Dave Grohl has got some of the coolest friends in the world. How do I know? Because they're all in his new documentary. Down below is the trailer for a doc called Sound City which was directed by the Foo Fighters frontman and focuses on Sound City Studios in Los Angeles, CA. The studio was shut down in 2011 but not before some of the biggest names in rock recorded some legendary albums including Nirvana's Nevermind . Grohl said of the studio, "That place was like a church. [...]
By his own admission, Mark Lanegan has never been a heavy lifter. Perhaps that's why the reluctant frontman has spent the better part of the last decade sharing the workload with partners as broad-shouldered (at least figuratively so) as Josh Homme, Greg Dulli, Isobel Campbell, and Englishmen Rich Machin and Ian Glover (Soulsavers). But while the soft-spoken anti-rock star with prominent black stars ironically tattooed on each of his mic-strangling fingers has seemed more than content to be the understated Gutter Twin and receive second billing behind Campbell on marquees, it's Lanegan's bluesy baritone that so often seizes the unwanted [...]
Considered in the moment, the Mark Lanegan Band's new album "Blues Funeral" seems the perfect antidote to today's falsetto-wielding pop stars and harmony-high folkies. Of course, Lanegan's moment has been going on for nigh three decades now, from his early work with grunge gods Screaming Trees to collaborations with Queens of the Stone Age, the Twilight Singers, the Gutter Twins, Soulsavers and Isobel Campbell. And he's never sounded more real than he does on his first solo album since 2004 — the 47-year-old possesses a voice that conjures up more horrors than Stephen King, and over the course [...]
Stream the new album from Mark Lanegan and kick back with a nice whiskey. Blues Funeral is set for release next week on the 6th of February via 4AD. The album features a tonne of guest spots including the very talented Alain Johannes who also actually produces the record. The album also features spots from collaborators and friends such as Josh Homme , Chris Goss (Masters of Reality), Jack Irons (Eleven, Pearl Jam) and Greg Dulli (Gutter Twins). Preorder Blues Funeral [...]
UPDATE: The release date has been set as Feb 7th, and preorders are now available from the label for $21 here and the first 100 orders will included a limited edition Gravedigger's Song 73 signed by Mark Lanegan! 4ad Records announced a new disc is on the way from Mark Lanegan Band . This is the first release from the band since 20042s "Bubblegum" LP. The album, "Blues Funeral" is due on vinyl in early February, and has the former Screaming Trees frontman joined by Alain Johannes and Jack Irons [...]
4ad Records announced a new disc is on the way from Mark Lanegan Band . This is the first release from the band since 20042s "Bubblegum" LP. The album, "Blues Funeral" is due on vinyl in early February, and has the former Screaming Trees frontman joined by Alain Johannes and Jack Irons with appearances by Greg Dulli (Afghan Whigs) and Josh Homme (Queens of the Stone Age). Check out the track "One Hundred Days" from the 2004 release "Bubblegum" below! Mark Lanegan - One Hundred Days by [...]
Video: The Keeper (Live On Jimmy Kimmel) - Chris Cornell Cornell apareceu ontem no programa de Jimmy Kimmel para tocar a faixa The Keeper , presente na trilha sonora do filme Machine Gun Preacher , com Gerard Butler. Alain Johannes (Them Crooked Vultures/QOTSA) deu uma força para ele.
Last night Chris Cornell appeared on Jimmy Kimmel Live! to perform one of his many solo tracks. Choosing to play Machine Gun Preacher soundtrack donation "The Creeper" you can watch his performance at the top in which he's assisted by the incredibly talented hands of Alain Johannes , who you may recognise from QOTSA or his solo work. Either way the duo of acoustic guitars bounce of one another delivering a solid that can be enjoyed at the top via The Audio Perv .
Xu Xu Fang + Alain Johannes + Irontom + DJ Travis Keller (Buddyhead) at Satellite tomorrow night. Below you'll find the promotional video featuring the Seven Days Now EP track "Where is Everybody".
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It's been 20 years since Eleven released their debut Awake In A Dream and to celebrate they will be letting loose a new release, Rarities. Our good friends over at Antiquiet spoke with Alain earlier in the year whilst he was on tour and he said : "One month before Natasha got diagnosed with cancer, her, Jack Irons and I got together for two days and recorded five songs, but didn't finish the words or melodies. So now I'm just getting the nerve [...]
Alain Johannes - 'Spark' (UK Release: 23 May '11) // Words: Simon Opie Alain Johannes is a seasoned collaborator with, amongst others, Josh Homme , appearing on the famed Desert Sessions series of recordings, as well as playing guitar in Queens Of The Stone Age and Them Crooked Vultures . So a great pedigree, and his live contribution to the latter supergroup, when I saw them in Paris, was particularly sharp. He has [...]
