone Age. However, in an October 2008 interview, he re-affirmed his commitment to the band saying, "This isn't a side project for me. I'm in two bands. I have musical schizophrenia, and this is one of those personalities.
So far the band has released three albums: Peace, Love, Death Metal
in 2004, Death by Sexy
in 2006 and most recently Heart On
in 2008. Due to his commitments with QOTSA Homme does not regularly tour with the band, but occasionally makes appearances during live performances.
and John Paul Jones
were recording together for a musical project named Them Crooked Vultures
.
The trio performed their first show together on August 9, 2009 in Chicago at The Metro to a crowd of approximately 1,100 ticketholders. The band has been steadily touring with live rhythm guitarist/auxiliary man Alain Johannes
. Them Crooked Vultures
was released by Interscope Records
in the United States on November 17, and Sony Music internationally. They performed on Saturday Night Live
as a musical guest on February 6, 2010, and at Austin City Limits
on October 2, 2009.
, Foo Fighters
, PJ Harvey
, Fatso Jetson
, Mark Lanegan Band
, Trent Reznor
, Masters of Reality
, Millionaire
, Wellwater Conspiracy
, U.N.K.L.E.
, Primal Scream
, Melissa Auf der Maur
, Paz Lenchantin
, A Perfect Circle
, Death from Above 1979
, Earthlings?
, Mastodon
, Peaches
, The Strokes
, Local H
, Biffy Clyro
and Arctic Monkeys
. He also collaborated with Liam Howlett
from The Prodigy
for a remix of The Prodigy track Take Me To The Hospital
in August 2009 called Take Me To The Hospital (Josh Homme and Liam H.'s wreckage remix).
Homme contributed (along with Nick Oliveri and Brad Wilk) to the soundtrack for the 2002 film "The Dangerous Lives of Alter Boys".
Homme was featured on Killer Queen: A Tribute to Queen
in the song "Stone Cold Crazy
", on Blood Mountain
by Mastodon, in the song "Colony of Birchmen
", and on Impeach My Bush
by Peaches
in the song "Give 'Er".
Homme, along with friend and Kyuss/QOTSA contributor/producer Chris Goss
, performed as "The 5:15ers
" at the inaugural ArthurBall (an offshoot of the ArthurFest
festival) in Los Angeles
on January 26, 2006. The two were credited as "The Fififf Teeners" when they co-produced QOTSA's second album, Rated R
, and their latest disc, Era Vulgaris.
He also produced most of the Arctic Monkeys
album Humbug
as well as providing backing vocals to All My Own Stunts on their album Suck It and See
.
In June 2010 Homme appeared on the Comedy Central
series Tosh.0
to do an unplugged duet version of the hit viral song What What (In the Butt)
with Internet celebrity Samwell
. He is also provided the theme song to Aqua Unit Patrol Squad 1, the show formerly known as Aqua Teen Hunger Force
.
In August 2011 Homme appeared on an episode of Anthony Bourdain's No Reservations on the Travel Channel.
frontwoman Brody Dalle
, have a daughter named Camille Harley Joan Homme, born on January 17, 2006, and a son, Orrin Ryder Homme, born August 12, 2011. The couple resides in Palm Springs
.
Homme collects motorcycles and rides a rare, post-war Falcon Motorcycle
. In a radio interview, Homme and Nick Oliveri
agreed to give the LAPD
permission to use the song "Feel Good Hit of the Summer" in anti-drunk driving films in return for a reduced sentence, following the Blag Dahlia incident.
He has 17 tattoos. The most commonly seen ones are the ones on his knuckles—they are his grandparents' nicknames with a heart (Cam (short for Camille) on the left, and Cap on the right). His inner right arm has a straight-edge razor and the words 'Born to Win', with his nickname 'Baby Duck' underneath. He also has his daughter's name, Camille, tattooed over his heart.
In a 2011 interview with Anthony Bourdain, celebrity Chef and host of the television program, "Anthony Bourdain | No Reservations," Homme admits that as a teenager raised in the desert, "...you have to create your own fun." He candidly speaks about being raised in the desert. Homme also admits that he never started playing music to "get girls, or make money" and that he assumed he would grow up to be "a good Contractor, like my dad." The episode originally aired August 8, 2011 on The Travel Channel, titled "US Desert".
In 2011, Homme was named the 14th best guitarist of the last 30 years by BBC-6Music.
is of Norwegian
origin, and is believed to come from the town Valle, Norway. On several occasions (the BBC radio documentary "Time For Heroes: The Pixies" and on his secret "fan letter" on the final track of Mastodon
's album Blood Mountain), he pronounced it as rhyming with "mommy" and again pronounced it the same during an interview with NME. When Homme was interviewed in 2005, he again pronounced his surname as rhyming with "mommy". According to the most commonly used Norwegian variants
, the common pronunciation would be [hummə] which rhymes with puma. Homme adopted the pseudonym "Carlo Von Sexron" to credit his playing of bass, keyboard, piano, and drums on such albums as The Desert Sessions
Volumes 3 & 4
, and Peace, Love, Death Metal
from Eagles of Death Metal.
Homme is also known as "(King) Baby Duck" to Dalle and the members of Eagles of Death Metal
. He is also referred to as "J.Ho.", "Joe's Hoe" and "The Ginger Elvis
".
In 2004, Homme was arrested for assaulting Dwarves
frontman Blag Dahlia
and Karl Doyle, at an L.A. club. Upon pleading no contest, Homme was ordered to remain at least 100 yards (91.44 meters) away from Dahlia and the club, was sentenced to 3 years probation with community service, and was forced to enter a rehab program for 60 days.
At the 2008 Norwegian Wood festival in Oslo
, Norway
, Josh Homme drew criticism for his reaction to an audience member who had thrown a bottle at him during the song "3's and 7's". Homme called the audience member a "chicken-shit fucking faggot" and "a twelve year old dickless fucking turd." The incident drew accusations of homophobia
from several blogs, which were then picked up by the mainstream media. Homme replied with a lengthy public letter denying all accusations of homophobia, and blamed the tirade on a high fever.
or a Gibson Les Paul
, but that he's always in search of intriguing, unique guitars, which are not always generally accepted as "quality" guitars, but are nevertheless great to use. He said that he tends to buy "weird, Japanese" guitars, or guitars that are already "scarred" and thus have a story.
Homme owns three 1984 Ovation GPs and often downtunes his guitar to C standard. He is very evasive about his guitar equipment, choosing to either change the subject or even lie when asked about his setup in interviews.
Amplifiers:
's SH-11, SHR-1b and SH-1 guitar pickups.
Guitars
Pedalboard includes:
Amplifiers:
During the early days of QOTSA much of his late setup from Kyuss was still being used, later Homme turned more towards Ampeg
amplifers and cabinets. Throughout his career Homme has experimented a lot with different combinations of amplifiers, cabinets and settings, here is a list off some of the equipment he has been known to have used.
In addition to guitar, Homme frequently plays a Yamaha SA-70 semihollow body bass on songs such as on "Burn the Witch" and "Long Slow Goodbye," as well as every track on QOTSA's debut album except for "Give the Mule What He Wants" as well as piano and keyboard under the pseudonym "Carlo Von Sexron". Homme also plays the drums with Eagles of Death Metal
, on The Desert Sessions
as well as on some QOTSA tracks. He has also occasionally played lap steel during the Desert Sessions.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
rock music
Rock music
Rock music is a genre of popular music that developed during and after the 1960s, particularly in the United Kingdom and the United States. It has its roots in 1940s and 1950s rock and roll, itself heavily influenced by rhythm and blues and country music...
ian, and record producer
Record producer
A record producer is an individual working within the music industry, whose job is to oversee and manage the recording of an artist's music...
. He was the guitarist
Guitarist
A guitarist is a musician who plays the guitar. Guitarists may play a variety of instruments such as classical guitars, acoustic guitars, electric guitars, and bass guitars. Some guitarists accompany themselves on the guitar while singing.- Versatility :The guitarist controls an extremely...
and a founding member of the stoner metal band Kyuss
Kyuss
Kyuss is a rock band, originally from Palm Desert, California. After forming in the late 1980s and releasing an EP under the name Sons of Kyuss in 1990, the band shortened its name to Kyuss. Over the next five years the band released four full-length albums, and one last split EP in 1997 with...
, as well as the founding and only continuous member of the hard rock
Hard rock
Hard rock is a loosely defined genre of rock music which has its earliest roots in mid-1960s garage rock, blues rock and psychedelic rock...
band Queens of the Stone Age
Queens of the Stone Age
Queens of the Stone Age is an American rock band from Palm Desert, California, United States, formed in 1997. The band's line-up has always included founding member Josh Homme , with the current line-up including longtime members Troy Van Leeuwen and Joey Castillo , alongside Michael Shuman and...
