• Tower Records Documentary 'All Things Must Pass' Features Dave Grohl, Elton John and David Geffen

    There seems to be a resurgence in independent record stores nowadays as chain retailers continue to fold. Tower Records was one of the biggest music chains around from 1960 to 2000, and many famous musicians have an attachment to the store. Actor Colin Hanks began working on a documentary about Tower Records in 2008, two years after it declared bankruptcy. The documentary 'All Things Must Pass' debuted at South by Southwest this week. The director talked about the film, which took so long to make because of funding issues, prior to a screening. He mentioned two big music names -- Elton John and Dave Grohl -- as supporters of the record store, 'Billboard' noted. Slash also appeared in the film.

  • NME Ranks Best Beatles Songs with Panel of Stars; Dave Grohl, Pete Townshend and More Voted...What Won?

    "The Best Beatles Songs" is a poll that you won't see Music Times touching with a ten-foot pole. One factor is laziness: There are just so many hits from the band...sorting them would be a nightmare. However, the major reason would be our cowardice: When a band's discography is so epic, regardless of what track you place at the top, the armies representing every other single in the group's catalogue will lash out. That's why we left the task to NME, a more well-connected publication in the band's home of the UK.

  • Robert Plant to Release Live EP for Record Store Day: Four-Song Effort Will Feature "Whole Lotta Love"

    Robert Plant will release a specialty EP this Record Store Day, April 18, titled 'More Roar.' The four-song, 10-inch release will feature tunes from the singer's recent release 'Lullaby and ... The Ceaseless Roar,' recorded while on tour with The Sensational Space Shifters. As an added bonus, Plant also included a live reworking of the Led Zeppelin classic "Whole Lotta Love," 'Ultimate Classic Rock' noted.

  • Foo Fighters Shred Through Rush's 'Tom Sawyer,' KISS's 'Detroit Rock City' and Others in Brazil [WATCH]

    File this one under "Gnarly." Dave Grohl and the Foo Fighters made a stop in Rio de Janeiro last weekend to play in front of a jam-packed Maracana Stadium. While they have plenty of new material to choose from thanks to Sonic Highways, their eighth studio effort, the band opted to pay tribute to one of their favorite acts - Rush. The Foos tore through the Holy Triumvirate's "Tom Sawyer," blowing thousands of minds in the process before tackling KISS's "Detroit Rock City."

  • Why Does 'Kurt Cobain: Montage of Heck' Lack Commentary from Dave Grohl? Director Brett Morgen Explains

    'Kurt Cobain: Montage of Heck,' the documentary based on the Nirvana frontman that debuted at the Sundance Film Festival this week, had a little bit of everything but some noticed that it didn't feature Dave Grohl, the band's drummer and current Foo Fighters vocalist. Although there have been questions in the past over the relationship between the two bandmates, director Brett Morgen assured viewers at the film's premiere in Utah that a later cut of the film may include commentary from Grohl, who was interviewed for the project.

  • Nirvana Stories You Probably Haven't Heard: Writer Charles R. Cross Shares Memories About Band, Kurt Cobain

    Besides Dave Grohl and Krist Noveselic, there may be no one in the world who knows more about Nirvana than journalist/author Charles R. Cross. The writer worked at Seattle's music magazine, The Rocket, when the band was starting out. He's written three books about the iconic grunge group, including the 2001 biography of frontman Kurt Cobain. Cross discussed some lesser-known Nirvana facts with The Huffington Post recently, much to the delight of fans.

  • 8 Artists Who Hated The Production On Their Own Albums: Nirvana, Oasis, And More

    Making albums is almost always a collaborative process between the artist and their producer, which means that egos often clash and ideas are often compromised. For these eight artists, however, these compromises apparently didn't work out in their favor. Here are eight artists who hated the production on their albums.

  • Foo Fighters Perform "I Am a River" from 'Sonic Highways' on The Tonight Show with a Full String Orchestra [WATCH]

    We all can agree that the last few months were marked by Foo Fighters overload. They released their eighth studio effort, 'Sonic Highways,' in November while the companion HBO series was already underway. Dave Grohl and Co. jammed for an entire week on "The Late Show with David Letterman" and, just last night (Dec. 18), they joined Jimmy Fallon on "The Tonight Show" for a thumping rendition of "I Am a River."

  • Billy Corgan Trash Talks Pearl Jam, Foo Fighters on 'Howard Stern' [LISTEN]

    Billy Corgan's opinion of himself and Smashing Pumpkins has rarely been anything less than stellar, and during his appearance on The Howard Stern Show this morning (Dec. 9), he made it very obvious how much better he thinks the Pumpkins are than their '90s alt-rock peers. Expanding upon his recent statements that he and Kurt Cobain were their generation's "top two scribes," Corgan dissed the songwriting of two rock titans: Pearl Jam and Foo Fighters.
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