Guardian Music — Ex-Queens of the Stone Age bassist arrested after five-hour standoff with police at his Hollywood homeFormer Queens of the Stone Age bassist Nick Oliveri has been arrested after a five-hour standoff with Los Angeles police. Oliveri, currently a membe... more info

Topix — Former Queens of the Stone Age bassist Nick Oliveri has been arrested for felony domestic violence following a stand-off with a S.W.A.T. team at his home in Los Angeles. more info

VH1 Blog — Bassist Nick Oliveri of Kyuss and, formerly, Queens of the Stone Age, held his girlfriend hostage last night at his Los Angeles duplex, according to TMZ. Oliveri’s girlfriend allegedly told police she had left the apartment they share on Monday aft... more info

Metal Injection — Bassists are sick of being music's punching bag, and this week is the week they are fighting back. First Coheed & Cambria's bassist gets arrested for trying to rob a pharmacy and now this. Bassist Nick Oliveri, formerly of Queens of the Sto... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — by BBG A former member of the rock band Queens of the Stone Age got into an intense standoff with a S.W.A.T. team at his L.A. home last night ... where cops found a high-powered LOADED rifle. ...Cops were called... more info

NME — Former QOTSA man is out on $100,000 bail more info

ContactMusic — Rocker Nick Oliveri has been arrested after a two-hour standoff with a Swat team. Cops swooped on the former Queens of the Stone Age star's home on Tuesday night (12Jul11) after reports of a domestic bust-up, but the musician refused to allow them in... more info

ContactMusic — A former member of Queens Of The Stone Age refused to let his girlfriend leave his Los Angeles home on Tuesday (12th July 2011) and became embroiled in an intense standoff with a S. W. A. T team, according to Tmz. com. Nick Oliveri, who played bass w... more info

E! Online — Someone needs to go with the flow all right. Nick Oliveri, a former bassist for California rock band Queens of the Stone Age, was arrested Tuesday night following a five-hour standoff... more info

TMZ — Filed under: Nick Oliveri, Music, Celebrity Justice A former member of the rock band Queens of the Stone Age got into an intense standoff with a S.W.A.T. team at his L.A. home last night ... where cops found a high-powered LOA... more info