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Green Machine (song)
"Green Machine" is a song by Kyuss from their 1992 album, ''Blues for the Red Sun''. The song was written by drummer Brant Bjork. Music video The video for "Green Machine" features bassist Scott Reeder instead of Nick Oliveri, who left the band shortly after the release of ''Blues for the Red Sun''. Filmed in the desert, an acknowledgement of the desert rock scene of the early 90s, it shows the band performing intercut with scenes of the expansive Californian desert. Legacy The back of the CD case contains the following review by Murray Engleheart: Japanese band Greenmachine named themselves after the song. Dutch musician Bong-Ra sampled the song on his track "Suicide Speed Machine Girl" from his 2006 album ''Stereohype Heroin Hooker''. In 2006, German band Emil Bulls covered "Green Machine" on their acoustic album '' The Life Acoustic''. In 2008, American band Pelican debuted their first music video, "Dead Between the Walls". The video was intended as an homage to the "G ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kyuss
Kyuss ( ) was an American rock band, formed in Palm Desert, California, in 1987. The band disbanded in 1995, and since then, members of Kyuss have gone on to form or play in several notable bands including Queens of the Stone Age, Fu Manchu, Dwarves, Eagles of Death Metal, Mondo Generator, Hermano, Unida, Slo Burn and Them Crooked Vultures. In November 2010, three former members of the band (minus Homme, who declined to participate) reunited under the adapted moniker "Kyuss Lives!" for a world tour with plans to record a new album at some point. A federal lawsuit subsequently filed by Homme resulted in Oliveri leaving the band in March 2012, and five months later a court ruled that Garcia and Bjork were not allowed to release audio recordings under the Kyuss Lives! moniker. As a result, they changed their name to Vista Chino. History As Katzenjammer and Sons of Kyuss (1987–1991) The band formed in 1987 jamming under the name Katzenjammer (German slangword for "Hangover" ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Palm Springs, California
Palm Springs (Cahuilla: ''Séc-he'') is a desert resort city in Riverside County, California, United States, within the Colorado Desert's Coachella Valley. The city covers approximately , making it the largest city in Riverside County by land area. With multiple plots in checkerboard pattern, more than 10% of the city is part of the Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians reservation land and is the administrative capital of the most populated reservation in California. The population of Palm Springs was 44,575 as of the 2020 census, but because Palm Springs is a retirement location and a winter snowbird destination, the city's population triples between November and March. The city is noted for its mid-century modern architecture, design elements, arts and cultural scene, and recreational activities. History Founding Pre-colonial history The first humans to settle in the area were the Cahuilla people, who arrived 2,000 years ago.Baker, Christopher P. (2008). ''E ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kyuss Songs
Kyuss ( ) was an American rock band, formed in Palm Desert, California, in 1987. The band disbanded in 1995, and since then, members of Kyuss have gone on to form or play in several notable bands including Queens of the Stone Age, Fu Manchu, Dwarves, Eagles of Death Metal, Mondo Generator, Hermano, Unida, Slo Burn and Them Crooked Vultures. In November 2010, three former members of the band (minus Homme, who declined to participate) reunited under the adapted moniker " Kyuss Lives!" for a world tour with plans to record a new album at some point. A federal lawsuit subsequently filed by Homme resulted in Oliveri leaving the band in March 2012, and five months later a court ruled that Garcia and Bjork were not allowed to release audio recordings under the Kyuss Lives! moniker. As a result, they changed their name to Vista Chino. History As Katzenjammer and Sons of Kyuss (1987–1991) The band formed in 1987 jamming under the name Katzenjammer (German slangword for "Hangover" ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Josh Homme