(QOTSA), in which he sings, plays guitar, and serves as the band's primary songwriter. He co-founded and occasionally performs with Eagles of Death Metal
Eagles of Death Metal
Eagles of Death Metal is an American rock band from Palm Desert, California, formed in 1998 by Jesse Hughes and Josh Homme. Despite their band name, Eagles of Death Metal are not a death metal band. Hughes stated that a friend was introducing Josh Homme to the death metal genre...
as its drummer, and continues to produce and release a musical improv
Musical improvisation
Musical improvisation is the creative activity of immediate musical composition, which combines performance with communication of emotions and instrumental technique as well as spontaneous response to other musicians...
series with other musicians, mostly from the Palm Desert scene, known as The Desert Sessions
The Desert Sessions
The Desert Sessions are a musical collective series, founded by Josh Homme in 1997. Artists such as Brant Bjork, PJ Harvey, Jeordie White The Desert Sessions are a musical collective series, founded by Josh Homme in 1997. Artists such as Brant Bjork, PJ Harvey, Jeordie White The Desert Sessions are...
. In 2009, he appeared in a new project called Them Crooked Vultures
Them Crooked Vultures
Them Crooked Vultures is a rock supergroup formed in Los Angeles in 2009 by John Paul Jones , Dave Grohl , and Josh Homme . The group also includes guitarist Alain Johannes during live performances...
with Dave Grohl
Dave Grohl
David Eric "Dave" Grohl is an American rock musician, multi-instrumentalist, and singer-songwriter who is the lead vocalist, guitarist, and primary songwriter for Foo Fighters; the former drummer for Nirvana and Scream; and the current drummer for Them Crooked Vultures...
and John Paul Jones
John Paul Jones (musician)
John Paul Jones is an English multi-instrumentalist, songwriter, composer, arranger and record producer. Best known as the bassist, mandolinist, and keyboardist for English rock band Led Zeppelin, Jones has since developed a solo career and has gained even more respect as both a musician and a...
. Them Crooked Vultures released their debut album in 2009. In 2010, Homme concentrated his efforts on Them Crooked Vultures over all other projects.
Early life
Homme was born in Joshua TreeJoshua Tree, California
Joshua Tree is a census-designated place in San Bernardino County, California, United States. The population was 7,414 at the 2010 census, up from 4,207 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Joshua Tree is located in the Mojave Desert at ....
, California
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
and grew up in Palm Desert
Palm Desert, California
Palm Desert is a city in Riverside County, California, United States, in the Coachella Valley, approximately east of Palm Springs. The population was 48,445 at the 2010 census, up from 41,155 at the 2000 census...
. He began playing guitar at age 9 after his parents denied his wishes for a drumset. He joined his first band, Autocracy, at the age of 12.
Kyuss (1988 to 1995)
At age 15 in 1988, Homme formed a heavy metalHeavy metal music
Heavy metal is a genre of rock music that developed in the late 1960s and early 1970s, largely in the Midlands of the United Kingdom and the United States...
band with school mates John Garcia
John Garcia (singer)
John Garcia is a vocalist who has been a member of Kyuss, Slo Burn, Unida and Hermano. His vocals have become synonymous with modern stoner rock and the desert rock sound.-Kyuss:...
and Brant Bjork
Brant Bjork
Brant Bjork is an American musician from Palm Desert, California, who is a drummer, producer, guitarist and one of the more notable figures in the stoner rock and Palm Desert scenes.-Early career and Kyuss:...
in Palm Desert called Sons of Kyuss
Sons of Kyuss
Sons of Kyuss is a demo by Sons of Kyuss. They released this eponymous recording in 1990 before changing their name to Kyuss later that year. The band's first album, Wretch, was released in 1991 and featured several re-recorded songs and two taken directly from this demo, "Deadly Kiss" and "Black...
(originally known as Katzenjammer, and then as Sons of Kyuss, which was then shortened to Kyuss after the release of the self-titled EP). Homme was the band's lead guitarist
Guitar
The guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...
. The band would become a cult phenomenon by the early nineties. The band often drove for hours out to isolated locations in the desert and plugged into generators to perform, and these events, known as "generator parties" became urban legend among rock subculture
Subculture
In sociology, anthropology and cultural studies, a subculture is a group of people with a culture which differentiates them from the larger culture to which they belong.- Definition :...
. As of November 2010, Kyuss is back together (as Kyuss Lives!), but Homme is not part of the reunion.
Queens of the Stone Age (1997 to present)
Screaming Trees
Screaming Trees was an American rock band formed in Ellensburg, Washington in 1985 by vocalist Mark Lanegan, guitarist Gary Lee Conner, bass player Van Conner and drummer Mark Pickerel. Pickerel had been replaced by Barrett Martin by the time the band reached its most successful period...
as a rhythm guitarist, touring but not recording with the band. He and vocalist Mark Lanegan
Mark Lanegan
Mark Lanegan is an American rock musician and songwriter. Lanegan began his music career in the 1980s, forming the grunge group Screaming Trees with Gary Lee Conner, Van Conner and Mark Pickerel. During his time in the band Lanegan would start a low-key solo career...
became close friends during this time. Disliking the band's continual disharmony and lack of progression Homme left the group after less than a year. He founded Gamma Ray, a group more centered to his unique style and tastes, which later became Queens of the Stone Age
Queens of the Stone Age
Queens of the Stone Age is an American rock band from Palm Desert, California, United States, formed in 1997. The band's line-up has always included founding member Josh Homme , with the current line-up including longtime members Troy Van Leeuwen and Joey Castillo , alongside Michael Shuman and...
in 1997. Queens of the Stone Age released their eponymous debut album in 1998. Originally, he had asked a number of singers, including Lanegan, to perform as lead vocalist
Lead vocalist
The lead vocalist is the member of a band who sings the main vocal portions of a song. They may also play one or more instruments. Lead vocalists are sometimes referred to as the frontman or frontwoman, and as such, are usually considered to be the "leader" of the groups they perform in, often the...
for Queens of the Stone Age, but ended up singing lead for the first time in his career.
Following their debut, the band released several singles and EPs. With the next album, Rated R
Rated R (Queens of the Stone Age album)
Rated R is the second studio album by American rock band Queens of the Stone Age. It was released on June 6, 2000 through Interscope Records. Rated R was a critical and commercial success and became the band's breakthrough album. It peaked at number 16 on the Top Heatseekers and reached high...
, the band used a wider range of instruments to achieve a more relaxed, spacious and psychedelic sound. Despite differences from the band's debut, Rated R became Queens of the Stone Age's first mainstream hit. The next release, 2002's Songs for the Deaf
Songs for the Deaf
-Production and release:In September 2002, Josh Homme explained the band's goals with the release of the album:In the same month, Nick Oliveri explained the band's aims in an interview with retail company HMV:...
, however, would gain even more buzz from the music community and fans alike. In Songs for the Deaf, Homme continued his filtering of stoner metal
Stoner rock
Stoner rock or stoner metal is a subgenre of heavy metal, combining elements of psychedelic rock, blues rock, traditional heavy metal and doom metal. Stoner rock is typically slow-to-mid tempo and features a bass-heavy sound, melodic vocals, and 'retro' production...
and hard rock
Hard rock
Hard rock is a loosely defined genre of rock music which has its earliest roots in mid-1960s garage rock, blues rock and psychedelic rock...
. The album centers around Homme's memories of uncomfortable rides through the California desert, where he had performed in his days with Kyuss, and where there was little else to do but listen to Spanish
Spanish language
Spanish , also known as Castilian , is a Romance language in the Ibero-Romance group that evolved from several languages and dialects in central-northern Iberia around the 9th century and gradually spread with the expansion of the Kingdom of Castile into central and southern Iberia during the...
radio stations.
During this time, Homme had a falling out with bassist and friend Nick Oliveri
Nick Oliveri
Nick Steven Oliveri is an American musician from Palm Desert, California. He plays bass guitar, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, and is a vocalist...
. Following the release of Songs for the Deaf, their relationship deteriorated until Homme fired Oliveri from the band in 2004. Homme began writing their next album, Lullabies to Paralyze
Lullabies to Paralyze
Lullabies to Paralyze is the fourth studio album by hard rock band Queens of the Stone Age, released on March 21, 2005. The album debuted at #5 on the Billboard 200, and sold 97,000 copies in America during its first week of release, eventually topping over 342,000 copies as of March, 2007...
, named after a lyric from the Deaf hidden track "Mosquito Song". Lullabies to Paralyze upon release would debut at number 5 on the Billboard 200
Billboard 200
The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. It is frequently used to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists...
and is QOTSAs best charting album on the Billboard 200 to date.
Queens of the Stone Age's fifth album, Era Vulgaris
Era Vulgaris (album)
Era Vulgaris is the fifth full length studio album by American hard rock band Queens of the Stone Age. The album was completed in early April 2007 and released on June 8, 2007 in some countries, June 11, 2007 in the United Kingdom and June 12, 2007 in the United States...
, was released in early June 2007 and received generally positive reviews from critics.
In 2010, following on from his work with rock supergroup
SuperGroup
SuperGroup is a 2006 reality show on VH1 that follows five well-known hard rock and heavy metal musicians over a 12-day period where they live together in a Las Vegas mansion in order to create, plan and perform a live show together...
