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    Dave Grohl Releases Duet With Daughter to Pay Tribute to 'Family History'

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    The Foo Fighters ringleader has released a collaboration with his daughter Violet Grohl, a cover of X’s song ‘Nausea’ to pay tribute to family ties with X drummer.

    Apr 25, 2021

    AceShowbiz –
    Dave Grohl has paid tribute to his “family history” by releasing a duet with his daughter.

    The Foo Fighters frontman and his eldest child, 15-year-old Violet, have teamed up for a cover of X’s 1980 track “Nausea”, with the song recorded at the “All My Life” singer’s home studio and featuring in his upcoming documentary “What Drives Us”.

    Dave explained on Instagram how he is connected to X both through music and family ties and how those connections ultimately “serve as the foundation to the soundtrack to our lives.”

    The rocker explained how, following Nirvana’s 1992 world tour, his grandmother told him he could be related to X drummer DJ Bonebrake because his surname was her maiden name and, in 2007 after a Foo Fighters gig, he and other members of his family had a reunion with the musician.

    He recalled, “After the show, Pat (Smear) brought DJ to the dressing room backstage, where my mother, sister and I were having drinks. As he came through the door, we all stood up and warmly greeted him like a long lost relative, inspecting every feature, desperately trying to identify the trademark family brow or chin, passed down over centuries.”

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    “Long discussions of distant relatives and our historic family tree ensued, and by the end of the night we parted ways feeling a bit more connected to the lineage that brought us to this place, musical and otherwise.”

    After finishing work on “What Drives Us” and watching it back, he felt it was important to commemorate those connections in some way.

    Dave wrote in the third part of his lengthy post, “I wanted to record a song that would not only pay tribute to the people and music that influenced me to become a musician, but also to pay tribute to my long family history.”

    “So what better than an X song? And what better person to sing it than my daughter, Violet Grohl, another descendant of Johann Christian Beinbrech. I picked up one of my favorite X songs, ‘Nausea’, from their 1980 debut album ‘Los Angeles’ and forwarded it to Violet, hoping that she would agree to my most impulsive idea.”

    “Anyone who has ever heard Violet sing knows that she was certainly capable of doing it, but it was just a matter of getting her in front of the microphone to record, something that the two of us had never done together before. It felt so meaningful to have the first song Violet and I record together be a tribute to our Bonebrake heritage.”

    Violet agreed and Dave recorded the instrumental tracks before she added her vocals and he then put harmonies over the top, and the “Everlong” hitmaker couldn’t be prouder of the track.

    He gushed, “We smiled upon listening to playback at full volume. It was a moment that superseded anything musical. A life moment that I will cherish forever. A family moment.”

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      Mick Jagger and Dave Grohl Release COVID-19 Rock Anthem 'Eazy Sleazy'

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      Aside from lamenting life under lockdown during the coronavirus pandemic, The Rolling Stones singer and the Foo Fighters frontman also mock anti-vaxxers in their new song.

      Apr 14, 2021

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      Mick Jagger and Dave Grohl have their unique way in lamenting life during the coronavirus pandemic. Before celebrating an imminent return to normality, The Rolling Stones singer and the Foo Fighters frontman dropped a COVID-19 rock anthem called “Eazy Sleazy”.

      Announcing the song release was the 77-year-old musician on Tuesday, April 13. Attaching the link to its music video, he wrote on Twitter, “I wanted to share this song that I wrote about coming out of lockdown, with some much needed optimism – thank you to Dave Grohl @foofighters for jumping on drums, bass and guitar, it was a lot of fun working with you on this-hope you all enjoy ‘Eazy Sleazy’!”

      Jagger’s post was then retweeted by Grohl via Foo Fighters’ Twitter account. He penned, “It’s hard to put into words what recording this song with Sir @MickJagger means to me. It’s beyond a dream come true. Just when I thought life couldn’t get any crazier……and it’s the song of the summer, without a doubt!!”

