Dave Grohl’s ‘Sound City Players’ to Perform New York Show

As proof that you can’t keep a good band down, the Sound City Players, a supergroup put together by Dave Grohl to promote his ‘Sound City‘ documentary, will perform at New York’s Hammerstein Ballroom on Feb. 13. This will be their only New York appearance.

The group is Grohl, with members of Foo Fighters and Nirvana serving as a house band while musicians take turns sitting in. Among the classic rockers are such legends as Stevie Nicks, John Fogerty and Rick Nielsen of Cheap Trick.

Grohl debuted the group with a three-hour show last month at the Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah, where ‘Sound City’ received its premiere. They reprised the gig on Thursday (Jan. 31) at the Hollywood Palladium for the movie’s Los Angeles debut.

Tickets for the Hammerstein Ballroom show wil go on sale Feb. 5 at 4:00PM Eastern. There is a four-ticket limit per person. Complete details can be found at Ticketmaster.

The film, which chronicles the history of the L.A.’s legendary Sound City Studios, is receiving limited runs in select cities. However, if you are unable to make one of those rare screenings, you can also stream or download the movie from its website.

source: ultimateclassicrock.com

Stevie Nicks, John Fogerty + More Join Dave Grohl Onstage at Sundance ‘Sound City’ Party

In what may have been the greatest night of live band karaoke the world has ever seen, Dave Grohl premiered his ‘Sound City‘ documentary at the Sundance Film Festival on Friday (Jan. 18) in style.


Rolling Stone is reporting that a concert lasting three hours and featuring 17 guest musicians rang out at Park City Live in Park City, Utah. With his Foo Fighters serving as house band, Grohl called up such legends as Stevie Nicks, John Fogerty and Rick Nielsen of Cheap Trick to jam with him. In addition to Landslide’ and ‘Dreams,’ Nicks sang a new song she wrote with Grohl, ‘You Can’t Fix This,’ which was inspired by her godson’s overdose.

Fogerty, with his “I won’t play Creedence Clearwater Revival songs anymore” era long behind him, cranked out four classics, ‘Bad Moon Rising,’ ‘Fortunate Son,’ ‘Proud Mary’ and ‘Born on the Bayou.’ Some of the other stars to join in the fun were Grohl’s former Nirvana bandmate Krist Novaselic and Corey Taylor of Slipknot. Even Rick Springfield got in on the fun, singing two of his biggest hits, ‘Jessie’s Girl,’ ‘I’ve Done Everything for You’ and another Grohl collaboration, ‘The Man That Never Was.’

‘Sound City’ is a documentary about the legendary Van Nuys, Calif. recording studio where many classic albums were recorded, and features interviews with such names as Tom Petty and Mick Fleetwood talking about their time there. Grohl, who recorded ‘Nevermind’ with Nirvana inside its walls, was so enamored with the studio that, upon its closing in 2011, he bought its Neve 8028 console for his home studio.

“I consider this to be the most important thing I’ve ever done, artistically, of all the albums I’ve made, of all the bands I’ve had the pleasure of being in,” Grohl said at the premiere. “I really feel like the ‘Sound City’ movie, its intention is to inspire the next generation of kids to fall in love with music as much as I did.”

source: ultimateclassicrock.com

Nirvana-Paul McCartney Song Stems From Dave Grohl's 'Sound City' Documentary

Fans expecting Paul McCartney and the surviving members of Nirvana to bust into "Smells Like Teen Spirit" or "Come as You Are" at last night's "12-12-12" Sandy benefit concert were a little surprised when the unlikely supergroup played a new song called "Cut Me Some Slack." It turns out the tune is from the forthcoming album Sound City – Real to Reel, which is essentially the soundtrack to the Grohl's Sound City documentary.

Grohl has been quietly working on the film, which is slated to premiere at Sundance in January, over the past year. It traces the history of Sound City, a Los Angeles studio where countless famous albums were recorded, including Nirvana's Nevermind, Neil Young's After the Goldrush, Fleetwood Mac's Rumours and Tom Petty's Damn the Torpedoes.

"The place is a time warp," Grohl recently told Rolling Stone. "A tape-based analog studio. Nirvana did what everyone else had done there: You plugged in, hit 'record' and that room brought out the sound of your band."

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Grohl directed the film, which features interviews with Young, Petty, Rick Rubin, Fleetwood Mac and many others. For the soundtrack, Grohl jammed with many of the legends that worked in the studio. "I can't give too much away," says Grohl. "Because it gets really good there. You're talking about some of the most legendary musicians of all time, doing their thing. And you're seeing it in a way you've never seen before."

Most of Grohl's collaborators have been kept under wraps, but word has leaked out that they include Rick Springfield, Josh Homme and Slipknot's Corey Taylor. "For me to sit down and jam with someone like Rick Springfield was really exciting," says Grohl. "When he sits down with a guitar it's like he's 14 yearsold. He rips. We basically wrote and arranged a song in a day. It's fucking great."