Them Crooked Vultures
Them Crooked Vultures
Them Crooked Vultures is a rock supergroup formed in Los Angeles in 2009 by John Paul Jones , Dave Grohl , and Josh Homme . The group also includes guitarist Alain Johannes during live performances...
, Homme confirmed he would be back into live shows with the band. A re release of their debut album has been confirmed as well as a tour to follow it and the band have also been booked to play many late Summer 2010 festivals; the highlight being England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
's Reading and Leeds festivals which Homme commented on saying: "we have nothing to promote so we're just gunna go out and play a hardcore rock show" the band sub headline to Guns N' Roses
Guns N' Roses
Guns N' Roses is an American hard rock band, formed in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, in 1985. The band has released six studio albums, three EPs, and one live album...
at these two shows despite Homme and Axl Rose
Axl Rose
W. Axl Rose is an American singer-songwriter and musician. He is the lead vocalist and only remaining original member of the hard rock band Guns N' Roses, with whom he enjoyed great success and recognition in the late 1980s and early 1990s, before disappearing from the public eye for several years...
's very public dislike for one another.
The Desert Sessions (1997 to present)
Homme founded The Desert Sessions in 1997 as a musical collective series "that cannot be defined", at the Rancho De La LunaRancho De La Luna
Rancho De La Luna is a recording studio in Joshua Tree, California that was founded in 1993 by Fred Drake. David Catching became Fred Drake's partner at the Rancho in 1994...
in Joshua Tree
Joshua Tree, California
Joshua Tree is a census-designated place in San Bernardino County, California, United States. The population was 7,414 at the 2010 census, up from 4,207 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Joshua Tree is located in the Mojave Desert at ....
. The recordings are done "on the spot", in matters of hours and the line-up is constantly changing with new contributors being added for each new recording. Artists such as Brant Bjork
Brant Bjork
Brant Bjork is an American musician from Palm Desert, California, who is a drummer, producer, guitarist and one of the more notable figures in the stoner rock and Palm Desert scenes.-Early career and Kyuss:...
, PJ Harvey
PJ Harvey
Polly Jean Harvey is an English musician, singer-songwriter, composer and occasional artist. Primarily known as a vocalist and guitarist, she is also proficient with a wide range of instruments including piano, organ, bass, saxophone, and most recently, the autoharp.Harvey began her career in...
, Twiggy Ramirez
Jeordie White
Jeordie Osbourne White , better known by his pseudonym Twiggy Ramirez , is an American musician, who is best known for being the bassist and guitarist for Marilyn Manson. He was also the bassist for A Perfect Circle, and Nine Inch Nails...
, Dave Catching
David Catching
David Catching is an American musician from Memphis, Tennessee.-Recording career:Catching has played the guitar for well-known hard rock bands Eagles of Death Metal, Queens of the Stone Age, Tex and the Horseheads, The Ringling Sisters, earthlings?, and Mondo Generator. He is also a member of...
, Nick Oliveri
Nick Oliveri
Nick Steven Oliveri is an American musician from Palm Desert, California. He plays bass guitar, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, and is a vocalist...
, Mark Lanegan
Mark Lanegan
Mark Lanegan is an American rock musician and songwriter. Lanegan began his music career in the 1980s, forming the grunge group Screaming Trees with Gary Lee Conner, Van Conner and Mark Pickerel. During his time in the band Lanegan would start a low-key solo career...
, Ben Shepherd
Ben Shepherd
Ben Shepherd is an American musician, two-time Grammy Award Winner best known for playing bass in the grunge band Soundgarden from 1990 until the band's 1997 break-up...
, John McBain
John McBain (musician)
John Paul McBain was a guitarist for Monster Magnet, Wellwater Conspiracy, his solo work, and has contributed to The Desert Sessions...
, Josh Freese
Josh Freese
Josh Freese is an American session drummer and songwriter. He is a permanent member of A Perfect Circle, The Vandals, and Devo, having formerly played drums for Nine Inch Nails from late 2005 until late 2008, and for Guns N' Roses from mid-1998 to 2001. Freese has appeared on close to 300 records....
, Chris Goss
Chris Goss (U.S.)
Christopher Ryan Goss, born August 17, 1958, is an American record producer and musician.-Selected discography:Throughout his career Goss has worked with a wide range of musicians in various genres.* 1988 - Masters of Reality by Masters of Reality...
, Alain Johannes
Alain Johannes
Alain Johannes Moschulski is a guitarist and, along with his late partner Natasha Shneider and drummer Jack Irons, a founding member of the band Eleven...
, Dean Ween
Dean Ween
Dean Ween is the stage name of Michael "Mickey" Melchiondo, Jr., American guitarist and half of the alternative rock group Ween.-Biography:...
and many others from the Palm Desert scene
Palm Desert Scene
The Palm Desert Scene is a group of closely related bands and musicians from Palm Desert in Southern California. Their hard rock sound – which is often described as desert rock – contains elements of psychedelia, blues, Heavy metal and other genres, such as hardcore, as well as...
have recorded with The Desert Sessions.
So far, ten volumes of from The Desert Sessions have been released. Homme also stated in a September issue of NME
NME
The New Musical Express is a popular music publication in the United Kingdom, published weekly since March 1952. It started as a music newspaper, and gradually moved toward a magazine format during the 1980s, changing from newsprint in 1998. It was the first British paper to include a singles...
that he would record more material with The Desert Sessions.
Eagles of Death Metal (1998 to present)
In 1998 Josh formed Eagles of Death Metal with friend Jesse HughesJesse Hughes
Jesse Hughes may refer to:*Jesse Hughes , pioneer and scout in western Virginia*Jesse Hughes , American musician, nicknamed "The Devil", frontman of the Eagles of Death Metal...
. Recordings from this project first appeared on Homme's The Desert Sessions Volumes 3 & 4, released that year. Over the next few years, Homme became distracted from EoDM due to the success of Queens of the Stone Age. However, in an October 2008 interview, he re-affirmed his commitment to the band saying, "This isn't a side project for me. I'm in two bands. I have musical schizophrenia, and this is one of those personalities.
So far the band has released three albums: Peace, Love, Death Metal
Peace, Love, Death Metal
Peace, Love, Death Metal is the debut album by Eagles of Death Metal released on March 23, 2004.-Making of the album:Eagles of Death Metal is a garage rock band fronted by Jesse "The Devil" Hughes. The album was recorded primarily by Jesse Hughes Peace, Love, Death Metal is the debut album by...
in 2004, Death by Sexy
Death by Sexy
Death by Sexy is the title of the second album by the American rock group Eagles of Death Metal. It was rumoured to be released in summer 2005 but was pushed back to April 11, 2006....
in 2006 and most recently Heart On
Heart On
Heart On is the third studio album from American rock band Eagles of Death Metal, released on Oct 28, 2008.When asked about the album, lead singer Jesse Hughes stated: "EODM's latest fabulous weapon, a top-secret music missile, a sonic warhead sexually tipped for her pleasure, shot from the deck of...
in 2008. Due to his commitments with QOTSA Homme does not regularly tour with the band, but occasionally makes appearances during live performances.
Them Crooked Vultures (2009 to 2010)
In July 2009, it was revealed that Homme, Dave GrohlDave Grohl
David Eric "Dave" Grohl is an American rock musician, multi-instrumentalist, and singer-songwriter who is the lead vocalist, guitarist, and primary songwriter for Foo Fighters; the former drummer for Nirvana and Scream; and the current drummer for Them Crooked Vultures...
and John Paul Jones
John Paul Jones (musician)
John Paul Jones is an English multi-instrumentalist, songwriter, composer, arranger and record producer. Best known as the bassist, mandolinist, and keyboardist for English rock band Led Zeppelin, Jones has since developed a solo career and has gained even more respect as both a musician and a...
were recording together for a musical project named Them Crooked Vultures
Them Crooked Vultures
Them Crooked Vultures is a rock supergroup formed in Los Angeles in 2009 by John Paul Jones , Dave Grohl , and Josh Homme . The group also includes guitarist Alain Johannes during live performances...
.
The trio performed their first show together on August 9, 2009 in Chicago at The Metro to a crowd of approximately 1,100 ticketholders. The band has been steadily touring with live rhythm guitarist/auxiliary man Alain Johannes
Alain Johannes
Alain Johannes Moschulski is a guitarist and, along with his late partner Natasha Shneider and drummer Jack Irons, a founding member of the band Eleven...
. Them Crooked Vultures
Them Crooked Vultures (album)
-Reception:The album has received a 75 Metascore rating from aggregrator Metacritic, based on 23 critics, indicating generally favorable reviews. Rhapsody deemed it the 19th best album of 2009. Chicago Tribune reviewer Greg Kot was particularly complimentary of the album, giving it a rating of...
was released by Interscope Records
Interscope Records
Interscope Records is an American record label owned by Universal Music Group that currently operates as one third of UMG's Interscope-Geffen-A&M label group.-History:...
in the United States on November 17, and Sony Music internationally. They performed on Saturday Night Live
Saturday Night Live
Saturday Night Live is a live American late-night television sketch comedy and variety show developed by Lorne Michaels and Dick Ebersol. The show premiered on NBC on October 11, 1975, under the original title of NBC's Saturday Night.The show's sketches often parody contemporary American culture...
as a musical guest on February 6, 2010, and at Austin City Limits
Austin City Limits
Austin City Limits is an American public television music program recorded live in Austin, Texas by Public Broadcasting Service Public television member station KLRU, and broadcast on many PBS stations around the United States...
on October 2, 2009.