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      Dave Grohl and Mick Jagger released COVID-19 rock anthem ‘Eazy Sleazy’.

      In the new track, Jagger rhymes about trends during the lockdown such as masks wearing and Zoom calls while Grohl plays on drums, bass and guitar. The lyrics read, “Thats a pretty mask/ But never take a chance/ TikTok stupid dance/ Took a Samba class/ I landed on my a**/ Trying to write a tune /You better hook me up to Zoom.”

      The duo then touches on returning to life post-lockdown. “We escaped from the prison walls/ Open the windows and open the doors/ But it’s easy easy/ Everything’s gonna get really freaky/ Alright on the night/ It’s gonna be a garden of earthly delights.” They go on singing, “Easy sleazy it’s gonna be smooth and greasy/ Yeah easy believe me/ It’ll only be a memory you’re trying to remember to forget.”

      Jagger also pokes fun at the anti-vaxxers, flat-earthers and global warming deniers. He sings, “Shooting the vaccine/ Bill Gates is in my bloodstream/ It’s mind control/ The earth is flat and cold/ It’s never warming up/ The arctic’s turned to slush/ The second comings late/ There’s aliens in the deep state.”

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      Dave Grohl Teams Up With Mother to Develop New Streaming Show

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      The six-part series for Paramount+ is based on a book by the Foo Fighters frontman’s mom titled ‘From Cradle to Stage: Stories from the Mothers Who Rocked and Raised Rock Stars’.

      Feb 25, 2021
      AceShowbiz – Foo Fighters frontman Dave Grohl and his mum are developing a new series based on her book “From Cradle to Stage: Stories from the Mothers Who Rocked and Raised Rock Stars” for new streaming site Paramount+.
      The six-parter, directed by the rocker, will feature successful musicians’ mothers chatting about the special bond they have with their famous sons and daughters. Dave’s mum, Virginia, will appear in one episode, while the others will include the mums of Dr. Dre, Amy Winehouse and former R.E.M. star Michael Stipe.

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      “From Cradle to Stage” is just one of the exciting new shows coming to the streamer – one-time MTV staple “Yo! MTV Raps” will return with hosted segments and live performances, while VH1’s documentary series “Behind the Music” will return, as will sitcom “Frasier”, and animated hit “Rugrats”. Nickelodeon’s “Dora the Explorer” and “The Fairly Odd Parents” will also get live-action series remakes via Paramount+.
      And, as an added bonus for subscribers, Paramount+ bosses have announced both “Mission: Impossible VII” and “A Quiet Place: Part II” will be released on the streaming site just 45 days after they hit cinemas. Paramount+ will also stream the upcoming “Paw Patrol: The Movie” animated movie 45 days after it hits theatres, according to Deadline.
      “We are thrilled to re-invent some of our most storied and impactful music franchises, including Behind the Music and Yo! MTV Raps, for Paramount+,” said Bruce Gilmer, ViacomCBS President of Music, Music Talent, Programming & Events. “In addition, we will partner with some of the biggest names across the music industry to bring exclusive and unique content to the platform, such as Dave Grohl’s Cradle to Stage based on his mom’s critically-acclaimed book, and many more to come.”

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      Dave Grohl and Killer Mike Team Up With Quincy Jones to Lead Pandemic Support Group

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      The Foo Fighters founder and the Run The Jewels rapper have been added to the advisory board of National Independent Venue Association (NIVA) that support artists hit by the COVID-19 crisis.

      Feb 12, 2021
      AceShowbiz – Dave Grohl, Run The Jewels rapper Killer Mike, and Quincy Jones have joined forces to lead a new advisory board to help support U.S. artists hit by the coronavirus pandemic.
      The National Independent Venue Association’s leaders will share knowledge and expertise to help members navigate through the remainder of the pandemic.
      NIVA formed in March, 2020, shortly after the coronavirus crisis shuttered venues and forced the cancellation of concerts and festivals.

