Sundance ’13: Dave Grohl’s ‘Sound City’ is a Rocking Tribute to Music

Though you might know Dave Grohl as the frontman for the Foo Fighters or drummer for Nirvana, he’s also co-founded the supergroup Them Crooked Vultures (in addition to being the band’s drummer) and stepped in for session work with bands such as Queens of the Stone Age, Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, David Bowie, Nine Inch Nails and Sir Paul McCartney. Now he’s adding film director to that list with Sound City, a documentary about the famed recording studio in Los Angeles that has seen albums recorded from all those artists and more. Thankfully, Grohl rounded up these rock icons for some great interviews, classic rock star stories, and one hell of a jam session that must be seen and heard. Grohl’s passion for music is unbridled as he talks to musicians and singers like Neil Young, Stevie Nicks, Rick Springfield, Trent Reznor and more, recounting the history of the studio …