Other musical projects
Other acts with which Homme has collaborated include: Mondo GeneratorMondo Generator
Mondo Generator is an American metal/punk hybrid band founded in 1997 by Nick Oliveri. The name of the band originated when Brant Bjork spray-painted the words on the side of Oliveri's Sunn amplifier. Mondo means "world" in Italian...
, Foo Fighters
Foo Fighters
Foo Fighters is an American alternative rock band originally formed in 1994 by Nirvana drummer Dave Grohl as a one-man project following the dissolution of his previous band. The band got its name from the UFOs and various aerial phenomena that were reported by Allied aircraft pilots in World War...
, PJ Harvey
PJ Harvey
Polly Jean Harvey is an English musician, singer-songwriter, composer and occasional artist. Primarily known as a vocalist and guitarist, she is also proficient with a wide range of instruments including piano, organ, bass, saxophone, and most recently, the autoharp.Harvey began her career in...
, Fatso Jetson
Fatso Jetson
Fatso Jetson is an American desert rock band from the Palm Desert, California area, formed in 1994 by ex-Yawning Man members Mario and Larry Lalli, along with Tony Tornay. The Lalli cousins are often credited as the fathers of the desert strain of stoner rock later made famous by bands such as...
, Mark Lanegan Band
Mark Lanegan
Mark Lanegan is an American rock musician and songwriter. Lanegan began his music career in the 1980s, forming the grunge group Screaming Trees with Gary Lee Conner, Van Conner and Mark Pickerel. During his time in the band Lanegan would start a low-key solo career...
, Trent Reznor
Trent Reznor
Michael Trent Reznor is an American multi-instrumentalist, composer, record producer, and leader of industrial rock band Nine Inch Nails. Reznor is also a member of How to Destroy Angels alongside his wife, Mariqueen Maandig, and Atticus Ross. He was previously associated with bands Option 30,...
, Masters of Reality
Masters of Reality
Masters of Reality is a hard rock group formed in 1981 by guitarist and singer Chris Goss and Tim Harrington in Syracuse, New York. The band is sometimes associated with the "Palm Desert Scene", which includes bands like Kyuss, Queens of the Stone Age and many other stoner rock or "desert rock"...
, Millionaire
Millionaire (band)
Millionaire is a Belgian indie rock band led by Tim Vanhamel, drawing on influences from stoner rock, indie and industrial rock music.-History:Millionaire was formed in 1999 by former Evil Superstars and dEUS guitarist Tim Vanhamel...
, Wellwater Conspiracy
Wellwater Conspiracy
Wellwater Conspiracy was an American rock band that formed in Seattle, Washington in 1993. The band was created by members of the grunge-era side project Hater. Wellwater Conspiracy featured Soundgarden drummer Matt Cameron and ex-Monster Magnet guitarist John McBain. The band originally featured...
, U.N.K.L.E.
UNKLE
Unkle are a British musical outfit founded in 1994 by school friends James Lavelle and Tim Goldsworthy. Originally categorized as trip-hop, the group once included producer DJ Shadow and have employed a variety of guest artists and producers.-First incarnation :Lavelle and Goldsworthy were joined...
, Primal Scream
Primal Scream
Primal Scream are a Scottish alternative rock band originally formed in 1982 in Glasgow by Bobby Gillespie and Jim Beattie and now based in London. The current lineup consists of Gillespie, Andrew Innes , Martin Duffy , and Darrin Mooney...
, Melissa Auf der Maur
Melissa Auf der Maur
Melissa Auf der Maur is a Canadian rock musician from Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Her career has included 5 years as bassist with the band Hole and she later toured with The Smashing Pumpkins for their 2000 tour. Her second solo album, Out of Our Minds, was released on March 30, 2010. She is also a...
, Paz Lenchantin
Paz Lenchantin
Paz Lenchantin is an American musician of French ancestry. She came to Los Angeles, California with her family at the age of four....
, A Perfect Circle
A Perfect Circle
A Perfect Circle is an American rock supergroup formed in 1999 by guitarist Billy Howerdel and Tool vocalist Maynard James Keenan. The original incarnation of the band also included Paz Lenchantin on bass, Troy Van Leeuwen on guitar, and Tim Alexander on drums...
, Death from Above 1979
Death from Above 1979
Death from Above 1979 are a Toronto-based Canadian dance-punk/noise rock duo. Their album, You're a Woman, I'm a Machine, was released in late 2004. The band broke up in 2006, but announced a reunion in 2011.-History:...
, Earthlings?
Earthlings?
Earthlings? are a psychedelic rock band based in Joshua Tree, California. The band includes members from Queens of the Stone Age, Desert Sessions, Eagles of Death Metal, Kyuss, Masters of Reality, Goatsnake, The Twilight Singers, Gutter Twins, Yellow#5, Legal Weapon, Sea Hags, Modifiers, Orquesta...
, Mastodon
Mastodon (band)
Mastodon is an American heavy metal band from Atlanta, Georgia, formed in 1999. The band is composed of bassist/vocalist Troy Sanders, guitarist/vocalist Brent Hinds, guitarist Bill Kelliher and drummer/vocalist Brann Dailor...
, Peaches
Peaches (musician)
Merrill Beth Nisker , better known by her stage name Peaches, is a Canadian electronic musician and performance artist who lives in Berlin, Germany. Her songs are noted for disregarding traditional gender norms and their use of sexually explicit lyrics...
, The Strokes
The Strokes
The Strokes are an American indie rock band formed in 1999 in New York City. Consisting of Julian Casablancas , Nick Valensi , Albert Hammond, Jr. , Nikolai Fraiture and Fabrizio Moretti ....
, Local H
Local H
Local H is an American rock duo, formed by Joe Daniels and Scott Lucas in Zion, Illinois in 1987. Local H's 1996 album, As Good as Dead, includes the top 10 hit "Bound for the Floor" Author, rock critic and Rolling Stone contributor Greg Kot and the Chicago Tribune named the band its 2008 Chicago...
, Biffy Clyro
Biffy Clyro
Biffy Clyro are a Scottish rock band from Kilmarnock, comprising Simon Neil , James Johnston and Ben Johnston...
and Arctic Monkeys
Arctic Monkeys
Arctic Monkeys are an English indie rock band. Formed in 2002 in High Green, a suburb of Sheffield, the band currently consists of Alex Turner , Jamie Cook , Nick O'Malley and Matt Helders...
. He also collaborated with Liam Howlett
Liam Howlett
Liam Paris Howlett known as Liam Howlett , is a member of the English band The Prodigy, occasional DJ, and a music producer.-Life and career:...
from The Prodigy
The Prodigy
The Prodigy are an English electronic dance music group formed by Liam Howlett in 1990 in Braintree, Essex. Along with Fatboy Slim, The Chemical Brothers, and other acts, The Prodigy have been credited as pioneers of the big beat genre, which achieved mainstream popularity in the 1990s and 2000s...
for a remix of The Prodigy track Take Me To The Hospital
Take Me to the Hospital
"Take Me to the Hospital" is the twenty-first single released by the British electronic band The Prodigy. released on 31 August 2009, the CD Single includes the Sub Focus Remix and the 12" Single also includes a Rusko Remix. Liam also collaborated with Josh Homme to create the "Wreckage" mix of the...
in August 2009 called Take Me To The Hospital (Josh Homme and Liam H.'s wreckage remix).
Homme contributed (along with Nick Oliveri and Brad Wilk) to the soundtrack for the 2002 film "The Dangerous Lives of Alter Boys".
Homme was featured on Killer Queen: A Tribute to Queen
Killer Queen: A Tribute to Queen
Killer Queen is a tribute album of Queen songs. The album is named for the 1974 Queen song of the same name that first appeared on the Sheer Heart Attack album.The album peaked at #104 on the Billboard 200 on August 27, 2005...
in the song "Stone Cold Crazy
Stone Cold Crazy
"Stone Cold Crazy" is a song by English rock band Queen from their successful 1974 album Sheer Heart Attack. The song is the eighth track on the album. Although the song was never released as a single, it was played live at almost every Queen concert between 1974-1978...
", on Blood Mountain
Blood Mountain (album)
-Story notes:* The main character is in search of the Crystal Skull which he hopes to place at the top of Blood Mountain. In the making of DVD, the Crystal Skull is supposed to remove "the reptile brain" causing its owner the ability to achieve the next step of human evolution.* In an interview...
by Mastodon, in the song "Colony of Birchmen
Colony of Birchmen
"Colony of Birchmen" is a single by American heavy metal band Mastodon. It was featured on the group's third album, Blood Mountain. The song features backing vocals from Josh Homme, lead singer of the alternative rock band Queens of the Stone Age....