Grohl was excited to work with such a wide array of artists. "Why shouldn't Rick Springfield be on the same record as Lee Ving [of Fear]," he says. "When I was a kid, I'd listen to Steel Pulse as well as Slayer. When you think about all of the people who recorded at Sound City,  it's like a virtual jukebox. To put all of these people together in different configurations and make music all together, it's pretty cool."

The goal was to cut a song in a single day. "It was a challenge and an experiment," Grohl says. "We had a few test jams and then we started going for it. It's tricky. It's like herding cats, trying to get them in the same room at the same time. I don't know how they did 'We Are The World.'"

It's unclear what role (if any) McCartney plays in the movie, but a new website for "Cut Me Some Slack" shows a "Final Master" reel-to-reel tape with the names McCartney, Novoselic, Smear and Grohl written on it. The song clearly stems from the movie project.

Plans are somewhat in flux at the moment, but Grohl would love to stage screenings of the movie around the globe. "After each premiere we could have a show with musicians," he says. "They'd not only play music from the film, but from their catalogs as well. We could do it in a Hammerstein or Roseland and pack the bill with the coolest bands in the world . . . We aren't far away from this. Pretty soon, everyone will hear what our big plan is. We've been planning it for a long fucking time."

source: rollingstone.com

Dave Grohl releases 'Sound City' trailer

Get an exclusive preview of his new documentary here.

Dave Grohl announced yesterday that he’ll be taking his first ever feature length documentary, ‘Sound City’ to the Sundance Film Festival early next year.

Now, he’s released a trailer for the film, which chronicles the history of the iconic Californian recording studio.

source: planetrock.com

Dave Grohl's Directorial Debut to Premiere at Sundance

Dave Grohl's directorial debut, Sound City, is set to premiere at the Sundance Film Festival in January, and the rocker will be in attendance. His documentary examines the history of the Van Nuys, California, recording studio and was inspired by Grohl's purchase of the Neve 8028 recording console from the Sound City Studios last year.

"As a first-time director, I am humbled to be able to share my passion for songwriting and storytelling with this incredible cast of legendary musicians, as seen through the extraordinary story of America's greatest unsung recording studio, Sound City," said Grohl in a statement. "Being included in this group of artists is a true honor, and the Sundance Film Festival is the perfect place to premiere a film about craft, integrity and passion for art. I am over the moon!"



Grohl's relationship with the studio began in 1991 when Nirvana laid down the tracks for Nevermind in its booths. The Sundance Film Festival runs January 17th to 27th in Park City, Utah. For more information on Sound City, visit its website.

source: rollingstone.com

Dave Grohl Issues Foo Fighters Statement

The band aren't splitting up, just taking a well earned rest

After a little bit of speculation in the past few weeks, Dave Grohl has confirmed that we won't be seeing much of the Foo Fighters for a  while.







He said on Facebook:

Hey everyone...

Dave here. Just wanted to write and thank you all again from the bottom of my heart for another incredible year. (Our 18th, to be exact!) We truly never could have done any of this without you...

Never in my wildest dreams did I think Foo Fighters would make it this far. I never thought we COULD make it this far, to be honest. There were times when I didn't think the band would survive. There were times when I wanted to give up. But... I can't give up this band. And I never will. Because it's not just a band to me. It's my life. It's my family. It's my world.

Yes... I was serious. I'm not sure when the Foo Fighters are going to play again. It feels strange to say that, but it's a good thing for all of us to go away for a while. It's one of the reasons we're still here. Make sense? I never want to NOT be in this band. So, sometimes it's good to just... put it back in the garage for a while...

But, no gold watches or vacations just yet... I'll be focusing all of my energy on finishing up my Sound City documentary film and album for worldwide release in the very near future. A year in the making, it could be the biggest, most important project I've ever worked on. Get ready... it's coming.

Me, Taylor, Nate, Pat, Chris, and Rami... I'm sure we'll all see you out there... somewhere...

Thank you, thank you, thank you...

Dave

All that being said, the band said something similar in 2008 after their Wembley Stadium shows so how long this break is remains to be seen.

source: planetrock.com

Foo Fighters' 'Million-Dollar Demos' Leak Online

Previously unheard demos of "Have It All" and "Come Back" from the Foo Fighters' contentious early recording sessions for their album One by One have surfaced, GrungeReport points out.

When the Foos started recording One by One in 2002, things were already on the rocks. The group was on the outs after a lengthy tour, while drummer Taylor Hawkins was recovering from a near-fatal drug overdose. The sessions at Grohl's home studio in Virginia and Conway Studios in Los Angeles yielded less than positive results, and Grohl put recording on hold.

In a 2002 Spin interview following the release of One by One, Grohl admitted that the band wasn't quite ready to record yet. He added, "We basically made what Taylor called 'the million-dollar demos.'"

The demos are, unsurprisingly, a bit rougher around the edges than the finished album cuts. Closer "Come Back" clocks in a few minutes shorter and lacks the added instrumentation. Still, their overall quality is quite impressive, especially for demos – a testament to the Foo Fighters' impeccable ability to craft rock gems even under less-than-perfect circumstances.

source: rollingstone.com