The Littlest Winslow

When the Foo Fighters set out to record their latest release, Wasting Light, frontman Dave Grohl and his bandmates went old school, digging the art of analog from its grave and recording straight to tape. No computers, no bells, no whistles. With the upcoming Rock-Doc Sound City, Grohl is still celebrating analog from the vantage point of LA’s renowned, yet sadly defunct Sound City Studios.

Grohl’s film (yes, he directed it) has appearances by Trent Reznor, Stevie Nicks, Josh Homme, Lars Ulrich, Butch Vig, Rick Rubin, Tom Petty, Frank Black, Krist Novoselic, and many more, all of whom sit down to discuss and focus in on the humanistic element of music and recording…and, of course, Sound City itself. After all, it was only the recording place of Fleetwood Mac’s Rumours, Nirvana’s Nevermind, and Neil Young’s After the Gold Rush, to name a few. But what makes it so damn special, and what have computers actually taken away from music? Grohl’s film will answer these questions and many more.

Sound City is set to premiere at the 2013 Sundance Film Festival, but until then, check out this just-released trailer:

It’s true. Here’s my fave, “Elephants.” The rest can be heard by clicking through to YouTube, or by searching for username “themcrookedvultures.”

This album is SICK. Props to Dennis for the tip.

Check out a few vids of Them Crooked Vultures at the House of Blues in Boston from Sunday. They killed it. John Paul Jones (Zep), Dave Grohl (Foos), Josh Homme (Queens, Eagles of Death Metal), and Alain Johannes (Queens).

The band played for a solid 90 minutes and played to perfection. A little blues, a little jammin’, a LOT of Rock ‘N Roll. Pics to follow shortly…

Straight from Pitchfork:

“According to Antiquiet, Dave Grohl told Mojo magazine in 2005, “The next project that I’m trying to initiate involves me on drums, [Queens of the Stone Age's] Josh Homme on guitar, and [Led Zeppelin's] John Paul Jones playing bass. That’s the next album. That wouldn’t suck.”

Four years and hundreds of rumors later, it seems like this no-qualifier-necessary, cap-S Supergroup is ready for its close-up. They’ve got a name: Them Crooked Vultures. (Via Antiquiet.) There’s an oh-so-cryptic show listing for a post-Lollapalooza midnight gig this Sunday, August 9, at Chicago’s Metro that features symbols for the Foo Fighters, Led Zeppelin, and Queens of the Stone Age. And there’s also an official-looking website that links to Them Crooked Vultures hubs on MySpace, Facebook, and Twitter. The Twitter lists Them Crooked Vultures’ bio as “Dave Grohl, Josh Homme, John Paul Jones.” Super and online friendly!

While a fall tour and new album are currently being whispered about, official spokespeople are keeping mum about Them Crooked Vultures at press time.”

All I can say is:   Y E S.

It’s Brody, bitches.

Dalle is back with a new band and new look and recently had an interview with Suicide Girls!

Her new band Spinnerette has already released an EP with a full length coming in early June. In the interview, Dalle talks about her baby daughter, the new record, husband Josh Homme, and plans to tour in the very near future (!!!).

I’m diggin’ the music, but it took a bit to grow on me. It’s very NOT Distillers: Fast rhythms and tempos are gone, the punk-Brody screaming is outro as well. While the music may be different, Brody’s voice and hand is all over the Spinnerette tunes. Check out “Ghetto Love” or “Valium Knights” on the band’s MySpace and you’ll get a nice taste of what Spinnerette’s bringing to the table.

It’s good to have ya back, Brode!

Photos taken by Chapman Baehler.