", and on Impeach My Bush
Impeach My Bush
Impeach My Bush is the fourth studio album by Canadian recording artist Peaches, released on July 11, 2006 by XL Recordings. Guest appearances on this album include Joan Jett, Josh Homme, Samantha Maloney, and her one-time roommate Feist....
by Peaches
Peaches (musician)
Merrill Beth Nisker , better known by her stage name Peaches, is a Canadian electronic musician and performance artist who lives in Berlin, Germany. Her songs are noted for disregarding traditional gender norms and their use of sexually explicit lyrics...
in the song "Give 'Er".
Homme, along with friend and Kyuss/QOTSA contributor/producer Chris Goss
Chris Goss
Christopher Ryan Goss, born August 17, 1958, is an American record producer and musician.-Selected discography:Throughout his career Goss has worked with a wide range of musicians in various genres.* 1988 - Masters of Reality by Masters of Reality...
, performed as "The 5:15ers
Fififf Teeners
Fififf Teeners is the name given to the side project of musicians Josh Homme and Chris Goss.The alias of the duo was first used when they co-produced Queens of the Stone Age's Rated R, and again for the band's fifth studio album, Era Vulgaris...
" at the inaugural ArthurBall (an offshoot of the ArthurFest
ArthurFest
ArthurFest was a two day music festival curated by Arthur Magazine. The festival took place September 4 and 5, 2005 at the Barnsdall Art Park in Los Angeles, California...
festival) in Los Angeles
Los Angeles, California
Los Angeles , with a population at the 2010 United States Census of 3,792,621, is the most populous city in California, USA and the second most populous in the United States, after New York City. It has an area of , and is located in Southern California...
on January 26, 2006. The two were credited as "The Fififf Teeners" when they co-produced QOTSA's second album, Rated R
Rated R (Queens of the Stone Age album)
Rated R is the second studio album by American rock band Queens of the Stone Age. It was released on June 6, 2000 through Interscope Records. Rated R was a critical and commercial success and became the band's breakthrough album. It peaked at number 16 on the Top Heatseekers and reached high...
, and their latest disc, Era Vulgaris.
He also produced most of the Arctic Monkeys
Arctic Monkeys
Arctic Monkeys are an English indie rock band. Formed in 2002 in High Green, a suburb of Sheffield, the band currently consists of Alex Turner , Jamie Cook , Nick O'Malley and Matt Helders...
album Humbug
Humbug (album)
Humbug has received major critical acclaim, with many praising the band's newfound maturity. Billboard stated that the band "justif[ies] the hype by shifting its best qualities into different, equally dazzling shapes," while The Record Review noted that with Humbug, the Arctic Monkeys proved...
as well as providing backing vocals to All My Own Stunts on their album Suck It and See
Suck It and See
Suck It and See is the fourth studio album by English indie rock band Arctic Monkeys, released 6 June 2011 in the UK and 7 June in the US, following their 2011 North American tour. The band worked with producer James Ford on this album and promised a more "vintage" style. The music video for "Brick...
.
In June 2010 Homme appeared on the Comedy Central
Comedy Central
Comedy Central is an American cable television and satellite television channel that carries comedy programming, both original and syndicated....
series Tosh.0
Tosh.0
Tosh.0 is an American television series hosted by comedian Daniel Tosh, who provides sarcastic commentary on online video clips, society, celebrities, and other parts of popular culture.-History:...
to do an unplugged duet version of the hit viral song What What (In the Butt)
What What (In the Butt)
"What What " is a viral video created by Andrew Swant and Bobby Ciraldo for the song of the same name by Samwell. It is known for its numerous camp references to homosexuality and anal sex. The lyrics of the song, a production of Mike Stasny, mostly revolve around the title...
with Internet celebrity Samwell
Samwell (entertainer)
Sam Norman, better known by his stage name Samwell is an entertainer whose hit video "What What " made him an Internet celebrity.-Early years:Samwell was born in Greenville, South Carolina...
. He is also provided the theme song to Aqua Unit Patrol Squad 1, the show formerly known as Aqua Teen Hunger Force
Aqua Teen Hunger Force
Aqua Teen Hunger Force , retitled Aqua Unit Patrol Squad 1 in 2011, is an American animated television series on Cartoon Network late night programing block, Adult Swim, as well as Teletoon's Teletoon at Night block and later G4 Canada's ADd block in Canada...
.
In August 2011 Homme appeared on an episode of Anthony Bourdain's No Reservations on the Travel Channel.
Personal life
Homme and his wife, SpinneretteSpinnerette
Spinnerette is an alternative rock, indie rock solo project of Australian musician Brody Dalle. For this project she has collaborated with Tony Bevilacqua , Jack Irons and Alain Johannes...
frontwoman Brody Dalle
Brody Dalle
Brody Dalle is an Australian-born American singer, songwriter and guitarist. She rose to fame as lead singer/guitarist for the punk rock band The Distillers and currently fronts Spinnerette....
, have a daughter named Camille Harley Joan Homme, born on January 17, 2006, and a son, Orrin Ryder Homme, born August 12, 2011. The couple resides in Palm Springs
Palm Springs, California
Palm Springs is a desert city in Riverside County, California, within the Coachella Valley. It is located approximately 37 miles east of San Bernardino, 111 miles east of Los Angeles and 136 miles northeast of San Diego...
.
Homme collects motorcycles and rides a rare, post-war Falcon Motorcycle
Falcon Motorcycles
Falcon Motorcycles makes custom motorcycles in Los Angeles, California. It was founded in 2008 by industrial designer Ian Barry and his partner Amaryllis Knight, and specializes in the design, engineering and fabrication of one of a kind machines, built around the derelict engines of pre- and...
. In a radio interview, Homme and Nick Oliveri
Nick Oliveri
Nick Steven Oliveri is an American musician from Palm Desert, California. He plays bass guitar, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, and is a vocalist...
agreed to give the LAPD
Los Angeles Police Department
The Los Angeles Police Department is the police department of the city of Los Angeles, California. With just under 10,000 officers and more than 3,000 civilian staff, covering an area of with a population of more than 4.1 million people, it is the third largest local law enforcement agency in...
permission to use the song "Feel Good Hit of the Summer" in anti-drunk driving films in return for a reduced sentence, following the Blag Dahlia incident.
He has 17 tattoos. The most commonly seen ones are the ones on his knuckles—they are his grandparents' nicknames with a heart (Cam (short for Camille) on the left, and Cap on the right). His inner right arm has a straight-edge razor and the words 'Born to Win', with his nickname 'Baby Duck' underneath. He also has his daughter's name, Camille, tattooed over his heart.
In a 2011 interview with Anthony Bourdain, celebrity Chef and host of the television program, "Anthony Bourdain | No Reservations," Homme admits that as a teenager raised in the desert, "...you have to create your own fun." He candidly speaks about being raised in the desert. Homme also admits that he never started playing music to "get girls, or make money" and that he assumed he would grow up to be "a good Contractor, like my dad." The episode originally aired August 8, 2011 on The Travel Channel, titled "US Desert".
In 2011, Homme was named the 14th best guitarist of the last 30 years by BBC-6Music.
Name and pseudonyms
Homme's surnameSurname
A surname is a name added to a given name and is part of a personal name. In many cases, a surname is a family name. Many dictionaries define "surname" as a synonym of "family name"...
is of Norwegian
Norwegian language
Norwegian is a North Germanic language spoken primarily in Norway, where it is the official language. Together with Swedish and Danish, Norwegian forms a continuum of more or less mutually intelligible local and regional variants .These Scandinavian languages together with the Faroese language...
origin, and is believed to come from the town Valle, Norway. On several occasions (the BBC radio documentary "Time For Heroes: The Pixies" and on his secret "fan letter" on the final track of Mastodon
Mastodon (band)
Mastodon is an American heavy metal band from Atlanta, Georgia, formed in 1999. The band is composed of bassist/vocalist Troy Sanders, guitarist/vocalist Brent Hinds, guitarist Bill Kelliher and drummer/vocalist Brann Dailor...
's album Blood Mountain), he pronounced it as rhyming with "mommy" and again pronounced it the same during an interview with NME. When Homme was interviewed in 2005, he again pronounced his surname as rhyming with "mommy". According to the most commonly used Norwegian variants
Norwegian language
Norwegian is a North Germanic language spoken primarily in Norway, where it is the official language. Together with Swedish and Danish, Norwegian forms a continuum of more or less mutually intelligible local and regional variants .These Scandinavian languages together with the Faroese language...
, the common pronunciation would be [hummə] which rhymes with puma. Homme adopted the pseudonym "Carlo Von Sexron" to credit his playing of bass, keyboard, piano, and drums on such albums as The Desert Sessions
The Desert Sessions
The Desert Sessions are a musical collective series, founded by Josh Homme in 1997. Artists such as Brant Bjork, PJ Harvey, Jeordie White The Desert Sessions are a musical collective series, founded by Josh Homme in 1997. Artists such as Brant Bjork, PJ Harvey, Jeordie White The Desert Sessions are...
