Posts Tagged ‘paul-mccartney’

Daily Reload: Stone Sour, Marilyn Manson + More

Roadrunner – Stone Sour have unleashed the first new music off ‘House of Gold & Bones, Part 2′ with the lyric video for ‘Do Me a Favor.’ [ Loudwire ] – Marilyn Manson ‘s stage collapse was the result of the flu and there’s some rather unsettling footage that’s surfaced from the show. [ Loudwire ] – Being a rock star has its privileges. Just check out our list of the hottest rock star girlfriends for proof. [ Loudwire ] – Bullet for My Valentine showcase the choruses from their ‘Temper Temper’ album in our exclusive video preview. [ Loudwire ] – Airbourne are back with a new record and an interesting partnership with the Six Flags theme park. [ Loudwire ] – Kiss ‘ Gene Simmons and Paul Stanley will collaborate on the band’s new memoir. [ Ultimate Classic Rock ] – Paul McCartney was mistaken for a street busker in New Orleans. [ Ultimate Classic Rock ] – With the Grammy Awards on Sunday (Feb. 10), Diffuser.fm looks back at five of the most bizarre Grammy moments. [ Diffuser.fm ] – School of Seven Bells guitarist Benjamin Curtis has been diagnosed with non-Hodgkin lymphoma. [ Diffuser.fm ]

Dave Grohl Shares Admiration for ‘Sound City’ Collaborators Corey Taylor + Paul McCartney

Michael N. Todaro / Jason Merritt / Larry Busacca, Getty Images The ‘Sound City’ documentary gave Dave Grohl a chance to work with a who’s who of music, while also showcasing the legendary Sound City studio and using the board that’s been responsible for creating so many great albums. Among Grohl’s collaborators were Paul McCartney and Corey Taylor , who appear on the first two singles from the ‘Sound City’ soundtrack, and the musician-turned-director has spoken more about both pairings. Joining Taylor on Los Angeles’ ‘ Kevin & Bean ‘ morning show, Grohl stated that he was a little starstruck by his ‘ From Can to Can’t ‘ collaborator. He explains, “When I first met [ Slipknot ‘s] Corey [Taylor] or the guys from Black Rebel Motorcycle Club, those are bands that I really love and I spent a lot of time listening to their music and when you meet that person in the flesh, you get a little nervous.” As for Taylor and his take on working with Grohl, the singer explained, “You want to talk about a checkmark off my bucket list, I’ve been wanting to work with Dave forever. When he invited me to be a part of this movie, it was like, ‘Oh, by the way, I’ve got this music, would you like to put this together?,’ and I just went, ‘(scream) Duh, I’m already in the car on my way.’” Arguably the biggest name on the album is Paul McCartney, and Grohl considers himself lucky to have ingratiated himself over the years to where he can just call the musician. Of the collaboration on ‘ Cut Me Some Slack ,’ Grohl recalls, “As we were filming all these performances, I was like, ‘Hey dude, why don’t you come down and jam?’ He’s like, ‘OK.’ So he comes down and brings THE BASS that he’s played for 40 years and the Les Paul that there’s only four of in the world and then he brings this guitar made out of a cigar box. It’s called a Cig Fiddle, and he’s like, ‘Oh, I think I’ll play this. Why don’t you go play the drums?’ … and we just jammed. We wrote this song in about an hour and we recorded it.” He added that it was McCartney that spurred the decision to debut it at the 12-12-12 benefit concert, suggesting that they play the song that he and Krist Novoselic and Pat Smear had jammed out eight months prior. One thing that’s a common denominator in how records were made at Sound City and for the movie’s soundtrack was the human element. Grohl says, “[What it’s all about is] the human element of music and what it’s like to just get together with a person and write a song in a room in a day and it doesn’t have to be perfect, but that’s how the magic happens.” The ‘Sound City’ documentary made its debut at the Sundance Film Festival  Friday night (Jan. 18) and the movie will screen in theaters  beginning Jan. 31. [button href=”http://loudwire.com/dave-grohl-sound-city-documentary-cast-soundtrack-details/” title=”Next: See the ‘Sound City’ Cast + Soundtrack Contributors” align=”center”]

