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John Fogerty Talks ‘Sound City,’ Upcoming Tour

One of the highlights of last week’s Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame Induction Ceremony came early in the night, as Randy Newman was joined by Tom Petty, Jackson Browne and John Fogerty for a […]

2013/04/26

Whenever I Call You, Friend: Stevie Nicks’ Greatest Collaborations

More than thirty years into an incredible career, Stevie Nicks seems busier than ever. On April 2, there’s a documentary film on the making of her latest album, In Your Dreams. Two days later, Fleetwood Mac kick off their […]

2013/03/19

Edgar Winter’s ‘Frankenstein,’Rush And ‘Footloose’: Dave Grohl’s SXSW Keynote

John Fogerty has recently been quoted as saying that Dave Grohl has a childlike enthusiasm for music. Grohl’s fans have seen that time and time again over the years, watching him play in a number […]

2013/03/14

Dave Grohl & Paul McCartney together at the 12-12-12 Concert. (Don Emmert/AFP/Getty Images)

Dave Grohl’s Classic Rock Credentials

Considering he gets to hang with his idols all day, Dave Grohl has a pretty cool life. Most recently, he’s been playing shows with his Sound City Players, featuring Stevie Nicks, John Fogerty, Cheap Trick‘s Rick Nielsen and Rick Springfield. His documentary, Sound City, features […]

2013/03/14

Download Dave Grohl’s ‘Sound City: Reel To Reel’ Soundtrack

Sound City: Reel to Reel features collaborations between Grohl and Nine Inch Nails’ Trent Reznor, Queens of the Stone Age’s Josh Homme, Slip Knot’s Corey Taylor, former Nirvana members Krist Novoselic and Pat Smear, multi-instrumentalist […]

2013/03/04

Stevie Nicks: ‘In Your Dreams’ To Screen At SXSW

Rock’s white-winged-dove, Stevie Nicks chronicles the recording of her 2011 solo album, In Your Dreams, in the documentary, also called In Your Dreams. Former Eurythmics legend, Dave Stewart produced the album at her home-studio, and also […]

2013/02/15

Dave Grohl Takes Over “Chelsea Lately” Hosting Duties During GRAMMY Week

Foo Fighters frontman Dave Grohl, currently on a whirlwind promotional blitz for his directorial debut, Sound City, is taking over the hosting chair from Chelsea Handler on her Chelsea Lately TV talk show on the […]

2013/02/06

Dave Grohl and John Fogerty perform after the "Sound City" premiere in Los Angeles / photo credit: Kevin Winter, Getty Images

‘Sound City’ Reviewed: Dave Grohl’s Inside-Music Movie

“This Neve board, this… is not my world. Engineers who spend hours on the kick drum (sound)? Please! I would rather have a blood transfusion!” This is part of a rather unlikely conversation between Barry […]

2013/02/05

Dave Grohl and Stevie Nicks (Kevin Winter/Getty Images)

Dave Grohl’s Sound City Players Take Hollywood With All-Star Concert And Film Premiere

“We started this project about a year and a half ago,” said Dave Grohl, standing in front of a packed theater at Hollywood’s famous Cineramadome. The VIP crowd had assembled for the L.A. premiere of […]

2013/02/01

What’s Next For Dave Grohl’s Sound City Players? (Hint: NY and SXSW Seem Like Good Bets)

Dave Grohl‘s Sound City Players blew the roof off of Park City Live in Utah earlier this month at the Sundance Film Festival (January 18), and they will rock the Hollywood Palladium after the film’s […]

2013/01/28