Soundgarden: Official Instagram Foo Fighters have had their fair share of humorous, lighthearted videos over the years, but Dave Grohl took advantage of a break in his schedule to try to bring some of that same levity to one of his favorite bands — Soundgarden . Grohl recently directed Soundgarden’s ‘By Crooked Steps’ video and he told Fuse that the clip was something that came to mind in his head the first time he heard the song. “I’ll just make a video in my head while I’m listening to the song, and I didn’t know if it was gonna be a single or if they wanted to make a video or what, so I just wrote an email,” recalls Grohl. “I called my manager and I said, ‘I think I have an idea for a Soundgarden video.’” The Foo frontman says the next step was pitching it to the band. He adds in Fuse’s video interview (seen below), “I wrote out the idea and I sent it to the drummer [Matt Cameron] and he said, ‘Yeah, that’s kind of cool. I don’t really know if we’re gonna make a video.’ And so we kind of made them make the video.” Speaking about getting the band up on Segways to portray a “gang,” Grohl says, “For Soundgarden to do something like that, they’re not known for their ‘wicked’ sense of humor. Although, they are really f—ing funny people. You would never know this, but super dry and hilarious. But the idea of them on the Segways was like, ‘You know, it could work.’” The video for ‘By Crooked Steps’ can be seen here . Watch Dave Grohl Discuss Directing Soundgarden’s ‘By Crooked Steps’ Video [button href=”http://loudwire.com/soundgarden-talk-future-albums-perform-at-inaugural-balls/” title=”Next: Soundgarden’s Chris Cornell Discusses Recording Future” align=”center”]
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Dave Grohl on Directing Soundgarden Video for ‘By Crooked Steps’
February 22nd, 2013 
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No Comments »Dave Grohl Performs With Stevie Nicks and Sound City Players on ‘Late Show With David Letterman’
February 15th, 2013 Metalkult CBS Dave Grohl is making the talk show rounds this week, hitting up ‘The Colbert Report’ and ‘The Late Show With David Letterman’ to discuss and promote his ‘Sound City’ documentary. After an appearance on ‘Colbert’ earlier this week, last night (Feb. 14) was Letterman’s turn. During his interview with Letterman, Grohl recalled his first experience with the Sound City studio in Los Angeles, recording Nirvana ‘s ‘Nevermind’ album there in 1991. He explained, “We booked into that studio cause it was cheap. It was $600 a day and they were sort of kind of past their prime and their heyday. In ’73, they were state of the art, brown shag carpet on the walls was cool, but by 1991 it was not. So we walked in and it was a dump. It looked like a burned out Chi-Chi’s.” However, Grohl said the sound of the studio was undeniable and they got the “big” feel they were hoping for when recording the classic ‘Smells Like Teen Spirit.’ He adds, “The 16 days we were there changed my life forever. ” In addition, Nirvana drummer-turned- Foo Fighters frontman added a performance to his ‘Letterman’ appearance, bringing out his ‘Sound City Players’ with Fleetwood Mac ‘s Stevie Nicks on vocals for ‘You Can’t Fix This’ from the film’s soundtrack. Nicks has a history with the Sound City studios as well, first meeting Mick Fleetwood there prior to she and Lindsey Buckingham joining the band. The group also recorded some of their finest music at the studio. Watch the Dave Grohl’s ‘Late Show’ Interview Watch the Sound City Players Featuring Stevie Nicks Perform ‘You Can’t Fix This’ [button href=”http://loudwire.com/dave-grohl-sound-city-players-nyc-exclusive-photo-gallery/” title=”Next: Check Out Our Photo Gallery from the Sound City Players NYC Show” align=”center”]
Posted in News Tags: a-history-with, colbert-report-, grohl, letterman, nirvana, photo, Sound, Studio No Comments »Dave Grohl Talks ‘Sound City’ Documentary and More on ‘The Colbert Report’
February 14th, 2013 Metalkult Comedy Central Dave Grohl has been all over TV recently. Supporting his new documentary, ‘Sound City,’ which chronicles the legendary albums that have been the recorded at Sound City Studios, Grohl graced ‘The Colbert Report’ stage on Feb. 13 to promote the film. Prolific musician and rock’s most lovable overachiever Dave Grohl was in New York City last night to perform with the Sound City Players, a group of musicians who have recorded at Sound City Studios, including Grohl’s Foo Fighters bandmates, Rage Against the Machine drummer Brad Wilk , Nirvana bassist Krist Novoselic , Fleetwood Mac singer Stevie Nicks, rock legend John Fogerty + many more. Before the NYC performance, however, Grohl stopped by ‘The Colbert Report’ for an hilarious interview with host Stephen Colbert. Having recently finished