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      “When the pandemic first hit it was clear the independent live music community would need to come together and rally for relief,” Boris Patronoff, Chair of the NIVA Advisory Board, said in a statement. “Doing just that, a dedicated group of promoters set out to form NIVA and we proudly stepped up to support them. The accomplishments to date have been remarkable and I’m thrilled to serve what I believe will be an important organization for years to come.”
      Over 800 venues have since banded together to join the coalition, which has spearheaded the #SaveOurStages campaign.
      In other news, Dave addressed Foo Fighters Grohl being nominated for the Rock & Roll Hall of Fam during an appearance on “The Howard Stern Show”. “I thought maybe if I give someone a cassette and they think it’s a band, then they’ll be surprised when they find out that it’s just one person, and that it was me,” he said. “And, you know, coming out of Nirvana, it was like, I didn’t want to say, ‘Hey! I’ve got a solo project,’ so I called it Foo Fighters.”

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      Dave Grohl Reflects on Nirvana's 'Dysfunction' as He Compares It to Foo Fighters

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      While describing his musical relationship with his Nirvana bandmates Kurt Cobain and Krist Novoselic as ‘a match made in heaven,’ the rocker admits he wasn’t as close to them as he is to Foo Fighters’ drummer Taylor Hawkins.

      Feb 2, 2021
      AceShowbiz – Before performing with Foo Fighters, Dave Grohl was part of one of music icons, Nirvana. But despite its worldwide fame, the Kurt Cobain-led band didn’t last song, as it disbanded in 1994 following the vocalist’s suicide in 1994.
      Now, in a new interview with The Big Issue, Grohl reflected on the “dysfunction” that he felt existed within his old band as he compared it to his current band Foo Fighters. While describing his musical relationship with his Nirvana bandmates Cobain and Krist Novoselic as “a match made in heaven,” the rocker admitted he wasn’t as close to them as he is to Foo Fighters’ drummer Taylor Hawkins.
      “But personally it was a bit off, to be honest,” he spoke candidly to the site. “Of course we loved each other. We were friends. But, you know, there was a dysfunction in Nirvana that a band like Foo Fighters doesn’t have.”
      The 52-year-old musician went on detailing his relationship with the late Cobain and his former bandmate Novoselic. “Was I close to Kurt, as I am to Taylor Hawkins? No,” he admitted. “I did live with Krist and his wife when I first joined the band. I think it lasted a month and then they kicked me out, but we always had this sort of loving connection, and it was made even more so after Kurt died. When I see Krist now, I hug him like family. But back then we were young, and the world was just so strange.”

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      Despite their “emotional dysfunction,” Grohl said he and his former bandmates always connected through music. “But that emotional dysfunction in Nirvana was relieved when we put on instruments. If the music hadn’t worked, we wouldn’t have been there together,” he explained.
      Grohl added, “I truly believe that there’s some people you can only communicate with musically. And sometimes that’s an even greater, deeper communication. There are people that I might feel a little awkward talking to but once we strap on instruments, it’s like they’re the love of my life.”
      Following the end of Nirvana, Grohl admitted he wasn’t sure if he “ever wanted to play music again.” He opened up, “There was a particular trauma after the end of Nirvana that lasted for a while, but, you know, I think that love of music I had when I was a child eclipsed everything and I realized that music was going to be the thing that would write me out of that depression.”
      “For a while there I wasn’t sure if I ever wanted to play music again. But it came back. And thankfully, just as I had hoped, it healed me,” he shared. Grohl formed Foo Fighters in 1994, starting it as a one-man project before recruiting more members.

