FameCrawler : Dave Grohl

Dave and Violet, Fighting the Foo

trix — Thu, 05 Mar 2009 16:33:00 GMT

Dave Grohl and the other adorable Violet in Hollywood were out and about, having a good time. Look at Violet's face, you can't deny that she's had some fun with her daddy. She needs to soak it up before the baby arrives next month, mommy and daddy are going to be busy for a minute or two.

Violet and Dave were with the rest of their family at the Farmer's Market and Violet got her face painted like, perhaps a dragon. I'm not really sure what, but she sure is a cutie, she'd give the other Violet a run for her money.

Dave's not so bad himself, I love me some Foo Fighters.

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Taylor Hawkins and Wife Expecting!

Whit Honea — Tue, 17 Feb 2009 20:03:00 GMT

Taylor Hawkins and his wife Alison are expecting their second child. Hawkins is joining fellow Foo Fighter Dave Grohl in doubling up on the daddy duties.

The couple (Taylor and Alison, not Taylor and Dave) have an 18-month-old son named Oliver.

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Dave Grohl - Babies and Beatles (Video)

Whit Honea — Mon, 16 Feb 2009 22:34:00 GMT

When Dave Grohl isn't fighting Foo he's busy changing diapers. Well, I don't know if Violet is still in diapers, but you get the idea- every hero has a day job.

Dave and his wife Jordyn Blum are expecting baby number two this spring.

This picture was taken at the Grammy Awards, shortly before Grohl joined one Sir Paul McCartney on stage for a bit of the bad-assery.

Unfortunately (for the Grammys), the people that run the Grammys are out of touch with a little thing called reality and like to pull their videos from YouTube and the like which only goes to lessen interest in them or their award show. Luckily, there are better videos of Grohl and McCartney available:

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Spying on the Neighbors: 11-12-08

Whit Honea — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 23:03:00 GMT

Man, I'm pushing up lazies.

Rod Stewart takes a heel to the grill (Jezebel)

Dave Grohl is too nice (TMZ)

The Anthony Kiedis story (Perez Hilton)

Eminem delays (Gabsmash)

Country folk (Celebrity Girls)

First Granny (Celebrity Baby Blog)

Barack Obama is a cool dad (Celebrity Baby Scoop)

Another Foo Fighter On The Way For Dave Grohl

trix — Mon, 27 Oct 2008 12:26:00 GMT

Foo Fighters' Dave Grohl and his wife of 5 years, Jordyn Blum are expecting their second child. Their little girl Violet Maye, 2, will be a big sister soon. The siblings will be about three years apart, perfect age separation. Not too close, so it's difficult to advance the older one because the ages are so close it's easier to keep them doing the same things. Not too far apart, that they are permanently annoyed the younger sibling, who just doesn't get it.
Congratulations to Dave Grohl and his wife Jordyn on their pregnancy. We can always use another fighter of the foo.

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Foo Fighters are Done!

Whit Honea — Fri, 19 Sep 2008 13:06:00 GMT

I love the Foo Fighters in a way that borders on unhealthy. I've seen them open for the Red Hot Chili Peppers at The Gorge and for the Police in Dodger Stadium. I've seen them play acoustic overlooking the shores of Santa Barbara and rocking the Great Western Forum with the likes of Lemmy from Motorhead. Basically, if there is foo to be fought, I'm on it.

It's probably not healthy. Luckily for my wallet the boys in the band are hanging it up- temporarily. They are taking a break- a long one.

Dave Grohl and the the rest of the guys are all dads of really small kids and they've been touring non-stop for what must seem like forever. I get it. I don't like it, but I get it.

Here's hoping that they get the itch to return sooner rather than later. Enjoy your break, guys.

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Dave Grohl is a Foo Fighting Father

Whit Honea — Fri, 22 Aug 2008 17:59:00 GMT

Dave Grohl is the frontman for the Foo Fighters and the father of 2-year-old Violet. Which one do you think he enjoys more?

I can't say for certain, as he hasn't returned the calls I didn't make, but I'll make an educated guess based upon my having attended four (4) Foo shows and also my being a father.

I'm going to say that he and his wife Jordyn Blum would agree it's the parenting thing, but being in the best rock band around has got to be a close second.

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Spying on the Neighbors: 6-30-08

Whit Honea — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 22:02:00 GMT

So, the robot did okay.

