the Stone Age
noun
: the oldest period in which human beings are known to have existed : the age during which humans made and used stone tools
—often used figuratively to suggest something outmoded
His political ideas are from the Stone Age.
I'm still using a Stone Age computer.
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An oddly nauseating title sequence — zooming in on Hope’s patented beauty techniques while Queens of the Stone Age plays over flawless skin — promises a horror movie-like secret that just isn’t there.
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Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 14 Aug. 2024
One outtake is a duet with Beck, for which Beck recently recorded his part, and several are demo recordings Lanegan cut with Queens of the Stone Age’s Troy Van Leeuwen in various hotel rooms.
—Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 2 Aug. 2024
Queens of the Stone Age were forced to cancel another string of summer tour dates on Friday (July 26) due to singer Josh Homme’s unspecified medical treatment.
—Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 26 July 2024
Prior to the May show, Navarro had been out of the group due to symptoms from long COVID and was replaced on the road in recent years by former Red Hot Chili Peppers guitarist/Pearl Jam multi-instrumentalist Josh Klinghoffer and Queens of the Stone Age’s Troy Van Leeuwen.
—Spin Staff, SPIN, 24 July 2024
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Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 14 Aug. 2024
One outtake is a duet with Beck, for which Beck recently recorded his part, and several are demo recordings Lanegan cut with Queens of the Stone Age’s Troy Van Leeuwen in various hotel rooms.
—Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 2 Aug. 2024
Queens of the Stone Age were forced to cancel another string of summer tour dates on Friday (July 26) due to singer Josh Homme’s unspecified medical treatment.
—Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 26 July 2024
Prior to the May show, Navarro had been out of the group due to symptoms from long COVID and was replaced on the road in recent years by former Red Hot Chili Peppers guitarist/Pearl Jam multi-instrumentalist Josh Klinghoffer and Queens of the Stone Age’s Troy Van Leeuwen.
—Spin Staff, SPIN, 24 July 2024
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