Dave Grohl

UFiesta Preview: Stone Sour's Corey Taylor on Dave Grohl and New Music from Slipknot

Stone Sour and Slipknot frontman Corey Taylor is pulling double-duty this year in more ways than one. Stone Sour is putting out its second album in as many years; the first was House of Gold & Bones Part 1, which dropped last year, and the second, House of Gold & Bones Part 2, came out in April. La ... More >>

Ghost B.C. Brings Together Heavy Metal and Dildos (Finally)

It's about time someone finally brought heavy metal and sex toys -- a match made in heaven -- together in one package. And Swedish heavy metallers Ghost (also known as Ghost B.C.) was just the band to do it. Known for their eccentric on-stage presence -- five of the members (known as "Nameless Ghou ... More >>

Kurt Cobain Died 19 Years Ago; Watch This Incredible Nirvana Show Recorded in Phoenix

It's hard to imagine that once upon a time, Kurt Cobain wasn't the voice of a generation, or grunge's foremost martyr. A long time ago, he was simply the guy who fronted a great band called Nirvana, and brought thick, fuzzy metal/punk distortion to great pop songs. He had already established himself ... More >>

The Best Shows of SXSW 2013

This year, Houston Press music blog Rocks Off and Dallas Observer music blog DC-9 at Night, the music blog at our sister paper Dallas Observer, teamed up to bring you only the choicest moments from last week's SXSW madness. John Fogerty: Creedence Clearwater Revival survivor John Fogerty gets overl ... More >>

Dave Grohl On His Film Tribute to the Studio That Gave the World Nevermind

By Whitney Friedlander The lobby of Dave Grohl's Northridge-based 606 Studios has a Joan Jett book on the coffee table and a row of classic arcade games like Donkey Kong Jr. against one wall. On top of a photo booth sits an iconic "Moonman" MTV Video Music Award, festooned with a roll of toilet pap ... More >>

Director Dave Grohl, Rockers Toast L.A.'s Sound City

Dave Grohl's Sound City Documentary Is Coming to FilmBar in Phoenix

Maybe you're a Foo Fighters fan and maybe you're not, but it's impossible to deny that frontman Dave Grohl knows how to milk the "famous rockstar" thing. He plays on records with his friends, teams up with his idols, and drums every now and then just to remind everyone that he's really, really good ... More >>

Shan Man of 98 KUPD, What Are You Listening To?

Shan Man of 98 KUPD You can hear 98 KUPD's weeknight DJ from 7-11 p.m. every weeknight and find his KUPD blogs at www.98kupd.com. When you put your key in the ignition and turn on the radio, what station would play right now? Is this a trick question and are you trying to get me in trouble? Beli ... More >>

Top 5 Contemporary Blues Rock Bands That Don't Totally Suck

Our sister blog, West Coast Sound, has caught a lot of shit lately for their disdain for neo-blues rockers The Black Keys. Just remember we're only critics, and opinions are just opinions. Nicholas Pell even offered up some alternative blues bands for you to dig. The problem is, as commenter AlexNic ... More >>

Chevelle's Pete Loeffler Loves the '80s; Gun-Wielding Fans? Not So Much

Illinois-based rockers Chevelle have a clear-cut formula when it comes to making music: They keep it honest and real. They've never strayed far from their controlled chaos and somehow gentle rampage or their mix of dark magnetism and gothic pop (think early Tool meets The Cure if you haven't heard r ... More >>

DanceMission @ Madison Event Center

Beastie Boys' Off-Broadway, and Four Other Weird Rock Musicals

Ad-Rock​It used to be that plays like Hair epitomized the marriage between rock and musical, but recent years have seen the combination pushed to new limits. You probably know Green Day's American Idiot and U2's constantly flailing Spiderman: Turn Off The Dark, but have you heard of Serj Tank ... More >>

Foo Fighters @ US Airways Center

Kickin' It: Artists Who Have Kicked Fans Out of Shows or Gotten Themselves Kicked Out

"Get the fuck out of my show right now!" Tell it like it is, Dave Grohl.​Every so often, you find yourself at the same concert as that one guy who's an attention-hungry douchebag that starts a fight in the crowd. At some shows you sort of expect it, but it seems to happen all the time.Some serious ... More >>

Watch Foo Fight The Westboro Baptist Church, Plus Four More Awesome Foo Fighters and Dave Grohl Moments

​The Westboro Baptist Church can suck it as far as the Foo Fighters are concerned. Yeah, the big, fat, homoerotic "it." When the inbred, bigoted "church" decided to protest the Foo Fighters Kansas City show last month, the band pushed back with a satiric tribute that left the godhatesfags.com pur ... More >>

