Glad people seem to be rating it. I too think its great, and the critics are rating it very highly too.
Music Queens of the Stone Age
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In the latest episode of the United Hour Podcast, Nik @Rood and Imran @Annihilate Now! start with the good news by celebrating Manchester United Women's emphatic FA Cup win over Spurs at Wembley and the future of manager Marc Skinner.
Then it's the bad news and the ever worsening form of our Men with losses to Arsenal and Palace.
Finally the main debate - ETH Out now or keep him until the end of the season - if not longer. Are you Team Nik or Team Imran?
Bit of fun!
Listened to it properly today and it's growing on me, a lot like Lullabies To Paralyze.
For those who are interested, they've announced a bunch of European dates (all November by the way):
3rd - Italy - Milan, Mediolanum Forum
4th - Germany - Stuttgart, Schleyerhalle
5th - Germany - Munich, Zenith
6th - Switzerland - Basel, St Jakobshalle
8th - Germany - Dusseldorf - Mitsubishi Electric Halle
16th - UK - Glasgow, Hydro Arena
17th - Ireland - Dublin, O2 Arena
18th - UK - Belfast, Odyssey
20th - UK - Manchester, MEN Arena
21st - UK - Birmingham, NIA
22nd - UK - London, Wembley Arena
25th - Belgium - Antwerp, Sportpaleis
26th - Holland, Amsterdam - Ziggodrome
27th - Hamburg - O2 World
3rd - Italy - Milan, Mediolanum Forum
4th - Germany - Stuttgart, Schleyerhalle
5th - Germany - Munich, Zenith
6th - Switzerland - Basel, St Jakobshalle
8th - Germany - Dusseldorf - Mitsubishi Electric Halle
16th - UK - Glasgow, Hydro Arena
17th - Ireland - Dublin, O2 Arena
18th - UK - Belfast, Odyssey
20th - UK - Manchester, MEN Arena
21st - UK - Birmingham, NIA
22nd - UK - London, Wembley Arena
25th - Belgium - Antwerp, Sportpaleis
26th - Holland, Amsterdam - Ziggodrome
27th - Hamburg - O2 World
Dublin or Manchester for me, just a matter of getting the time off.
I'm obsessed with I Appear Missing. Amazing tune.
Got tickets for Dublin in the presale just there.
I know a few of you will be going to the UK gigs, so if you want to buy the tickets now the presale password is 'Clockwork'.
I know a few of you will be going to the UK gigs, so if you want to buy the tickets now the presale password is 'Clockwork'.
They were awesome at download.
I interviewed Josh Homme last week.
Just though I'd let that be known.
Just though I'd let that be known.
I'll see them in two weeks.
What for?
For the magazine I work for. He's gonna be on the cover. He was amazing. I've loved him since I was about 15 so it was pretty big.
Which magazine is it? I'll keep an eye out for it.
It's called Crack Magazine (ahem). In most good record shops, pubs, venues in Manc, London, Bristol etc. Will be the cover feature for August. Hope I do it justice cause it was a great interview.
For anyone who might be interested, here's my interview with QOTSA from a month or so ago: http://crackmagazine.net/music/queens-of-the-stone-age-interview/
Cool interview
Thanks man
Yeah, good interview mate. The build up was a bit, well, poncey (just a touch 
) but I particularly liked the bit where you ask about Nick 
) but I particularly liked the bit where you ask about Nick Well, I was a bit in awe! I do have a bit of tendency to revert to saying how amazing people are though, point taken. He was fecking amazing though. He slapped me on the arse and did the IT Crowd 'FATHEEEEER' thing. We're basically mates.Yeah, good interview mate. The build up was a bit, well, poncey (just a touch
that's how I get both my little boys to refer to me! Clenched fist and everything Must have been awesome though mate, and I thought the interview was a touch of class. It's not often I say that, I'm no stranger to reviewers sucking up and acting like they actually know what they are doing, but even I have to say nicely done!
Nice interview. Can we swap jobs?
Massively appreciate the feedback, I wouldn't have posted it on here if it wasn't a particularly massive moment for me. If I can get my kids to quote a classic sitcom at me one day I'll be a happy man. I might get them to call me Basil.
And yeah, my job sounds amazing but at 11pm on a Sunday when you're writing a column about why you should go to the Deaf Institute next week, it doesn't feel so hot, I promise. But thanks a lot man.
Anyone going tonight?
Nope, but going to the gig in Dublin tomorrow night, though!
Should be good.
Should be good.
I think they developed much better than for example Muse did. And they still got it live, saw them twice this year and they blew me away both times!
Muse are horrible now.
Was going to try and get to Bristol for Vista Chino on the 20th but I couldn't make it. Shame as Peace was a good record.
Nearly 6 months on and Like Clockwork is still holding up, impressive record.
Nearly 6 months on and Like Clockwork is still holding up, impressive record.
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My favorite album of 2013 without any doubt. I put it on shuffle with Songs for the deaf the other day and both albums blend together remarkably well in a combo shuffle.
Songs for the deaf is one of my favourite records ever so it doesn't really reach those heights for me, but still there isn't a bad track on it.
Great gig last night in Dublin. The sound was a bit sludgy at times & it would've been nice to hear a track or two from their first album, but they're the only gripes I had with it.
Atomic hangover this morning. Spent the night in the Workman's Club listening to karaoke renditions of 80s hair metal and pop.
Atomic hangover this morning. Spent the night in the Workman's Club listening to karaoke renditions of 80s hair metal and pop.
That's the true QOTSA sound for me. As much as I like the new record, this new 'my god is the sun', Arctic Monkeys style sound isn't really a direction I'm liking all that much. The low bass and fuzzy riffs from the first record is pure desert rock, bridging them and Kyuss perfectly.
Their first is, and probably always will be, my favourite album of theirs. I don't think there's a dud track on it, really.
I still like their other albums and I'm glad they're not married to one particular sound, but that first album will always represent the best of the band.
And a little mention for Jon Theodore last night- he was tight the whole way through, but he was unbelievable during Better Living Through Chemistry. And the drum fills on No One Knows that Castillo struggled with, Theodore had no problems pulling off.
Yeah the first record is a favourite of mine too. Above Rated R but behind SFTD for me. Even the bonus tracks stand up really well.
And Theodore is a monster.
Another Homme side project
I thought that was a cover of the Kyuss song then. What a tease.
Best band there is right now, although the SFTD lineup was the best version of it.
Cant wait for the next album after LC, that was a masterpiece.
Cant wait for the next album after LC, that was a masterpiece.
That's a catchy chorus.
I was hoping for a new Vultures album first. This project must have pushed that back even more.
But Homme can always surprise us. Both this record and TCV were sprung on us from nowhere.