Volumes 3 & 4
Volumes 3 & 4
Volumes 3 & 4 is the second compilation of Josh Homme's project The Desert Sessions. Volume 3: Set Coordinates for the White Dwarf!!! and Volume 4: Hard Walls and Little Trips were released separately on 10-inch vinyl, and then compiled on CD with the extra track "You Keep on Talkin'".-Track...
, and Peace, Love, Death Metal
Peace, Love, Death Metal
Peace, Love, Death Metal is the debut album by Eagles of Death Metal released on March 23, 2004.-Making of the album:Eagles of Death Metal is a garage rock band fronted by Jesse "The Devil" Hughes. The album was recorded primarily by Jesse Hughes Peace, Love, Death Metal is the debut album by...
from Eagles of Death Metal.
Homme is also known as "(King) Baby Duck" to Dalle and the members of Eagles of Death Metal
Eagles of Death Metal
Eagles of Death Metal is an American rock band from Palm Desert, California, formed in 1998 by Jesse Hughes and Josh Homme. Despite their band name, Eagles of Death Metal are not a death metal band. Hughes stated that a friend was introducing Josh Homme to the death metal genre...
. He is also referred to as "J.Ho.", "Joe's Hoe" and "The Ginger Elvis
Elvis Presley
Elvis Aaron Presley was one of the most popular American singers of the 20th century. A cultural icon, he is widely known by the single name Elvis. He is often referred to as the "King of Rock and Roll" or simply "the King"....
".
Controversy
Dwarves (band)
Dwarves is an American punk band formed in Chicago, Illinois, as The Suburban Nightmare, in the mid-1980s. They are currently based in San Francisco, California. Formed as a garage punk band, their career subsequently saw them move in a hardcore direction before settling into an eclectic punk rock...
frontman Blag Dahlia
Blag Dahlia
Paul Cafaro , better known as Blag Dahlia, is an American musician, producer, and author.-Music career:Cafaro is a native of Highland Park, Illinois, and is most well known as the front-man of Dwarves, a punk rock band. With the Dwarves he has written and produced 10 full length records over a span...
and Karl Doyle, at an L.A. club. Upon pleading no contest, Homme was ordered to remain at least 100 yards (91.44 meters) away from Dahlia and the club, was sentenced to 3 years probation with community service, and was forced to enter a rehab program for 60 days.
At the 2008 Norwegian Wood festival in Oslo
Oslo
Oslo is a municipality, as well as the capital and most populous city in Norway. As a municipality , it was established on 1 January 1838. Founded around 1048 by King Harald III of Norway, the city was largely destroyed by fire in 1624. The city was moved under the reign of Denmark–Norway's King...
, Norway
Norway
Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...
, Josh Homme drew criticism for his reaction to an audience member who had thrown a bottle at him during the song "3's and 7's". Homme called the audience member a "chicken-shit fucking faggot" and "a twelve year old dickless fucking turd." The incident drew accusations of homophobia
Homophobia
Homophobia is a term used to refer to a range of negative attitudes and feelings towards lesbian, gay and in some cases bisexual, transgender people and behavior, although these are usually covered under other terms such as biphobia and transphobia. Definitions refer to irrational fear, with the...
from several blogs, which were then picked up by the mainstream media. Homme replied with a lengthy public letter denying all accusations of homophobia, and blamed the tirade on a high fever.
Musical equipment
In an interview about guitars in 2008, Homme claimed to own an amount of guitars close to 35, adding that only 3 of them were "really good". He also declared that he purposely did not have a Fender StratocasterFender Stratocaster
The Fender Stratocaster, often referred to as "Strat", is a model of electric guitar designed by Leo Fender, George Fullerton, and Freddie Tavares in 1954, and manufactured continuously by the Fender Musical Instruments Corporation to the present. It is a double-cutaway guitar, with an extended top...
or a Gibson Les Paul
Gibson Les Paul
The Gibson Les Paul was the result of a design collaboration between Gibson Guitar Corporation and the late jazz guitarist and electronics inventor Les Paul. In 1950, with the introduction of the Fender Telecaster to the musical market, electric guitars became a public craze. In reaction, Gibson...
, but that he's always in search of intriguing, unique guitars, which are not always generally accepted as "quality" guitars, but are nevertheless great to use. He said that he tends to buy "weird, Japanese" guitars, or guitars that are already "scarred" and thus have a story.
Kyuss-era gear
Guitars:Homme owns three 1984 Ovation GPs and often downtunes his guitar to C standard. He is very evasive about his guitar equipment, choosing to either change the subject or even lie when asked about his setup in interviews.
- Ovation Ultra GP - Homme owns three 1984 Ovation GPs (one sunburst, one black, and one red). The sunburst finished GP were also modified with a string through body and fitted DiMarzioDiMarzioDiMarzio, Inc. is an United States manufacturer best known for its revolutionary direct-replacement guitar pickups. The company also produces miscellaneous guitar accessories, such as cables, straps and hardware.DiMarzio became known for its Super Distortion model, which was the first after...
Super 2 pickups. The black one has been fitted with a Tune-o-matic bridge. - B.C. RichB.C. RichB.C. Rich is a manufacturer of guitars and bass guitars founded by the late Bernardo Chavez Rico in 1969. Currently, most B.C. Rich guitars are manufactured in Asia, but luthiers of the company's custom shop continue to hand-make instruments. The Hanser Music Group, based in Kentucky, operates B.C....
Mockingbird - Used up until Blues for the Red Sun. - Gibson Les PaulGibson Les PaulThe Gibson Les Paul was the result of a design collaboration between Gibson Guitar Corporation and the late jazz guitarist and electronics inventor Les Paul. In 1950, with the introduction of the Fender Telecaster to the musical market, electric guitars became a public craze. In reaction, Gibson...
Goldtop - Gibson Les PaulGibson Les PaulThe Gibson Les Paul was the result of a design collaboration between Gibson Guitar Corporation and the late jazz guitarist and electronics inventor Les Paul. In 1950, with the introduction of the Fender Telecaster to the musical market, electric guitars became a public craze. In reaction, Gibson...
double-cut - Finished in a very rare cream color, later owned by Dave Catching. - Gibson SGGibson SGAt the launch of the SG in 1961, Gibson offered four variants of the SG; the SG Junior , the SG Special, the SG Standard, and the top-of-the-line SG Custom. However, Gibson's current core variants as of 2010 are the SG Standard and the SG Special...
- Cream color finish.
Amplifiers:
- PeaveyPeavey ElectronicsPeavey Electronics Corporation is one of the largest audio equipment manufacturers in the world, headquartered in Meridian, Mississippi in the United States.- History :...
amplifiers - Used during the early days of Kyuss. - Marshall amp with AmpegAmpegAmpeg is primarily a musical instrument amplifier manufacturer headquartered in Woodinville, Washington, though they also manufacture guitars to a small extent...
bass cabinet - Used on Blues for the Red Sun. - Tube Works amplifiers with Ampeg bass cabinets - Used during the later years of Kyuss.
Queens of the Stone Age-era gear
During the tours up until Lullabies to Paralyze, Homme mainly relied on his Gibson Marauder, his Epiphone Dot, Maton M503 and M524 along with his Ovation GPs and Ovation VXT. For the Lullabies to Paralyze and Era Vulgaris recording sessions and tours, Homme retired his GPs, and almost exclusively plays semihollow guitars. He is also listed as a user of Seymour DuncanSeymour Duncan
Seymour Duncan is a company that is best known for manufacturing of guitar pickups, and currently has a line of effects pedals. The company was founded in 1976 by guitarist and luthier Seymour W. Duncan and his then-wife Cathy Carter Duncan in Goleta, California, USA...
's SH-11, SHR-1b and SH-1 guitar pickups.
Guitars
- Motor Ave BelAire - The first ever BelAire model was sold to Homme's longtime collaborator Alain JohannesAlain JohannesAlain Johannes Moschulski is a guitarist and, along with his late partner Natasha Shneider and drummer Jack Irons, a founding member of the band Eleven...
. A few weeks later Homme ordered one for himself in a black finish and with a silver scratchplate. The guitar was also Homme's main guitar during the recording of Era Vulgaris. - Ovation Ultra GP - Homme used his GPs until the Lullabies to Paralyze tour. These guitars were tuned down to C-standard tuning.
- Ovation VXT
- MatonMatonMaton is an Australian manufacturer of guitars and other fretted musical instruments.Maton was founded in 1946 as the Maton Musical Instruments Company by Bill May and his brother Reg...
MS503 - Maton MS524
- Maton MS520
- Maton BB1200 - "Betty Blue" in Black, Blue, Red Wine and a Tobacco sunburst with Scroll Tailpiece.
- Maton BB1200JH - The new Josh Homme signature guitar based on his favorite Maton, fitted with custom wound "Hommebuckers" and a trapeze tailpiece.
