Tag: Dave Grohl

Johnny Marr, Dave Grohl join Pretenders for raucous "Tattooed Love Boys" at Glastonbury

Johnny Marr, Dave Grohl join Pretenders for raucous “Tattooed Love Boys” at Glastonbury

Johnny Marr sat in with the Pretenders for part of their set at Glastonbury on Saturday, with Dave Grohl joining as well on “Tattooed Love Boys.”

Watch: Trailer for ‘Industrial Accident: The Story of Wax Trax! Records’ documentary

Watch: Trailer for ‘Industrial Accident: The Story of Wax Trax! Records’ documentary

The premiere of the long-in-the-works documentary about the rise and fall of Chicago’s Wax Trax! Records retail shop and record label is just over a day away, but for those who can’t make it Chicago, or just want a glimpse now, here’s a 3-minute trailer to whet your appetite. Watch the trailer here.

Nirvana enlists Joan Jett, Kim Gordon, Lorde, St. Vincent, J Mascis for Rock Hall, secret gig

Nirvana enlists Joan Jett, Kim Gordon, Lorde, St. Vincent, J Mascis for Rock Hall, secret gig

There’d been much speculation about who, if anyone, would fill in for the late Kurt Cobain should Nirvana choose to perform at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony. Last night, the surviving members of the band drafted a quartet of women to do that job.

'This is not just pop music': Michael Stipe inducts Nirvana into Rock and Roll Hall of Fame

‘This is not just pop music’: Michael Stipe inducts Nirvana into Rock and Roll Hall of Fame

Former R.E.M. frontman Michael Stipe inducted Nirvana into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame last night at a massive ceremony at the Barclays Center arena in Brooklyn, declaring of the genre-shaping alt rock act that, “This is not just pop music. This is something much greater than that.”

Nirvana's 'In Utero' box set to feature 70 'remastered, remixed, rare, unreleased, live' tracks

Nirvana’s ‘In Utero’ box set to feature 70 ‘remastered, remixed, rare, unreleased, live’ tracks

Universal Music today announced that the forthcoming 20th anniversary reissue of Nirvana’s third and final album, 1993’s In Utero, will be released in multiple formats on Sept. 24, including a 3CD/1DVD “Super Deluxe Edition” box set that will feature more than 70 “remastered, remixed, rare, unreleased and live recordings.”

Kurt Cobain gives birth in vintage promo resurrected for Nirvana's 'In Utero' reissue

Kurt Cobain gives birth in vintage promo resurrected for Nirvana’s ‘In Utero’ reissue

Following in the footsteps of the 2011 monster reissue of Nirvana’s breakthrough Nevermind, the band’s follow-up record, the Steve Albini-produced In Utero, will receive a similar 20th anniversary reissue this fall — and the surviving bandmembers are teasing the release with a resurrected promo clip.

Video: Paul McCartney, Nirvana members debut new song 'Cut Me Some Slack'

Video: Paul McCartney, Nirvana members debut new song ‘Cut Me Some Slack’

Paul McCartney closed out Wednesday night’s marathon 12-12-12: The Concert for Sandy Relief and had a few special guests up his sleeve: the surviving members of Nirvana, who reunited to back McCartney not on one of Kurt Cobain’s songs or a Beatles classic, but, rather, a sludgy new rocker called “Cut Me Some Slack.”

Video: Watch the return of '120 Minutes'

Video: Watch the return of ‘120 Minutes’

Saturday night, following an eight-year absence, MTV’s iconic alternative-music show ‘120 Minutes’ returned with a new format and a familiar face: late-’90s host Matt Pinfield. The whole show is now online; watch it here.