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Dave Grohl

  • Blogs

    May 8, 2012

    The 10 Best Quotes from Steve Albini's Ask Me Anything on Reddit

    Today, cranky lord of the mixing board Steve Albini submitted himself to an Ask Me Anything on Reddit. This means that random users asked him random questions for a few hours, and he gave responses as he saw fit. Many of the answers were very, very interesting. Steve Albini, of course, is the owner ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 23, 2012

    Top 10 Signs You're Totally Bored With Rock Music

    You are not actually totally bored of rock music. But occasionally, for brief periods, you kinda are. (It's okay.) And how do you know when you've reached your limit of longhairs and Les Pauls? Because you notice some or all of the following signs: 10. Knowing that Dave Grohl is a nice guy no long ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 21, 2012

    Springsteen Says Rockers Are Thieves: Five Songs You May Not Know Were Stolen

    ​Last Thursday, Bruce Springsteen made the keynote speech at South By Southwest. He was funny, he was heartfelt, he was informative and -- dang, Boss! -- he was ridiculously honest. So honest in fact, that he picked up a guitar, played the opening riff from The Animals' "We Gotta Get Out of this P ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 22, 2012

    Q&A: Motörhead's Lemmy Kilmister on Touring with Megadeth and His Forthcoming Solo Album

    Rightfully worshipped by headbangers and punks alike, Motörhead and its iconic founder, bassist and principle songwriter Ian "Lemmy" Kilmister, have been grinding out their influential brand of balls-out rock for nearly four decades. Founded after Lemmy was fired from British space-rock outfit Hawk ... More >>

  • Music

    January 18, 2012

    Owen: Show Preview

    Rightfully worshipped by headbangers and punks alike, Motörhead and its iconic founder, bassist and principle songwriter Ian "Lemmy" Kilmister, have been grinding out their influential brand of balls-out rock for nearly four decades. Founded after Lemmy was fired from British space-rock outfit Hawk ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 18, 2011

    Is Courtney Love Mentally Ill?

    ​In case you missed it, last Saturday, while performing at Brazil's SWU festival, Courtney Love had a minor meltdown after an audience member repeatedly held up a photo of Kurt Cobain. "I don't need to see a picture of Kurt, asshole!" she yelled. "And I'm going to have you fucking removed if you ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 7, 2011

    Live Review: 'Weird Al' Yankovic Gets Revenge for the Nerds at the Fox Theater

    Jamie Soja"Weird" Al Yankovic at the Fox Theater on Sunday.​ "Weird Al" Yankovic Nov. 6, 2011 Fox Theater, Oakland Better than: Being a nerd in high school. First, "Weird Al" Yankovic turned Lady Gaga's "Poker Face" into a pop-skewering polka. Then, he ribbed Taylor Swift with a song called ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 14, 2011

    The Foo Fighters and Their Hilarious Ice Preferences Are Coming to Oakland This Fall

    The world's foremost connoisseurs of beverage ice.​ We can honestly say that, until a few moments ago, we never gave any thought to the shape of the ice cubes in our drinks, much less the company that made the machine that created them. The peak of our lifetime's worth of ice-related contempla ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 6, 2011

    Top 6 Movie Parodies in Music Videos (Thanks, Foo Fighters)

    Remember the quietly xenophobic, right-wing propaganda movie that was Falling Down? The one where Michael Douglas has a meltdown in Los Angeles and goes on a mini-rampage (against mostly immigrants) in his white shirt and horn-rimmed specs? The movie was extraordinarily silly on a number of levels, ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 23, 2011

    Mick Jagger Forms Supergroup "Super Heavy," We're Super Embarrassed

    ​ Mick Jagger threw his name into the running for what may become the biggest supergroup of 2011, joining Dave Stewart of the Eurythmics, Damien Marley, Joss Stone, and A.R. Rahman, composer of the Slumdog Millionaire soundtrack, for what promises to be an eclectic (and hopefully not too terr ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 3, 2011

    Hear a New Smashing Pumpkins Song, "Owata," and Ponder Billy Corgan's Cheerful Oblivion

    Kristin BurnsHe wants you to believe.​It wouldn't be a full-on '90s revival without an actual '90s band trying to get in on the party by releasing music looong after its prime. So who's making the most voluminous attempt? Naturally, it's the Smashing Pumpkins -- or, as we prefer to think of th ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 21, 2011

    The Top 5 Dave Grohl Smackdowns

    You may have seen Dave Grohl a few days ago giving Glee creator Ryan Murphy a good verbal kicking for acting like a prissy pants (no surprise there -- have you seen that show?) every time an artist refuses to let him use their music for the series. Grohl -- clearly the eternally sane voice in a worl ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 19, 2011

    The South-By Diet: How to Get Hipster-Skinny in Four Days on Barbecue and Beer

    Flickr/ghewgillPizza: Still not a diet food, not even at SXSW.​Sure, you ostensibly came to SXSW to see live music. But pick your shows and your meals right, and the week of South-By can also make an amazing body-slimming opportunity. You might even graduate to a new leg-hugging level of skinny je ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 1, 2011

    Get Your Leather and Chains Ready: It's Motorhead Week in S.F.