- Maton MS500 12 string - Developed by Maton in collaboration with Homme, available in standard and deluxe versions.
- Maton MS526 - Equipped with BigsbyBigsbyThe Bigsby vibrato tailpiece is a type of vibrato device for electric guitar designed by Paul A. Bigsby. The device allows musicians to bend the pitch of notes or entire chords with their pick hand for various effects....
vibrato. - Gibson Barney Kessel Signature . Barney KesselBarney KesselBarney Kessel was an American jazz guitarist born in Muskogee, Oklahoma, USA. Generally considered to be one of the greatest jazz guitarists of the 20th century, he was noted in particular for his vast knowledge of chords and inversions and chord-based melodies...
's signature guitar, produced between 1961 and 1974. - YamahaYamahaYamaha may refer to:* Yamaha Corporation, a Japanese company with a wide range of products and services** Yamaha Motor Company, a Japanese motorized vehicle-producing company...
SA503 TVL - Bandmate Troy Van LeeuwenTroy Van LeeuwenTroy Dean Van Leeuwen is an American musician and producer. Van Leeuwen began playing music at young age and started playing guitar at age 13. Soon Van Leeuwen was playing in various local bands such as Jester, 60 Cycle and later Failure...
's signature semihollow guitar in black finish, equipped with three P-90P-90The P-90 is a single coil electric guitar pickup produced by Gibson since 1946. Having a more complex architecture and larger dimensions than Fender's single coils, it is occasionally mistaken for a humbucker.- History :...
pickups and two three way switches. - Teisco '68 V-2TeiscoTeisco was a Japanese manufacturer of affordable musical instruments from 1948 until 1969, and now its brand is owned by Kawai Musical Instruments Manufacturing Co. Ltd. . The company produced guitars as well as keyboard instruments, microphones, amplifiers and even drums...
- An unusual Japanese guitar that "wishes it was a Fender" originally purchased by a friend of Homme in Boise, Idaho. - Epiphone DotEpiphone DotThe Epiphone Dot is an archtop electric guitar manufactured by Epiphone since the 1990s. It is the cheaper "alternative" to the Gibson ES-335...
- A cheaper version of the Gibson ES-335Gibson ES-335The Gibson ES-335 is the world's first commercial thinline arched-top semi-acoustic electric guitar. Released by the Gibson Guitar Corporation as part of its ES series in 1958, it is neither hollow nor solid; instead, a solid wood block runs through the center of its body...
. Used for songs in E Standard tuning since 2002. - Gibson Marauder CustomGibson MarauderThe Gibson Marauder is an electric guitar model. This short-lived series of solid body guitars was produced in the USA from 1974 to 1979. Only one Gibson Marauder was shipped in 1974. These guitars were an attempt by Gibson to break into the single coil pickup, bolt-on neck guitar market dominated...
- A short-lived solid body produced from 1974 to 1979, designed to compete with Fenders single coil guitars. Used for songs in E standard tuning on Rated R Tour. - Gibson SGGibson SGAt the launch of the SG in 1961, Gibson offered four variants of the SG; the SG Junior , the SG Special, the SG Standard, and the top-of-the-line SG Custom. However, Gibson's current core variants as of 2010 are the SG Standard and the SG Special...
- AmpegAmpegAmpeg is primarily a musical instrument amplifier manufacturer headquartered in Woodinville, Washington, though they also manufacture guitars to a small extent...
Dan ArmstrongDan ArmstrongDan Armstrong was a guitarist, luthier, and session musician.-Biography:Dan Kent Armstrong was born on October 7, 1934 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. He started playing the guitar at age 11, and moved to New York in the early 1960s in order to work as a studio musician and guitar repairman...
- A Plexiglass guitar featured in the "Sick, Sick, SickSick, Sick, Sick"Sick, Sick, Sick" is a Grammy nominated single released by Queens of the Stone Age from their 2007 album Era Vulgaris. It was released on May 8, 2007 as a digital download only from the U.S. iTunes Store...
" video. - Hagström HJ-500 - A reissue of the jazz box originally designed by Jimmy D'AquistoJimmy D'AquistoJames L. D'Aquisto was an American guitar maker best known as the premier maker of custom guitars. He served as an apprentice to John D'Angelico from 1952 and was considered his successor after the latter's death in 1964....
and HagströmHagströmHagström is a musical instrument manufacturer in Älvdalen, Dalecarlia, Sweden. Their original products were accordions that they initially imported from Germany and then Italy before opening their own facility in 1932. During the sixties, the company started making electric guitars and later...
. - Gretsch CorvetteGretschThe Gretsch Company was founded in 1883 by Friedrich Gretsch, a twenty-seven year old German immigrant recently arrived in the US. Friedrich Gretsch manufactured banjos, tambourines, and drums, until his death in 1895. His son, Fred, moved operations to Brooklyn, New York in 1916...
- Used during the recording of Lullabies to Paralyze. Also used with the Desert Sessions. - Gretsch Spectra SonicGretschThe Gretsch Company was founded in 1883 by Friedrich Gretsch, a twenty-seven year old German immigrant recently arrived in the US. Friedrich Gretsch manufactured banjos, tambourines, and drums, until his death in 1895. His son, Fred, moved operations to Brooklyn, New York in 1916...
- Also used during recordings. - Christocaster - A crucifix shaped guitar. Built from church organ pipes and a neck salvaged from a pawnshop fire. Built by Chicago guitar builder Fred Mangan.
- Andy Manson Lotus archtop guitar - Purchased during the recording sessions for Them Crooked Vultures
Pedalboard includes:
- Dunlop QZ-1 Crybaby Q-Zone
- Electro Harmonix POG
- Electro Harmonix Bass Micro Synth
- Lovetone Meatball
- BOSSBoss CorporationBoss is a manufacturer of effects pedals for electric guitar and bass guitar. It is a division of the Roland Corporation, a Japanese manufacturer that specializes in musical equipment and accessories...
GE-7 EqualizerEqualizationEqualization, is the process of adjusting the balance between frequency components within an electronic signal. The most well known use of equalization is in sound recording and reproduction but there are many other applications in electronics and telecommunications. The circuit or equipment used... - BOSSBoss CorporationBoss is a manufacturer of effects pedals for electric guitar and bass guitar. It is a division of the Roland Corporation, a Japanese manufacturer that specializes in musical equipment and accessories...
SD-1 SUPER OverDrive - BOSSBoss CorporationBoss is a manufacturer of effects pedals for electric guitar and bass guitar. It is a division of the Roland Corporation, a Japanese manufacturer that specializes in musical equipment and accessories...
OC-3 SUPER Octave
- Way Huge Aqua-PussDelay (audio effect)Delay is an audio effect which records an input signal to an audio storage medium, and then plays it back after a period of time. The delayed signal may either be played back multiple times, or played back into the recording again, to create the sound of a repeating, decaying echo.-Early delay...
- MXR Phase 90MXR Phase 90The MXR Phase 90 is a phaser effects pedal originally designed in the 1970s by MXR.-History:The Phase 90 was released in 1972. It was the first pedal sold by MXR and helped launch the company. The original came in a simple orange enclosure with MXR's "script" logo. In 1977 MXR changed its logo to...
- Whirlwind Selector pedal
- Smart People Factory Overdrive
- Smart People Factory Distortion and Fuzz Box
- Ernie BallErnie BallErnie Ball was an American entrepreneur, musician, and innovator, widely acclaimed as a revolutionary in the development of guitar-related products. He began as a club and local television musician and small business entrepreneur, building an international business in guitars and accessories that...
Volume Pedal - SIB Echodrive
- Fulltone Clyde Deluxe WahWah-wah pedalA wah-wah pedal is a type of guitar effects pedal that alters the tone of the signal to create a distinctive effect, mimicking the human voice...
- Fulltone Fat-Boost
- Fulltone Ultimate Octave
- Maestro MPF-1 Parametric Filter
- Z.VexZ.Vex EffectsZ.Vex Effects is a boutique effects pedal company based in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Their name derives from the name of founder Zachary Vex. The company's most famous product is the Fuzz Factory. All of their pedals are hand painted at their factory in Minnesota...
Super Hard-On
Amplifiers:
Ampeg
Ampeg is primarily a musical instrument amplifier manufacturer headquartered in Woodinville, Washington, though they also manufacture guitars to a small extent...
amplifers and cabinets. Throughout his career Homme has experimented a lot with different combinations of amplifiers, cabinets and settings, here is a list off some of the equipment he has been known to have used.
- Ampeg VT-22 120 watt amplifiers with V212 4x12 cabinets (x3)
- Ampeg V-4 amplifer (x2)
- Ampeg V-4B - Owns both an amplifer and a combo version.
- Ampeg VT-40 - One top mounted, pre 1972 and one panel mounted circa 1974.
- Ampeg VL502
- Ampeg 4x12 ST-42L Colossus cabinets
- Vintage Fender Black Face BassmanFender BassmanThe Fender Bassman was a bass amplifier introduced by Fender in 1952. Although it was originally designed for bass guitars, it was frequently used for normal electric guitar in rock and roll, blues, and country bands.-History:...