Halestorm vs. Nirvana Members + Paul McCartney – Cage Match

Photos: Halestorm Official Site / NBC Halestorm and their track ‘Freak Like Me’ beat out Italian metallers Lacuna Coil in a very close Cage Match, but can they do it again versus today’s legendary collective? Former  Nirvana members Dave Grohl  and  Krist Novoselic  plus one-time touring member  Pat Smear  have teamed up with Beatles legend  Paul McCartney for the release of the collaborative track ‘Cut Me Some Slack.’ The song is off of the soundtrack to ‘Sound City,’ a documentary directed by Grohl. Will McCartney, Grohl, Novoselic and Smear catch a break with ‘Cut Me Some Slack’ or will Halestorm continue on the path to victory with ‘Freak Like Me’? Listen to both tracks and vote for your favorite below! (This Cage Match will run until Monday, Jan. 14, at 8AM ET. Fans can vote once per hour! So come back and vote often to make sure your favorite song wins!) Halestorm, ‘Freak Like Me’ ? Nirvana Members with Paul McCartney, ‘Cut Me Some Slack’ ? 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!

Nirvana Members and Paul McCartney Perform ‘Cut Me Some Slack’ on ‘Saturday Night Live’

NBC / SNL After a triumphant performance of their new song ‘Cut Me Some Slack’ at the 12-12-12 Concert for Sandy Relief at Madison Square Garden, one-time Nirvana members Dave Grohl , Krist Novoselic and Pat Smear again joined forces with  Beatles legend Paul McCartney  to perform the song during last night’s episode of ‘Saturday Night Live.’ Like they did during the 12-12-12 show, the musical collective rocked out a rousing rendition of the tune, which appears on the soundtrack to Dave Grohl’s upcoming ‘Sound City’ documentary. In fact, the studio version is already available on iTunes in advance of the release of the soundtrack and the film. The ‘SNL’ performance features McCartney delivering a powerful wail over a monster riff by Smear, while Grohl crushes it on the drums and Novoselic provides a thumping low-end. The ‘Sound City’ documentary will premiere at the 2013 Sundance Film Festival in February, while the film’s soundtrack will drop on March 12. Check out the ‘SNL’ performance below: Paul McCartney, Dave Grohl, Krist Novoselic, Pat Smear Perform on ‘SNL’ [button href=”http://loudwire.com/paul-mccartney-nirvana-members-perform-new-song-cut-me-some-slack-12-12-12-concert/” title=”Next: Recap of the 12-12-12 Performance of ‘Cut Me Some Slack'” align=”center”]

Daily Reload: Avenged Sevenfold, Slipknot’s Clown + More

Mary Ouellette, SheWillShootYou.com – Avenged Sevenfold ‘s M. Shadows reveals the band is about “six songs” into writing for their next studio album. [ Loudwire ] – Slipknot ‘s M. Shawn Crahan will step behind the lens to direct the ‘We Are’ video for Hollywood Undead . [ Loudwire ] – Rage Against the Machine ‘s Tom Morello says that there are no plans to write or record new music. [ Loudwire ] – Courtney Love has started a Kurt Cobain documentary project on his life. [ Loudwire ] – Machine Head ‘s Robb Flynn checks in with everything you may have wanted to know (and perhaps what you didn’t) about his recent hernia surgery. [ Loudwire ] – Emmure have been rocking long enough to reach their 1000th show. [ Rock Music Report ] – Check out Led Zeppelin ‘s performance of ‘Black Dog’ from the ‘Celebration Day’ film. [ Ultimate Classic Rock ] – Bruce Springsteen , Paul McCartney and The Who are just a few of the rock heavyweights taking part in a Hurricane Sandy benefit. [ Ultimate Classic Rock ] – Former Iron Maiden vocalist Paul Di’Anno let loose with some Bruce Dickinson bashing after audience members started chanting the singer’s name at one of his shows. [ Ultimate Classic Rock ] – Phish ‘s Trey Anastasio has detailed his past drug and alcohol addictions. [ Diffuser.fm ]