Chorus.fm — Josh Homme (from *Queens of the Stone Age* (http://www.absolutepunk.net/queensofthestoneage)) was featured in an infomercial for the new *Scissor Sisters* (http://www.absolutepunk.net/tags/scissor%20sister/) album Magic Hour. It's pretty funny -- ch... more info

Guardian Music — Co-founder of US alt-rock's dedicated provocateurs leaves the group after 25 yearsGene Ween has left Ween. The band's co-founder has announced his retirement from one of the most provocative roups in American alternative rock, choosing instead to foc... more info

Guardian Music — A grab bag of things to read, watch and listen toGuardianmusic.tumblr.com is the place where our writers post songs, videos, pictures and other music-related odds and ends they come across during their web trawling.Here's our top five Tumblr posts fr... more info

Metalsucks — My first introduction to Nashville’s Jeff The Brotherhood came at the Mercury Lounge a couple of years back when the venue sound guy was playing an album of theirs between bands. The churning grooves, stoney mentality and catchy melodies reminded ... more info

Love And The Anger — Florence Welch released her MTV Unplugged performance today. This is her first official Live release. Florence is know for her strong, booming voice. Lungs, her first album released in 2009, was widely well received in the UK as well as the US. ... more info

Chorus.fm — Head to the replies to hear *Florence + The Machine* (http://www.florenceandthemachine.net) performing a duet with Josh Homme (*Queens Of The Stone Age* (http://www.qotsa.com)) on the song "Jackson" which was made famous by Johnny Cash and June Carte... more info

ContactMusic — Florence Welch and Queens Of The Stone Age frontman Josh Homme have teamed up onstage for one of country musics most famous duets The odd couple has recorded a new version of June Carter and Johnny Cashs Jackson for an upcoming Mtv Unplugged special ... more info

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ContactMusic — Former Queens Of The Stone Age bassist Nick Oliveri has finally accepted the decision to axe him from the band following a heated argument with lead singer Josh Homme in 2004 The pair clashed backstage at a gig in Spain leading to the removal of the ... more info

ContactMusic — Former Queens Of The Stone Age star Nick Oliveri has opened up about the police siege which landed him in trouble with the law insisting he made a big mistake by refusing to let cops into his home The rocker was arrested last summer 11 following a st... more info