No ring around this Guy (Gossip Girls)

Xtina needs time away (fametastic)

Lisa Rinna in a bikini (Jezebel)

Tobey Maguire does family time (Knocked Up Celebs)

Simpson and Anderson: Idiots (Hot Momma Gossip)

John C. McGinley won more time with his kid (TMZ)

Dave Grohl and family (Celebrity Baby Blog)

Spying on the Neighbors: 5-20-08

Whit Honea — Tue, 20 May 2008 22:30:00 GMT

What is Hilary doing now?

Dave Grohl is a good rockstar dad (Celebrity Baby Scoop)

Pete Doherty is a crackhead rockstar dad (dlisted)

Beckham and Klum's kids play together (Expo Say)

Brad Pitt, Angelina Jolie, Mick Jagger and Clint Eastwood walk into a bar... (TMZ)

Clint and Angie kick it (Jezebel)

Maddox hits the pool (ASL)

Paltrow is so emo (Gossip Girls)

Angelina Jolie and Jack Black: The Video That Rocked the World!

Whit Honea — Fri, 16 May 2008 00:28:00 GMT

How's that for build-up? Sure, Jack Black rocks in lots of videos, but never quite like this. As we reported before Black accidentally released information into the world that had only been speculation and rumor- the fact that Angelina Jolie is indeed pregnant with twins. Indeed!

Here's the video that started it all- asuming that this isn't another "joke" by Jolie and her cast of thousands (give or take a thousand).

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Davy Grolton Takes a Foo-less Family Day

Whit Honea — Tue, 11 Mar 2008 18:46:00 GMT

Foo Fighters' frontman Dave Grohl spent some time in Studio City hanging with the family, who I believe are also adamantly against foo. That's the lovely Violet on her daddy's shoulders and mom Jordyn Blum on balloon duty.

Man, I went and saw the show at the Forum the other night. Kick ass. That Davy Grolton pulls out all the stops.

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Letterman Loves Fighting Foo

Whit Honea — Thu, 21 Feb 2008 19:26:00 GMT

Letterman and I have that in common. Here are the Foo Fighters on Letterman last night. It's a clip o'celebrity dads. Enjoy.

Violet Grohl and Daddy Dave

Whit Honea — Wed, 20 Feb 2008 18:27:00 GMT

Remember when the Foo Fighters won that Grammy? And Dave Grohl got up on stage in front of everyone and thanked his daughter Violet? That was awesome.

Here's the inspiration with her daddy sharing a wave and a moment.

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Dave Grohl and the Foo Fathers

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Will Ferrell and Dave Grohl Perform Leather 'n' Lace

Karen — Tue, 19 Feb 2008 02:34:00 GMT

This Stevie Nicks classic is hysterical when you put these two celebrity dads together. (NSFW/kids - a bit of strong language)

"I just got lost in your eyes."

*snort*

Foo Fighters Rock The Grammys and Everything Else

Whit Honea — Mon, 11 Feb 2008 05:22:00 GMT

I'm a fighter of foo. You probably knew that. Here's Dave and the boys rocking the Grammys:

The Foo Must Go On

Whit Honea — Sat, 19 Jan 2008 02:19:00 GMT

Despite picketing writers vowing to disrupt the Grammys the big stars are still planning to attend. Beyoncé Knowles, who is also a SAG member, has already committed to performing as have the Foo Fighters.

I feel for the writers, I do, hell, that's my bread and butter too, but I'm afraid that they're going to start hurting themselves in the arena of public opinion if they start attacking the likes of the Grammys and the Oscars (which they also plan to picket). The people might forgive cut seasons of Heroes, but calling someone a scab because they want to pick up their Oscar- the pinnacle of their career and most-likely a lifelong dream, is a bit much.

What they need is an agreement. The feeling on couches across America is that we're looking for weapons of destruction all over again. Patience is wanning.

The award shows also offer a pipeline in the still developing talents of the future. That's where the Foo Fighters come in. According to People:

Dave Grohl of the Foo Fighters, who are nominated for album and record of the year, said he and his band are still planning on participating in the second installment of My Grammy Moment, a competition on YouTube in which unsigned musicians vie to perform with the Foo Fighters on the telecast.

"We're participating in My Grammy Moment because it creates opportunities...to write, compose, play and study music – skills that absolutely need to be passed on to generations to come," said Grohl.

Why can't we all just get along?

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All Babies Named Violet Are Adorable

Karen — Thu, 27 Dec 2007 13:05:00 GMT

Daddy Dave Grohl, of Foo Fighters (and intelligence) fame, loads his daughter Violet into the car on Christmas Eve. She is just as cute as Violet Affleck, that's for sure!