A Challenge to Dave Pratt, 'The Morning Mayor,' on X103.9 FM

A youthful Pratt. ​ X103.9's Facebook fans may still be posting comments like "Maybe you guys can set around in your daily meetings and talk about how great the color red is and the wonders of wearing untied white high tops. You guys really screwed yourselves on this decision" and "Pratt? I though ... More >>

Torche @ Martini Ranch

Tumblr of the Week: 120 Minutes

http://120minutes.tumblr.com/​MTV just turned 30 years old yesterday! There are so many shows on MTV that I either wish would come back or are finally coming back. It's a shame Daria isn't still around, though Beavis and Butthead is returning on October 27.MTV2 has graciously brought back 120 Minu ... More >>

Happy Birthday, MTV: 30 Videos to Celebrate 30 Years

I want my MTV back​Music Television turns 30 today, but the network doesn't look a day over 16 and Pregnant. Well before MTV started exploiting the incredibly difficult lives of irresponsible teens expecting a first child and balancing high school algebra, the Viacom-network played music vid ... More >>

Generationals @ The Sail Inn

Details Revealed About 'Muppets: The Green Album'

Jason Segel's forthcoming movie The Muppets will feature a stellar soundtrack, according to Consequence of Sound.Muppets: The Green Album is a collection of classic Muppet hits being covered by some pretty talented rocker stars. The soundtrack, titled The Green Album, gets a slightly ironic twist, c ... More >>

13 Must-Hear Songs from the First Third of 2011 ( Mp3)

Toro y Moi​Did you know that a third of a year is called a tertile? Now you do!The first tertile of 2011 (great word, right?) comes to end at the close of this month, which seems like a good time to get caught up on the best songs from the first part of the year. Hey, it's never too early for a be ... More >>

BEP's Will.i.am Teams Up With Intel

​Will.i.am of the Black Eyed Peas has been named the creative director of innovation, according to Billboard.He'll be giving input on the development of a variety of products made by Intel Corp. The head of marketing at Intel said that the company is trying to tie entertainment and technology toge ... More >>

Dave Grohl, Jack Black, Lady Gaga to Appear in Jason Segel's New Muppets Film

​Dave Grohl of the Foo Fighters is set to make an appearance in a new Muppets film, according to NME.In the movie, Grohl will be taking the place of Animal in the Muppets' band while Animal goes to anger management classes.Jack Black and Lady Gaga will be making cameo appearances in the film, as w ... More >>

Dec. 17 In Blogs: Discovery Channel, The Black Keys, Kimber Lanning, and Phoenix P.D. Investigates a Dead Baby

​​​In the 24-hour news cycle, it can be difficult to keep up. We have the solution. Check back on Valley Fever every evening for highlights from each of New Times' blogs. Today's entries:

Roger Waters Denies Part of His Show is Anti-Semitic

​The Anti-Defamation League is speculating that part of Roger Waters' show The Wall is anti-Semitic, according to Spinner. The ADL is concerned with the production aspect of his live performances of "Goodbye Sky Blue" because images of Stars of David and dollar signs were used in the same series o ... More >>

A.A. Bondy

More Modified Memories, Stevie Wonder Joins U.N., Animal Collective Film

So Much Silence: Modified memories: Ami Johnson (booking manager)Idolator: Green Day Premiere The Stage Musical Version Of '21 Guns'NME: Stevie Wonder becomes United Nations Messenger of PeacePitchfork: Animal Collective's Highly Anticipated Film to Premiere at Sundance 2010Rolling Stone: Dave Grohl ... More >>

Fifteen Years After Kurt Cobain’s Death, Would-Be Nirvanas Share His Broken Crown

Foo Fighters' Dave Grohl raises the bar on Kurt Cobain

Fireball Ministry

Love the sinner

AZ Local Music Benefit

Will play for food -- for others

Streaming Consciousness

Your guide to the Valley's Internet radio stations

Foo Fighters

In Your Honor
(RCA)

Nirvana

With the Lights Out
(Geffen)

Probot

Probot (Southern Lord)

Queens of the Stone Age

Rock royality raises the Deaf

Cat Power

You Are Free (Matador Records)

Letdowns: Bummer, Man

Five artists came with the promise of a new day -- and defused faster than a wet firecracker

Scratching the Surface

The public craves rare Nirvana. Fear not: 'You Know You're Right' is only the beginning.

Foo Fighters

One by One (RCA)

Celebrity Skin Peel

A one-stop guide to the latest round of pop-star foolishness and bad behavior

Tori Amos

Strange Little Girls (Atlantic)

Flashes

For the week of 06-15-2000

Hey, Come On!

Shunning the mantle of rock 'n' roll saviors, Verbena overcomes internal chaos to prove there's still some life left in three chords and an attitude

Molten Wax

Desert Sons

Shoeless Joe makes twangy art out of broken dreams

Recordings

Recordings

MISCELLANEOUS RECORDINGS