<![CDATA[ Latest from Guitar World in Josh-homme ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/tag/josh-homme Thu, 26 Mar 2026 11:07:37 +0000 en <![CDATA[ “Not a prop. Not a joke”: The world’s first cardboard acoustic electric has been made – and it was crafted by the man who built guitars for Josh Homme and Steven Tyler ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/gear/acoustic-electric-guitars/cardboard-chaos-echopark-acoustic-electric-guitar pe7cHEnJSEJwrKAsvZsy6e Thu, 26 Mar 2026 11:07:37 +0000 <![CDATA[ “It was so heavy to lift as an 11-year-old”: Josh Homme’s first guitar amp wasn’t even a guitar amp ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/gear/amps/josh-hommes-first-amp 3Q4vYQjsZ66AegQmmMiE8R Mon, 23 Mar 2026 09:56:21 +0000 Mon, 23 Mar 2026 14:44:52 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Living in the shadow of my grunge parents, Courtney and Billy… it was a complex and exhausting shadow to come out from under”: Melissa Auf der Maur on joining Hole amidst tragedy and her “Master’s in Music” with the Smashing Pumpkins ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/melissa-auf-der-maur-even-the-good-girls-will-cry-memoir-interview ainiM36fv5C4VSPUY3oDrk Tue, 17 Mar 2026 12:29:32 +0000 Tue, 17 Mar 2026 12:32:06 +0000 <![CDATA[ “All I need is insurmountable odds. Give me your worst guitar, an amp made in a garage and a pedal that’s not meant to be there. We’ve got something”: Josh Homme is finally ready to talk tone ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/josh-homme-qotsa-tone-peavey-decade-too HmFQpvGP9tkK4CGnuXCcF8 Wed, 11 Mar 2026 15:00:00 +0000 Mon, 23 Mar 2026 10:03:57 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I felt like I was being used. I’m not a puppet that you can put your hand up its ass and make do stuff”: The signature gear Josh Homme turned down ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/the-signature-gear-josh-homme-turned-down 8pvjegVc2Wgq5iMKWBTvhN Wed, 04 Mar 2026 16:15:59 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I showed it to John Paul Jones. He laughed. And then he played it. He went from giggling to joy”: When Josh Homme introduced a Led Zeppelin legend to his secret-weapon amp ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/josh-homme-john-paul-jones-peavey-decade uaDHdR8V22jAwmJv8Zj8kC Wed, 18 Feb 2026 15:33:09 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Our definition of what makes a ‘good’ guitar tone has changed dramatically in the past 10 years”: Does ‘bad’ guitar tone even exist anymore? ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/gear/does-bad-guitar-tone-even-exist-anymore 2GtkU3oJzuQxUusyD69vuP Wed, 03 Sep 2025 10:56:57 +0000 Tue, 16 Dec 2025 13:10:22 +0000 <![CDATA[ "As a recording utility to help a part cut, or a way to get you a little closer to the QOTSA sound, it’s mission accomplished": Peavey Joshua Homme Decade Too amp review ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/gear/combo-amps/peavey-joshua-homme-decade-too-amp-review PdqvUsdNNNUjf2G5itsHKT Thu, 24 Jul 2025 15:09:27 +0000 Tue, 29 Jul 2025 21:30:46 +0000 <![CDATA[ “If something works there, it works everywhere”: Why Josh Homme prefers to write his songs on acoustic guitar first ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/why-josh-homme-prefers-to-write-his-songs-on-acoustic-guitar-first ZeFSCuMKEXe9z9SvvFh5Ua Fri, 06 Jun 2025 10:06:16 +0000 Tue, 10 Jun 2025 14:52:02 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Some things you are supposed to touch, and some things you are never supposed to touch”: Remembering when Queens of the Stone Age's Josh Homme played George Harrison’s Rosewood Telecaster – and got so star-struck by the guitar he couldn’t speak ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/josh-homme-plays-george-harrisons-rosewood-telecaster WeDWta7RhsGmTFdMqsWeDL Sun, 18 May 2025 13:00:00 +0000 Fri, 27 Jun 2025 