Dave Grohl Faults The Spears Family for Britney's Troubles

Karen — Thu, 20 Dec 2007 17:05:00 GMT

Dave Grohl, of Foo FIghters and Nirvana fame, blames the Spears family for Britney's trainwrecky goodness:

"Fame will f**k with your head, and if you don't have a solid foundation, you get swept away in it. When Nirvana became famous, I was only 21, but I had a good foundation. Whenever s**t got too crazy, I'd go back to Virginia and spend time with the people who loved me the most, and it kept me from getting dragged under."

Jamie-Lynn's recent pregnancy is another indication that the family is in trouble. Not so much the pregnancy though -- lots of teens from solid families get pregnant, but the thing that proved the lack of support was the fact that Lynne Spears, the woman who was supposed to protect her scared daughter at this time called a frigging magazine and SOLD the story to them. That my friends, is complete bullshit.

I have no issue with teen pregnancy (it happens) and I do hope Jamie-Lynn gets all the support she needs. Britney is a train wreck because she is a drug addicted, mentally ill woman who also needs help. She clearly displays characteristics of a bi-polar or someone with borderline personality disorder. She’s an overgrown child who needs professionals to intervene.

Lynne Spears was not the bane of negativity simply for allowing her daughters to travel down these paths. Sure, some people might be saying that and I think they are idiots for simplifying it to just that.

My HUGE problem with Lynne Spears is 100% completely valid and it’s this: What kind of mother calls up OK Magazine to SELL A STORY of her 16 year old landing in a situation where the child is scared?

The woman has exploited both daughters and I take serious issue with that. Not the acting, not the singing, not even the “Britney image,” it’s the blatant tell-all-to-whatever-publication-will-give her the highest payoff. Period. She’s disgusting and her priorities are way off.

Kids mess up. Parents mess up. I totally get that. But selling their stories (and future stories - OK Magazine paid $1 million for the baby pictures exclusive) when they need to you to support them, love them and protect them from the sharks in the media? Totally wrong.

I’m pissed at Moms who are whining about having to pull Zoey 101 from their living rooms. I’m pissed that these same Moms are putting so much stock in a frigging television starlet to be a role model to our kids. That saddens me. My role models were not stars — they were friend’s mothers, my grandmothers, aunts and cousins. Not Debbie Gibson or The Bangles.

This should open up discussion (as it did in our house last night as I broke the story on Famecrawler when I told my 9 year old). We talked about how it happens, how to prevent it, how to deal with it if it happens and it was a very open and frank discussion — one of many that will happen in this house I’m sure.

Think about Jamie, Britney and their babies — those children (and they all are still very much children in my eyes) are the ones who need more education, support, protection and love.

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Spying on the Neighbors: 12-18-07

Whit Honea — Tue, 18 Dec 2007 23:32:00 GMT

Hey, you celebrity gossip sites, get off of my lawn!

Dave Grohl doesn't want to go to hell. (Expo Say)

Poor Leni takes a spill. (Jezebel)

Nick Cage and Johnny Depp should get the band back together. (Perez Hilton)

Violet Affleck hails a cab! (Celebtots)

Will Ferrell won't sign it. (The Superficial)

Foo For Thought: Dave Grohl Contemplates Career, Family and Neil Young

sweatpantsmom — Mon, 10 Dec 2007 06:55:00 GMT

Dave Grohl has Neil Young to thank for showing him how to balance a rock and roll lifestyle with being a family man. Foo Fighters frontman Grohl says his encounter with Young and his wife Pegi while playing a benefit concert in 2000 opened his eyes to the importance of maintaining a family life while still pursuing his musical career.

"The day before the show you are invited over to Neil's house for a barbecue. It's not some big, ritzy, catered event: you show up and there is a grill going and... Peg is in the kitchen making potato salad...and there are kids running around. Not only does Neil have a beautiful family, but he seems content in his life because he managed that balance in his life of being Neil Young and making amazing music for decade after decade and having a beautiful family.”

That hit home for Grohl, who is married to former MTV producer Jordyn Blum and father to 20-month-old Violet. "So I realized that [these] things could co-exist and it's just a matter of balance.''

The Foo Fighters performed tonight at the SpikeTV 2007 Video Game Awards.

Dave Grohl and Violet: This Post Sucks

Whit Honea — Sat, 20 Oct 2007 17:55:00 GMT

I had a great post here about Dave Grohl and his daughter Violet and that box in his pocket. It was funny and ended with an SNL clip.

