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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

5 Things You Didn’t Know: Rick Springfield’s “Jessie’s Girl”

All you need to know about one of the greatest songs about unrequited love ever.

2013/02/15

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

Dave Grohl and Stevie Nicks (Kevin Winter/Getty Images)

Dave Grohl’s Sound City Players Take Hollywood With All-Star Concert And Film Premiere

“We started this project about a year and a half ago,” said Dave Grohl, standing in front of a packed theater at Hollywood’s famous Cineramadome, the VIP crowd assembled for the L.A. premiere of documentary Sound City, Grohl’s directorial debut and love letter to the revered San Fernando Valley, CA recording studio that time forgot.

2013/02/01

Dave Grohl Announces ‘Sound City’ L.A. Premiere And Star-Studded Palladium Concert

With the announcement of the Sound City Players’ performance at the Sundance Film Festival, the Foo Fighters frontman hinted that he had a few surprises up his sleeve.

2013/01/15

Dave Grohl Announces ‘Sound City’ Screenings Across U.S. & Canada

Sound City, Dave Grohl‘s highly anticipated full-length documentary about a storied Los Angeles recording studio, will make its public premiere at the annual Sundance Film Festival in Utah this month.

2013/01/14

Dave Grohl’s ‘Sound City Players’ To Include Nicks, Fogerty, Nielsen… And Rick Springfield!

Foo Fighters frontman Dave Grohl will perform with “The Sound City Players” — a group that will include Stevie Nicks, John Fogerty, Rick Nielsen of Cheap Trick and Rick Springfield.

2013/01/10

’80s Icon Rick Springfield Plays NYC’s Penn Station On Subway Tour

The music man/General Hospital heartthrob himself is making the rounds of New York City entertaining his fans, and not in the usual venues.

2012/10/11

Dave Grohl Directing Sound City Studios Documentary: Who Recorded At The Studio?

Foo Fighters frontman and former Nirvana drummer Dave Grohl announced this week that he’s been hard at work on a documentary about L.A. recording studio Sound City Studios, where he recorded Nirvana’s classic 1991 album, Nevermind.

2012/05/04

Rick Springfield Returning To General Hospital!

With all the rumors and controversy surrounding General Hospital, it’s great news to hear that one of our favorites [lastfm link_type="artist_info"]Rick Springfield[/lastfm] is returning next week!

2012/03/16