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Few bands have made quite the impact that Nirvana did when they exploded onto the scene in the early ’90s. Led by frontman Kurt Cobain and featuring the talents of drummer Dave Grohl and bassist Krist Novoselic, Nirvana revolutionized rock music with their 1991 sophomore album, ‘Nevermind.
But who should play the iconic rockers in a movie? Besides the obvious choice of Macaulay Culkin as Kurt Cobain, Loudwire magazine has come up with picks of their own. Incidentally, Culkin is not their number one choice. Actor Joe Anderson is the spitting image of the late, great Nirvana frontman Kurt Cobain. He remains relatively unknown, making him a perfect candidate to play the enigmatic Cobain.
In addition to having similar facial features as Grohl, ‘Napoleon Dynamite’ actor Efren Ramirez can definitely display the musician’s comedic side. So, we say ‘Vote for Pedro’ to play Dave Grohl in the Nirvana movie.
The first qualification to play the 6-foot, 6-inch Krist Novoselic is that you gotta be tall. And at 6 foot, 4 inches, ‘How I Met Your Mother’ actor Jason Segel definitely fits the bill, as he also resembles Novoselic.
Do you agree? Do you have someone else in mind?
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http://loudwire.com/casting-call-nirvana/
Nothing says badass like a “gang,” but director Dave Grohl takes a little bit of a sting out of those troublemaking lads from Soundgarden by having them cruise the streets on Segways in the band’s latest video for ‘By Crooked Steps.’ Segways? But…watch to the very end of the clip for a special guest cameo from a certain EDM superstar posing as the arresting officer…
Source: http://loudwire.com/soundgarden-by-crooked-steps-video-directed-by-dave-grohl/
So THAT’S what he’s gonna be doing while the Foo Fighters take a break. Dave has returned to Queens of the Stone Age, the alternative band fronted by former Kyuss guitarist Josh Homme that he drummed for in 2002.
This is Grohl’s second stint with Queens of the Stone Age. He played on one album, ‘Songs for the Deaf,’ which is their most commercially successful album to date, having sold close to 1 million copies and spawned two hit singles, ‘No One Knows’ and ‘Go With the Flow.’
Grohl has stated that he remains committed to the Foo Fighters, even though they are currently taking a hiatus of indefinite length.
http://diffuser.fm/dave-grohl-back-with-queens-of-the-stone-age/
The World’s Largest Drumsticks got a champagne bath at a steamy unveiling Saturday at the Warren Community Amphitheatre.
The sticks, created from poplar logs, will be displayed at the amphitheater until September at which time they will be moved to Dave Grohl Alley, a street the town previously named after the Foo Fighter frontman.
The alley is named for Foo Fighters’ frontman and Nirvana drummer Dave Grohl, who was born in Warren in 1969. The Grammy Award winning drummer, guitar player and singer attended and performed at the dedication of the alley in 2009.
Grohl wasn’t in attendance Saturday, but Mayor Doug Franklin read aloud the full-page ad Grohl placed in the Tribune Chronicle Saturday thanking the community, ”For my very own alley. For the world’s largest drumsticks! And for all of your support … But most of all, for being such a great community. One that makes me proud to say … I am from Warren, Ohio!”
http://www.tribtoday.com/page/content.detail/id/573895/Big-sticks-for-a-big-star.html?nav=5021
http://www.alternativeaddiction.com/musicnews/article/2628/Dave-Grohls-Hometown-Gives-Him-900-lb-Drumbsticks
Dave Grohl of Foo Fighters and Nirvana will be directing and producing an upcoming documentary on Van Nuys, California recording studio Sound City. Sound City will give audiences a feature-length history of Sound City Studios, the Van Nuys, California, studio where great albums including Fleetwood Mac’s Rumours, Neil Young’s After the Gold Rush, Rage Against the Machine’s self-titled, and of course, Nirvana’s Nevermind were recorded.
A release date has not yet been set. A teaser clip for the film can be seen at its website.
Source: http://www.altpress.com/news/entry/dave_grohl_foo_fighters_to_direct_and_produce_new_documentary
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It’s times like these…er…Nevermind.
Slipknot frontman Corey Taylor has revealed to fans that he has recorded a song with Foo Fighters frontman Dave Grohl.
Taylor took to Twitter to say that he had just completed a song with Grohl and Nirvana producer Butch Vig. Posting at Twitter/CoreyTaylorRock, Taylor, who also performs with Stone Sour, wrote: “HUGE checks off the Bucket List today- did a song with Dave Grohl and Butch Vig. Do the words ‘holy shit’ say enough about it?!?”
It is not yet known if the song is for a Dave Grohl or a Corey Taylor project, however Dave Grohl recently collaborated with members of 1980s metal band, Ratt on a brand new song for a new Grohl project currently referred to simply as ‘TBA’. This suggests that the Taylor and Grohl song is being headed up by the Foo Fighters man.
Foo Fighters recently confirmed they are planning to head into the studio to record a new album this year. The band only released their latest studio effort ‘Wasting Light’ in April 2011 but frontman Dave Grohl revealed on the band’s official blog that he has already started compiling ideas for new songs.
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Source: http://www.nme.com/news/foo-fighters/61506
Foo Fighters are among the rock leaders in the latest round of Grammy nominations – but they’re up against some stiff competition.
Dave Grohl and his foo fighting cohorts have a total of six nominations, including Album Of The Year and Best Rock Song. They have won a total of six Grammys in the past, with the last being for Best Hard Rock Performance in 2008.
Others rock artists who could be called to the stage include Mumford & Sons, Coldplay, Mastodon and Red Hot Chili Peppers.
Here are the nominees in the Best Alternative Album Category:
Courtney Love and Dave Grohl have been all over the news this week. If you’re late to the game, Love launched into a nasty tirade about Grohl during a Hold concert at SWU Festival in Brazil, after spotting a fan carrying a photo of her late husband, Nirvana frontman Kurt Cobain. She got on the subject of Grohl’s fights to stake his claim to some of the Nirvana residuals, and the rant went viral. Now, Nirvana bass player Krist Novoselic seems to be coming to the defense of his former band mate in a series of Tweets, praising the Foo Fighters frontman.
Novoselic’s first Tweet read, “Q: Why do Foo Fighters pack arenas? A: Because they ROCK!!!!!!!” He quickly followed up with another Tweet in support of Grohl: “David Eric Grohl = Talent + Focus + Hard Work #Ilove you.” Both messages went out Wednesday (Nov. 16). We love the simple fact Novoselic is standing up for his good buddy.
Source: http://audioinkradio.com/2011/11/nirvana-krist-novoselic-defends-dave-grohl-courtney-love
Story by Anne Erickson
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