It’s only a matter of time before Dave Grohl gets his own Comedy Central sketch show. Or directs a hilarious buddy comedy. Or, you know, rules the world. Here he displays his directing skill — and great sense of humor — with the guys of Soundgarden, who play along with awesome deadpan seriousness. It’s the video for “By Crooked Steps.” Continue reading Video: Dave Grohl’s Funny Take on Soundgarden’s “By Crooked Steps”
For those of us who discover new music in used vinyl bins rather than at the club or on the radio—KEXP, I really will tune in more often, and Jet City Stream, I love you when I do—all the year-end best-new-whatever lists go right over our heads. The pleading from hipper friends to listen to Alt-J and Head and the Heart (what, not new?), just reminders of how blissfully out of touch we are with today’s darlings. Continue reading Top 10 Reasons 2012 Rocked Like 1992
The Muppets always creeped me out as a kid, but I want to like them now because Jason Segel likes them and he seems like a rad guy. When I saw that the fuzzy puppets had covered Nirvana’s “Teen Spirit”—and that Dave Grohl apparently plays on the soundtrack for the new Muppets flick starring Segel—I assumed I’d be converted. Continue reading The Muppets’ “Smells Like Teen Spirit” Cover Doesn’t Make Them Any Cuter
Grunge lives! Eddie Vedder, Dave Grohl, and Pat Smear joined Mike Watt and his band for an encore tonight at the Triple Door. It was the second encore. Confidential to the people who left at the end of Watt’s set of rock opera: You are bad at life. Continue reading Eddie Vedder and Dave Grohl Play Surprise Encore at Mike Watt Show
