Podcasts about Sound City Studios

Recently, Night Demon completed a full European tour supporting progressive metal titans Queensryche. During that tour, Jarvis had an opportunity to sit down for an in-depth conversation with Queensryche guitarist Mike Stone. This week we present that interview in its entirety for your listening pleasure.  You will hear about Stone's fascinating career journey, life story, philosophies on music and writing and life, and many other topics. Settle in and enjoy this engaging and wide-ranging discussion.  Listen at nightdemon.net/podcast or anywhere you listen to podcasts! Follow us on Instagram Like us on Facebook

In 1973, before their ascent to rock superstardom with Fleetwood Mac, Lindsey Buckingham and Stevie Nicks were just two young lovers making music in Los Angeles. Their debut album, Buckingham Nicks, though commercially unsuccessful at the time, would prove to be the catalyst that changed their lives. When Mick Fleetwood happened to walk into Sound City Studios and overheard Buckingham's masterful guitar work, he knew he'd found what his band desperately needed given the departure of their guitarist Peter Green. Fleetwood invited Buckingham to join the group, and Buckingham agreed on one condition: his musical and romantic partner, Stevie Nicks, would come too. This fateful meeting would birth the legendary lineup that created Fleetwood Mac and Rumours, albums that would define a generation. Yet all this time, the band's origin story, captured in Buckingham Nicks, has remained locked away in aging vinyl archives – until now. Grammy-winning guitarist Madison Cunningham and virtuoso multi-instrumentalist Andrew Bird have breathed new life into this historic recording with their interpretation, Cunningham Bird. Cunningham, celebrated for her sophisticated fingerpicking and intricate compositions, joins forces with Bird, whose distinctive violin work and plaintive vocals have earned him critical acclaim. Their reimagining of this pivotal album offers fresh insight into both Fleetwood Mac's enduring influence and the rocky romance that sparked their success. I sat down with the duo to discuss their approach to this legendary material and what drew them to resurrect these long-lost songs. Switched On Pop spoke with Madison Cunningham and Andrew Bird about how they adapted Buckingham Nicks into Cunningham Bird Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This week we sit down to talk about the legendary Sound City Studios in Van Nuys, where many of rock and roll's greatest albums have been recorded. 

This week,  we speak to Grammy Award-nominated producer/engineer Paul Fig about how he works and develops his craft. We also discuss the rich history behind his studio, www.davesroom.net, in Southern California. While working at world-famous Sound City Studios, Fig had the opportunity to practice every aspect of his trade, working with such luminaries as Joe Barresi, Matt Hyde, Don Smith, Matt Wallace, David Bianco, George Drakoulias and Greg Fidelman. During that time he worked on albums by Ry Cooder, Robert Cray, and the legendary Johnny Cash.Fig has since put his stamp on records by Deftones, Coheed and Cambria, Trivium, and the critically acclaimed Ghost B.C's 2013 album, Infestissumam. In 2014, he received a Grammy Nomination in the category of Best Engineered Album Non Classical for Alice in Chains “The Devil Put Dinosaurs Here”. Most recently, he Co-Produced and engineered Jerry Cantrell's new solo effort “Brighten” which was released October 29, 2021.Despite working all hours in the studio, Fig also finds time to compose and record music for television and film, including the HBO Docu-series “Sonic Highways”, The Motion Picture “The Collection”, Fox Sports, and MTV. Michael Hateley:Lotus Mastering http://lotusmastering.com/Hello CrowHello Crow, Michael's new EP is available now! Extra Fancy "You Look Like a Movie Star":https://youtu.be/0pE1TqlWHCkBaldyloks (Michael Hateley & John Napier):https://baldyloks.bandcamp.com/Dee Madden:https://www.deemadden.com/Dee's new album Paisley Madrigals is out now!Penal Colony “Blue 9” video:https://youtu.be/Fes9E3ea8FYDee Madden on Spotify:https://open.spotify.com/artist/4jsYxJ4QxzoGn9t0HRllPkAnu Kirk:https://www.anukirk.com Anu on Bandcamp Sid Luscious and The Pants on Bandcamp Luscious-235 on Bandcamp Rêvenir on Bandcamp

Cat Clyde is a singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist from Ontario, Canada.  Her third and beautifully versatile record Down Rounder  was produced by Tony Berg and is out February 17th on Second Prize Records.   In this episode Cat shares her musical background, her influences growing up and the music and state of mind she was in at the onset of recording Down Rounder.  She explains the multi-faceted meaning behind the single Papa Took My Totems  and how it relates to nature, her Métis heritage and patriarchy.  She also shares the dynamic journey of making and finally finishing the record with Tony Berg at Sound City Studios.  We hear a couple tunes and Cat tells us what the term "rounder" means to her. https://catclydemusic.com/https://catclydeband.bandcamp.com/Use Code Fret10 for a free month of Music Production Suite Pro and a 10% discount on all other software. visit https://www.izotope.com/en/lp/ruinous.html @thetourstories

Los Angeles musician Marko DeSantis (Sugarcult) is a rock and roll lifer. Coming up in the Santa Barbara, CA music scene in the mid-90s, he's made hit records, toured the world and knows a LITTLE bit about the music-business angst described in alt-rock-cum-power-pop band Superdrag's second record, the meticulously recorded, universally ignored unsung masterpiece 'Head Trip In Every Key'. Believe the hype! Songs featured in this episode: Amphetamine - Superdrag (Live Irving Plaza NYC 11/2/07); Do It Alone - Sugarcult; Calling All Destroyers - Tsar; Self Destructive - Ridel High; Van Halen - Nerf Herder; Nastassja - Popsicko; Sucked Out, Lighting The Way, Keep It Close To Me - Superdrag; Accident Prone - Jawbreaker; Losing A Whole Year - Third Eye Blind; Phaser - Superdrag; Inside Of Love - Nada Surf; What's My Age Again? - Blink-182; Times Like These - Foo Fighters; Frogs - Failure; I'm Expanding My Mind, Hellbent - Superdrag; You're The One - Sugarcult; Sold You An Alibi - Superdrag; Ruby Soho - Rancid; Do The Vampire - Superdrag; Dream All Day - The Posies; Amphetamine, Bankrupt Vibration - Superdrag; Break Stuff - Limp Bizkit; Mr Underground, Annetichrist, She Is A Holy Grail, Pine Away, Shuck & Jive, Wrong vs Right Doesn't Matter, The Art Of Dying - Superdrag; Gettin' Used To You - Popsicko

Die SWR1-Musikredaktion legt euch heute kleine Geschenke unter den Baum – ihre ganz persönlichen Meilensteine. Abseits von Chartplatzierungen und Rekorden gibt es hier versteckte Perlen der Rock- und Popgeschichte zu entdecken. "The Dream of the Blue Turtles" von Sting Der Anfang in dieser Folge ist natürlich Chefsache. SWR1-Musikchef Bernd Rosinus hat eine seiner Lieblingsplatten mitgebracht, das erste Solo Album von The Police Frontmann Sting "The Dream of the Blue Turtles" aus dem Jahr 1985. Als die Platte rauskam, hat sie Bernd Rosinus total umgehauen. Auch, weil es was ganz anderes war als das, was The Police vorher gemacht haben. Das Besondere an "The Dream of the Blue Turtles" ist, dass Sting sich für die Platte ganz viele Jazzmusiker zusammengesucht hat, mit denen er dieses Album aufgenommen und produziert hat. Es ist ein Popalbum, dass der hohen Qualität der Jazzmusiker auch immer wieder den Raum gibt, um sich zu präsentieren und ihr Können zu zeigen. "The Age of Plastic" von The Buggles The Buggles, die Band kennen die meisten vermutlich vom Song "Video Killed The Radio Star", dem Song, der beim Start von MTV in Amerika 1981 als erstes Musikvideo über die Bildschirme in die Wohnzimmer flimmerte. Für SWR1-Musikredakteur und Moderator Dave Jörg haben die Buggles aber noch mehr zu bieten als nur diesen einen Megahit, auch wenn der Song auch für ihn schon etwas ganz Besonderes ist. Auf dem Album, was tatsächlich schon Ende der 70er von Trevor Horn produziert wurde, der auch mit Bands wie Yazoo, Depeche Mode oder Erasure zusammengearbeitet hat, hören wir einen fantastischen Mix aus Progrock, New Wave, Neuer Deutscher Welle und auch ein bisschen Pink Floyd, findet Dave Jörg. "Brother To Brother" von Gino Vannelli Das SWR1-Musikredakteur Stephan Fahrig für diese Weihnachtsfolge gerade das Album rausgesucht hat, grenzt an sich schon an ein kleines Weihnachtswunder, denn eigentlich hatte er eine ganz andere Folge im Sinn, aber als sein Smartphone ihn dann mit einem Rückblick an ein persönliches Treffen mit Gino Vannelli vor einem Konzert in Frankfurt erinnerte, änderte er seine Meinung zu "Brother to Brother". Für Stephan Fahrig persönlich ist diese Platte ein Meilenstein, weil für ihn der Sound der Platte und von Gino Vannelli der beispielhafte Sound der 70er ist. "This Life" von Curtis Stigers Ganz ungewohnt für die SWR1 Meilensteine: ein neues Album. "This Life" von Curtis Stigers wurde erst 2022 veröffentlicht. Aber seit der Veröffentlichung im Februar 2022 begleitet dieses Album SWR1-Musikredakteurin Katharina Heinius und sie hat sich im wahrsten Sinne richtig reingehört in die Platte. "Buckingham Nicks" von Lindsey Buckingham und Stevie Nicks Bevor Fleetwood Mac zu der legendären Band wurden, als die wir sie heute kennen, waren es zwei verschiedene Gruppen. Zum einen Fleetwood Mac und zum anderen das Duo aus Gitarrist Lindsey Buckingham und Stevie Nicks. Wie diese beiden Bands zu den legendären Fleetwood Mac wurden, das erklären wir in der Spezialfolge zu den "Sound City Studios". Für SWR1-Musikredakteur und Meilensteine-Gastgeber Frank König ist aber auch das Debütalbum von "Buckingham Nicks" bereits ein Meilenstein der Musikgeschichte. __________ Über diese Alben wird im Podcast gesprochen: 01:00 Mins – “The Dream of the Blue Turtles” von Sting 10:39 Mins – “The Age of Plastic” von The Buggles 20:00 Mins – “Brother To Brother” von Gino Vannelli 32:13 Mins – “This Life” von Curtis Stigers  43:17 Mins – “Buckingham Nicks” von Lindsey Buckingham und Stevie Nicks  __________ Über diese Songs wird außerdem im Podcast gesprochen 15:47 Mins – “Relax” von Frankie Goes to Hollywood   15:47 Mins – “Always On My Mind” von Pet Shop Boys 15:47 Mins – “Poison Arrow” von ABC 15:47 Mins – “Walking in Memphis” von Cher  15:47 Mins – “Owner of a Lonely Heart” von Yes 23:32 Mins – “A Taste of Honey” von Herb Alpert 46:57 Mins – “Rhiannon” von Fleetwood Mac __________ Ihr wollt mehr Podcasts wie diesen? Abonniert die SWR1 Meilensteine! Fragen, Kritik, Anregungen? Schreibt uns an: meilensteine@swr.de

