- The Aug. 29 set by Them Crooked Vultures at the Reading Festival was filmed and will now appear for those staying up Friday night past midnight. The 40-minute program begins at 12:50 a.m. on Saturday, Nov. 21.
- Them Crooked Vultures filmed a live set in front of a studio audience for Austin City Limits on Sept. 30 that is scheduled to be broadcast on PBS beginning Feb. 13, 2010.
- Copies of the debut album were sold in Hollywood last night after Them Crooked Vultures performed a surprise show at the Roxy. The album is now out in the United States.
- As of today, the disc is available almost everywhere. Only two more release dates remain in the future: tomorrow's in Sweden and the Dec. 2 release in Japan. Earlier plans for the Japanese disc to include a bonus track have been scrapped.
- Today is the last day for fans to send their burning questions to John Paul Jones for an upcoming feature in Uncut magazine.
- People playing "Rock Band" using Xbox 360 may now play along with "New Fang" by Them Crooked Vultures as the download is now available. There are already videos popping up online of people playing the song, such as the ones below.
- Some live clips are emerging from last night's show at the Roxy in Hollywood. See below.
- The band plays the Wiltern in Los Angeles tonight, at the Fox Theater in Oakland on Thursday, at the Paramount in Seattle on Saturday, and at the Roseland Theater in Portland on Sunday.
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For some great commentary from Dave Grohl and Josh Homme about the formation of their new group with John Paul Jones, check out their long interview with the Australian news outfit, the Herald Sun.
My personal favorites:
Dave Grohl is asked which he prefers: the Beatles or Led Zeppelin. He gives an answer and then even acknowledges how political he sounds: "You bastard! OK, you know both of those bands represent something very special to me. The Beatles were my introduction to what my idea of a rock band is and I learned guitar from listening to The Beatles. And I learned how to play the drums from listening to Led Zeppelin. I think that answer gives me a shot at being President one day."
Dave's drumming has advanced, and he admits it. From the article:
"'It is the best drumming I have done in my entire life,' he says. 'John Paul Jones played with John Bonham, he's already played with the greatest rock drummer of all time, so knowing that, I don't feel any pressure to impress the guy. I just want to make him happy.'"
True. Dave's drumming has progressed over the years. I just picked up Nirvana's Live at the Reading Festival DVD/CD set yesterday, and he wasn't a bad drummer. Hey, I still marvel at his work on Nevermind. But he really upped his game when JPJ entered the fray, and I applaud him for that.
The Herald Sun article then goes on to state:
"Homme, a man not to be trifled with, says family and friends were given a 'pretty serious gag order'. 'As it progressed and our close friends started to know about it, people were told 'If it's you (who leaks) at this point, you are in big f---ing trouble'."
It does not mention that Josh's wife was the first to leak. I don't know what Josh thought of it, but I have heard through one source that JPJ was very upset. A source at Antiquiet said the PR people tried to backtrack on the comment and keep them from printing it, but they had it on tape and there was no restriction on using the quote at the time so it was fair game.
Also, finally, Homme says:
"I can't wait to make another record [with Them Crooked Vultures] because in the end, it was so much easier than it should have been and honestly, it's the hardest record I have ever made. You have to climb Everest eventually."
That makes two in favor, since JPJ has already said he's in for round two. Now we just need Dave's approval. I bet it's not a stretch to say he'll approve.
Too bad for the other guys in the Foo Fighters, although this article does say they have their own things going on too. I just hope they last quite a while because it would be great to have a lot more from Them Crooked Vultures.
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