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February 10, 2020 by Simon Sweetman

Bob Mould: Sunshine Rock

Bob Mould Sunshine Rock Merge Records A few short years ago I thought Beauty & Ruin was one of the best things Bob Mould had ever done – and I’d hope that was saying something given the bands he made and played in ahead of his busy-enough, solid-af solo career.
Posted in Blog, Reviews · Tagged Album Review, Beauty & Ruin, Bob Mould, Bob Mould: Sunshine Rock, Dave Grohl, Foo Fighters, Grant Hart, Husker Du, Jason Narducy, Jon Wurster, Merge Records, Patch The Sky, Silver Age, Sugar, Sunshine Rock, Superchunk, You can support Off The Tracks via PressPatron ·

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February 16, 2019 by Simon Sweetman

Stubs: # 222 – Foo Fighters, Sydney, 2018

It wasn’t that I was desperate to see the Foo Fighters again – although I was curious (call it a perverse ‘professional curiosity’ if you like…) I saw the Foos when they had only just formed and were rather good. I saw them again, two albums later, as part of a Big Day Out. And they were quite shit. […]
Posted in Blog, Miscellany · Tagged 2018), Aussie, Australia, Concert, Dave Grohl, Foo Fighters, Foos, Gig, Live Gig, Live Gig Review, Review, Stub, Stubs, Stubs: # 222, Stubs: # 222 – Foo Fighters, Sydney, Weezer ·

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February 3, 2018 by Simon Sweetman

Playlist: Paul on Drums – Big Macca Attack

“Ringo! The best drummer in the world? He’s not even”, so the famous quip goes, “the best drummer in The Beatles”. Attributed to John Lennon, it’s actually a clever piece of satire by the comedian Jasper Carrott. Not only is it the funniest thing he said it has a deadly accuracy – John Lennon might […]
Posted in Blog, Miscellany · Tagged "The White Album", Band On The Run, Big Macca Attack, Charlotte Gainsbourg, Drummer, Drumming, Drums, Foo Fighters, Jasper Carrott, John Lennon, Linda McCartney, Macca, McCartney, McCartney II, Paul, Paul McCartney, Paul on Drums, Paul on Drums – Big Macca Attack, Percussion, Playlist, Playlist: Paul on Drums, Playlist: Paul on Drums – Big Macca Attack, Ringo, Ringo Starr, Spotify, The Beatles, You can support Off The Tracks via PressPatron ·

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January 31, 2018 by Simon Sweetman

Gig Review: Foo Fighters & Weezer (January 27, Sydney)

Foo Fighters & Weezer ANZ Stadium, Sydney Olympic Park; Sydney, Australia Saturday, January 27 The Foo Fighters are a strange beast – they have been in existence some 22 years. Started, as a solo project by Dave Grohl, a dumping ground for demos he’d been building up in Nirvana’s final moments and then in the […]
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May 3, 2017 by Simon Sweetman

Virginia Hanlon Grohl: From Cradle To Stage

From Cradle to Stage: Stories From The Mothers Who Rocked and Raised Rock Stars Virginia Hanlon Grohl Seal Press Nepotism meets meta-prank – or something? – as Dave Grohl’s mother rolls out a book just in time for Mother’s Day…
Posted in Blog, Reviews · Tagged Book, Book Review, Dave Grohl, Foo Fighters, From Cradle To Stage, From Cradle to Stage: Stories From The Mothers Who Rocked and Raised Rock Stars, Interviews, Mom, Mother's Day, Mothers, Mum, Mums, Nirvana, Virginia Hanlon Grohl: From Cradle To Stage ·

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January 20, 2016 by Simon Sweetman

The Vinyl Countdown # 763

Sonic Youth, Washing Machine (1995) I became a fan of Sonic Youth by reading about them: Guitar World, an excellent article where the guitarists talked about anti-guitar hero antics and notions, namedropped a bunch of great things (some I’d heard, some I hadn’t) and just generally made me want to hear their music. And I […]
Posted in Blog, The Vinyl Countdown · Tagged 1995, 1996, 2xLP, Dave Grohl, Double Record, Foo Fighters, LP, Record, Sonic Youth, The Vinyl Countdown # 763, Vinyl, Washing Machine ·

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August 10, 2011 by Simon Sweetman

The Vinyl Countdown # 1901

Audioslave, Audioslave (2002) The problem with Audioslave was in the packaging – such a conscious attempt to build a supergroup; to come off like some new millennial Led Zeppelin. I liked the first album a wee bit – at the time. But didn’t think the band would ever last. I was surprised when a second […]
Posted in The Vinyl Countdown · Tagged Audioslave, Chris Cornell, Cochise, Foo Fighters, I Am The Highway, Led Zeppelin, Like A Stone, Rage Against The Machine, Show Me How To Live, Soundgarden, Vinyl ·

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May 23, 2011 by Simon Sweetman

The Vinyl Countdown # 1989

                                                                         Foo Fighters, Medium Rare (2011)Released for Record Store Day 2011 this is a collection of covers – some of them already existing as B-sides and live favourites – here now on one LP as a limited edition. I bought this because I thought it was a nifty idea. I’m not a big Foo Fighters fan. I […]
Posted in The Vinyl Countdown · Tagged Baker Street, Band On The Run, Covers Record, Darling Nikki, Dave Grohl, Foo Fighters, Medium Rare, Record Store Day, The Colour And The Shape, Twilight Singers, Vinyl, Wasting Light ·

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