- VOX AC30Vox AC30The Vox AC30 is a guitar amplifier manufactured by Vox and known for its "jangly" high-end sound. First introduced in 1958 due to the growing demand for higher-wattage amplifiers, it became an iconic amplifier for British musicians and soon for others....
- Gibson AmplifiersGibson Guitar CorporationThe Gibson Guitar Corporation, formerly of Kalamazoo, Michigan and currently of Nashville, Tennessee, manufactures guitars and other instruments which sell under a variety of brand names...
- Homme is known to own at least three. - 1939 Gibson EH-150 12"
- Supro Sportsman head
- Klear Sound plexiglass 4x12 cab with Celestions.
In addition to guitar, Homme frequently plays a Yamaha SA-70 semihollow body bass on songs such as on "Burn the Witch" and "Long Slow Goodbye," as well as every track on QOTSA's debut album except for "Give the Mule What He Wants" as well as piano and keyboard under the pseudonym "Carlo Von Sexron". Homme also plays the drums with Eagles of Death Metal
Eagles of Death Metal
Eagles of Death Metal is an American rock band from Palm Desert, California, formed in 1998 by Jesse Hughes and Josh Homme. Despite their band name, Eagles of Death Metal are not a death metal band. Hughes stated that a friend was introducing Josh Homme to the death metal genre...
, on The Desert Sessions
The Desert Sessions
The Desert Sessions are a musical collective series, founded by Josh Homme in 1997. Artists such as Brant Bjork, PJ Harvey, Jeordie White The Desert Sessions are a musical collective series, founded by Josh Homme in 1997. Artists such as Brant Bjork, PJ Harvey, Jeordie White The Desert Sessions are...
as well as on some QOTSA tracks. He has also occasionally played lap steel during the Desert Sessions.
Discography
| Band or artist | Album | Release date | Credits |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kyuss Kyuss Kyuss is a rock band, originally from Palm Desert, California. After forming in the late 1980s and releasing an EP under the name Sons of Kyuss in 1990, the band shortened its name to Kyuss. Over the next five years the band released four full-length albums, and one last split EP in 1997 with... |
Sons of Kyuss Sons of Kyuss Sons of Kyuss is a demo by Sons of Kyuss. They released this eponymous recording in 1990 before changing their name to Kyuss later that year. The band's first album, Wretch, was released in 1991 and featured several re-recorded songs and two taken directly from this demo, "Deadly Kiss" and "Black... |
1990-04-19 | Guitars |
| Kyuss | Wretch Wretch (album) Wretch is the first full-length album by Kyuss. It was released in September 1991, on Dali Records. Previously calling themselves Sons of Kyuss, they shortened their name prior to releasing this.... |
1991-09-23 | Guitars |
| Kyuss | Blues for the Red Sun Blues for the Red Sun Blues for the Red Sun is the second studio album by American heavy metal band Kyuss, released in 1992. While the album received mainly favorable reviews, it sold only 39,000 units.... |
1992-06-30 | Guitars and co-producer |
| Kyuss | Welcome to Sky Valley Welcome to Sky Valley Welcome to Sky Valley is the third studio album by American stoner rock/metal band Kyuss, originally released on June 28, 1994.-Album information:... |
1994-06-28 | Guitars and co-producer |
| Kyuss | …And the Circus Leaves Town | 1995-07-11 | Guitars and co-producer |
| The Desert Sessions The Desert Sessions The Desert Sessions are a musical collective series, founded by Josh Homme in 1997. Artists such as Brant Bjork, PJ Harvey, Jeordie White The Desert Sessions are a musical collective series, founded by Josh Homme in 1997. Artists such as Brant Bjork, PJ Harvey, Jeordie White The Desert Sessions are... |
Volumes 1 & 2 | 1998-02-24 | Vocals, guitar, keyboard, drums, and bass |
| Queens of the Stone Age Queens of the Stone Age Queens of the Stone Age is an American rock band from Palm Desert, California, United States, formed in 1997. The band's line-up has always included founding member Josh Homme , with the current line-up including longtime members Troy Van Leeuwen and Joey Castillo , alongside Michael Shuman and... |
Queens of the Stone Age Queens of the Stone Age (album) -Re-release track listing:All tracks written by Alfredo Hernández and Joshua Homme, except where noted.Tracks 6, 11 & 13 are tracks that were included in the re-release. "The Bronze" & "These Aren't the Droids You're Looking For" were included in the 1998 EP The Split CD with the band Beaver... |
1998-09-22 | Vocals and guitar, bass, keyboard and piano. |
| The Desert Sessions | Volumes 3 & 4 | 1998-10-27 | |
| The Desert Sessions | Volumes 5 & 6 | 1999-09-14 | |
| Queens of the Stone Age | Rated R Rated R (Queens of the Stone Age album) Rated R is the second studio album by American rock band Queens of the Stone Age. It was released on June 6, 2000 through Interscope Records. Rated R was a critical and commercial success and became the band's breakthrough album. It peaked at number 16 on the Top Heatseekers and reached high... |
2000-06-06 | Vocals, guitar, percussion, drums, piano, backing vocals, mixing, concept and co-producer. |
| Kyuss | Muchas Gracias: The Best of Kyuss Muchas Gracias: The Best of Kyuss Muchas Gracias: The Best of Kyuss is a compilation album from the stoner rock band Kyuss. Although it is promoted as a "Greatest Hits" compilation, it includes 6 songs which are either B-sides or do not appear on any of their albums... |
2000-11-28 | Guitars and co-producer |
| The Desert Sessions | Volumes 7 & 8 | 2001-10-16 | |
| Queens of the Stone Age | Songs for the Deaf Songs for the Deaf -Production and release:In September 2002, Josh Homme explained the band's goals with the release of the album:In the same month, Nick Oliveri explained the band's aims in an interview with retail company HMV:... |
2002-08-27 | Vocals, guitars and co-producer. |
| The Desert Sessions | Volumes 9 & 10 | 2003-09-23 | Vocals, guitar, bass, drums, percussion. |
| Eagles of Death Metal Eagles of Death Metal Eagles of Death Metal is an American rock band from Palm Desert, California, formed in 1998 by Jesse Hughes and Josh Homme. Despite their band name, Eagles of Death Metal are not a death metal band. Hughes stated that a friend was introducing Josh Homme to the death metal genre... |
Peace, Love, Death Metal Peace, Love, Death Metal Peace, Love, Death Metal is the debut album by Eagles of Death Metal released on March 23, 2004.-Making of the album:Eagles of Death Metal is a garage rock band fronted by Jesse "The Devil" Hughes. The album was recorded primarily by Jesse Hughes Peace, Love, Death Metal is the debut album by... |
2004-03-23 | Drums, percussion, bass and producer. |
| Queens of the Stone Age | Lullabies to Paralyze Lullabies to Paralyze Lullabies to Paralyze is the fourth studio album by hard rock band Queens of the Stone Age, released on March 21, 2005. The album debuted at #5 on the Billboard 200, and sold 97,000 copies in America during its first week of release, eventually topping over 342,000 copies as of March, 2007... |
2005-03-22 | Vocals, guitar, bass, piano, drums, percussion and co-producer. |
| Eagles of Death Metal | Death by Sexy Death by Sexy Death by Sexy is the title of the second album by the American rock group Eagles of Death Metal. It was rumoured to be released in summer 2005 but was pushed back to April 11, 2006.... |
2006-04-11 | Drums, backup vocals, keyboards, bass, guitar and producer. |
| Queens of the Stone Age | Era Vulgaris Era Vulgaris (album) Era Vulgaris is the fifth full length studio album by American hard rock band Queens of the Stone Age. The album was completed in early April 2007 and released on June 8, 2007 in some countries, June 11, 2007 in the United Kingdom and June 12, 2007 in the United States... |
2007-06-12 | Vocals, guitar, percussion, bass guitar, lap steel guitar, piano, organ, percussion ball and co-producer. |
| Eagles of Death Metal | Heart On Heart On Heart On is the third studio album from American rock band Eagles of Death Metal, released on Oct 28, 2008.When asked about the album, lead singer Jesse Hughes stated: "EODM's latest fabulous weapon, a top-secret music missile, a sonic warhead sexually tipped for her pleasure, shot from the deck of... |
2008-10-28 | Drums, guitars, bass, percussion, vocals and producer. |
| Them Crooked Vultures Them Crooked Vultures Them Crooked Vultures is a rock supergroup formed in Los Angeles in 2009 by John Paul Jones , Dave Grohl , and Josh Homme . The group also includes guitarist Alain Johannes during live performances... |
Them Crooked Vultures Them Crooked Vultures (album) -Reception:The album has received a 75 Metascore rating from aggregrator Metacritic, based on 23 critics, indicating generally favorable reviews. Rhapsody deemed it the 19th best album of 2009. Chicago Tribune reviewer Greg Kot was particularly complimentary of the album, giving it a rating of... |
2009-11-17 | Vocals, guitar, organ, lap steel, production |