Every large city has it’s own film festival, and every April, New York has the Tribeca Film Festival. One of the films entered in tis year’s competition for attention is a unique documentary on the life and career of one of rock’s most legendary artists and the film is aptly entitled Super Duper Alice Cooper. It was directed by Canadians Reginald Harkema, Scot McFadyen, Sam Dunn, the latter who also did docs on the Iron Maiden and Rush, to name a few. The film will open nationwide on April 30 at select theaters (mostly art houses I’m guessing, like Bow-Tie Theaters). Great job and one worth finding, even if you wait and find it online…OK so it’s been a few days since I’ve mentioned Dave Grohl. Pulse of Radio reports with all the recent attention focused on Nirvana‘s induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, Dave’s current band Foo Fighters has slipped off the radar a little bit. But the group is still hard at work on its eighth studio album, with producer Butch Vig telling U.K. magazine Kerrang!, “We’ve been recording at some different locations, but we’re almost halfway done with the recording and it’s going well. It sounds different — we’ve thrown a few things into the mix, in the recording process, that are going to give the record a different sound and a different feel. It’s been a challenge, but it’s also been exciting.” Drummer Taylor Hawkins told us recently Foo Fighters have never been in better shape as a band: “We as a band, moreso than ever, can walk into a studio and record a song any way we want, as quick as we want, to the best of our abilities. As a band we’re playing better than we’ve ever played. I just know it. I can feel it, I can hear it, and that’s the most important thing, and it’s awesome.” It’s been heavily rumored Foo Fighters are recording each of the albums’s dozen or so songs in a different famous recording studio. At least five studios in Los Angeles, Chicago, New York, Nashville and Seattle were tagged as stops on the Foos’ itinerary. Vig said the group is experimenting with a variety of recording techniques. The Nevermind producer also worked on the band’s 2011 effort, Wasting Light, which was recorded in Dave Grohl’s garage. Can’t wait for the new music!….Meanwhile, Pulse also reported on Nirvana and a story that ran in Rolling Stone. Dave and Krist Novoselic talked about the band’s performances during and after their Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction last Thursday (Apr 10th), which featured a series of female singers standing in for late frontman Kurt Cobain. Grohl revealed, “We didn’t even start talking about playing until about eight weeks ago. It just seemed practically impossible. It was hard to imagine jumping onstage and playing those songs. It takes a little bit of musical preparation, and a lot of emotional preparation.” Although they reached out to a number of singers, Joan Jett was the first to sign on. Grohl said, “She took it on like it was her calling . . . She learned every song on Nevermind. She’s everything that Nirvana stood for. She’s a powerful, rebellious, musical force of nature. We couldn’t think of anyone better to join us.” Once Jett was involved, the other members realized that the singers at the induction had to be “all women,” with Grohl explaining, “It also added a whole other dimension to the show. It added substance and depth, so it didn’t turn into a eulogy. It was more about the future.” In addition to Jett, the band was joined by Sonic Youth‘s Kim Gordon, St. Vincent and Lorde, with Grohl saying that each woman represented a different era of rock. The biggest surprise of the night, however, was Grohl’s onstage embrace with Cobain’s widow, Courtney Love, with whom he has had a longstanding feud. Grohl said about the moment, “We’re family, no matter what. And we all love each other, no matter what. It’s a lot bigger than a paragraph or a picture. It’s real. So it was a reunion, and we were there for Kurt. It was a beautiful night. It was good.” The induction was followed by a 19-song show at a tiny bar in Brooklyn, featuring Jett, St. Vincent, Gordon, Deer Tick‘s John McCauley and Dinosaur Jr.‘s J. Mascis. That show was filmed and Grohl has that footage, but it’s not clear whether it will be made public any time soon. As for any future Nirvana reunions, Novoselic said, “You never say never now. We did it. I sure won’t say no. Maybe we can even do some new music one day.” Grohl responded, “We haven’t even talked about it. We looked at that evening as a night that may never happen again. That’s what made it so powerful and beautiful and meaningful.”….Blabbermouth shared a post from Korn & KXM drummer Ray Luzier on the loss of his friend and former Korn touring guitarist Shane Gibson. Gibson passed away from a blood clotting disorder on Tuesday (April 15) at the age of 35. Luzier wrote on his Instagram: “Death is so strange and the timing of it is never right. I’m still in disbelief that we lost Shane Gibson [three] days ago. You were way too young to leave this planet. You were one of the most talented, funniest and caring people I’ve ever known. I’m honored to have shared the stage and travel many places with you for so many years. My heart goes out to the family and friends that you’ve touched in your short life. You will truly be missed and never forgotten. RIP ENAHS.”….Celebrating birthdays! Today: Mark Tremonti of Alter Bridge, Creed & Tremonti turns the Big 4-0 and Conan O’Brien is 51. Saturday, James Franco is 36 and Metallica producer Bob Rock is turns 60 (the new 40), and Sunday, Mike Portnoy is 47 and George “Oh My” Takei is 77. Have a great Easter weekend. Don’t eat too much candy! lol