1969 gründeten Tom Skeeter und Joe Gottfried die Sound City Studios. Viele legendäre Alben sind dort entstanden. Zum Beispiel auch "Nevermind" von Nirvana. Bevor Nirvana mit ihrem "Nevermind" Album das Studio Anfang der 90er Jahre vor dem finanziellen Ruin gerettet haben, hatte das Studio in Van Nuys, einem Stadtteil von Los Angeles, schon mehrfach Musikgeschichte geschrieben. Viele große Künstler wie Fleetwood Mac haben in den legendären Studios Platten wie "Rumors" und "Tango In The Night" aufgenommen. Für Fleetwood Mac haben die Sound City Studios aber noch eine ganz andere Bedeutung: hier sind Fleetwood Mac zusammengekommen, wie wir sie heute kennen, mit Stevie Nicks und Lindsey Buckingham. Aber auch Neil Young hat dort Musik aufgenommen, Johnny Cash, Rick Springfield, Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers, Metallica und noch viele, viele mehr. Insgesamt wurden über 100 Alben dort aufgezeichnet. Viele davon sind echte Meilensteine. Vor allem für die Rockmusik war Sound City das perfekte Studio. Das lag zum einen an der ganz besonderen Raumakustik, die es dort gab, und zum anderen an dem Herzstück des Studios, dem Mischpult "Neve 8028", das weltweit einzigartig ist. Nach der Schließung der Sound City Studios hat Foo Fighters Frontmann und Nirvana Schlagzeuger Dave Grohl sich die legendäre Konsole gesichert und in sein "Studio 606" bringen lassen. Um den Geist der Sound City Studios neu aufleben zu lassen, hat er viele Musiker, die in Sound City ihre Platten aufgenommen haben, eingeladen, um nochmal zusammen mit ihm neue Musik zu schaffen. Mit dabei waren unter anderem Stevie Nicks, Paul McCartney und auch Rick Springfield. __________ Über diese Songs wird im Podcast gesprochen: 03:47 Mins – “Refugee” von Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers 04:19 Mins – “Smells Like Teen Spirit” von Nirvana 04:38 Mins – “Rusty Cage” von Johnny Cash 05:28 Mins – “Never Going Back Again” von Fleetwood Mac 13:03 Mins – “Cut Me Some Slack” von Paul McCartney und Nirvana 22:45 Mins – “Crying In The Night” von Buckingham Nicks 25:18 Mins – “Rhiannon” von Fleetwood Mac __________ Links zum Podcast: Hier gibt's den Film und viele weitere Infos: http://buy.soundcitymovie.com/ Sound City Homepage: https://soundcity.la/ YouTube Channel von Sound City Movie: https://www.youtube.com/user/SoundCityMovie Abbey Road Institute: https://abbeyroadinstitute.de/ Artikel über Rupert Neve: https://www.professional-audio.de/ein-sound-fuer-die-ewigkeit/                                                                                                                                              __________ Ihr wollt mehr Podcasts wie diesen? Abonniert die SWR1 Meilensteine! Fragen, Kritik, Anregungen? Schreibt uns an: meilensteine@swr.de

Singer and songwriter Alera sits down for an exclusive interview on Shea Marie's Diva & Vixens Podcast. The artist talks about her journey to reaching her goals by working with some of the most accomplished producers in the music industry. Alera has been working with the producer Johnnie Malone, who's credits include production with Nipsey Hussle, Tory Lanez, LP, Nick Jonas, Lil Boosie, Mariah Carey, Disney, Nickelodeon, Citibank, Bad Girls Club, and more.The singer has also recorded in some of the most historic sites such as Sound City Studios and also the old studio of the legendary Chaka Khan. Check out her music and more by learning about this artist in the video above.Visit https://www.worldwideentertainmenttv.comSupport the show

