by Bram Teitelman | Feb 14, 2013 | Reviews
There are few current musicians that could direct a documentary, make an album with some of their musical idols, and then get them play shows to promote the film and subsequent soundtrack: Jay Z. His wife. Taylor Swift. Mumford. His Sons. And of course Dave Grohl,...
by Zach Shaw | Feb 2, 2013 | Events
When we saw the first NYC screening of Sound City, a rep from Variance Films (who was on hand to introduce the film) joked how disappointed we likely were that Dave Grohl wasn’t there. In fact, Grohl was in L.A. for both a separate screening and for a show with his...
by Bram Teitelman | Feb 1, 2013 | Cinemetal, Reviews
It’s not a spoiler by now to say that Sound City, which premiered yesterday in theaters and is available on demand today, climaxes with a jam session featuring Paul McCartney, director Dave Grohl’s musical idol, and the surviving members of Nirvana. And...
by Zach Shaw | Jan 9, 2013 | Events
Last month, Dave Grohl revealed plans to perform at the Sundance Film Festival on January 18 with a band of “Sound City Players” in support of his new documentary. It was already a safe bet that the band and guest appearances would be made up of appear in the film and...
by Zach Shaw | Dec 17, 2012 | Releases
By now, you’ve seen the trailer for Dave Grohl’s Sound City documentary. And you likely already knew that the film’s soundtrack would include collaborations Grohl recorded with numerous musicians featured in the documentary (using the actual soundboard that used in...