    ​Ladies, gentlemen, and heathens, it is Motorhead week here in San Francisco.It is Motorhead week because the trio itself (consisting, as it long has, of bassist/singer Lemmy Kilmister and a rotating set of guitarists and drummers), is playing the Warfield tomorrow night. This is a chance to see o ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 30, 2010

    So, What Exactly Is A "Supergroup"? Some (Not Entirely Serious) Definitions

    Mister Heavenly​The news today out of indieville is that Sub Pop has signed Mister Heavenly, a new group featuring Nick Diamonds from Islands, Honus Honus from Man Man, and Joe Plummer from Modest Mouse. (Can we pause for a second to ponder what a mischievous mindfuck this outfit will be? Have you ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 8, 2010

    Top 5 Bands That, Unlike Weezer, Should Never Break Up -- No Matter How Bad They Get

    By now you've probably heard of Seattle resident James Burns' bid to raise $10 million to make Weezer break up. You may have also heard that, disturbingly, Burns has been the target of death threats for his brilliant idea prank. Frankly, we can see both sides here:  Weezer (apart from its new t ... More >>

  • Music

    June 23, 2010

    Pavement's Promise

    Why Malkmus and Co. still need their seminal band

  • Blogs

    April 19, 2010

    Coachella in Photos: Jay-Z, She & Him, Perry Farrell, Boots Riley, More

    We had our own little Coachella last week in SF, with shows by MGMT, Beach House, Faith No More, Charlotte Gainsbourg, the Dead Weather, Passion Pit, Spoon, and Atoms For Peace, among other Bay Area gigs. But photographer Christopher Victoria went to the actual Coachella down south and sent us the f ... More >>

  • Music

    January 27, 2010

    Scott “Wino” Weinrich rides metal’s sludgy resurgence

    We had our own little Coachella last week in SF, with shows by MGMT, Beach House, Faith No More, Charlotte Gainsbourg, the Dead Weather, Passion Pit, Spoon, and Atoms For Peace, among other Bay Area gigs. But photographer Christopher Victoria went to the actual Coachella down south and sent us the f ... More >>

  • Calendar

    January 27, 2010

    Are You Ready for Some Football? No?

    We had our own little Coachella last week in SF, with shows by MGMT, Beach House, Faith No More, Charlotte Gainsbourg, the Dead Weather, Passion Pit, Spoon, and Atoms For Peace, among other Bay Area gigs. But photographer Christopher Victoria went to the actual Coachella down south and sent us the f ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 19, 2010

    Coachella Brings Pavement, Jay-Z, Them Crooked Vultures, Thom Yorke, and Girls Together

    PavementMarcus Roth © 1999​Pavement's first West Coast date of its 2010 reunion tour was announced today, as the Coachella lineup went live with the indie rock giants as Sunday's big headliner. The news will likely send the group's many geeked out fans into organizing the So Cal caravans for the ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 20, 2009

    Last Night: Them Crooked Vultures at the Fox

    Dustin Rabin​Them Crooked VulturesNovember 19, 2009Fox Theater Better Than: Listening to Robert Plant shy away from the high notes at Led Zeppelin's 2007 reunion show. It's no accident that the supergroup has, in recent years, gone the way of New Coke, the McRib, and Lindsay Lohan's career. For ... More >>

  • Music

    December 19, 2007

    Boys Noize

    Oi Oi Oi (Last Gang)

  • Blogs

    December 13, 2007

    Foo Fighters at Oracle Arena 2/2, Tickets on Sale Sunday

    Oi Oi Oi (Last Gang)

  • Film

    November 22, 2006

    One Toke Wonder

    Tenacious D gets the band back together, and ... and ... and?

  • Music

    June 29, 2005

    Foo Fighters

    In Your Honor

  • Music

    March 23, 2005

    Queens of the Stone Age

    Lullabies to Paralyze

  • Music

    July 21, 2004

    Girls Gone Mild

    If only the SuicideGirls' wildly popular soft-porn Web site translated into a decent stage show

  • Music

    February 26, 2003

    Feline Fatale

    Enchanting songstress Cat Power flashes her Cheshire grin -- and her newfound strength

  • Music

    July 17, 2002

    True is stranger than fiction

    The loser now will be later to win

  • Music

    March 29, 2000

    Crooked Fingers

    Crooked Fingers

  • Music

    January 19, 2000

    Smells Like Leif Garrett

    The Melvins are (still) willing to provoke and confuse

  • Music

    June 16, 1999

    Reviews

    The Melvins are (still) willing to provoke and confuse

  • Music

    November 25, 1998

    Reviews

    The Melvins are (still) willing to provoke and confuse

  • Music

    December 17, 1997

    Tibetmania!

    The Melvins are (still) willing to provoke and confuse

  • Music

    September 17, 1997

    Riff Raff

    The Melvins are (still) willing to provoke and confuse

  • Music

    July 30, 1997

    Riff Raff

    The Melvins are (still) willing to provoke and confuse

  • Music

    July 16, 1997

    Riff Raff

    The Melvins are (still) willing to provoke and confuse

  • Music

    October 9, 1996

    Recordings

    The Melvins are (still) willing to provoke and confuse

  • Music

    January 17, 1996

    Recordings

    The Melvins are (still) willing to provoke and confuse

  • Music

    July 26, 1995

    Recordings

    The Melvins are (still) willing to provoke and confuse

  • Music

    July 12, 1995

    Smell the Magic

    Taking a whiff of the Stinky Puffs

  • Calendar

    May 17, 1995

    Night+Day

    Taking a whiff of the Stinky Puffs

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