guest-hosting the E! talk show ‘Chelsea Lately’ for a week, Dave Grohl answered Colbert-esque questions such as, “You sold 30 million copies of Nirvana’s ‘Nevermind’ alone, why not phone it in and get fat?” and “Do you think about the [‘Nevermind’] sessions now and go, ‘Why didn’t we turn up the drums?’” After naming off a litany of artists who recorded on Sound City’s board such as Rage Against the Machine, Barry White and the now-imprisoned Charles Manson, Grohl shot the funny right back at Colbert. “The first thing we had to do when we got it [the Sound City board] was open it up and scrub all the cocaine and fried chicken out of it,” Grohl joked. “And that was just Barry White!” Check out Dave Grohl’s full interview with Steven Colbert via the video player below. Dave Grohl Talks ‘Sound City’ on ‘The Colbert Report’ [button href=”http://loudwire.com/dave-grohl-explains-history-of-rock-n-roll-on-chelsea-lately/” title=”Dave Grohl Explains History of Rock ‘n’ Roll on ‘Chelsea Lately'” align=”center”]
Posted in News Tags: charles-manson, colbert, colbert-report-, comedy-central, dave grohl, funny, grohl, krist-novoselic, machine, rock, Sound, stevie-nicks No Comments »Dave Grohl Talks ‘Sound City’ Documentary and More on ‘The Colbert Report’
February 14th, 2013 Metalkult Comedy Central Dave Grohl has been all over TV recently. Supporting his new documentary, ‘Sound City,’ which chronicles the legendary albums that have been the recorded at Sound City Studios, Grohl graced ‘The Colbert Report’ stage on Feb. 13 to promote the film. Prolific musician and rock’s most lovable overachiever Dave Grohl was in New York City last night to perform with the Sound City Players, a group of musicians who have recorded at Sound City Studios, including Grohl’s Foo Fighters bandmates, Rage Against the Machine drummer Brad Wilk , Nirvana bassist Krist Novoselic , Fleetwood Mac singer Stevie Nicks, rock legend John Fogerty + many more. Before the NYC performance, however, Grohl stopped by ‘The Colbert Report’ for an hilarious interview with host Stephen Colbert. Having recently finished guest-hosting the E! talk show ‘Chelsea Lately’ for a week, Dave Grohl answered Colbert-esque questions such as, “You sold 30 million copies of Nirvana’s ‘Nevermind’ alone, why not phone it in and get fat?” and “Do you think about the [‘Nevermind’] sessions now and go, ‘Why didn’t we turn up the drums?’” After naming off a litany of artists who recorded on Sound City’s board such as Rage Against the Machine, Barry White and the now-imprisoned Charles Manson, Grohl shot the funny right back at Colbert. “The first thing we had to do when we got it [the Sound City board] was open it up and scrub all the cocaine and fried chicken out of it,” Grohl joked. “And that was just Barry White!” Check out Dave Grohl’s full interview with Steven Colbert via the video player below. Dave Grohl Talks ‘Sound City’ on ‘The Colbert Report’ [button href=”http://loudwire.com/dave-grohl-explains-history-of-rock-n-roll-on-chelsea-lately/” title=”Dave Grohl Explains History of Rock ‘n’ Roll on ‘Chelsea Lately'” align=”center”]
Posted in News Tags: barry-white, charles-manson, chelsea-lately-, comedy-central, dave grohl, film, funny, grohl, nirvana, nyc, Sound, videos No Comments »Clutch vs. Corey Taylor / Dave Grohl – Cage Match
February 8th, 2013 Metalkult Photos:Freeman Promotions / Liz Ramanand, Loudwire (Taylor) / Kevin Winter, Getty Images (Grohl) Clutch and their track ‘Earth Rocker’ took down The Sword in the last Cage Match but will they be able to do it again versus today’s competitors? Slipknot / Stone Sour frontman Corey Taylor , along with Cheap Trick‘s Rick Nielsen and former Kyuss bassist Scott Reeder, collaborated with Dave Grohl to create the track ‘From Can to Can’t.’ The song is featured on the soundtrack from Grohl’s documentary ‘Sound City.’ The soundtrack will be available on March 12. So will Dave Grohl, Corey Taylor & company earn a victory or will Clutch continue to reign with another win for ‘Earth Rocker’? (This Cage Match will run until Monday, Feb. 11, at 8AM ET. Fans can vote once per hour! So come back and vote often to make sure your favorite song wins!) Clutch, ‘Earth Rocker’ Corey Taylor / Dave Grohl, ‘From Can to Can’t’ Sorry, you need to have javascript running to see this poll. Email Me When Cage Match Winners Are Announced Enter your email address below to receive the Loudwire newsletter, which will include notification of the daily winner of the Cage Match, as well as our top stories of the day. Email Rules of Cage Match: Fans can vote once per hour for their favorite song. If a song remains the reigning champ for five straight cage matches, it is retired to the Loudwire Cage Match Hall of Fame. With so many great songs out there, we have to give other bands a chance!