David Eric Grohl was born in Warren, Ohio on January 14, 1969. Mom is teacher Virginia Jean Hanlon and dad was news writer James Harper Grohl. In addition to being an award-winning journalist, Dave's dad had also served as the special assistant to Republican Congressman and US Senator Robert Taft Jr.  When Dave was young, the Grohl family moved to Springfield, Virginia. When he was seven, his parents divorced, and he was raised primarily by his mom. At the age of 12, he began learning to play the guitar. He grew tired of lessons and instead taught himself, eventually playing in bands with friends. He said, "I was going in the direction of faster, louder, darker while my sister, Lisa, three years older, was getting seriously into new wave territory. We'd meet in the middle sometimes with Bowie and Siouxsie and the Banshees." At 13, Grohl and his sister spent the summer at their cousin Tracey's house in Illinois. Cousin Tracey introduced them to punk rock by taking the pair to shows by several different punk bands. His first concert was Naked Raygun at The Cubby Bear in Chicago in 1982. Grohl recalled, "From then on we were totally punk. We went home and bought Maximumrocknroll, (a punk subculture music zine that ran from 1982 to 2019) and tried to figure it all out." In Virginia, he attended Thomas Jefferson High School as a freshman and was shockingly elected class vice-president. He taught himself to play pieces of songs by punk bands like Circle Jerks and Bad Brains and, using his clout as vice president, would play them over the school intercom before his morning announcements. His mother decided he should transfer to Bishop Ireton High School in Alexandria because he was smoking too much weed and it was affecting his grades. He stayed there for two years, one of those repeating his first year.  After his second year, he transferred yet again to Annandale High School. While in high school, he played in several local bands, including a short stint as guitarist in a band called Freak Baby. It was during this period that he thought it was a good idea to switch to learning drums. When Freak Baby kicked out its bass player and reshuffled its lineup, Davel took on the role of drummer and history was made. Show's over, folks! The band then changed their name to “Mission Impossible.” Dave has said he did not take drumming lessons and instead learned by listening to Rush and punk rock bands. Obviously, insanely talented and possible robot and Rush drummer Neil Peart was an early influence: "When I got 2112 when I was eight years old, it fucking changed the direction of my life. I heard the drums. It made me want to become a drummer." During his beginning years as a drummer, Grohl cited John Bonham as his greatest influence, and eventually had Bonham's three-rings symbol tattooed on his right shoulder. Mission Impossible changed their name once again to “Fast” before breaking up, after which Dave joined the hardcore punk band Dain Bramage in December 1985.  Dain Bramage ended in March 1987 when Dave up and quit without warning to join Scream, having produced the I Scream Not Coming Down LP. Many of Dave's early influences were at the 9:30 Club, a music venue in Washington, D.C. He said, "I went to the 9:30 Club hundreds of times. I was always so excited to get there, and I was always bummed when it closed. I spent my teenage years at the club and saw some shows that changed my life." As a teenager in D.C.,Dave briefly thought about joining shock-rocker punk/metal band, GWAR, who were looking for a drummer around this time. At age 17, Dave auditioned with local Washington, D.C. favorites Scream to fill the vacancy left by the departure of drummer Kent Stax. In order to be considered for the position, Dave lied about his age, saying he was 34. I'm kidding but he did say he was older. To Dave's surprise, the band asked him to join and so he pulled a Jay-Z (last week's Icon) and dropped out of high school in his junior year. He has been quoted as saying, "I was 17 and extremely anxious to see the world, so I did it." Over the next four years, Grohl toured extensively with Scream, recording a couple of live albums (their show of May 4, 1990 in Alzey, Germany being released by Tobby Holzinger as Your Choice Live Series Vol.10) and two studio albums, No More Censorship and Fumble, on which Grohl penned and sang vocals on the song "Gods Look Down". During a Toronto stop on their 1987 tour, Grohl played drums for Iggy Pop at a CD release party held at the El Mocambo, which became best known for the 1977 surprise show by The Rolling Stones, which became popular when then Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau's wife, Margaret Trudeau, showed up and partied with the Stones.. In 1990, Scream unexpectedly disbanded mid-tour when bassist Skeeter Thompson left the band. Nirvana (1990–1994) We obviously can't talk about Foo Fighters without discussing Nirvana. They'll definitely have their own episode so we won't get too into them today. While playing in Scream, Grohl became a fan of the Melvins and eventually befriended them. During a 1990 tour stop on the West Coast, Melvins guitarist Buzz Osborne took his friends Kurt Cobain and Krist Novoselic, of future Icons Nirvana, to go see Scream. Grohl called Osborne for advice after Scream disbanded and Osborne informed him that Nirvana was looking for a drummer. He gave Dave the phone numbers of Cobain and Novoselic, who then invited Grohl out to Seattle to audition. Grohl soon joined the band. Novoselic later said, "We knew in two minutes that he was the right drummer." Dave told the U.K. based magazine Q: "I remember being in the same room with them and thinking, 'What? That's Nirvana? Are you kidding?' Because on their record cover they looked like psycho lumberjacks... I was like, 'What, that little dude and that big motherfucker? You're kidding me'." When Dave joined Nirvana, they had already recorded several demos for the follow-up to their debut album Bleach, produced and recorded by Butch Vig. Initially, the plan was to release the album on Sub Pop, but they received a ton of label interest based on their demos. Dave spent the initial months with Nirvana traveling to various labels as the band shopped for a deal, eventually signing with DGC Records. In the spring of 1991, the band entered the infamous Sound City Studios in Los Angeles to record Nevermind as seen in Dave's amazing documentary, Sound City, from 2013. The album Nevermind was released later that year and exceeded all expectations becoming a worldwide commercial success. At the same time, Dave was compiling and recording his own material, which he released on a cassette called Pocketwatch in 1992 on indie label Simple Machines. Rather than using his own name for the project, Dave released the songs under his pseudonym "Late!" In the later years of Nirvana, Dave's songwriting increased. In his first months in Olympia, Washington, Kurt Cobain overheard him working on a song called "Color Pictures of a Marigold", and they wound up working on it together. Dave would later record the song for the Pocketwatch cassette. Dave stated in a 2014 episode of the documentary series, Foo Fighters: Sonic Highways, that Kurt kissed him when he first heard a demo of "Alone + Easy Target" that Dave had recently recorded. According to Dave, "I'd told him I was recording and he said, 'Oh, I wanna hear it, bring it by.' He was sitting in the bath-tub with a walkman on, listening to the song, and when the tape ended, he took the headphones off and kissed me and said, 'Oh, finally, now I don't have to be the only songwriter in the band!' I said, 'No, no, no, I think we're doing just fine with your songs.'" Nirvana would jam Dave's song on soundchecks during their 1991 European tour. Dave reluctantly held back his songs in the beginning. In a 1997 interview he said, "I was in awe of [Kurt Cobain's songs], and [I was] intimidated. I thought it was best that I kept my songs to myself." During the sessions for In Utero, Nirvana's third and final studio album, the band decided to re-record "Color Pictures of a Marigold" and released it as a B-side on the "Heart-Shaped Box" single, with a slight title change; "Marigold". Dave also wrote the main guitar riff for "Scentless Apprentice", another song on In Utero. In a 1993 MTV interview, Kurt had said that, at first, he thought the riff was "kind of boneheaded", but was happy with how the song developed. Part of this development process can be heard  in a demo on the Nirvana box set ``With the Lights Out”, released in 2004. Cobain had said that he was excited at the possibility of having Chris Novoselic and Dave contribute more to the band's songwriting. Before embarking on their 1994 European tour, Nirvana scheduled session time at the popular Robert Lang Studios in Seattle to knock out some demos. The recording session was only 3 days long and Cobain wasn't there for most of it, so Chris and Dave worked on demos of their own songs. They completed several of Dave's songs, including future Foo Fighters songs "Exhausted", "Big Me", "February Stars", and "Butterflies". On the third day, Kurt finally arrived, and the band recorded a demo of a song later Titled "You Know You're Right". It was to be Nirvana's last studio recording.   After the death of Kurt Cobain in 1994, the band known as Nirvana broke up. Dave received numerous offers to work with various artists and there were rumors saying he might join Pearl Jam. Dave almost accepted a position as the drummer for Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers. He later said: "I was supposed to just join another band and be a drummer the rest of my life. I thought that I would rather do what no one expected me to do."  Instead he booked time at Robert Lang Studios in October 1994 and began recording 15 of his own songs. Dave played every instrument and sang every vocal part on the record with the exception of one guitar part on "X-Static", which was played by Greg Dulli of the Afghan Whigs,.  He completed an album's worth of material in only five days and handed out cassette copies of the sessions to his friends for feedback.   Dave hoped to keep his anonymity and release the recordings in a limited run under the title "Foo Fighters", taken from the World War II term "foo fighter", used to refer to unidentified flying objects. "Around the time that I recorded the first FF tape, I was reading a lot of books on UFO's. Not only is it a fascinating subject, but there's a treasure trove of band names in those UFO books!" he said. "So, since I had recorded the first record by myself, playing all the instruments, but I wanted people to think that it was a group, I figured that FOO FIGHTERS might lead people to believe that it was more than just one guy. Silly, huh?" Continuing, Dave contends that a better band name could have been created. "Had I actually considered this to be a career, I probably would have called it something else, because it's the stupidest fucking band name in the world."   The demo tape circulated the music industry, creating serious interest among record labels. This WAS the drummer from arguably the biggest rock band in the world, right?  Dave put together a  band to support the album. He talked to Nirvana bassist Krist Novoselic about joining, but they both decided against it; Dave said it would have felt "really natural" for them to work together, but would have been "weird" for the others and place more pressure on himself.   Having heard about Sunny Day Real Estate breaking up, Dave snagged the group's bass player, Nate Mendel, and their drummer, William Goldsmith. Dave then asked George Ruthenberg to join the band as their second guitarist. George, better known as Pat Smear, played as a touring guitarist for Nirvana after the release of In Utero. Pat was one of the founding members of the iconic punk band, The Germs, and Dave was a huge fan.   Dave then licensed the album to Capitol Records, releasing it on his new record label, Roswell Records. Get it? Roswell. UFO's?   The very first Foo Fighters show happened on February 19th, 1995. They played above a boat house in Seattle in front of friends and family. They made their official live, public debut on February 23rd, 1995 at a gig at the Jambalaya Club in Arcata California. They just happened to be in the area mixing their album when a local promoter asked the cover band, The Unseen, if Foo Fighters could open for them. They agreed.   Dave and his band of Foo Fighters then embarked on their first US tour in April of 1995 in support of The Stooges and Porno For Pyros bass player Mike Watt's solo tour. This tour featured an additional new band called “Hovercraft”, an instrumental outfit featuring Pearl Jam singer, Eddie Vedder. Dave refused to play large venues or even do interviews to promote their debut album. The first single, “This Is A Call”, was released in June of 1995 and the album, “Foo Fighters”, was released in July containing the follow up singles “I'll Stick Around”, “For All the Cows”, and “Big Me”.   Foo Fighters toured for almost an entire year and then jumped right back into the studio. This time it was Bear Creek Studio in Woodinville, Washington with English producer Gil Norton who produced the Pixies, Jimmie Eat World, Counting Crows and so many more.   Dave, of course, wrote the songs but the band had a hand in arrangements. Nearly finished, he took the rough mixes to LA to finish his vocal and guitar parts. As he was listening to the mixes, something just didn't sound right. It wasn't what he envisioned. The drums weren't perfect, not that they were bad. Dave was a drummer. He knew drums. He had a career based on playing the drums and could arguably be considered one of the greatest rock drummers of all time. So, he set up some drums, mic'd them up and re-recorded the drums for the album. All of them.   Dave wanted Goldsmith to remain as their live drummer, but he was rightfully butthurt. Goldsmith quit. He quit what would become one of the biggest rock bands ever. Recently, drummer William Goldsmith has said “It was a pain in the ass. Like, that's the only band that I wish I could just, like, remove that from.” He continued by saying: “It doesn't matter what happened because the Foo Fighters are like Disney. Everyone wants to love Mickey Mouse. Everyone loves Mickey Mouse, so it's a difficult thing, but sometimes Mickey Mouse is a little rough around the edges. It's a no win scenario, so I'd rather remove it. I think the best thing to do is have a one on one conversation with Mickey.” He has gone to say that he has no ill will towards Dave.   Shortly after this, Pat Smear decided to leave, as well, claiming he was exhausted and burnt out. Goldsmith and Smear were replaced by the late, great Taylor Hawkins and former Scream guitarist Franz Stahl, respectively, although Stahl was fired before the recording of the group's third album, There Is Nothing Left to Lose in 1999.    Drummer Taylor Hawkins had played as Alanis Morissette's drummer from June of 1995 until March of 1997 in support of her “Jagged Little Pill” and “Can't Not” tours.   I thought it would be cool to hear Taylor explain how he wound up being Foo Fighters drummer and Dave Grohl's best friend. This is all from interviews Taylor Hawkins and Dave Grohkl did with NME, Entertainment Weekly and Kerrang.   “I'd met Dave at this [US radio station] K-Rock Christmas show because Foo Fighters were on their way up and Alanis Morrissette was through the f***ing stratosphere at that point,”. “Me and Dave just looked like long lost brothers in a weird way.    “We had a similar vibe and I don't know why. I remember my friend playing with the Foo Fighters before I met Dave and watching them goof around backstage. He said to me, ‘That guy could be like your brother.' “And sure enough, when we met, we just thought, ‘We're brothers from another mother!' It was instantaneous – so much so that Alanis Morrisette just said ‘What are you going to do when Dave asks you to be the drummer in the Foo Fighters?'” “I was driving with my girlfriend at the time, and we were listening to KROQ,” “I heard William had departed and they were looking for a new drummer.”   Tylor immediately called Dave. “I said, ‘I heard you guys are looking for a drummer,' and he said, ‘Well, do you know any?' I thought Alanis wanted to go in a more laid-back direction, and it seemed like the right time to jump. Alanis didn't need me! I basically said to Dave, ‘I'll play drums for you,' and we jammed a couple of times.  “I remember I was at home watching Showgirls with my girlfriend, and Dave called to ask if I wanted to join.” Initially, Dave never thought Taylor would leave Morissette and Taylor's allegiance was always with Alanis; that's why he asked Taylor if he knew of any good drummers. When Hawkins agreed to join, all Dave cared about was that he was getting a friend, not a great drummer.  Dave told Entertainment Weekly, “I sent Taylor a tape of one of the new songs. It was ‘Monkey Wrench.' I went over to his little house in Topanga Canyon, he sat down and played for three seconds, and the first time he hit a snare drum, I knew it.”  Dave knew Taylor was the guy. “I swear to God, I was like, ‘That's all I need to f***ing hear. I love you as a person. You've just given me hearing damage for the rest of my life in three seconds. You have to be in the band.” Later, Grohl said Hawkins came into his life like an F5 tornado. “When he joined the band, his drumming was the least important factor – I just thought I want to travel the world with this guy, I want to jump on stage and drink beers with this person. That was my biggest concern,”. Morissette didn't take Hawkins leaving personally. They remained friends over the years. Taylor has said he would have been delivering pizzas if it wasn't for her. She was the first person who gave him a break in the music world. “She gave me a lot of space to do what I wanted. It was probably the biggest album of the year (referencing her debut album “Jagged Little Pill”), and there was a lot of pressure on her. She was having to learn to be this leader on the job, which isn't easy. But it was really one of the most fun times of my life.” The band announced Tylor would be its new drummer on March 18, 1997. His first appearance with the Foo Fighters was in the music video for the 1997 single "Monkey Wrench", although the song was recorded before he joined the band.   Foo Fighter's second album, “The Colour and the Shape” was released on May 20th, 1997 through Capitol and Roswell Records with the legendary singles, “Monkey Wrench”, “Everlong” and “My Hero” blasting through the airwaves. The album charted at number ten on the Billboard 200 and was nominated for a Grammy in 1998 for best rock album. It has sold more than 2 million copies.   The band then traveled to Dave's home state of Virginia in 1998 to record their third album, “There Is Nothing Left To Lose”. Dave and Pat Smear's replacement, Franz Stahl, just couldn't see eye to eye as songwriters. Dave said "in those few weeks it just seemed like the three of us were moving in one direction and Franz wasn't." Franz was Dave's childhood friend and the decision to fire him from the band was a hard one.    Then, shortly after Franz's termination, bassist Nate Mendel called Dave and said he was quitting to rejoin Sunny Day Real Estate, but the next day changed his mind and decided not to leave.    Dave, Taylor and Nate spent the next several months recording their third album at Dave's home studio. “There Is Nothing Left To Lose” spawned mega hits like “Learn To Fly”, “Stacked Actors”, “Generator” and “Break Out”.    “Learn To Fly” was the band's first single to chart on the US Billboard Hot 100.   Right before the album was released, the president of Capitol Records (Foo Fighters record label), Gary Gersh was forced out and with the help of a “key man clause” in their contract, they were allowed to leave Capitol upon Gersh's release. They left Capitol to sign with RCA who then bought the rights to their previous albums from Capitol.   Upon completing the recording of their third album, the band started auditioning guitarists. Foo Fighters selected No Use For A Name and, what I didn't know, Me First and The Gimmie Gimmies guitarist, Chris Shiflett. He was only supposed to come into the fold as the band's touring guitarist, but was hired on full time before they recorded “One By One”, their fourth studio album.   Right around 2001, Dave and Taylor, being diehard fans of the band Queen, established a relationship with the future Icons and Outlaws episode subjects. Dave and Taylor had the distinct pleasure of inducting them into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame that same year and joined them to perform the 1976 classic, Tie Your Mother Down, with Taylor playing drums alongside Roger Taylor. Queen's legendary guitarist Brian May even added a guitar track to Foo Fighters' second cover of Pink Floyd's "Have a Cigar", which was on the soundtrack to Mission: Impossible 2. In 2002, guitarist Brian May contributed guitar work to Tired of You and an outtake called Knucklehead. The bands have performed together on several occasions since, including VH1 Rock Honors and Foo Fighters' headlining gig at Hyde Park in London, England.   At the end of 2001, the boys got together to record their fourth studio record, “One By One. They spent four months in a LA studio and something was off. The spark just wasn't there and the band were having issues, internally. So, Dave stepped away for a while and worked with Queens of the Stone Age, helping them complete their 2002 record, “Songs for the Deaf”. Touring commenced for Foo Fighters and Queens of the Stone Age, but the internal struggles were still there and just as they were about to call it quits, they hit the stage at Coachella. Dave and Taylor wanted to complete the album and the next day, they rocked the festival and agreed to do so.   Almost every part of the album was scrapped and re-recorded at Dave's studio in Virginia, in only ten days. Seven songs from the original recording of One By One eventually leaked, but the full album has never been released. That record has often been referred to as “Million Dollar Demos”.   The band finally released its fourth album, One by One, in 2002. This record had hit singles like “All My Life”, “Have It All”, “Low” and “Times Like These”. This was Chris Shiflett's first recorded appearance as part of the band and where Taylor played all of the drums. “One By One” topped the charts globally and sold a million units in the U.S., bringing home a Grammy for Best Rock Album in 2004.   Supporting One By One by touring for a year and half, Dave wasn't in a hurry to record another Foo Fighters album. He was more interested in doing an acoustic, solo record but it turned into a full band ordeal. They built a new studio in Northridge, Los Angeles, called Studio 606 West and began recording their 5th album, In Your Honor, a two disc set with full blown rock songs on one and the other with acoustic tracks. It was released in 2005 and had the hits, “DOA”, “Resolve” and one of my all time favorites, “Best of You”. The album also had guest performances by Led Zeppelin's John Paul Jones, Queen of the Stone Age's Josh Homme and Norah Jones. It also featured their new keyboardist, Rami Jaffee of the Wallflowers, who wouldn't become a full-time member until 2017.    “In Your Honor” was nominated for five Grammy Awards, hit the number one spot in five countries and number two in the U.S., selling more than a million copies.   Foo Fighters released their first live CD, “Skin and Bones” in November of 2006, with 15 songs recorded at a 3 night performance at the Pantages Theater in Los Angeles. The album featured a violinist, Pat Smear joining in and a three song encore with Dave playing “Best of You”, “Everlong”, and “Friend of a Friend”. The record debuted at number 21 on the Billboard 200, sold 49,000 copies in its first week and over 357,000 total.    Foo Fighters released its sixth album, Echoes, Silence, Patience & Grace, in 2007 and recruited producer Gil Norton, who worked on the band's “The Colour and the Shape”. This was primarily because Dave felt the songs were different from the band's previous input and "had the potential to be something great". So, he considered that instead of doing something like the last three albums, the band had to go out of "our own comfort zone" and "needed someone to push us out of there".   Preparing to record this album was extensive: first Dave started off developing demos with Taylor, but for the first time he tried to input vocals and lyrics early in the writing phase. After finalizing the song's composition with guitarist Chris and bassist Nate, Dave spent two weeks with Gil Norton discussing "arrangements, harmony and melody" and condensing the song ideas. They then spent four weeks rehearsing, and playing "a song a day, from noon to midnight". Taylor stated that "we basically played each of these songs 100 different times, trying every little thing every different way" and that it was the first time since The Colour and the Shape ``that Dave had to deal with someone in the room questioning all his ideas". Dave claimed the choices were for the "most powerful, dramatic songs" and that there was an effort to "make everything sound as natural as possible – just like on the albums we grew up listening to".    On this album's sound, Taylor Hawkins said: "We haven't been ready to write a record like this until now. I know that Dave wouldn't have been comfortable putting violins on a song before. But for whatever reasons, it just felt like the right time to explore those things now. The last record, obviously, was half heavy stuff, half acoustic songs. So it really was like two sides of the coin. It sounds obvious, but this time around we weren't afraid of incorporating everything into one song if it felt right." The first single, “The Pretender”, topped Billboard's modern rock chart for 19 weeks. Other singles from this album were “Long Road to Ruin”, “Let It Die” and “Cheer Up Boys”. It was nominated for five Grammys, winning Best Rock Album and Best Hard Rock Performance and won the Brit Award, (Britain's version of the American Recording Academy) for Best International Album.   Foo Fighters hit the road again in 2007 on a world tour and at the European MTV Music Awards, Pat Smear was confirmed as a returned member of the band.   June 7th, 2008 saw Foo Fighters headline the world renowned Wembley Stadium in London, England. Jimmy Page and John Paul Jones from Led Zeppelin joined them on stage and after rocking out the songs “Rock and Roll” and “Ramble On”, Dave excitedly shouted “Welcome to the greatest fucking day of my whole entire life!”   The attendance at this amazing sold out concert was 85,000.  In August 2010, the band began recording their seventh studio album with the return of producer Butch Vig. The album was recorded in Dave's garage using only analog equipment. The album won five Grammys and was nominated for six.    Planning the seventh album, Dave realized he was bored of the band's typical recording process. Even though the group own 606 Studios, he is still a punk rocker at heart, and found himself yearning for a grittier, wholly analogue approach to recording. One night in his hotel room in Melbourne, while on tour with Them Crooked Vultures (his side project with Josh Homme and John Paul Jones), he hatched a plan to return to recording basics for what was to become Wasting Light. Dave told Sound on Sound.com, "I thought, rather than just record the album in the most expensive studio with the most state‑of‑the‑art equipment, what if Butch and I were to get back together after 20 years and dust off the tape machines and put them in my garage? We've recorded an album somewhere where no‑one has ever recorded before. We've not gone to the studio where Zeppelin made In Through The Out Door, we've gone into my garage. The only person that's recorded in my garage before is me for shitty demos that I've done for the last two records.”   The first single from Wasting Light, "Rope", was released to radio in February 2011. On April 16, 2011, Foo Fighters released an album of covers, Medium Rare, as a limited-edition vinyl for Record Store Day. Wasting Light debuted at number one on the Billboard 200 chart, becoming the band's first album to do so. Other singles for the album were "Walk", "Arlandria", "These Days", and "Bridge Burning". Alongside Wasting Light's release, the band released a rockumentary, directed by Academy Award-winner James Moll. The film, titled Back and Forth, chronicles the band's career. Current and past members, and producer Butch Vig, tell the story of the band through interviews. After debuting on March 15, 2011, at the SXSW festival in Austin, Texas, it was released on DVD three months later.   The first batch of ‘Wasting Light' CDs include pieces of the album's analog tape master Look inside your CD copy of the band's Wasting Light album. If you were one of the first fans to pick one up, chances are it includes a piece of the original analog tape the album was recorded on. After announcing a break after touring in support of Wasting Light, Dave said in 2013 that they were starting to write new material for their 8th studio album, “Sonic Highways”, bringing back Butch Vig. They announced their return to the stage by posting a video of Erik Estrada, one of the main actors from the 70's motorcycle cop show, CHIPS, riding a motorcycle and delivering each member of the band an invitation to play in Mexico.    They announced that their eighth album would be released in November of 2014 and they would commemorate it and their 20th anniversary with an HBO TV series called “Sonic Highways”, directed by Dave, himself.    Eight songs were written and recorded in eight studios in eight different American cities with video capturing the history and feel of each town. Each track features contributions from one or more musicians with ties to that city's musical history.   The album debuted at number two on the Billboard 200, with sales of 190,000 copies in the United States. It has sold over 617,500 copies in the US and had amazing songs like “Something From Nothing”, “The Feast and the Famine”, and “Congregation” featuring country artist, Zac Brown Foo Fighters were the last musical performance on Late Show with David Letterman on May 20th, 2015, as he retired from his 33 year career as a late night show host.   On June 12th, 2015, Dave had the misfortune of falling off the stage in Gothenburg, Sweden and breaking his leg during the second song. The band kept playing while Dave was fixed up by the medical staff and then RETURNED TO THE STAGE to finish the last two hours of their set while sitting in a chair and a medic taking care of his leg. He was flown to London, England after the show and received six metal pins to stabilize the fracture in his leg.   There was speculation that Foo Fighters would drop out of their 20th anniversary, fourth of July bash, after canceling their remaining European dates following Dave's accident. Instead, The band performed for 48,000 people with Dave in a custom-built moving throne which he claimed to have designed himself while on painkillers. They renamed the following tour the “Broken Leg Tour”.   November 25th, 2015 Foo Fighters released a surprise EP named “Saint Cecilia”, available for digital download, and Dave announced an indefinite hiatus. This EP peaked at number 3 on Billboard's mainstream rock songs chart.   Krist Novoselic, who played with Grohl in Nirvana, described Saint Cecilia as Foo Fighters' "statement on how they are the biggest rock band in the world". Novoselic also said that "Saint Cecilia is more straight-ahead rock that is done really well", and went on to say that "I went to the Foo's last gig at the Moda Center in Portland and they rocked a packed house. I love the drummer Matt Sorum (Guns and Roses). However, he is so wrong in his statement about danger and the Foo's somehow lacking it. First off all, I know about danger in rock. I was the bassist in Flipper — and survived! Look at a band like Queen, who totally rocked. They were way more dandy than danger. Queen knows how to rock a stadium. So do the Foo Fighters and you'll hear big rock on Saint Cecilia". Rumors about Foo Fighters breaking up were everywhere so, the band released a mockumentary video in March 2016 portraying Grohl leaving the band to pursue an electronic music career and Nick Lachey (formerly of 98 Degrees) becoming the group's new singer, ending with: "For the millionth time, we're not breaking up. And nobody's going fucking solo!"   Dave announced that the band would spend most of 2017 recording their ninth studio album, “Concrete and Gold”. On June 1, 2017, their new single "Run" was released. Run topped the US Billboard Mainstream Rock Songs chart the following month. On June 20, 2017, the band announced that their new album, Concrete and Gold, would be released in September. On August 23, 2017, The Sky Is a Neighborhood was released as the second single and topped the Mainstream Rock chart. The Line was released in promotion of the album and later as the third single in 2018. Concrete and Gold was officially released on September 15, 2017, produced by Greg Kurstin. Concrete and Gold also features Justin Timberlake on vocals for Make It Right, Shawn Stockman of Boyz II Menon backing vocals for the song Concrete and Gold, and Paul McCartney on the drums for Sunday Rain.   Concrete and Gold has sold over 262,000 units.   In October 2019, the band announced that they were recording their tenth studio album based on Dave's demos. In November 2019, the band began releasing a series of EPs under the umbrella name of the Foo Files, largely consisting of previously released B sides and live performances. By February 2020, Dave  announced that the new album was complete but by May, it was delayed indefinitely because of a little unforeseen event called the COVID-19 pandemic, saying, "We've kind of shelved it for now to figure out exactly when it's going to happen." Starting in November 2020, promotion for the album ramped up. Its title, Medicine at Midnight, and release date, February 5, 2021, were announced. The band released three singles ahead of the album: "Shame Shame", "No Son of Mine", and "Waiting on a War".  On February 10, 2021, Foo Fighters were announced as one of the 2021 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame nominees in their first year of eligibility as their debut album had been released 25 years prior. On May 12, 2021, Foo Fighters were announced as one of 6 performer inductees. For Record Store Day on July 17, 2021, the Foo Fighters released an album of disco covers, Hail Satin, under the name Dee Gees. The album contains four Bee Gees covers, a cover of Andy Gibb's "Shadow Dancing", plus five live versions of Medicine at Midnight tracks.] On February 25, 2022, the band released a comedy horror film, Studio 666, directed by BJ McDonnell. It stars the band members as themselves, alongside Will Forte, Whitney Cummings, Jeff Garlin, and Jenna Ortega. In the movie, the band attempts to record an album in a haunted mansion; Dave is possessed by a demonic spirit and the other members are killed off one by one.  It was filmed in the same mansion in which the band had recorded their most recent album, Medicine at Midnight. Studio 666 is currently available on Amazon Prime Video.    Dave has recently released an EP of songs from the film, Dream Widow, on March 25, 2022. On March 25, 2022, Foo Fighters drummer Taylor Hawkins died in his room at the Casa Medina hotel in Bogotá, Colombia. No cause of death was given. Taylor had suffered chest pain, and had ten substances in his system at the time of his death, including opioids, benzodiazepines, tricyclic antidepressants, and THC. Foo Fighters were scheduled to perform that night at the Estéreo Picnic Festival as part of their ongoing South American tour; the festival stage was turned into a candlelight vigil for Taylor. A few days later, the band canceled all remaining tour dates. According to Sony Music Japan, FOO FIGHTERS sold over 32,000,000 albums worldwide, including 9,065,000 in the United States and 5,260,000 in the United Kingdom. The best-selling album by FOO FIGHTERS is GREATEST HITS, which sold over 2,775,000 copies .

