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A new daughter for Grohl and a new Nirvana DVD for you

Thursday, April 23, 2009

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News of a new live Nirvana DVD has coincided with the arrival of former drummer Dave Grohl's second child. Daughter Harper Willow Grohl, named after her dad's late uncle, was born April 17. Grohl released a statement saying Harper is "loud as hell", a trait probably inherited from the Foo Fighters frontman himself.

Meanwhile, for those who want to check out Grohl's earlier career, Nirvana's infamous 1992 Reading Festival appearance is being mastered into a proper live DVD. They may have only released four studio albums before Kurt Cobain died 15 years ago, but the demand for Nirvana bootlegs never ends. This performance in England was particularly memorable as Cobain, surrounded by rumours of illness, cheekily emerged on stage in a wheelchair and hospital dressing gown.

The DVD, which includes never-before-seen footage, will be released by Universal in November, with NME reporting it has been "officially sanctioned by the remaining members of the band".

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New video: it's all about Hugh Sheridan MusicFIX Blog by Sam Nov 20 2009 2:29PM

Off the heels of his debut 'Just Can't Throw Us Away' comes Hugh Sheridan's follow-up 'All About Me' — and MusicFIX is giving you the first look at the new song.

We gotta say: Hugh's is looking pretty fine in the clip, which dumps him in the desert (in trendy aviator sunnies) where he's rescued/stalked by a woman I can only assume is a massive Packed to the Rafters fan.

Keep an eye out for the blink-and-you'll-miss-it shirtlessness:

'All About Me' is from Hugh's album Speak Love, which releases on November 27.

READ COMMENTS 0 COMMENTS Music Review: Foo Fighters & Robbie Williams MusicFIX Blog by Jade Nov 19 2009 3:11PM

Single review: Robbie Williams - Bodies

Robbie's appeal lies in the chorus. 'Rock DJ', 'Let Me Entertain You', 'Angels' - a verse is just a means to a middle for Mr. Williams. His last album lost the chorus and truckloads of fans along the way.

Bodies the new single off of his seventh album 'Reality Killed the Video Star' was a perfect choice to piggyback a comeback on. The fuzzy guitars and synth beats do a damn fine job of building interest till we reach the main event and Robbie's voice bursts through, bringing with it the memory of just how catchy and fun he can be.

Admittedly the choir and the string section are a little naff and it's definitely no monster hit like 'Rock DJ'. Still it is a pretty slice of pop pleasure from someone who unlike 'Take That' you aren't embarrassed to admit you listen too. You will like it if: You're in need of a new karaoke tune.

Album review: Foo Fighters – Greatest Hits

The Foo's are the gateway band for the next generation (not sure what letter of the alphabet that is). They are the band every 13 year old first turns too when they are on the cusp of realising there is more to music than the Top 40. Easy listening with just enough edge and cred to ease the transition into some harder sounding stuff.

Everyone remembers their first, it always maintains a slight rosy coloured special sheen, and it's why a decade later grown up kids get misty eyed when 'Monkey Wrench' suddenly appears on a shuffle playlist. It's why record companies are cynically smart enough to release a Greatest Hits album just before stockings must be stuffed in time for Christmas.

While the obligatory two new songs tacked on the end - 'Wheels' and 'Word Forward' won't make it to 'Greatest Hits Vol. 2', the CD serves its purpose as you find yourself discovering or dusting off their old albums.

READ COMMENTS 0 COMMENTS Listen now: Lily Allen like you never heard her before MusicFIX Blog by Sam Nov 18 2009 4:52PM

You might think you've heard Lily Allen's album It's Not Me, It's You. You'd be wrong.

A special edition of the album has been released, featuring the hit songs from the original version as well as a whole bunch of extras — acoustic versions, remixes, and Lily's cover of the Britney Spears chart-topper 'Womanizer'.

And you can stream the album for free right here at MusicFIX — the perfect way for Lily fans to fill in time before she heads to Australia in 2010 for Big Day Out.

READ COMMENTS 0 COMMENTS Video: Ministry of Sound's raunchy new tune MusicFIX Blog by Sam Nov 18 2009 4:01PM

Aah, another Ministry of Sound song, another raunchy video clip.

Titled 'aNYway', the track is by Ducksauce and appears to be influenced by the Patrick Swayze/Demi Moore classic Ghost — if Ghost was, like, 100 times sexier. (I don't recall Patrick slipping his hand inside Demi's bra in the movie. Or the two of them crafting a huge penis-shaped thing out of clay. Hmmm...)

Check out the clip right here:

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