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      Dave Grohl Concedes Defeat to 10-Year-Old Girl in Drum Battle

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      The Foo Fighters rocker is challenged to an online drum-off by a little drummer to play along to the group’s 1997 song ‘Everlong’ from album ‘The Colour and the Shape’.
      Sep 6, 2020
      AceShowbiz – Rocker Dave Grohl has conceded defeat to a 10 year old following an online drum-off.
      Brit Nandi Bushell, who has become a viral sensation thanks to her skills, challenged the former Nirvana drummer to prove he’s still got it behind the kit by playing along to his current group Foo Fighters’ “Everlong” on YouTube – and asking Grohl to do the same.
      “Dave Grohl, I challenge you to a drum-off,” she said, explaining in the video’s caption that her dream is to “one day jam with Dave Grohl, Taylor Hawkins and all the Foo Fighters!”
      “Mr Grohl I would love to have a drum battle with you! I LOVE Everlong it’s really hard to play as it’s so fast but so much FUN!!!” she added.
      Grohl responded in a video posted to the Foo Fighters’ Twitter page, stating, “Hey @Nandi_Bushell!. Challenge accepted. Haven’t played these songs in a loooooong time… thanks for the inspiration!!! Your move!!!”

      “I’ve seen all your videos, I’ve seen you on TV. You’re an incredible drummer. I’m really flattered that you’ve picked some of my songs to do for your videos and you’ve done them all perfectly.”
      Grohl later conceded that Nandi’s rendition of “Everlong” was better than his, but then set her a new challenge – to tackle the drumming in his former supergroup Them Crooked Vultures’ song “Dead End Friends”.

      “Now the ball is in your court,” he said as he drummed along to the track.

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      Dave Grohl Answers 10-Year-Old Girl's Virtual Drum-Off Challenge

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      The Foo Fighters founder sets a new challenge for Nandi Bushell after the British girl did a cover version of his band’s classic hit ‘Everlong’ and passed the baton over to him.
      Sep 1, 2020
      AceShowbiz – Foo Fighters star Dave Grohl has accepted a drumming challenge from 10-year-old musician Nandi Bushell.
      The British girl reached out to the rocker after she did a cover version of the group’s classic hit “Everlong”, taking care of Dave’s drum section. She then passed the baton over to him – and Dave accepted, posting a video of his own.
      “Hey @Nandi_Bushell! Challenge accepted,” alongside a video of him drumming. “Haven’t played these songs in a loooooong time…..thanks for the inspiration!!!”
      After playing his own version of the track, Dave set a new challenge for Nandi to cover “Dead End Friends” – an older track he did with a supergroup he formed in 2009 called Them Crooked Vultures, featuring Josh Homme on guitar and John Paul Jones on bass.
      “Your move!!! Your friend in rock, Dave,” he signed off the post, adding, “(Thanks to my daughter, Harper for letting me borrow her drum set).”

      Nandi has yet to share her response to the star’s challenge.

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      Dave Grohl Lends His Vocals to Charity Song for Covid-19 Relief Effort

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      The Foo Fighters ringleader has teamed up with The Bird and the Bee’s star Inara George for a brand new song called ‘Sex in Cars’ to raise funds for music industry workers.
      Aug 10, 2020
      AceShowbiz – The Bird and the Bee star Inara George has recruited Foo Fighters leader Dave Grohl for a new duet version of her song “Sex in Cars”.
      The track marks the first in a series of planned releases to benefit George’s Road Angel Project, raising money for the Sweet Relief’s COVID-19 fund for musicians and music industry workers.
      “Sex in Cars” first appeared on George’s 2020 solo project “The Youth of Angst”.
      “Having been such a massive fan of Inara for years, it’s always such an incredible honor to work with her, whether on Foo Fighters music or for the Bird and the Bee,” Grohl said in a statement. “Her voice is timeless, so pure and real. So I jumped at the chance to duet with her on this song. It was a dream come true! And for a great cause.”
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      “I always knew I wanted this version of Sex In Cars with Dave to benefit some amazing non-profit,” George added. “As the pandemic hit and it became very clear that live music would not resume for many, many months, I immediately thought of Sweet Relief, not only because they help so many musicians, but also because they help everyone in the music industry.”

