Dave Grohl & Greg Kurstin Join Forces for 8-part The Hanukkah Sessions with Beastie Boys "Sabotage" Cover (Night One)

"Hi, I'm Greg Kurstin and I'm Jewish. And I'm Dave Grohl. I am NOT Jewish... but this year, instead of doing a Christmas song, Greg & I decided to celebrate Hanukkah by recording eight songs by eight famous Jewish artists and releasing one song each night of Hanukkah for you. So, we hope you enjoy! Happy Hanukkah!" close friends, cohorts, and collaborators Dave Grohl & Greg Kurstin explained within a recent video. They were, of course, announcing what we now know to be dubbed The Hanukkah Sessions! credited to Kurstin x Grohl. However, thisisn't the first time Grohl & Kurstin have worked together, as Kurstin produced Grohl's band, Foo Fighter's critically-acclaimed 2017 album, Concrete & Gold. It appears as though Greg Kurstin was, also, behind the boards for Foo Fighters' upcoming tenth studio album, Medicine At Midnight, as he shares a co-producer credit along with The Foos. Plus, Dave Grohl fittingly plays drums on "Little Drummer Boy" from Kurstin's passion project, the bird and the bee's new Christmas album, PUT UP THE LIGHTS, as well as Stevie Nicks' latest Kurstin-produced single, "Show Them The Way."

Since last night was the first night of Hanukkah, Kurstinx Grohl shared their first collaborative cover from The Hanukkah Sessions, a cover of "Sabotage" from the Beastie Boys' 1994 album, Ill Communication. "As the only Rock & Roll Hall of Famers with a lyric about kugel we thought it would be a shandra to not kick off this party with New York's (and Abraham's) finest... know by some as Shadrach, Meshach & Abedengeo, known by others as AD-ROCK, MIKE D & MCA... known by their Imas & Abas as Adam Horovitz, Mike Diamond & Adam Yauch... Beastie Boys!" read a message posted to Foo Fighters' Instagram page around sundown. Oddly enough, there's a Beastie Boys & Foo Fighters connection, too, as the two band appeared to have played a series of shows together between about 1/16-22/96 held in Singapore and Hong Kong. It appears, around the same time, Foo Fighters & Beastie Boys shared slots on a number of bills for festivals seemingly dubbed MTV Alternative Nation Tour Rain Malt Soda In Cooperation with Levi's Present: 3 In 1 Rock Concert and Golden Sounds, Triple J & DB Present: SUMMERSAULT along with Sonic Youth, Eraserheads, Pavement, Beck, Rancid, The Amps, Jawbreaker, Bikini Kill, and more.

For The Feastival of Lights, this first installment of said Hanukkah Sessions really delivers, in our opinion. However, we may be a bit partial because Beastie Boys & Foo Fighters are easily two of our all-time favorite bands... but it's pretty safe to say Kurtsin x Grohl do Beastie Boys' "Sabotage" justice. What was already a pre-Rap/Rock or Alt. Rock/Hip-Hop smash single has been amped up into a full on Punk/Metal-leaning romp with Dave Grohl harkening back to his DC Punk days for a gravely growl delivery not too far off from that of Ad-Rock, Mike D & MCA. It's the second night of Hanukkah tonight, so we suggest staying tuned in to Foo Fighters' YouTube channel this evening (and the next six night) for the next installments of The Hanukkah Sessions. Additionally, earlier today, Dave Grohl's Foo Fighters bandmate Taylor Hawkins announced he and fellow drummer Matt Cameron (Pearl Jam, Soundgarden) had started a 2-man band of their own. Nighttime Boogie Association unleashed their first official recordings, "Long In The Tooth" and "The Path We're On," and plan to record and release more music within the next six to eight months. Foo Fighters' Greg Kurstin-produced Medicine At Midnight will be released Friday, February 5, 2021 on RCA/Roswell Records.

"Let Me Shine for You:" Lindsay Lohan for Playboy (Winter 2011-12 Leak)

Lindsay Lohan essentially embodies exactly "What NOT to Do In Hollywood :" Fame, fortune, success... sex, drugs & Rock "N" Roll . Within a fairly short period of time, Lohan somehow managed to obtain a plentiful helping of POWER @ a very young age. This gradual rise-downfall was captured on film; Between 1998-2010, she portrayed a wide array of roles across the silver screen in movies including: Mean Girls, Bobby , Herbie Fully Loaded , Georgia Rule, Machete , and Freaky Friday . Between rapid-paced film shoots, Lindsay Lohan also found time to record 2 Pop Rock albums for Casablanca , Speak (2004) and A Litter More Personal-Raw (2005). Needless to say, Lindsay Lohan has gotten roped up in a lot of troubles and woes with the law over the last 3-5 years... a vicious cycle of drugs, arrest, court, rehab, "daddy issues," jail time [Repeat]. That's the pure basics of it - But Google that shit for additional info, if necessary. Towards the end of

[W]reckless, Topless American Youth: Lana del Rey - "Born 2 Die" (Britney Spears Birthday 30)

Lana del Rey [Lizzy Grant] effectively became 2011's "It Girl" with the release of her phenomenal debut single, "Video Games" (Stranger) . Like many struggling singer-songwriters, Grant has been signed, dropped, and significantly changed her public image since bursting onto the scene (2009). With that said, it can be assumed that Lana del Rey has collected just as many "haters" as she has avid supporters. To be perfectly honest, the only other artist I can think of that made this much commotion... garnered so much wide-spread buzz/hate and critical acclaim -- right out of the gates -- with just one track is Britney Spears . And maybe in this post- Mike musical era, that's the true synthesis of Pop Culture: Britney Lynn Spears . After months of repeated teasing and speculation, Lana del Rey 's major label debut, Born 2 Die will [finally] be released this coming Jan. 30-31, 2012. Pitchfork reports that it will feature "Off to The Ra

Liberty Bell Cracked In 1/2: Ween - "Freedom of '76" (Gene Ween's Final Send-Off)

Chocolate & Cheese (1994) was one of the first albums I bought with my own money. I was in some sort of BMG Music Club , where you'd buy 5 CD's and then get 10 for "FREE." It was all sent through mail order and you picked the titles from some special booklet. I'm almost positive that Chocolate & Cheese's side boob-baring album cover was what initially drew me in... mind you, I was 12-15 and the zany Ween logo/middle finger CD graphic really didn't hurt either. Honestly, I forget how I really felt about it @ the time, but a few years later, my older cousin Josh told me that Ween were this BIG college "jam band." CKY did some sort pf 93.3 radio takeover to promote their new album and played "Freedom of '76" late that night on air. Needless to say, I re-visited Chocolate & Cheese @ about 20-something this go 'round and I fucking loved it! Ween were really weird, yet talented... almost too talented. I can vaguel

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