Them Crooked Vultures History
Them Crooked Vultures (abbreviated as TCV)
is a rock music supergroup that formed in Los Angeles, California in
2005. Comprising drummer Dave Grohl (Foo Fighters, Nirvana, Probot),
vocalist and guitarist Josh Homme (Queens of the Stone Age, Kyuss,
Eagles of Death Metal) and bassist and keyboardist John Paul Jones (Led
Zeppelin), the band also features Alain Johannes (Eleven, Queens of the
Stone Age) as a live rhythm guitarist.[1] The band's debut album, Them
Crooked Vultures, is due for release on November 17, 2009.[2]
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Background information
Origin Los Angeles, California, USA
Genres Hard rock
Alternative rock
Years active 2009–present
Labels Sony BMG (international)
Interscope (North America)
Associated acts Foo Fighters
Queens of the Stone Age
Led Zeppelin
Nirvana
Kyuss
Website www.themcrookedvultures.com
Members
Dave Grohl
Josh Homme
John Paul Jones
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History
Formation and early shows
A collaboration between Homme, Jones, Grohl
was first publicly mentioned by Grohl in a 2005 interview with Mojo, in
which he declared "The next project that I'm trying to initiate involves
me on drums, Josh Homme on guitar, and John Paul Jones playing bass.
That’s the next album. That wouldn’t suck."[1] Of the nascent project,
Homme's wife Brody Dalle commented in July 2009 that "I'm not at liberty
to talk about it [...] but I think [the project] is pretty fucking
amazing. Just beats and sounds like you’ve never heard before."[3]
English music magazine NME reported in July 2009 that the trio had begun
recording in Los Angeles.[4]
Them Crooked Vultures performed its first
show at the Metro, Chicago on August 9, 2009.[5][6] The band played all
original material during its 80-minute set, debuting such songs as
opener "Elephants", "Scumbag Blues", "Caligulove" and closing song
"Nobody Loves Me and Neither Do I".[7] TCV made its European debut on
August 19 with a performance at Melkweg in the Netherlands, the same day
on which a short video clip of studio footage was uploaded by the band,
featuring the song "Nobody Loves Me and Neither Do I", essentially
confirming its inclusion on the band's debut album.[8]
With subsequent festival performances in
Europe at Pukkelpop and Lowlands, the band first performed in the United
Kingdom at London's Brixton Academy supporting English alternative rock
band Arctic Monkeys on August 26.[9] The trio subsequently performed at
the Reading and Leeds Festivals on August 28 and 29. Playing the Leeds
Festival first then moving onto Reading the next day.[10]
Debut album
In an interview with Antiquiet, Josh Homme
stated that the band is hoping for a release before the new year, and
that it will be a self titled album. Them Crooked Vultures will be
released by Interscope Records in the United States, and Sony/BMG
internationally.[11] On the 21st of October radio personality Alan Cross
announced the lead single for Them Crooked Vultures debut album to be
"New Fang" which premiered on October 26. The single will be released on
November 2 worldwide as a free download.[12] Iconvision subsequently
announced that the album will be released on the 17th of November,
2009.[13] On November 3, the band gave a free copy of "Mind Eraser (No
Chaser)" to fans that had bought tickets to a live performance and
offered it on iTunes as a free download.
On September 1, the band announced two 2009
tours of North America and the United Kingdom, in October and December
respectively.[14] The 2009 Tour will be titled Deserve the Future Tour
and the UK leg sold out in just under 12 minutes, making it one of the
quickest sold tours in the UK - without the band even officially
releasing a song to date. On September 21, the band also announced 3
Germany dates for December 2009.
Band members
Them Crooked Vultures members
Dave Grohl; drums
Josh Homme; guitars, vocals
John Paul Jones; bass, keyboardsOfficial
members
Live members
Alain Johannes – rhythm guitar, bass,
keyboards, backing vocals (2009–present)
Discography
Studio albums
Them Crooked Vultures (2009)
References
1.
^ a b "We've Been Hoaxed!".
Antiquiet. August 6, 2009. http://www.antiquiet.com/news/2009/08/crooked-vultures-hoax/.
Retrieved August 6, 2009.
2.
^ http://stereokill.net/2009/10/24/them-crooked-vultures-album-details/
3.
^ Firecloud, Johnny (July 3,
2009). "24 Minutes With Brody Dalle Of Spinnerette". Antiquiet.
http://www.antiquiet.com/interviews/2009/07/brody-dalle-interview/.
Retrieved August 2, 2009.
4.
^ "Dave Grohl, Josh Homme and
Led Zeppelin man recording together". NME.com. July 2, 2009. http://www.nme.com/news/foo-fighters/45809.
Retrieved August 2, 2009.
5.
^ Catchpole, Chris (October
2009). "Heavy! Heavy! Heavy!".
6.
^ Kot, Greg (August 11, 2009).
"Them Crooked Vultures: Grohl, Homme and Jones debut supergroup at
Metro". Chicago Tribune. http://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/music/chi-0811-crooked-vultures-ovnaug11,0,5526107.story.
Retrieved September 2, 2009.
7.
^ "Led Zeppelin, Foo Fighters,
Queens Of The Stone Age supergroup make live debut". NME. August 10,
2009. http://www.nme.com/news/foo-fighters/46586. Retrieved
September 2, 2009.
8.
^ "Nobody Loves Me And Neither
Do I (Studio)". Them Crooked Vultures (MySpace). August 19, 2009.
http://blogs.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendId=491766979&blogId=506329306.
Retrieved September 2, 2009.
9.
^ Dewey, Richard L.; Marrinan,
Tim (August 27, 2009). "Them Crooked Vultures Join Arctic Monkeys
for Surprise London Show". Rolling Stone. http://www.rollingstone.com/rockdaily/index.php/2009/08/27/them-crooked-vultures-join-arctic-monkeys-for-surprise-london-show/.
Retrieved September 2, 2009.
10.
^ "Them Crooked Vultures play
second secret Reading And Leeds Festivals gig". NME. August 29,
2009. http://www.nme.com/news/various-artists/47019. Retrieved
September 2, 2009.
11.
^ "Them Crooked Vultures
Interview @ Antiquiet". Antiquiet. October 2, 2009. http://www.antiquiet.com/interviews/2009/10/crooked-vultures-interview/.
Retrieved October 11, 2009.
12.
^ "Alan Cross Twitter Page".
October 21, 2009. http://twitter.com/alancross/status/5034102868.
Retrieved October 21, 2009.
13.
^ . http://www.iconvsicon.com/2009/10/21/them-crooked-vultures-to-release-album-on-november-17th/.
14.
^ "Them Crooked Vultures
announce tour and ticket details". NME. September 1, 2009. http://www.nme.com/news/them-crooked-vultures/47063.
Retrieved September 2, 2009.
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