Joshua Michael Homme ( ; born May 17, 1973) is an American musician, singer, songwriter, and record producer. He is best known as the founder, primary songwriter, and only continuous member of the rock band Queens of the Stone Age, which he formed in 1996 and in which he sings lead vocals and plays guitar, as well as occasionally playing bass and drums in the band's early days. He also provides backing vocals and plays various instruments (primarily drums) in the rock band Eagles of Death Metal, which he in 1998. Homme began his career as the and guitarist of the rock band Kyuss, with whom he performed from from 1987 to 1995. He then served as a touring guitarist for the rock band Screaming Trees from 1996 to 1998, leaving to start Queens of the Stone Age. He has also overseen a musical improv project with other musicians (mostly from the Palm Desert Scene) known as The Desert Sessions since 1997. He formed the supergroup Them Crooked Vultures alongside Dave Grohl and John P ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Garcia (singer)
John Garcia (born September 4, 1970) is an American singer and songwriter. He is best known as the vocalist and founding member of stoner rock bands Kyuss, Slo Burn, Unida and Hermano. Garcia also performed in Vista Chino, formerly Kyuss Lives!, with former Kyuss members Brant Bjork and Nick Oliveri. Garcia has since decided to pursue his solo career, having formed his band, John Garcia and the Band of Gold, in 2019. Musical career Kyuss In 1989, while still in high school, Garcia formed Kyuss (originally known as ''Katzenjammer'' and ''Sons of Kyuss'') with Brant Bjork, Chris Cockrell, Josh Homme and Nick Oliveri. Through changing lineups, the band produced five albums in total, all of which featured Garcia on vocals. In October 1995, just three months after releasing the album '' ...And the Circus Leaves Town'', Kyuss disbanded. Their final official release was a 10" vinyl on the now defunct label Man's Ruin Records, which was later re-released on a split CD with Homme's po ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Guitarist (magazine)
''Guitarist'' is a British monthly music making magazine published by Future plc. It is the longest-established European guitar magazine, and is currently the biggest-selling guitar magazine in the UK. The magazine's current editor is Jamie Dickson, who has been in charge since late 2013. Each issue covers three areas: reviews, interview and technique. This may include reviews of newly released guitars, amplifiers and other equipment; interviews with famous and up-and-coming guitar players; and features on the guitar industry, news articles, playing technique with tablature. ''Guitarist''s slogan was previously "The Guitar Player's Bible", before changing in 2012 to "The Guitar Magazine". In the June 2014 edition, ''Guitarist'' celebrated its 30th Anniversary. Gear reviews One of the key features of ''Guitarist'' is its large and in-depth gear reviews section, which is produced by some of the most respected and experienced guitar writers in the world, including Dave Burrluck, Nev ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pelican (band)
Pelican is an American post-metal quartet from Chicago, Illinois. Established in 2001, the band is known for their atmospheric and almost entirely instrumental style. They have released six studio albums and six EPs. History and style The band is known for dense combinations of different melodies and extended track lengths. It may be classified as stoner rock, doom metal, or post-rock. Larry Herweg, Trevor de Brauw, and Laurent Schroeder-Lebec are also three members of the band Tusk. Pelican previously signed to Hydra Head Records but is currently signed with Southern Lord Records roster. Pelican toured with Wolves in the Throne Room to support their first EP for Southern Lord, ''Ephemeral'', released on June 6, 2009. ''What We All Come to Need'' was released on October 27, 2009. Greg Anderson and Aaron Turner both appeared on the album. In celebration of the new album, the "Pelican Burger" was served at Kuma's Corner for one night. In 2012, Pelican announced a new EP, '' A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Life Acoustic (Emil Bulls Album)