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      Dave Grohl and Paul McCartney to Rock Out With Jazz Band at Livestream Event

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      The Foo Fighters frontman and the former Fab Four are set to lead this weekend livestream events with performances as part of the Preservation Hall Jazz Band.
      Jun 20, 2020
      AceShowbiz – Dave Grohl and Sir Paul McCartney will perform as part of the Preservation Hall Jazz Band livestream celebration on Saturday, June 20, 2020.
      The band is taking its New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival Midnight Preserves jam session online in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic and a host of big names have signed on to be part of the show from the comfort of their homes.
      As well as Grohl and McCartney, the gig will feature Arcade Fire, Elvis Costello, Dave Matthews, and Beck.
      The Round Midnight Preserves stream will begin at 8 P.M. ET on the Preservation Hall Foundation’s website, as well as on the band’s YouTube, Facebook and Twitch pages. It will benefit Spotify’s COVID-19 Music Relief fund.
      Meanwhile, Peter Yarrow and Judy Collins will be among the performers taking part in a virtual music and environmental activism festival staged in place of late folk legend Pete Seeger’s annual event. The late singer/songwriter launched the two-day Clearwater summer bash in New York’s Hudson Valley in the late 1990s to raise funds for his conservational group, the Hudson River Sloop Clearwater, but due to the coronavirus pandemic, this year’s 2020 show will be going digital.
      Billed as “The Virtual Great Hudson River Revival: An Epic Stream to Save the River”, the 12-hour livestream on Saturday, June 20, 2020 will also feature sets by singers Tom Chapin and the Chapin Sisters, Guy Davis, Kyle Tigges, The Mammals, and John McCutcheon among many others, starting from 11 A.M. ET.
      For more information and to tune into the event, click here.
      Among your other weekend livestream highlights:
      Saturday Night Opry: Brad Paisley (7.30 P.M. ET Saturday)
      Greenpeace: Action All Areas (Billy Bragg, Melanie C, Dave & Django Stewart, and more) (12 P.M. BST Saturday)
      Love Record Stores (Yannis Philpaakis, Fontaines D.C., Circa Waves, Laura Marling, Phoebe Bridgers, Bright Eyes, and more) (7 A.M. BST Saturday)
      Papa Roach (5 P.M. ET Saturday)
      Hellfest: Faith No More, Bad Religion, At The Gates, Every Time I Die, Prophets of Rage, In Flames (11 A.M. BST Saturday & Sunday)
      Robyn (3 P.M. ET Saturday)
      Small Business Live: 2 Chainz, Allen Stone, Brandi Carlile, Brittany Howard, and more (4 P.M. ET Saturday)
      The Big Night In: The Alarm, Slim Jim Phantom (The Stray Cats), and Captain Sensible (The Damned) (4 P.M. ET Saturday)
      Melissa Etheridge (6 P.M. ET Saturday)
      Foo Fighters (7 P.M. ET Saturday)
      J Balvin – Behind the Colores: The Live Experience (7 P.M. ET Saturday)
      Ben Folds (7 P.M. ET)
      Kasabian/Tom Meighan (8 P.M. BST Saturday)
      John Legend & Lennon Stella (8 P.M. ET Saturday)
      Diplo & Dillon Francis (9 P.M. ET Saturday)
      Tiny Changes Fundraiser/Scott Hutchinson Tribute (Tim Burgess, Frank Turner, Bill Ryder-Jones, Cloth) (9 A.M. ET Saturday & Sunday)
      Queen + Adam Lambert Tour Watch Party (3 P.M. ET Sunday)
      The Chi With Love (Common & Lena Waithe) (7 P.M. ET Sunday)
      Laura Marling (7 P.M. BST Sunday)
      City Winery’s Father’s Day Special (Willie Nelson, Billy Bragg, Joan Osbourne, & more) (5 P.M. ET Sunday)
      Pennywise (7 P.M. ET Sunday)

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