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Monday, July 6, 2020

Dave Grohl Reflects On Joining Nirvana, Recording First Foo Fighters Album

Dave Grohl reflected on joining Nirvana and recording the Foo Fighters' debut album in an interview on Apple Music.

The interview was aired on July 4, the 25th anniversary of the self-titled album's release.

"When I joined the band, I didn't know Krist [Novoselic] and Kurt [Cobain] at all. And when we first met and started playing, it was clear that when we got together to play that it worked really well, and we sounded what most people know now to sound like Nirvana," he told Matt Wilkinson.

"It was almost exactly a year from the time I joined to the time 'Nevermind' came out," he added. "And then once it came out, it was like things happen so quickly. The band got really big."

On the days following the death of Nirvana frontman Kurt Cobain, Grohl said, "There was a period of everyone just hiding from the world and our whole world was turned upside down."

Grohl, who is the longest-serving drummer for the rock band and the founder of Foo Fighters, said he would like to dedicate Foo Fighters' debut album to Cobain and Nirvana founding member Krist Novoselic.

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The Killers Pay Tribute To George Floyd With Stripped-Down 'Land Of The Free'

In an emotional performance as part of "Macy's 4th of July Fireworks Spectacular" on Saturday, The Killers paid tribute to George Floyd with a stripped-down performance of "Land of the Free."

The Killers performed the track from their Prairie Sun Recording Studio in Sonoma, California, with frontman Brandon Flowers changing some of the lyrics to reference Floyd's tragic death at the hands of Minneapolis police officers.

"When I go out in my car/ I don't think twice/ But if you're the wrong color skin/ You grow up lookin' over both your shoulders/ In the land of the free/ And how many killings must one man watch in his home/ Till he sees the price on the tab/ Eight measured minutes and 46 seconds/ Another boy in the bag/ Another stain on the flag," Flowers sang in the revised lyrics.

The band were among several artists that performed during the socially distanced version of the event, which also featured performances by John Legend, Lady A, The Black Eyed Peas, Tim McGraw, and Brad Paisley.

A video of the entire "Macy's 4th of July Fireworks Spectacular" has been posted on YouTube, with the Killers' performance of "Land of the Free" starting around the 27-minute mark.

(Photo: Olivia Bee)

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Bob Dylan Tops Billboard Artist 100 Chart For First Time

Bob Dylan has topped the Billboard Artist 100 chart for the first time since its inception in 2014.

The 79-year-old singer, who released the LP Rough and Rowdy Ways in late June is the senior-most act to have achieved this feat, having now surpassed Paul McCartney, who, at 76, led the chart in 2018.

The chart is ranked based on data obtained from a wide range of sources, including music consumption, blending album & track sales, radio airplay, streaming, and interaction with fans through social media.

Meanwhile, the LP is currently at the No. 2 position on the Billboard 200 chart, having acquired 53,000 album-equivalent units since its release on June 19. It also reigns both the Top Rock Albums chart as well as the Americana/Folk Albums chart.

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