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Video: DAVE GROHL's SOUND CITY PLAYERS Perform At SUNDANCE FILM FESTIVAL

SLIPKNOT's Corey Taylor, all the other members of the band FOO FIGHTERS, the other surviving members of NIRVANA, plus Stevie Nicks, John Fogerty, Rick Springfield, Rick Nielsen of CHEAP TRICK, drummer Brad Wilk of RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE and several others performed with Dave Grohl last night (Frid...

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SOUNDGARDEN Guitarist Addresses Reunion 'Cash Grab' Accusations

During a recent interview with The Phoenix, SOUNDGARDEN guitarist Kim Thayil spoke about accusations from some in the media — as well as SMASHING PUMPKINS mainman Billy Corgan — that the band's reunion is nothing more than a "cash grab." "How is it a cash grab?" Thayil asked. "Since when is there mo...

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DAVE GROHL Featured On GHOST's Cover Version Of ABBA's 'I'm A Marionette'

Swedish webshop Bengans.se, which delivers to every country in the world, is accepting preorders for the strictly limited 10-inch clear vinyl version of "Secular Haze", the new single from the mysterious Swedish buzz band GHOST. Featured on the single's B-side is GHOST's cover version of ABBA's "I'm...

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COREY TAYLOR's Collaboration With DAVE GROHL Premieres On BBC Radio; Audio Available

"From Can To Can't", the collaboration between SLIPKNOT/STONE SOUR frontman Corey Taylor (pictured below) and FOO FIGHTERS mainman Dave Grohl, was premiered on BBC radio earlier today and is now available for streaming in the YouTube clip below . "From Can To Can't" will appear on "Sound City: Real...

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DAVE GROHL And SOUND CITY PLAYERS Announce Los Angeles Concert

Dave Grohl and his SOUND CITY PLAYERS will perform at the historic Hollywood Palladium in Hollywood, California on Thursday, January 31 immediately following the Los Angeles premiere of "Sound City: Real To Reel", a new documentary produced and directed by Grohl. Joining Dave at the gig will be fell...

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WE ARE KNUCKLE DRAGGER Taps Producer ROSS ROBINSON For New Album

WE ARE KNUCKLE DRAGGER, the Newcastle, England-based three-piece bastard child of experimental metal, punk and hardcore featuring members of YOURCODENAMEIS, will enter a Los Angeles studio in February with producer Ross Robinson (SLIPKNOT, DEFTONES, AT THE DRIVE-IN, GLASSJAW, KORN) to begin recordin...

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BOBBY BLOTZER's Son Joins TIJUANA BULLFIGHT

Drummer Mike Blotzer — son of RATT's Bobby Blotzer — and guitarist Tony Syphus have joined the Los Angeles-based heavy rock/sludge outfit TIJUANA BULLFIGHT. The quartet has completed work on a new album, tentatively titled "Socal Or Southern California", for an early 2013 release. Half of the CD was...

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COREY TAYLOR To Perform With DAVE GROHL During SUNDANCE FILM FESTIVAL Set

SLIPKNOT and STONE SOUR frontman Corey Taylor will perform with FOO FIGHTERS mainman Dave Grohl as part of a new band called the SOUND CITY PLAYERS on January 18 at a concert in Park City, Utah during the Sundance Film Festival. Also scheduled to appear are QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE multi-instrumental...

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DAVE GROHL To Be Joined By 'Special Guests' For SOUND CITY PLAYERS Performance At SUNDANCE

Former NIRVANA drummer and current FOO FIGHTERS frontman Dave Grohl will perform with a band called the SOUND CITY PLAYERS at the Sundance film festival in Park City, Utah to promote his directorial debut, "Sound City". According to The Salt Lake Tribune, "core musicians and special guests" featured...

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MADONNA's Guitarist MONTE PITTMAN Says Working With Former METALLICA Producer Was 'Great'

Jason Saulnier of the MusicLegends.ca web site recently conducted an interview with Monte Pittman — who has recorded and toured with PRONG in addition to playing guitar for Madonna and "American Idol" finalist Adam Lambert. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. MusicLegends.ca: How was it...

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SOUNDGARDEN Offering Free Download Of 'Letterman' Performance

Reunited grunge legends SOUNDGARDEN are offering a free download of the songs "Thousand Days Before" and "Rowing" from their recent performance on "Late Show With David Letterman" as a "thank you" to their fans for their support in 2012. Enter B33CMZ at this location to redeem the recording. SOUNDGA...

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SOUNDGARDEN Guitarist On Band's Reunion: 'We Had No Plans To Write A New Album'

Joshua Bottomley of Hails & Horns recently conducted an interview with guitarist Kim Thayil of reunited grunge legends SOUNDGARDEN. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Hails & Horns: How crucial was it for SOUNDGARDEN to go out and play live before getting back into the studio?...

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SOUNDGARDEN Taps DAVE GROHL For 'By Crooked Steps' Video

Reunited grunge legends SOUNDGARDEN are filming the official music video for the song "By Crooked Steps" today (Tuesday, December 18) with Dave Grohl (FOO FIGHTERS, NIRVANA) at the helm. "By Crooked Steps" comes off "King Animal", the first collection of all-new material in 16 years from SOUNDGARDEN...

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King Animal

If there's one band that mostly escaped the wrath of heavy metal's original flock, one that still laments the arrival of NIRVANA and grunge despite metal's protracted return, it's SOUNDGARDEN. The primary reason for this is their evolution from a STOOGES-meets-HUSKER DU-meets-MUDHONEY mindset that w...

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COURTNEY LOVE Blasts NIRVANA Members' Performance At '12-12-12' Benefit

According to The Pulse Of Radio, at least one person was not entertained and excited about the jam that took place at Wednesday night's (December 12) massive 12-12-12 benefit concert featuring Paul McCartney and the surviving members of NIRVANA. That person was late NIRVANA frontman Kurt Cobain's wi...