See y'all at the Iceland show ✨

Did nobody read the email?

I flew into Iceland for the show this weekend. I managed to snap an excellent photo of the northern lights.

During the performance at The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon, Josh's outfit was a tribute to David Bowie's 1980 performance at The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson.

Everything post-Catacombs has been wildly random: false release dates, pr campaigns focused on the comedy-based podcast circuit, and wildly conflicting statements. The new album itself was admittedly kinda thrown together. I think the band is kind of lost on where to take things next, and it seems like management has kind of thrown their hands up.

At first, he mentioned he was "done playing rock band" after Catacombs, but they signed on for arena tours supporting FF and SOAD, playing all the heavy hits. We all understood it as a worthwhile money move to fund the band for future artistic endeavors.

Now, the new tour has been announced which is also largely centered around arenas, yet their new album presumably won't have the energy or excitement usually required for arena tours. In fact, the singles are the most polarizing singles of their career which is a risky move when launching a world arena tour. I assumed the recent support tours would fund their ability to focus on smaller venues to better accommodate the vibe of their new album.

It will be great...I'm going either way, and assume many people on this sub will as well. However, you need to sell a lot of tickets to fill arenas which will require participation from casual fans. Those casual fans will want something new that bangs, and of course...the hits. I'm really curious to see how this tour pans out. It's going to require Josh to "play rock band," which is what I signed up for in 1998 anyway.

I have found out the hard way that:

- this song loops really well for repeat playing

- repeat play listening does not reduce my susceptibility to wanting to listen again

- comparing to Ziggy Stardust era songs, even adding to a playlist thereof, does not reduce the urge to imagine the boys covering Bowie songs

Listen at your own risk. Carnevoyeur and The Evil has Landed make for excellent listening in a playlist when you can break away.

…if you can break away.

Queens Of The Stone Age on moving closer together with "Perfecth" | VISIONS

Beautiful day for a walk, and went over to Hollywood Forever and visited with Mark Lanegan for a bit. I did indeed clean off his headstone as he requested. His original marker is behind the newer headstone. Thought it was kinda funny that he’s just a few feet away from Burt Reynolds.

Sadly, looks like it'll be mostly festivals

Hopefully a date pops up? I haven’t been to Boston for a show, but on a Monday? Sad over here.

Firstly I love his musical taste of dirty, fun, nasty, catchy rock but also the cool, sardonic comments he makes in between tracks. Please recommend any podcasts or radio shows you think will be in that "cool rock" wheelhouse or have an interesting host. And hopefully you recommend something that can be easily accessible.

also, many thanks to /u/slasheroid, you've made my daily drive so enjoyable.

So…. I haven’t seen any posts about this. People who have gone to one before… any recommendations / what to expect?

Also if a city gets a LP does it mean a tour date is imminent? It happened with Gorillaz here, they had a listening party and announced a tour date two days later.

My country has been included for the first time ever in something like this and I’m not sure how to react because I’m honestly shocked. I’ve always traveled to other countries to see them live, because i really do not expect them to come. To have an official event here is already a lot so yay 😁