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...alternative music veteran, Dave Grohl's story is perfect fodder for a "VH1: Behind the Music" special. (Indeed, GQ did a fashion spread with Grohl that parodied that much-maligned TV series.) Born in Ohio and raised in Virginia, Grohl splashed onto the Seattle grunge scene as the drummer for Nirvana on the group's legendary album, Nevermind, and became known as the "cheerful" member of the band. His mutually antagonistic relationship with Kurt Cobain's wife, Courtney Love, has been well documented. A year after Cobain's suicide, Grohl released the Foo Fighters' first album-a guitar-heavy jamfest...

Author: By Stacy A. Porter, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Foo Fighting: A preview of the upcoming Foo Fighters concert | 11/3/2000 | See Source »

...they have arrived in the U.S., but as every viewer of VH1's Behind the Music knows, the road to stardom has many detours. In 1991 Steve Greenberg, then a talent scout at Atlantic, signed the Men. Two albums sold fewer than 20,000 copies each; when Greenberg left, Atlantic dropped the band. Greenberg rescued them with a deal at his new label, Mercury. "It became a standing joke in the music industry," he says, "that whenever I moved to a new label, the first thing I did was sign Baha Men." But this time out sales were even worse...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Music: Northern Exposure | 10/30/2000 | See Source »

...they have arrived in the U.S., but as every viewer of VH1's Behind the Music knows, the road to stardom has many detours. In 1991 Steve Greenberg, then a talent scout at Atlantic, signed the Men. Two albums sold fewer than 20,000 copies each; when Greenberg left, Atlantic dropped the band. Greenberg rescued them with a deal at his new label, Mercury. "It became a standing joke in the music industry," he says, "that whenever I moved to a new label, the first thing I did was sign Baha Men." But this time out sales were even worse...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Northern Exposure | 10/19/2000 | See Source »

...sequel? I hope this isn't them trying to "do a Bjork" and win prizes at Cannes. What makes people want to cross over from one medium to another? What makes them think they can succeed in multiple fields? Why is KISS bassist Gene Simmons creating a sitcom for VH1...

Author: By By DARYL Sng, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: In the Mix | 10/13/2000 | See Source »

...haven't had an answer. He has behaved like a spoiled child." Confirming that observation was no less an authority than Tina Turner, who last week recalled for Mike Wallace how John threw a temper tantrum after she tried to correct his arrangement of Proud Mary at VH1's Divas '99 show. "He's just very sensitive," said Turner. "Very, very sensitive." Or just very in touch with his inner child...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: People: Sep. 25, 2000 | 9/25/2000 | See Source »

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