Queens of the Stone Age Frontman Keeps NPR Motor Running

We’re not sure who individually is responsible for this great radio.com lede. But whoever you are, bravo!

The article starts out with the arresting mental image of Queens of the Stone Age frontman Josh Homme roaring into the KROQ-FM parking lot astride a Harley-Davidson Ultra Classic Electra Glide. Not quite, the item suggests, the kind of bike a hard rock singer would be expected to favor. Then, the kicker:

“Yeah, I like to cruise around on it because I can listen to NPR while I ride,” Homme explained plainly, referencing the non-commercial radio network popular for such highbrow programming as This American Life and All Things Considered.

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