Ben Zaidi - "Jerusalem" from the 2022 album Acre of Salt on Nettwerk. “What are you?” is an eye-rolling question people of mixed heritages never cease to get asked and often have no idea how to answer. Seattle's Ben Zaidi tackles his unique background and the internal conflict of not knowing how to identify in today's Song of the Day, “Jerusalem.” Born to a Jewish father, Pakistani mother, and with Muslim grandparents, Zaidi candidly unpacks his familial stories and the complicated feelings surrounding them in the downtempo guitar strummer. “Sometimes I feel like Jersualem /There's three religions trickling through my veins,” sings Zaidi in the chorus. “By the time they sort it out /There'll be nothing left to claim.” “It is a strange fate being of mixed heritage in the whitewash of America,” Zaidi explains of the song. “Often it feels like the many cultures of my ancestors have been diluted, and I have been left with no heritage rather than many... I am starting, however, to see this disorientation as an identity of its own. Manzur Zaidi was my grandfather I never met. He and his family were Pakistani, and lived through the partition of India... I use their Arabic family name and my Hebrew first name to try to combine the two lineages that most describe my parents. It was only later that I discovered 'Ben' means 'son.' and that 'Zaidi' is also a Yiddish word, for 'grandfather.'" The song comes from his upcoming debut album Acre of Salt, set for release on June 3rd. Produced by Tony Berg (Phoebe Bridgers, Peter Gabriel, Beck), the record was recorded at Los Angeles' Sound City Studios along with backing band members Ethan Gruska, Sebastian Steinberg (Fiona Apple,) saxophonist Sam Gendel and Kane Ritchotte (Portugal. The Man). Watch the video for “Jersualem” at the link below. Read the full post on KEXP.org Support the show: https://www.kexp.org/donate See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Sound City is a 2013 American documentary film produced and directed by Dave Grohl, in his directorial debut, about the history of recording studio Sound City Studios in Van Nuys, Los Angeles. Grohl was inspired to create the documentary after he purchased several items from the studio, including the Neve 8028 analog mixing console, when the studio closed in 2011.Enjoy.........

