http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5VXuXaimqYg Dave Grohl has plenty of famous friends. The acoustic disc of 'In Your Honour' threw in the most unlikely of pairings - not on the same song mind you, the world would implode. Norah Jones lent her honey-sweet voice to a lovely duet with Grohl in 'Virginia Moon', while Queens Of The Stone Age leader Josh Homme showed off his considerable chops with an acoustic guitar on album closer 'Razor'. Even Led Zeppelin bassist John Paul Jones contributed mandolin to 'Another Round' and 'Miracle'. Grohl has always been something of a musical butterfly himself, drumming for Them Crooked Vultures, occasionally for QOTSA, and of course, for the band that made him, Nirvana. I'm sure he has a few favours that can be called in - maybe John Paul Jones could have a word in the ear of Robert Plant? Imagine Plant and Grohl trading blows over a Foo Fighters classic, and then snap back to reality. 'Wasting Light' continued the tradition for Grohl's buddies, and heroes, to lend a hand. An affection for Husker Du has always been clear in the world of Dave Grohl, with 'Times Like These' clean lifting the title from the hardcore punk classic 'New Day Rising'. On the last Foo Fighters album, this homage became a working relationship, with a successful duet on 'Dear Rosemary'. Even the ghosts of Nirvana were resurrected, with Grohl's old bandmate Krist Novoselic lending his unmistakeably rumbling bass to the sprawling 'I Should Have Known.' I wonder who Grohl has up his sleeve this time? It's some turnaround for a man who recorded the Foo Fighters debut album entirely solo.
I am from Bangor, aged 24, and possess an MA in Journalism from The University Of Ulster. I have had work published in the Belfast Telegraph and interviewed several local footballers and Olympic athletes. I also run my own sports blog, 'Sporting Thought' in addition to contributing to What Culture.