Launched at this years SXSW festival Foo Fighters Back & Forth charts the 16 year history of the band. Starting with Dave Grohl’s early demo cassettes made whilst as drummer of Nirvana through to the making of the new album ‘Wasting Light‘ – the honest portrayal of the ups and downs of the band have received great reviews since its premiere.
The film is being shown for one night only at cinema’s throughout the UK on the 7th April. You can buy your tickets here. Along with the history of the band the film will showcase the making of the new album which will also be performed in its entirety on the night.
“FOO FIGHTERS BACK AND FORTH” culminates with the making of the band’s new album “Wasting Light“: a process in which the band pushed itself forward by going fully back to basics and recording in Grohl’s garage completely on analog tape. No computers, no software – just a band recording an album to tape in a garage. The new record also marks the Foos’ first full-length effort with legendary producer Butch Vig, with whom Grohl worked on Nirvana’s classic album Nevermind.
[...] The film itself was a collection of photos and film of the Foo Fighters since their beginning 16 years ago all mixed in with the members talking honestly about it all. I guess I have only been a fan for about 5 years, but hey, I’m only 21 ! So I didn’t know all the ins and outs of who had left the band and just how many people had been involved in the past. I read in Q magazine recently (just can’t find it online) that it was emotional for the band to watch the film because they had never said all these things to each other, and it was touching how much they actually care about each other. It was probably pretty awkward!(Pic from here) [...]