Legendary drummer Vinny Appice joins us this week to examine the making of Dio's Holy Diver album. Coming off success with Black Sabbath, Ronnie James Dio was in a tough spot. While the band was in a good place professionally, interpersonal relationships were severely hampered. While in Sabbath, Dio was offered a solo record deal and decided to snap it up and bring drummer Vinny Appice with him. What resulted is an absolute masterpiece of metal music.Holy Diver was released May 25, 1983 and immediately gained traction in a growing rock and metal scene. Powered by the singles 'Holy Diver' and 'Rainbow in the Dark,' the album is loaded with timeless songs. The rhythm section of Vinny Appice and Jimmy Bain combined with guitarist Vivian Campbell's soaring leads and Dio's majestic vocals produced an album that sounds as amazing today as it did upon its release.In this discussion Vinny shares his memories of this album and era. From their split with Sabbath to the formation of the band to the recording of the album, you'll hear about it all. There are some great behind the scenes stories in this chat about the making of the album at the legendary Sound City Studios. Additionally, you'll get stories from Vinny about the songwriting and recording process for Holy Diver.The chat wraps up with some other entertaining stories from this era including backward track recording, performing seances, and Ronnie's addiction to....video games. It's a great view into the making of a metal classic. We hope you enjoy Holy Diver - Albums Unleashed and SHARE with a friend!Check out the Hangin' and Bangin' Podcast with Carmine and Vinny Appice at pantheonpodcasts.com/Check out Vinny's listream on Facebook every Tuesday at https://www.facebook.com/OfficialVinnyAppiceDecibel Geek is a proud member of the Pantheon Podcasts familyContact Us!Rate, Review, and Subscribe in iTunesJoin the Facebook Fan PageFollow on TwitterFollow on InstagramE-mail UsSubscribe to our Youtube channel!Support Us!Buy a T-Shirt!Donate to the show!Stream Us!Stitcher RadioSpreakerTuneInBecome a VIP Subscriber!Click HERE for more info!Comment BelowDirect Download  