O Adult Swim Aqua Teen Hunger Force , que passa nas TVs norte americanas desde 2000 (e 2008 no Brasil), mudou de nome. Agora, o desenho recebe o título de Aqua Unit Patrol Squad One e com a mudança, nada melhor do que inovar, também, na música tema do seriado. Para isso, Josh Homme se juntou com o antigo colaborador do QotSA , Alain Johannes , para criarem a música de entrada do desenho. A faixa tem 37 segundos e substitui o rap que abria o seriado. [...]
Aqua Teen Hunger Force is no more. Adult Swim has shelved the popular cartoon because they were unhappy with what they were getting from Master Shake, Frylock and Meatwad. So the fast food detectives have now been cast on a new show called Aqua Unit Patrol Squad 1 . And who wrote the new theme song for the new program? Josh Homme and Alain Johannes, of course. You can check it out down below thanks to Pitchfork . It's 30 seconds of amazing. Josh Homme & Alain [...]
![[Listen] Josh Homme & Alain Johannes - Aqua Unit Patrol Squad One Theme](http://cdn.elbo.ws/posts/3395121_lg.jpg)
Pitchfork just let loose the new Aqua Teen....excuse me Aqua Unit Patrol Squad One theme performed by Queens of the Stone Age 's Josh Homme and Queens/ Them Crooked Vultures collaborator Alain Johannes . Check it out in the player below, its pretty meaty. The new Aqua series starts on May 8th. Josh Homme & Alain Johannes - Aqua Unit Patrol Squad One Theme by Some Kind of Awesome
Founded by the Queens of the Stone Age 's Josh Homme, Rekords Rekords makes no qualms about what their mission is: "[The label] exists for one purpose," they say, "to make music – just art in its purest form." And while music-savvy consumers are already poised to break the bank on Record Store Day , the imprint has just added another release that is sure to squeeze even more money out of their little plastic debit cards. The release is being handled by UK-based, Domino Records and comes in the form of [...]
![[News] Rekords Rekords Releasing Desert Sessions, Alain Johannes, QOTSA & Mini Mansions Tracks for RSD](http://cdn.elbo.ws/posts/3329849_lg.jpg)
We've had a wealth of good material being announced for exclusive release on Record Store Day but moments ago Rekords Rekords announced they are to release another Vinyl. This tim eit will consist of Desert Sessions "Nenada", Alain Johannes' "Endless Eyes" on side A. On the other side you'll be treated to Queens of the Stone Age's "Regular John" and Mini Mansions' "The Room Outside". Check out the sleeve above and head on over to the official Record Store Day site to check out participating stores in your area. Licten to "Nenada" below and start saving your pennies [...]
The members of THE FIELD RECORDINGS sent us these answers to our questions in this the 1st installment of the 2nd series of our q and also a feature. Enjoy. q: What is the last song you (really) heard? DANIEL: My girlfriend and I have been stuck on listening to Uncle Albert/Admiral Halsey (youtube) by Paul McCartney for about a month now. And, having heard both the original vinyl record (thru Kel's Grandmother's 1970s tuner) and the iTunes clean-up—the muck isn't there, the [...]
From every tragedy there is an opportunity for transcendence, a spark that can be found in the absence of light. Few people show this better than musician Alain Johannes , whose stunning solo debut, Spark, was born from the heartbreaking loss of his wife, Natasha Shneider. Johannes and Shneider were not only soulmates, but bandmates as well. They founded their band Eleven together and were frequent contributors to Queens of the Stone Age (with Shneider on keys and Johannes on bass) before she passed away due to cancer in 2008. This album is [...]
When a band opens up with a song called "I Don't Want to Waste Your Time", you normally become a little cautious. When that band has Ben fucking Harper in it, there's nothing to worry about. That is, at least, what everyone at San Francisco's Great American Music Hall discovered Thursday night. Harper's newest project Fistful of Mercy , an acoustic rock trio with singer-songwriter Joseph Arthur and Dhani Harrison (George's son), has no business being as good as it was after less than a year in existence. After the crowd frustratingly chattered over a [...]
Filed under: Free MP3 Download of the Day Artist: Alain Johannes Hails From: Chile Song: 'Return to You' Album: 'Spark' [ iTunes ] Sounds Like: Paul McCartney In Their Words: "'Return to You' is a celebration of that blessed and rare love in which there's a blurring of the edges, a feeling of timelessness and the sense that [...]
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