Dave Grohl was in the Northern Virginia-based hardcore band Scream before he was in Nirvana. Even though Grohl primarily played drums for the band, he sang lead vocals on one song, “Gods Look Down” in 1989. In a newly-released outtake from the Foo Fighters HBO series “Sonic Highways,” Grohl revisited an alternate take of the song with producer Barrett Jones. “I sound like a girl,” Grohl said at one point listening. “I don’t think my balls had dropped yet.” Watch the clip below.
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Dave Grohl’s mom interviews Dr. Dre, Amy Winehouse, Haim’s moms for new book
Dave Grohl’s mother, Virginia Hanlon Grohl, has written a book titled From Cradle to Stage: Stories From the Mothers Who Rocked and Raised Rock Stars. It is set to be out April 25, 2017 via Seal Press, as Stereogum reports. The book, which features a foreword by the Foo Fighters frontman, has Grohl interviewing the mothers of other famous musicians, including Verna Griffin (Dr. Dre), Janis Winehouse (Amy Winehouse), Donna Haim (the Haim sisters), Marianne Stipe (R.E.M.’s Michael Stipe), Hester Diamond (Beastie Boys’ Mike D), and Patsy Noah (Adam Levine). The book will include the Grohls’ “exclusive” family pictures. See the book cover above.
Supergroup Teenage Time Killers announces debut album
The crossover supergroup Teenage Time Killers has announced information on their debut album, Greatest Hits Vol. 1 which will be released on July 31st via Rise Records.
The supergroup was originally started by Reed Mullin from Corrosion of Conformity as well as The Birds of Satan’s Mick Murphy, and producer John “Lou” Lousteau. Teenage Time Killers have featured a multitude of rock icons from across the spectrum: Pat Smear and Dave Grohl from Foo Fighters, Alkaline Trio’s Nick Oliveri, Matt Skiba, Blink-182, Slipknot’s Corey Taylor and Stone Sour, The Dead Kennedys’ Jello Biafra, Randy Blythe from Lamb of God, Tommy Victor from Prong and Danzig, Fear’s Lee Ving, Mike “IX” Williams of Eyehategod, Corrosion of Conformity’s Mike Dean and Woody Weatherman, and Karl Agell as well as many others.
The LP features 20 tracks, including a few covers including the song by Rudimentary Peni that gave the group its name. The instrumentals were recorded at Grohl’s Northridge, California’s 606 Studios.
Greatest Hits Vol. 1 Tracklist:
01. Exploder
Vocals: Reed Mullin
Featuring Pat Hoed (Bass), London May (Drums)
02. Crowned by the Light of the Sun
Vocals: Neil Fallon
Featuring Jim Rota (Guitar), Dave Grohl (Bass)
03. Hung Out to Dry
Vocals: Randy Blythe
Featuring Mike Schaefer (Guitar), Dave Grohl (Bass)
04. Power Outage
Vocals: Clifford Dinsmore
Featuring Dave Grohl (Bass)
05. Ode to Hannity
Vocals: Jello Biafra
Featuring Mike Dean (Bass)
06. Barrio
Vocals: Matt Skiba
Featuring Brian Baker (Guitar)
07. The Dead Hand
Vocals: Reed Mullin
Featuring Woody Weatherman (Guitar), Dave Grohl (Bass)
08. Egobomb
Vocals: Corey Taylor
Featuring Dave Grohl (Bass)
09. Plank Walk
Vocals: Pete Stahl
Featuring Greg Anderson (Guitar), Dave Grohl (Bass)
10. Time to Die
Vocals: Mike IX Williams
Featuring Greg Anderson (Guitar)
11. Days of Degradation
Vocals: Tommy Victor
Featuring Dave Grohl (Bass)
12. Clawhoof
Vocals: Tairrie B. Murphy
Featuring Dave Grohl (Bass)
13. Big Money
Vocals: Lee Ving
Featuring Pat Smear (Guitar & Bass), London May (Drums)
14. Devil in this House
Vocals: Karl Agell
Featuring Dave Grohl (Bass)
15. Say Goodnight to the Acolyte
Vocals: Phil Rind
Featuring Jason Browning (Guitar), Dave Grohl (Bass)
16. Ignorant People
Vocals: Tony Foresta
Featuring Greg Anderson (Guitar), Nick Oliveri (Bass)
17. Son of an Immigrant
Vocals: Johnny Weber
Featuring Brian Baker (Guitar)
18. Your Empty Soul
Vocals: Aaron Beam
19. Bleeding to Death
Vocals: Vic Bondi
Featuring Dave Grohl (Bass)
20. Teenage Time Killer
Vocals: Trenton Rogers
Featuring Greg Anderson (Guitar), Pat Hoed (Bass)
Foo Fighters Do a Carrie-esque Ice Water Challenge
Challenged to do the ALS ice water challenge by Zach Brown, Dave Grohl accepted it, dressed, of course, in his finest prom dress. As one of the many celebrities who have accepted the viral challenge, the popularity of this has grown over the last month in order to raise awareness for ALS, Lou Gehrig’s Disease.
Grohl took the challenge and made it into the infamous prom scene from “Carrie” with The bucket of ice water the bucket of blood. Also seen in the video is the Foo Fighters’ drummer, Taylor Hawkins, guitarist, Pat Smear, and bassist Nate Mendel.
To donate to ALS, you can visit alsa.org.
Foo Fighters Have Finished Album Eight
Butch Vig, producer, announced on twitter that the untitled LP has been finished recording and mixing. Big tweeted: “We are officially done with the new Foo Fighters album. 23 straight days mixing! IT’S EPIC!!!” The album remains untitled and could be their longest yet. The album will hit shelves in November.
The release will come a month after the premiere of Grohl’s HBO series, entitled Sonic Highways, documenting the process of recording the LP. Sonic Highways follow the Foo Fighters as they travel to eight recording studios and work with Joe Walsh from the Eagles, Gary Clark Jr., and Rick Nielsen from Cheap Trick.
The band already have shows in support of the LP, confirming dates in South Africa, the UK, and Las Vegas at the Life is Beautiful festival in the fall. They have also played surprise shows in Nashville, Washington D.C, and New Orleans.
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