Legendary drummer Vinny Appice joins us this week to examine the making of Dio's Holy Diver album. Coming off success with Black Sabbath, Ronnie James Dio was in a tough spot. While the band was in a good place professionally, interpersonal relationships were severely hampered. While in Sabbath, Dio was offered a solo record deal and decided to snap it up and bring drummer Vinny Appice with him. What resulted is an absolute masterpiece of metal music. Holy Diver was released May 25, 1983 and immediately gained traction in a growing rock and metal scene. Powered by the singles 'Holy Diver' and 'Rainbow in the Dark,' the album is loaded with timeless songs. The rhythm section of Vinny Appice and Jimmy Bain combined with guitarist Vivian Campbell's soaring leads and Dio's majestic vocals produced an album that sounds as amazing today as it did upon its release. In this discussion Vinny shares his memories of this album and era. From their split with Sabbath to the formation of the band to the recording of the album, you'll hear about it all. There are some great behind the scenes stories in this chat about the making of the album at the legendary Sound City Studios. Additionally, you'll get stories from Vinny about the songwriting and recording process for Holy Diver. The chat wraps up with some other entertaining stories from this era including backward track recording, performing seances, and Ronnie's addiction to....video games. It's a great view into the making of a metal classic. We hope you enjoy Holy Diver - Albums Unleashed and SHARE with a friend! Check out the Hangin' and Bangin' Podcast with Carmine and Vinny Appice at pantheonpodcasts.com/ Check out Vinny's listream on Facebook every Tuesday at https://www.facebook.com/OfficialVinnyAppice Decibel Geek is a proud member of the Pantheon Podcasts family Contact Us! Rate, Review, and Subscribe in iTunes Join the Facebook Fan Page Follow on Twitter Follow on Instagram E-mail Us Subscribe to our Youtube channel! Support Us! Buy a T-Shirt! Donate to the show! Stream Us! Stitcher Radio Spreaker TuneIn Become a VIP Subscriber! Click HERE for more info! Comment Below Direct Download   

Legendary drummer Vinny Appice joins us this week to examine the making of Dio's Holy Diver album. Coming off success with Black Sabbath, Ronnie James Dio was in a tough spot. While the band was in a good place professionally, interpersonal relationships were severely hampered. While in Sabbath, Dio was offered a solo record deal and decided to snap it up and bring drummer Vinny Appice with him. What resulted is an absolute masterpiece of metal music.Holy Diver was released May 25, 1983 and immediately gained traction in a growing rock and metal scene. Powered by the singles 'Holy Diver' and 'Rainbow in the Dark,' the album is loaded with timeless songs. The rhythm section of Vinny Appice and Jimmy Bain combined with guitarist Vivian Campbell's soaring leads and Dio's majestic vocals produced an album that sounds as amazing today as it did upon its release.In this discussion Vinny shares his memories of this album and era. From their split with Sabbath to the formation of the band to the recording of the album, you'll hear about it all. There are some great behind the scenes stories in this chat about the making of the album at the legendary Sound City Studios. Additionally, you'll get stories from Vinny about the songwriting and recording process for Holy Diver.The chat wraps up with some other entertaining stories from this era including backward track recording, performing seances, and Ronnie's addiction to....video games. It's a great view into the making of a metal classic. We hope you enjoy Holy Diver - Albums Unleashed and SHARE with a friend!Check out the Hangin' and Bangin' Podcast with Carmine and Vinny Appice at pantheonpodcasts.com/Check out Vinny's listream on Facebook every Tuesday at https://www.facebook.com/OfficialVinnyAppiceDecibel Geek is a proud member of the Pantheon Podcasts familyContact Us!Rate, Review, and Subscribe in iTunesJoin the Facebook Fan PageFollow on TwitterFollow on InstagramE-mail UsSubscribe to our Youtube channel!Support Us!Buy a T-Shirt!Donate to the show!Stream Us!Stitcher RadioSpreakerTuneInBecome a VIP Subscriber!Click HERE for more info!Comment BelowDirect Download  

Legendary drummer Vinny Appice joins us this week to examine the making of Dio's Holy Diver album. Coming off success with Black Sabbath, Ronnie James Dio was in a tough spot. While the band was in a good place professionally, interpersonal relationships were severely hampered. While in Sabbath, Dio was offered a solo record deal and decided to snap it up and bring drummer Vinny Appice with him. What resulted is an absolute masterpiece of metal music. Holy Diver was released May 25, 1983 and immediately gained traction in a growing rock and metal scene. Powered by the singles 'Holy Diver' and 'Rainbow in the Dark,' the album is loaded with timeless songs. The rhythm section of Vinny Appice and Jimmy Bain combined with guitarist Vivian Campbell's soaring leads and Dio's majestic vocals produced an album that sounds as amazing today as it did upon its release. In this discussion Vinny shares his memories of this album and era. From their split with Sabbath to the formation of the band to the recording of the album, you'll hear about it all. There are some great behind the scenes stories in this chat about the making of the album at the legendary Sound City Studios. Additionally, you'll get stories from Vinny about the songwriting and recording process for Holy Diver. The chat wraps up with some other entertaining stories from this era including backward track recording, performing seances, and Ronnie's addiction to....video games. It's a great view into the making of a metal classic. We hope you enjoy Holy Diver - Albums Unleashed and SHARE with a friend! Check out the Hangin' and Bangin' Podcast with Carmine and Vinny Appice at pantheonpodcasts.com/ Check out Vinny's listream on Facebook every Tuesday at https://www.facebook.com/OfficialVinnyAppice Decibel Geek is a proud member of the Pantheon Podcasts family Contact Us! Rate, Review, and Subscribe in iTunes Join the Facebook Fan Page Follow on Twitter Follow on Instagram E-mail Us Subscribe to our Youtube channel! Support Us! Buy a T-Shirt! Donate to the show! Stream Us! Stitcher Radio Spreaker TuneIn Become a VIP Subscriber! Click HERE for more info! Comment Below Direct Download   