Then this damn program we use ate the post. Again. This is all you're getting. I need to go punch something.

Okay, on that note, I'll include the SNL clip.

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Dave Grohl, Violet and Jordyn: This is how They Roll

Whit Honea — Sat, 13 Oct 2007 19:28:00 GMT

Foo Fighter frontman Dave Grohl, fresh off the release of their new (and excellent) album, was spotted with his wife Jordyn Blum and their daughter Violet in NYC. Looks like fun!

Photo: Celebrity Baby Scoop

Dave Grohl and Violet Enjoy Echoes Silence Patience and Grace

Whit Honea — Mon, 24 Sep 2007 19:06:00 GMT

If you were one of the worlds biggest rock stars and you had a brand new album coming out on Tuesday, not to mention an album release party tonight in L.A. (I couldn't get tickets and want to go! Anyone want to donate tickets to a good cause? Yes, I am that cause.), how would you spend your weekend? Drugs, booze, girls? No, I'm not talking about Britney Spears (cheap shot, so what). I'm talking about Mr. Dave Grohl of the greatest band this side of the Beatles, your friendly neighborhood Foo Fighters.

Dave spent his weekend at the farmer's market with his daughter Violet. How's that for hardcore rock star? If family time and farmer's markets are the new cool then I must be Miles Davis.

Good luck at the show tonight, Dave.

P.S. I know you read FameCrawler, can you score a brother a ticket?

Photo: Celebrity Baby Scoop

Dave Grohl and the Foo Fathers

Whit Honea — Tue, 18 Sep 2007 21:02:00 GMT

Foo Fighters frontman Dave Grohl is having a blast being a dad, and he's not alone. Band members Nate Mandel and Chris Shiflett are also new fathers, and drummer Taylor Hawkins is just months away from rounding it out.

Grohl claims that fatherhood has opened him to his softer, gentler side. It happens to the best of us, Dave. Don't be surprised if the new Foo Fighters album (due this month) has a piano ballad in the mix.

Dave says, "Violet's the light at the end of my tunnel. I'm not afraid to write anything anymore. A lot of that has to do with the big picture - having a child and realizing that life's too short to be afraid of a f**king piano ballad." Hey, it works for Ben Folds.

The band has also been keeping up with the latest gossip. I assume they've been reading FameCrawler.

''Have you seen Britney without the extensions?'' Dave asked drummer Taylor Hawkins. ''She looks so good with short hair."

"If she could just get her shit together,'' replied Hawkins. ''You know you're in bad shape if Kevin Fenderline [sic] is looking like the good guy...''

Grohl also offered this insight, ''I'm gonna go ahead and say that Paris Hilton is f**kin' lame, she's more offensive to me than anything... a total raging, disgusting, rich, lazy party slut. I pray that my daughter will not turn out like her.''

Spoken like a true dad.

Photo: EW

Because I'm a Fan of Dave Grohl and I'm Bored

Whit Honea — Wed, 08 Aug 2007 20:31:00 GMT

There isn't a lot of stuff happening at the moment in the world of celebrity parents. That's not to say it won't change at the drop of a hat, or football helmet (hello, Bridget, we're waiting). In the meantime I thought I would check out what the neighbors were doing.

Celebrity Moms is a nice site where, according to their tagline, celebrity and motherhood combine. I'm guessing, due to their current feature on Dave Grohl, that fatherhood also runs a few combines there as well.

The picture of Grohl and his wife, Jordyn Blum, along with daughter Violet, is almost a year old, which leads me to think the people over at CM also feel the slowness of the day and spent their afternoon in the dentist office waiting room reading magazines from the Reagan years. Note to self, make dental appointment.

In sharing news from another site, I'm kind of like the Santa at Macy's in Miracle on 34th Street, except I can only speak one language (barely) and I'm not really Santa. The postal service will back me on this.

The news, which really isn't news so much as Dave Grohl cussing a lot, is that the Foo Fighter believes that being a dad has made him a better person. We'll know in a month or so if it made him a better musician.

Says Dave (no source for the interview was given, so I'm assuming it was actually with CM, which makes me very jealous), "Becoming a father changes your outlook on every single aspect of your life. It really does change the way you look at things, and with me, it made me feel fearless - it makes me feel more f**king alive.

"It changed everything about the way I write. So when you're writing music with that in mind or that in your heart, everything just blooms into this f**king incredibly colorful, colorful feeling."

That's the color and the shape of it. Well f**king said, Dave.