''The Life Acoustic'' is an acoustic live album by the German alternative metal band Emil Bulls, released on February 23, 2007. It was recorded at a show in Munich on July 21, 2006. Track listing All lyrics written by Christoph von Freydorf, except " Green Machine" written by Brant Bjork for the band Kyuss. Additional lyrics on "Style School" by Paul Rzyttka. #"Bachham" (Christoph von Freydorf, James Richardson, Fabian Fuess, Stephan Karl, Christian Schneider, Paul Rzyttka) - 4:05 #"Revenge" (von Freydorf, Richardson, Fuess, Karl, Schneider, Rzyttka) - 4:35 #"Magnificent Lies" (Richardson) - 3:21 #"Cocoon" (von Freydorf, Richardson, Stefan Finauer, Karl, Schneider, Rzyttka) - 4:42 #"These Are The Days" (von Freydorf, Richardson, Fuess, Karl, Schneider, Rzyttka) - 3:56 #"Leaving You With This" (von Freydorf, Richardson, Finauer, Karl, Schneider, Rzyttka) - 3:35 #"At Fleischberg's" (von Freydorf, Richardson, Fuess, Karl, Schneider, Rzyttka) - 3:34 #"Style School" (von Freydorf, Rich ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Emil Bulls
Emil Bulls is a German rock band that was formed in 1995 in Munich, Bavaria. The group consists of two guitarists, a bass guitar player, a drummer and a vocalist/guitarist. History In 1995, Christoph "Christ" von Freydorf (vocals) and Stefan "Fini" Finauer (drums), pupils of a convent school, founded the band together with Christoph's church choir friend Jamie "Citnoh" Richardson (bass guitar). They were joined by Stephan Karl "Moik" and Franz Wickenhäuser (both guitar). The band was founded in Hohenschäftlarn near Munich. The name Emil Bulls is derived from a children's movie. In 1996, they recorded their first CD ''Red Dick's Potatoe Garden'' themselves. In 1997, they attended the Emergenza festival, won the regional finals in Munich and finished third in the European competition. For this competition they hired DJ Paul Rzyttka (known as DJ Zamzoe) who afterwards became a permanent member of the band. After a long tour, their album ''Monogamy'' was released by the indie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Greenmachine
was a Japanese stoner/ doom metal band founded in 1995. History Greenmachine named themselves after the Kyuss song " Green Machine", the second track on ''Blues for the Red Sun''. Greenmachineat AMG In 1995 they released their debut album, ''D.A.M.N.'', on Man's Ruin Records. They followed with ''The Earth Beater'' two years later, also on Man's Ruin. They disbanded in 1999 but resurfaced in 2003 with a new bass player and released ''The Archives of Rotten Blues'' on Diwphalanx Records. at Diwphalanx also reissued the two Man's Ruin albums with bonus tracks in 2003. They played [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Blue Cheer
Blue Cheer was an American rock band that initially performed and recorded in the late 1960s and early 1970s and was sporadically active until 2009. Based in San Francisco, Blue Cheer played in a psychedelic blues rock or acid rock style, and are also credited as being some of the earliest pioneers of heavy metal, with their cover of "Summertime Blues" sometimes cited as the first in the genre. They have also been noted as influential in the development of genres as disparate as punk rock, stoner rock, doom metal, experimental rock, and grunge. History Main career (1966–1969) Blue Cheer were formed in 1966 by Dickie Peterson. Peterson had previously been with the Davis-based band Andrew Staples & The Oxford Circle along with future Blue Cheer members Paul Whaley and Gary Lee Yoder. The original Blue Cheer personnel were singer/bassist Peterson, guitarist Leigh Stephens and Eric Albronda as drummer. Albronda was later replaced by Whaley, who was joined by Peterson's br ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nick Oliveri
Nick Steven Oliveri (born October 21, 1971) is an American multi-instrumentalist, singer and songwriter. He is perhaps best known as a former bassist of Kyuss and later Queens of the Stone Age from 1998 to 2004. Oliveri is also a solo artist and frequent contributor to his friends' albums and tours, including Winnebago Deal, Masters of Reality, Turbonegro, Moistboyz, Svetlanas and Big Scenic Nowhere among many others. He is currently the frontman of his project, Mondo Generator, a punk (music), punk and metal (music), metal hybrid that he formed in 1997,"Nick Oliveri" AllMusic. Retrieved on October 5, 2013. and the co-founder of the stoner rock power trio, Stöner. He has also worked periodically with the Dwarves (band), Dwarves since 1993. Early life Nick Steven Oliveri was born in Los Ang ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