Hello friends! Ruarri Joseph from U.K. rock trio, William The Conqueror is my guest for episode 1033! Their latest album, Maverick Thinker was just released on Chrysalis Records and is available wherever you stream or download your jams. Go to williamtheconquer.net for music videos and more. Ruarri and I have a great conversation about recording Maverick Thinker at the legendary Sound City Studios in Los Angeles, living in London vs. rural England, coming up in the London music scene, songwriting, life under quarantine and more. I had a great time getting to know Ruarri. I'm sure you will too. Plus, I got my first vaccine shot. Let's get down! Get set up or repair on your guitars with J. Scott Lutherie! Find "Munch My Benson" at munchmybenson.com   If you feel so inclined. Venmo: www.venmo.com/John-Goudie-1  Paypal: paypal.me/johnnygoudie

Timestamp:00:50 – Welcome! Snowed in!02:15 – ROH Watchalong06:51 – 55 and 5!10:06 – Stuck inside blues13:27 – Last real moment of glory 14:38 – Sound City Studios 16:01 – Ian’s latest readings 17:59 – 1991 SuperBowl misadventures24:19 – Working out the plan with Bill28:09 – Saturday before the game31:41 – You’re gonna sell them to the brokers!34:00 – Come back in an hour38:40 – Let’s just walk out of here41:18 – It gets worse 44:18 – I stayed out all night doing coke48:18 – Marijuana maintenance program53:28 – I don’t need to be high.57:00 – It led me to have a good relationshipwith my parents again CREDITS:Cary Silkin on Twitter - @rohcaryCary Silkin on FacebookIan Riccaboni on Twitter - @ianriccaboniIan Riccaboni on FacebookAJ @ Bisson Creative(web, design, photo, audio & video):Bisson Creative& Facebook, InstagramEric Nordrum (summaries, timestamps):Twitter - @ericlikesfood

This week The Musicians Guild welcomes Joey Vannucchi (From Indian Lakes, Joe Vann). Joey is a musician and songwriter from California and after spending a while in Harlem after starting a coffee shop there, he returned to the land he grew up on to build his own tiny house and settle. We talk about that and also get into recording an album at Sound City Studios, his entrepreneurial ethics, his love for Deftones, music we dislike but still listen to for research & development, some family history including how his grandfather was a kicker for the 49ers, and lots more. Thanks you for listening and spending time with us! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In 1991, Nirvana recorded the album Nevermind at Sound City Studios. The band's drummer Dave Grohl was inspired to create the documentary after he purchased several items from the studio, including the Neve 8028 analog mixing console, when the studio closed in 2011. Sound City Studios was located in the San Fernando Valley, amidst rows of dilapidated warehouses. The little-known recording studio housed a unique analog Neve recording console and had a reputation for recording drums. Artists such as The Beatles, Nirvana, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Fleetwood Mac, Neil Young, Rick Springfield, Tom Petty, Rage Against the Machine, and Slipknot recorded groundbreaking music at the studio. The film tells the story of the studio from its early days in 1969 until its closing in 2011. It then follows Dave Grohl's purchase of the studio's custom analog Neve console, which he moved to his personal studio, Studio 606, inviting all Sound City alumni to record what would formulate into the Sound City: Real To Reel Soundtrack.

Drummer Mick Fleetwood and guitarists Peter Green and Jeremy Spencer founded one of the greatest rock bands in the entire world in London in 1967. Their roots were primarily as a British blues band. But the lineup we’ve come to know and love featuring Lindsay Buckingham, Christine McVie, and Stevie Nicks, wouldn’t materialize until 1974. This is the deep dive story of Fleetwood Mac: Original guitarist Green decided to keep the guitarists out of the spotlight, and instead name the band after drummer Mick Fleetwood and eventual joining bassist John McVie The first American tour the band ever had saw them third on the bill behind Jethro Tull, and Joe Cocker Before the 70s, founding guitarist Green left the group in a really bizarre manner. He apparently declared money to be evil, gave it all away, and took a job as a gravedigger. Critics suggested that a bad LSD trip may have been to blame for Green’s erratic behavior The other founding guitarist Jeremy Spencer disappeared after leaving the band, having joined a religious cult called the Children of God. When he was found, his head had been completely shaven. The cult apparently stuck with him; he decided to name his 1973 solo album after the cult Buckingham and Nicks played together in a newly formed, critically acclaimed group aptly named Buckingham-Nicks. Their first and only album sold poorly, but their sound opened the door to their joining Fleetwood Mac You see, Mick Fleetwood was searching for former member Bob Welsh’s replacement when he scouted Sound City Studios in Van Nuys, California. The studio owner played him a Buckingham-Nicks song to demonstrate the studio's acoustics. Fleetwood asked about the guitarist, Lindsay Buckingham, saying he came as a package deal with his girlfriend Stevie Nicks and also with studio owner and producer Keith Olsen, who had signed them to a production deal and produced their first album. Fleetwood took that deal, making Olsen a co-producer of the Fleetwood Mac album and recording it at Sound City. Nicks ended up giving the group a distinctive voice and an additional songwriter that helped define their new sound. Olsen was jettisoned after that album and later sued the band for withholding royalties. Mick Fleetwood and John McVie kept the group going throughout the decades and across the myriad changes. Fleetwood says they stuck it out through "abject fear." "That's the nature of being in a rhythm section. You need someone to play with," he told Rolling Stone in 2017. "What the hell would we do if there was no band?" Currently, there is a Fleetwood Mac, but featuring all the original all-star mid-70s lineup, except Lindsay Buckingham, who told CBS Sunday Morning that he wasn’t on the same page as the group, and preferred to concentrate on his solo work

Rage Against The Machine se viene de manera explosiva con su disco debut del '92. Kike y JM lo analizan por completo, y comparten anécdotas de la banda y personales con respecto a este disco que le tenemos tanto aprecio. Por algo es nuestro segundo episodio! Timing: (0:00:00) Introducción (0:01:53) Importancia de RATM y reunión 2020 (0:04:34) Formación (0:11:48) Una Fórmula Potente (0:26:53) Grabación en Sound City Studios (0:33:02) Portada del disco (0:36:17) Bombtrack (0:47:53) Killing In The Name (o la Watona Tetona) (1:03:00) Take The Power Back (1:10:45) Settle for Nothing (1:14:44) Bullet In The Head (1:24:00) Know Your Enemy (1:30:50) Wake Up (1:38:03) Fistful of Steel (1:42:55) Township Rebellion (1:48:04) Freedom (1:54:40) Comentarios finales, mejor y peor canción (2:00:50) Próximo episodio y cierre Recuerda participar en nuestros post en Instagram y Twitter (@metaloscopio) done haremos post relacionados a los discos que analizaremos. Recuerda seguirnos (Follow) para que no te pierdas nuevos episodios! Rock on!

Frank has a new band! Baptize yourself into the world of Frank Black and the Catholics, and bask in the warm fuzzy radiance of their live to two-track glory. This episode covers everything concerning the eponymous debut 1998 album, from it's live to two-track demo recording session at the historic Sound City Studios, through disputes with their label American Recordings, and ending with the band finding a new sound, a new label, and a new rock and roll mantra. Also included in this episode is an an interview with some of our favorite fellow Frank fans, all the way from Texas, Mike Flynn Jr. and his son Greg Flynn...although you'd swear they were brothers. Join the congregation!

Frank has a new band! Baptize yourself into the world of Frank Black and the Catholics, and bask in the warm fuzzy radiance of their live to two-track glory. This episode covers everything concerning the eponymous debut 1998 album, from it's live to two-track demo recording session at the historic Sound City Studios, through disputes with their label American Recordings, and ending with the band finding a new sound, a new label, and a new rock and roll mantra. Also included in this episode is an an interview with some of our favorite fellow Frank fans, all the way from Texas, Mike Flynn Jr. and his son Greg Flynn...although you'd swear they were brothers. Join the congregation!