15:01:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ “This is the secret weapon... This thing is incredible”: It’s finally here – Josh Homme teams up with Peavey to recreate its sought-after Decade amp – and it has a host of studio- and stage-ready upgrades ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/gear/amps/josh-homme-peavey-decade-too KTjQUaUW3Vh2gaAiRHtjpf Fri, 24 Jan 2025 12:21:55 +0000 Wed, 29 Jan 2025 16:52:19 +0000 <![CDATA[ “We had so much fun recording Rated R and Songs for the Deaf. We’d do mushrooms, and the next day, we’d be drinking. We’d be being creative, wild and crazy – that led to some great moments”: Nick Oliveri on Queens of the Stone Age's “definitive” era ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/features/nick-oliveri-on-queens-of-the-stone-age-definitive-era CQj5oksbEicW8DSE9iqx2e Thu, 15 Aug 2024 11:37:41 +0000 Tue, 27 Aug 2024 15:53:44 +0000 <![CDATA[ “We peaked out. You had Dave Grohl on drums, Mark Lanegan on vocals, I'm on bass and Josh is on guitar and vocals. It's kind of hard to do better, you know?” Nick Oliveri on why Queens of the Stone Age will never top their Songs for the Deaf lineup ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/nick-oliveri-on-why-qotsa-will-never-top-songs-for-the-deaf-lineup 2cGDcWVCSEbWmek8r6ieg6 Thu, 08 Aug 2024 15:50:59 +0000 Tue, 20 Aug 2024 12:40:40 +0000 <![CDATA[ “If you heard the first demo of that song you wouldn’t believe it!” How Led Zeppelin’s legendary multi-instrumentalist took flight with Them Crooked Vultures ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/features/john-paul-jones-on-them-crooked-vultures xtqFcvhZWdrJQfLLVsy2zk Sun, 14 Jul 2024 11:00:00 +0000 Tue, 30 Jul 2024 11:07:26 +0000 <![CDATA[ “It is no longer an option to continue”: Queens of the Stone Age cancel tour dates as Josh Homme is rushed to emergency surgery ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/queens-of-the-stone-age-josh-homme-emergency-surgery kotdaHoVNQDeoe2N6NgPwi Tue, 09 Jul 2024 14:48:40 +0000 Tue, 23 Jul 2024 09:13:43 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I never learned any barre chords... all I’ve ever learned was ‘oompah oompah’. It drove me to either give up guitar or start writing music”: Josh Homme reveals how learning polka as a kid developed his off-kilter guitar playing style ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/josh-homme-guitar-playing-detuning x8QoFc45Wp5o5GPRqvrVw3 Thu, 25 Apr 2024 11:23:40 +0000 Wed, 08 May 2024 14:43:46 +0000 <![CDATA[ Funny Little Boxes Skeleton Key review – Josh Homme’s Queens of the Stone Age tones in a box? ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/reviews/funny-little-boxes-skeleton-key dYmMRdTDjPvhW3fdi3gCjU Mon, 20 Nov 2023 09:53:00 +0000 Mon, 20 Nov 2023 10:04:05 +0000 <![CDATA[ Josh Homme’s “core tone with the minimum of fuss”: this UK-made pedal sounds like Queens of the Stone Age and looks like it, too – thanks to exclusive Boneface artwork ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/funny-little-boxes-skeleton-key-queens-stone-age-josh-homme-tone-pedal oiHJLCDZcBYo9qPmrR4AUE Wed, 30 Aug 2023 12:11:54 +0000 Mon, 22 Jul 2024 15:51:47 +0000 <![CDATA[ Josh Homme reveals cancer diagnosis ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/josh-homme-cancer-diagnosis 4aXRe7DfeFxMpzTA9Hw7BR Tue, 13 Jun 2023 09:47:51 +0000 <![CDATA[ How Nikki Lane found guitar empowerment with Josh Homme and an all-star band on her gritty new album ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/features/nikki-lane-denim-and-diamonds aHSyARvqRH3iCmAmeUVrNF Thu, 27 Apr 2023 13:53:51 +0000 Thu, 27 Apr 2023 13:54:14 +0000 <![CDATA[ Frantone’s Fran Blanche reckons she knows the real secret to Josh Homme’s tone – and it’s not the Peavey Decade ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/fran-blanche-josh-homme-guitar-tone-secret XQb9vgDLGnHeoc6TaxmRym Wed, 11 Jan 2023 15:59:53 +0000 Fri, 20 Sep 2024 