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Edgar Winter’s ‘Frankenstein,’Rush and ‘Footloose’: Dave Grohl’s SXSW Keynote

Grohl’s joy was on full display at his keynote speech today (March 14) at the South By Southwest Festival in Austin, Texas, marking quite a contract between the jaded music industry insiders who tend to cram the streets of Austin during SXSW. Here are our 10 favorite moments from Grohl’s speech.

2013/03/14

Dave Grohl & Paul McCartney together at the 12-12-12 Concert. (Don Emmert/AFP/Getty Images)

Dave Grohl’s Classic Rock Credentials

Considering he gets to hang with his idols all day, Dave Grohl has a pretty cool life. Most recently, he’s been playing shows with his Sound City Players, featuring Stevie Nicks, John Fogerty, Cheap Trick’s Rick Nielsen and Rick Springfield.

2013/03/14

Dave Grohl and John Fogerty perform after the "Sound City" premiere in Los Angeles / photo credit: Kevin Winter, Getty Images

‘Sound City’ Reviewed: Much More Than A Film About A Mixing Board

“This Neve board, this… is not my world. Engineers who spend hours on the kick drum (sound)? Please! I would rather have a blood transfusion!” This is part of a rather unlikely conversation between Barry Manilow — perennially the least-hip singer — and head Foo Fighter Dave Grohl, who can seemingly get any rock legend on the phone.

2013/02/05

Corey Taylor photographed by Michael N. Todaro/Getty Images

Corey Taylor On Performing With Sound City Players: ‘Talk About A Fanboy-gasm!’

This past Friday night (January 18), Corey Taylor made the following announcement from the stage at Park City Live in Utah: “This is the craziest f***in’ night of my life.”

2013/01/23

How Dave Grohl Became BFFs With A Beatle

Rock ‘n’ roll workaholic Dave Grohl’s latest project is his new documentary Sound City, which tells the story of the storied L.A. recording studio of the same name. The project has brought him together with a long list of rock stars, both for interviews in the film and music-making for its soundtrack. And one of them happens to be a Beatle.

2013/01/17