Watch Dave Grohl Discuss Nirvana Recording Sessions in New Smart Studios Documentary Clip
A new documentary called The Smart Studios Story, directed by Wendy Schneider, chronicles the history of the Wisconsin studio founded by Butch Vig and Steve Marker. It’s currently screening in theaters on a tour through November. In an exclusive clip from the film, the documentary explores the never-before-told backstory of Nirvana’s connection to Butch Vig in Madison through Sub Pop Records in Seattle. It features an interview with Dave Grohl. Watch the clip below.
The Smart Studios Story will be released on DVD on Record Store Day Black Friday with a vinyl companion called American Noise Vol. 1 featuring some of the earliest Smart Studios recordings. Find the tracklisting and a list of screening dates below. Find more info about the screenings here.
American Noise Vol. 1 (Side 1):
01 Appliances: “Bob Hope”
02 Killdozer: “Ed Gein”
03 Tar Babies: “Wasted Words”
04 Die Kreuzen: “Holes”
05 Cattleprod: “Don’t Mind Walking”
06 Poop Shovel: “One Pass Away”
07 Rectal Drip: “Naïve Folk Singer”
American Noise Vol. 1 (Side 2):
01 Ivory Library: “Through You”
02 Fun With Atoms: “Last Cigarette”
03 Other Kids: “Madtown”
04 Spooner: “Borderline”
05 The Weeds Easy: “On The Eye”
06 Singing Irishman: “Thanks a Million”
The Smart Studios Story:
11-01 Minneapolis, MN — Turf Club
11-04 Mineral Point, WI — Opera House
11-09 Boston, MA — Regent Theater
11-11 East Greenwich, Rhode Island — The Greenwich Odeum
11-13 Brooklyn, NY — St Vitus
11-14 Washington, DC — Black Cat
11-15 Philadelphia, PA — MOCCA
11-16 Lansdowne, PA — Vinyl Revival
11-22 Durham, NC — Motorco
11-27 Madison, WI — Sundance at Hilldale
12-02 Seattle, WA — Grand Illusion
12-03 Seattle, WA — Grand Illusion
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