I can Climb Mountains. On this episode we speak to Hell is for Heroes frontman Justin Schlosberg. Hell Is for Heroes are an English post-hardcore band from London. Founder members Will McGonagle and Joe Birch (previously of Symposium) were joined by James Findlay, Tom O'Donoghue and later Justin Schlosberg.  After two independently released singles, Hell Is for Heroes released their debut album in February 2003 on EMI. The Neon Handshake was produced and recorded in Los Angeles at Sound City Studios and mixed in Umeå, Sweden at Tonteknik by Pelle Henricsson and Eskil Lövström. The band and their A&R left EMI in 2004. The band released its second album Transmit Disrupt independently, before signing a deal with Burning Heart Records, who subsequently re-released it in 2006. Their final self-titled album was released through Golf Records in 2007. On the 15th of August 2017 the band announced through their Facebook page that they would be touring the U.K. as part of The Neon Handshake's 15th anniversary.  Please support the Mark and Me Podcast here https://www.patreon.com/Markandme

Sesta Puntata di AscoltieRacconti.com andata in onda su Radio Punto il 18-02-2018. Argomento centrale della prima ora di questo episodio della prima ora è stato #SoundCity, docufilm scritto, diretto e prodotto da Dave Grohl. Un film nato dall'urgenza di raccontare la gloriosa storia del Sound City Studios, tra gli studi di registrazione più gloriosi degli Stati Uniti. La #Musica selezionata è stata quella di alcuni dei dischi prodotti al Sound City Studios.Durante la seconda ora largo spazio alla Musica emergente.➡️ Playlist della puntata:1 - Robert Levon Been, Peter Hayes, Dave Grohl – "Heavend and Hell” http://amzn.to/2oi67lu2 - Neil Young - "Only Love Can Break Your Heart” http://amzn.to/2obIUC23 - Bachman Turner Overdrive - You Ain't Seen Nothing Yet” http://amzn.to/2C8w3cr4 - Fleetwood Mac - "Say You Love Me" http://amzn.to/2Gtojjw5 - REO Speedwagon - "Time For Me To Fly” http://amzn.to/2Gt1fBp6 - Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers - "Refugee" http://amzn.to/2o9Pr0o7 - Rick Springfield - "Jessie's Girl” http://amzn.to/2ojqEGo8 - Nirvana - "Smells like Teen Spirit” http://amzn.to/2ojJQ6P9 - Nine Inch Nails - "Every Day Is Exactly The Same” http://amzn.to/2ES68a410 - Arctic Monkeys - "Don't Sit Down 'Cause I've Moved Your Chair” http://amzn.to/2sIVvlb11 - Whiu Whiu!! – "A Denti Stretti” http://amzn.to/2EUdWIs12 - Whiu Whiu!! - "Un Pezzo alla Volta” http://amzn.to/2GvUZZP13 - Me, The Other And. - "She's Got No Name" http://amzn.to/2HwyqVW14 - Me, The Other And. - "Paperstream” http://amzn.to/2Cy7TnB15 - Moonshine Booze - "Happy”16 - Moonshine Booze – “Smooth Out”17 - Sendorma – “Alba Lenta” http://amzn.to/2ECrdln18 - Sendorma – "Diamanti e Asfalto” http://amzn.to/2on0Dpo19 - Mojis – "Dog's Teeth”20 - Mojis - "Small is Beautiful"Sound City Soundtrack http://amzn.to/2onUsBQSound City DVD http://amzn.to/2okYN8O Blu-Ray http://amzn.to/2ogQElE➡️ Seguimi sui social

Sesta Puntata di AscoltieRacconti.com andata in onda su Radio Punto il 18-02-2018. Argomento centrale della prima ora di questo episodio della prima ora è stato #SoundCity, docufilm scritto, diretto e prodotto da Dave Grohl. Un film nato dall'urgenza di raccontare la gloriosa storia del Sound City Studios, tra gli studi di registrazione più gloriosi degli Stati Uniti. La #Musica selezionata è stata quella di alcuni dei dischi prodotti al Sound City Studios.Durante la seconda ora largo spazio alla Musica emergente.➡️ Playlist della puntata:1 - Robert Levon Been, Peter Hayes, Dave Grohl – "Heavend and Hell” http://amzn.to/2oi67lu2 - Neil Young - "Only Love Can Break Your Heart” http://amzn.to/2obIUC23 - Bachman Turner Overdrive - You Ain't Seen Nothing Yet” http://amzn.to/2C8w3cr4 - Fleetwood Mac - "Say You Love Me" http://amzn.to/2Gtojjw5 - REO Speedwagon - "Time For Me To Fly” http://amzn.to/2Gt1fBp6 - Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers - "Refugee" http://amzn.to/2o9Pr0o7 - Rick Springfield - "Jessie's Girl” http://amzn.to/2ojqEGo8 - Nirvana - "Smells like Teen Spirit” http://amzn.to/2ojJQ6P9 - Nine Inch Nails - "Every Day Is Exactly The Same” http://amzn.to/2ES68a410 - Arctic Monkeys - "Don't Sit Down 'Cause I've Moved Your Chair” http://amzn.to/2sIVvlb11 - Whiu Whiu!! – "A Denti Stretti” http://amzn.to/2EUdWIs12 - Whiu Whiu!! - "Un Pezzo alla Volta” http://amzn.to/2GvUZZP13 - Me, The Other And. - "She's Got No Name" http://amzn.to/2HwyqVW14 - Me, The Other And. - "Paperstream” http://amzn.to/2Cy7TnB15 - Moonshine Booze - "Happy”16 - Moonshine Booze – “Smooth Out”17 - Sendorma – “Alba Lenta” http://amzn.to/2ECrdln18 - Sendorma – "Diamanti e Asfalto” http://amzn.to/2on0Dpo19 - Mojis – "Dog's Teeth”20 - Mojis - "Small is Beautiful"Sound City Soundtrack http://amzn.to/2onUsBQSound City DVD http://amzn.to/2okYN8O Blu-Ray http://amzn.to/2ogQElE➡️ Seguimi sui social

Working Class Audio #155 with Andrew Maury!!! Andrew Maury is an American record producer, audio engineer, and mixing engineer based in Brooklyn, New York. Maury has worked with artists such as Lewis Del Mar, Ra Ra Riot, Shawn Mendes, Grace Mitchell, Strange Names, Post Malone, RAC, Panama Wedding, Atlas Genius, Kimbra, Delicate Steve, Milagres, High Highs, Penguin Prison, Kisses, Satchmode, COIN, The Kooks, and CRUISR. In the summer of 2009, he worked on Tegan and Sara's Sainthood alongside producer and Death Cab for Cutie guitarist Chris Walla at the world-famous Sound City Studios in Los Angeles. Maury also spent years mixing front of house on tour for artists such as Ra Ra Riot and Givers, and has mixed shows for bands such as Delicate Steve, Surfer Blood, and Chairlift. About this Interview: Andrew talks to me from his home in Brooklyn, NY about  management, health, working in the pop world as a rock guy, gear lust, Sound City, and much more.  Many thanks to listener Chad Wahlbrink for suggesting Andrew.  Show notes and links: The Patchbay I mention in the monologue: https://www.flocktechnologies.com/

Sandy Skeeter, Sound City Studios. For nearly 50 years, Sound City Studios has been the place where superstars were made and recorded.  Founded in 1969, SCS kicked off with recordings by Neil Young, Dr. John, and the James Gang, but it still struggled. Then in 1973 Lindsey Buckingham and Stevie Nicks came in to record, met a drummer there by the name of Mick Fleetwood, and the rest is history.  For SCS, that history included a reputation as having the finest drum recording room on the planet. Superstars trooped to LA to record in that room and SCS’s other studios, including Elton John, The Grateful Dead, Santana, Foreigner, Cheap Trick, Alice Cooper, Peter Frampton, and many more. SCS continued producing through the 2000’s, recording Diana Ross and Pat Benatar, Barry Manilow, RATT, Bob Dylan and Nirvana. But DIY recording software and changes in the music business forced founder Tom Skeeter to close SCS.  Now Sound City is back! Tom's daughter Sandy Skeeter and Olivier Chastan are rebooting it with a legendary Helios recording console, vintage analog equipment and modern digital technology.  Sandy joins us Friday for a tour of the history and the future of rock and roll. Trubdr. Adam Road (that is his full stage name) is a Tel Aviv- based musician whose music channels harmonic and rhythmic sounds of flamenco style guitar with a mix of indie, folk, rock and grunge music. Born in Colorado, he moved to Israel and continued his music career as one of the founding members of the band City of the Sun.  In 2014, he moved back to Israel to establish his solo career. He signed with Yebo Music and recorded his debut album, "Exile From the City ”  to rave reviews and television exposure. The name “Troubadour” was given him by a fan and it stuck.  He is now touring the US and Sweden with The Lonely Soul Collective .

Musician Ethan Burns (The Ragged Jubilee) swings by the podcast to talk about recording like a million songs at Sound City Studios, being a child actor, learning from Saturday Night Live musical guests, Zenon: Girl of the 21st Century, being homeschooled, wanting to be Robin, playing his first shows, starting his band, The Ragged Jubilee, moving into a house together, recording vocals in the bathroom, how he got his voice, industry b.s., writing songs too quickly, his new album, Pyramid Scheme, how songwriting is like sex, channeling songs, trying to get better at rapping, and whether this is Purgatory. Pre-order Pyramid Scheme at: http://aggravatedmusic.net/ Stream the single "Teenage Dream" at: https://soundcloud.com/aggravated-music-55832489/ethan-burns-with-the-ragged-jubilee-teenage-dream Follow The Ragged Jubilee on Instagram: @theraggedjubilee