Posted in News Tags: bands, cage match, clutch, corey taylor, daily, earth-rocker, grohl, kevin-winter, loudwire-cage, match-winners, scott-reeder, soundtrack, track, victory-or-will No Comments »Foo Fighters Frontman Dave Grohl Hosting ‘Chelsea Lately’ for Entire Week
February 4th, 2013 Metalkult Jason Merritt, Getty Images Musician/director/actor Dave Grohl is branching out in yet another direction. Two months after serving as guest host of Chelsea Handler’s E! talk show ‘Chelsea Lately’ for one night , he’s now set to host the program for the entire week, starting tonight (Feb. 4). Not surprisingly, the guest list is heavy with musicians. Grohl will interview Rick Springfield tonight (Feb. 4), Elton John on Wednesday and Tenacious D on Thursday. Grohl appeared as Satan in the 2006 movie ‘Tenacious D in the Pick of Destiny.’ Tuesday’s guest is yet to be announced. See the schedule here . In addition to a main interview guest each night, the Foo Fighters frontman will be discussing current events with a roundtable of comedians, including John Caparulo, Natasha Leggero, Josh Wolf and Jo Koy. Grohl has also been keeping busy with his ‘ Sound City ‘ documentary. In addition to screenings and film festivals, he has been putting together live shows of musicians featured in the film. The Sound City Players played two memorable three hour shows at the Sundance Film Festival and in Los Angeles . The next Sound City Players concert is slated for New York’s Hammerstein Ballroom Feb. 13. The lineup changes from show to show, and in New York Grohl and his Foo Fighters bandmates will be joined by Nirvana ‘s Krist Novoselic , Queens of the Stone Age ‘s Alain Johannes, Stevie Nicks , John Fogerty , Rick Springfield, Cheap Trick ‘s Rick Nielsen , Rage Against the Machine ‘s Brad Wilk, Fear’s Lee Ving and Masters of Reality’s Chris Goss. Tickets for the New York show go on sale tomorrow (Feb. 5) at 4PM ET. Grohl’s ‘Sound City’ movie is currently screening in select theaters and is also available for purchase online here . The soundtrack for the movie hits stores on March 12. [button href=”http://loudwire.com/dave-grohl-foo-fighters-have-really-awesome-big-plans-for-next-album/” title=”Dave Grohl Talks ‘Big Plans’ for Next Album” align=”center”]
Posted in News Tags: ballroom-feb-, chelsea-lately-, dave grohl, festival, film, grohl, natasha-leggero, news, plans, rock, sound-city, stevie-nicks, thursday-grohl No Comments »Dave Grohl to Bring Sound City Players to NYC
February 2nd, 2013 Metalkult Kevin Winter, Getty Images Dave Grohl has discussed his desire to bring the Sound City Players to stages around the world and having just completed a stellar show in Los Angeles, he’s revealed the next destination will be at New York’s Hammerstein Ballroom Feb. 13. There are a few tweaks to the lineup from the Sundance Film Festival and Los Angeles shows, but Grohl and his Foo Fighters bandmates will be joined during the evening by Stevie Nicks , John Fogerty , Rick Springfield, Cheap Trick ‘s Rick Nielsen , Rage Against the Machine ‘s Brad Wilk, Nirvana ‘s Krist Novoselic , Fear’s Lee Ving, Queens of the Stone Age ‘s Alain Johannes and Masters of Reality’s Chris Goss. In a recent podcast interview with Nerdist.com , Grohl stated that he would like to bring shows to New York, London, Berlin, Sydney and the South by Southwest festival in Austin. However, at this point, the New York date is the only one that’s confirmed. Tickets for the New York show go on sale this coming Tuesday (Feb. 5) at 4PM ET. Get them via Ticketmaster here . Dave Grohl’s ‘Sound City’ movie is currently screening in select theaters and is also available for purchase online here . [button href=”http://loudwire.com/dave-grohl-sound-city-documentary-cast-soundtrack-details/” title=”Next: See the ‘Sound City’ Film + Soundtrack Details” align=”center”]
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