“You come and see us and it’s three hours of getting punched in the face.” You’ve said that you give the musicians their parts with little or no preparation in the studio. Is that still your working ...

As cliché as it sounds to say, The Mars Volta are truly a one-of-a-kind band. Formed by vocalist Cedric Bixler-Zavala and guitarist Omar Rodríguez-López after the break-up of their previous outfit — ...

The Mars Volta will be releasing their next album, Octahedron, in July. The album was produced by guitarist Omar Rodriguez while promises of being much more accessible than previous works are in store ...

There will be no general consensus of opinion for “Octahedron,” the latest release by The Mars Volta. The band is consistently referred to as “progressive,” although it depends on which definition of ...

The Mars Volta have launched a stream of their new album. The record is titled Octahedron and is due out June 23, 2009. It comes just after Bedlam in Goliath in 2008. Check it out on their myspace ...

Grammy-winning prog-rock wizards The Mars Volta show a softer side but still rock hard on their fifth studio outing, "Octahedron." A creative partnership between guitarist Omar Rodriguez-Lopez and ...

Dave Pehling is website managing editor for CBS Bay Area. He started his journalism career doing freelance writing about music in the late 1990s, eventually working as a web writer, editor and ...