11:35:59 +0000 <![CDATA[ Them Crooked Vultures reunite for the first time in over a decade at Taylor Hawkins tribute show ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/them-crooked-vultures-taylor-hawkins-tribute qJn7yqaikomKSXvx6hH9bY Mon, 05 Sep 2022 13:11:13 +0000 <![CDATA[ Foo Fighters to be joined by Brian May, Wolfgang Van Halen, Geddy Lee, Alex Lifeson and more at Taylor Hawkins tribute concerts ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/foo-fighters-may-van-halen-rush-taylor-hawkins 6pYXUgwoGoS2FAVuAsEfXc Wed, 15 Jun 2022 19:35:22 +0000 <![CDATA[ Ozzy Osbourne has completed his guest star-packed new album ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/ozzy-osbourne-new-album-2022-done r6zg4LGeBjdKhDHp2hFPm5 Mon, 11 Apr 2022 20:13:51 +0000 <![CDATA[ Josh Homme and Mike McCready will appear on the new Ozzy Osbourne record, according to Chad Smith ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/ozzy-osbourne-album-josh-homme-mike-mccready pEUpY5hNzAuicuDDRCLc48 Fri, 01 Apr 2022 15:17:12 +0000 Fri, 01 Apr 2022 15:20:24 +0000 <![CDATA[ Billy Gibbons once played a harmonic with his beard, according to Josh Homme ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/billy-gibbons-played-harmonic-with-beard AeCgFNsvp4pd6hYDikAvna Fri, 04 Mar 2022 19:59:21 +0000 <![CDATA[ Brody Dalle's boyfriend alleges Josh Homme tried to throw him off a balcony ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/josh-homme-brody-dalles-boyfriend-alleged-altercation aPSC93YwkzNftegdDaaA3A Wed, 05 Jan 2022 17:08:41 +0000 <![CDATA[ Watch Foo Fighters, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Jane's Addiction, Tool, Queens of the Stone Age members jam on classic rock standards at all-star benefit concert ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/foo-fighters-rhcp-tool-qotsa-members-jam DC6nNrKX7xKc7FbtQuYRuJ Tue, 07 Dec 2021 21:52:16 +0000 <![CDATA[ St. Vincent had the Peavey Decade practice amp built into a pedal after Josh Homme revealed it as the secret behind the Queens of the Stone Age sound ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/st-vincent-peavey-decade-amp-pedal 9cfGLWTc2eH7mc8TXyExH9 Tue, 07 Dec 2021 16:14:47 +0000 Wed, 15 Dec 2021 11:50:18 +0000 <![CDATA[ Brody Dalle sentenced to 60 hours community service following contempt conviction ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/brody-dalle-60-hours-community-service 5PFQygt2KRWkaUKyhBWurY Wed, 01 Dec 2021 12:35:34 +0000 Wed, 01 Dec 2021 12:37:13 +0000 <![CDATA[ Brody Dalle convicted of one count of contempt of court in custody battle with Josh Homme ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/brody-dalle-contempt-of-court yJBXFaFFvGGtzWJ2SjgtGA Tue, 23 Nov 2021 13:22:55 +0000 <![CDATA[ Judge orders Brody Dalle to let Josh Homme see their two sons amid ongoing custody battle ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/josh-homme-brody-dalle-monitoring avr3GAWjNKFPehogATBjc9 Mon, 18 Oct 2021 12:13:13 +0000 Mon, 18 Oct 2021 14:28:06 +0000 <![CDATA[ Brody Dalle pleads not guilty to contempt in ongoing custody battle with Josh Homme ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/brody-dalle-contempt-josh-homme 8NvurRVm2pEafsWuqGkpq5 Thu, 14 Oct 2021 21:33:46 +0000 <![CDATA[ Josh Homme granted calls with sons amid ongoing custody battle with Brody Dalle ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/homme-dalle-custody-battle ncqKZVgEGXrp8RCQa7HXqG Wed, 29 Sep 2021 15:39:56 +0000 <![CDATA[ Restraining order filed against Josh Homme by his family ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/restraining-order-filed-against-josh-homme xHoWqBdejXnPqEhTKW7aPE Fri, 10 Sep 2021 14:37:15 +0000 <![CDATA[ Josh Homme reveals the “secret weapon” behind his Queens of the Stone Age tone: Peavey's tiny Decade practice amp ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/josh-homme-secret-weapon Sxu9nERJ3jztjdAKh9XErg Thu, 09 Sep 2021 15:19:17 +0000 Thu, 20 Jun 2024 16:05:39 +0000 <![CDATA[ Hear St. Vincent, Josh Homme, Phoebe Bridgers, Khruangbin radically rework Paul McCartney tracks ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/hear-st-vincent-josh-homme-phoebe-bridgers-khruangbin-radically-rework-paul-mccartney-tracks xD3r368Bm2NFYmMbMYihwY Fri, 16 Apr 2021 11:49:17 +0000 Fri, 16 Apr 2021 11:54:57 +0000 <![CDATA[ Paul McCartney announces new covers album with St. Vincent, Josh Homme, Phoebe Bridgers and more ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/paul-mccartney-iii-covers-album Smq8fDKL5SLGDtvPgYXXGK Fri, 12 Mar 2021 09:35:42 +0000 Mon, 15 Mar 2021 16:48:20 +0000 <![CDATA[ Dave Grohl wants to reunite with Josh Homme and John Paul Jones for a new Them Crooked Vultures album ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/dave-grohl-wants-to-reunite-with-josh-homme-and-john-paul-jones-for-a-new-them-crooked-vultures-album JRF6ixxNpBw4VZSDcDSQrm Tue, 16 Feb 2021 17:26:14 +0000 <![CDATA[ Josh Homme says he's open to playing with legendary stoner rockers Kyuss again ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/josh-homme-says-hes-open-to-playing-with-legendary-stoner-rockers-kyuss-again AubPYe8e6pmcPhmNJHoDHE Thu, 16 Jul 2020 15:41:09 +0000 <![CDATA[ Matt Sweeney on his secret formula for Josh Homme's Desert Sessions: "I can fingerpick, I know how to sound good... and I smell nice" ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/matt-sweeney-on-his-secret-formula-for-josh-hommes-desert-sessions-i-can-fingerpick-i-know-how-to-sound-good-and-i-smell-nice VRm4ghVyBrR7j9AC7eVVAg Tue, 03 Dec 2019 11:20:25 +0000 Tue, 03 Dec 2019 11:25:25 +0000 <![CDATA[ Queens of the Stone Age Share Oddball Version of “Silent Night” ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/queens-of-the-stone-age-share-oddball-version-of-silent-night 9CzNYQuJmRyDSyZfF3vjtb Mon, 10 Dec 2018 14:00:30 +0000 <![CDATA[ Queens of the Stone Share Stripped-Down Performance Clip of "The Way You Used to Do" ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/queens-of-the-stone-share-stripped-down-performance-clip-of-the-way-you-used-to-do XssWNhMkdEQ4rF5u7cyzn4 Fri, 14 Sep 2018 15:17:41 +0000 Fri, 14 Sep 2018 15:24:56 +0000 <![CDATA[ Queens of the Stone Age Release Creepy "Head Like a Haunted House" Video ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/queens-of-the-stone-age-release-creepy-head-like-a-haunted-house-video gVjY5pwzNXCj63qRg2Hkbk Tue, 20 Mar 2018 15:04:02 +0000 <![CDATA[ Queens of the Stone Age Announce 2018 Tour Dates ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/319434 S6AyQch2cEzCBAZdXvomp7 Thu, 19 Oct 2017 14:56:50 +0000 <![CDATA[ Queen of the Stone Age's Josh Homme Talks New Album, 'Villains' ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/queen-stone-ages-josh-homme-talks-new-album-villains hRF5ff7DUx57JxWucagPwd Thu, 07 Sep 2017 17:55:52 +0000 Tue, 31 Jul 2018 09:25:27 +0000 <![CDATA[ Eagles of Death Metal Announce New Album, 'Zipper Down' ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/eagles-death-metal-announce-new-album-zipper-down aGZFwUvpkyXtXoAs7xRJxN Wed, 24 Jun 2015 20:44:41 +0000 <![CDATA[ Video: Dave Grohl, Josh Homme and Trent Reznor Perform "Mantra" ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/video-dave-grohl-josh-homme-and-trent-reznor-perform-mantra y9CwXNSEwKc6ynnCV5yF78 Fri, 08 Mar 2013 16:15:02 +0000 <![CDATA[ Interview: Guitarist Vigilante Carlstroem of The Hives Discusses Their New Album, 'Lex Hives' ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/features/interview-guitarist-vigilante-carlstroem-hives-discusses-their-new-album-lex-hives Kd7rb3s9ViuM8bseTypF8A Thu, 31 May 2012 16:58:57 +0000 <![CDATA[ Josh Homme and Scott Reeder File Federal Lawsuit Vs. Kyuss Lives! ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/josh-homme-and-scott-reeder-file-federal-lawsuit-vs-kyuss-lives HcjBwRndKd8ekSRTD8B6tV Mon, 12 Mar 2012 14:46:20 +0000