Goo Goo Dolls
5 Albums I Can’t Live Without: John Rzeznik of Goo Goo Dolls
Name John Rzeznik Current city Chicago, IL Really want to be in Chicago, as well! I’m happy to be here. Excited about Our new album Chaos in Bloom (August 12th). My current music collection has a lot of My current music collection mostly consists of records I grew up listening to. Peter Gabriel’s album So, The Clash, John Prine, Echo & the Bunnymen. Preferred format Streaming. [embedded content][embedded content] 5 Albums I Can’t Live Without: 1Heaven Up Here, Echo & the Bunnymen Ian McCulloch is the best post-punk British singer and this album is just filled with great songs. Will Sergeant’s guitar playing is also incredibly original. 2So, Peter Gabriel I love Peter Gabriel because of his voice and the overall soulfulness of his lyri...
Goo Goo Dolls’ Chaos In Bloom
“We had to create our own scene because there wasn’t one in Buffalo at the time that was that welcoming…” Goo Goo Dolls frontman John Rzeznik tells me, of the early days, long before they became a household name. Goo Goo Dolls began as an unpretentious, late-80s punk band who had a hard time fitting in with the hair-metal music scene that was thriving in Buffalo at the time. Their scene was built through raw DIY work ethic: printing posters, calling college radio stations, renting spaces for shows – shows that attracted misfits and outsiders of similar ilk, all searching for a less-judgmental sanctuary. “We played original music…alternative rock, punk rock, whatever you want to call it,” Rzeznik says, from a stop in Salt Lake City, where they will be playing that night. “There weren’t a lo...
Goo Goo Dolls’ John Rzeznik Reflects on Phoebe Bridgers Giving New Life to ‘Iris’ and Flaunts His Jersey Pride
For Goo Goo Dolls’ John Rzeznik, he never intended to make a Christmas album, but he needed a challenge. “I think we were all looking for some sort of solace and comfort during [COVID], and I love Christmas,” the bandleader says over the phone from his New Jersey home. While he and his collaborators remained in their own bubble which could admittedly be “a pain in the ass,” it was an experiment in process that he learned to embrace. “I barely played any guitar on record because I couldn’t,” he recalls. “I don’t understand that kind of music.” Instead, he absorbed what he could from musicians who were “better than him.” The album was also something that generally kept him busy during the pandemic — that and helping to save the movie theater in the New Jersey town where he resides (and this ...
Phoebe Bridgers and Maggie Rogers Team for Goo Goo Dolls Cover
Phoebe Bridgers is a woman of her word. After promising last week to record a cover of Goo Goo Dolls’ “Iris” if Trump lost the election, she’s done exactly that. Teaming with Maggie Rogers, Bridgers shared her cover on Friday. All proceeds from the song will go to Stacey Abrams’ Fair Fight organization, which promotes fair elections in Georgia and around the country. Not only were fans clamoring for the release, but Goo Goo Dolls were also as well. I just want you to know who I am… https://t.co/qz4sVL6yYh — traitor joe (@phoebe_bridgers) November 6, 2020 Listen to the song below. Iris by Phoebe & Maggie Earlier this week, Bridgers announced that she’s working on an EP (titled Copycat Killer) that will contain orchestral versions of four songs —...
Goo Goo Dolls Announce It’s Christmas All Over Holiday Album
Mariah Carey may have some competition this Christmas season. First Dolly Parton announced a Christmas-themed album and Goo Goo Dolls are doing the same. On Monday, the band announced It’s Christmas All Over, a collection of yuletide tunes that includes covers of classics and two originals. The album was produced by the Goos’ frontman John Rzeznik, with help from longtime collaborators Brad Fernquist and Jimmy McGorman, during quarantine. According to a release, “the album promises to deliver a much-needed warmth and hope to 2020″ and is slated for an Oct. 30 release via Warner Records. Aside from recording their contribution to the Christmas canon, the Goos are also in the studio working on a new album of original music. A tracklisting will come later this fall. It’s C...
Goo Goo Dolls Share ‘Just a Man,’ Announce Miracle Pill Deluxe Edition
Goo Goo Dolls’ Miracle Pill was originally released in September 2019, but now, with a tour postponed to 2021 due to the coronavirus pandemic, the group is releasing a deluxe edition of that album in a few weeks. The new version of Miracle Pill will feature a few new songs, including “Just a Man.” The song was written and recorded in London with producers Martin Slattery and Antony Genn. Starting with a tender piano, “Just a Man” builds into a mid-tempo rocker (with a strings arrangement) that the Goos are known for in their later stage. [embedded content] “We recorded ‘Just a Man’ in London this past February right before we headed out on our UK tour,” said John Rzeznik. “It was really cool getting the chance to collaborate with Antony & Martin on it, and the song ...
Los Angeles’ Greek Theatre Cancels 2020 Concert Season
If you weren’t aware of the state of the touring world yet, the homepage for L.A.’s Greek Theatre is a cold reminder that things aren’t getting to normal any time soon. The words “POSTPONED” and “CANCELLED” are plastered before each date of the venue’s once-packed performance schedule, which included tour stops from the Goo Goo Dolls, R&B star Jhené Aiko, country singer Maren Morris and more that are either axed completely or pushed back due to COVID-19. And above the individual show postings sits Tuesday’s venue announcement: “For the first time in 90 years, The Greek Theatre Los Angeles announces cancellation of its 2020 season.” The 5,900-capacity venue announced on Tuesday that it will follow “state, county and city guidelines” regarding the coronavirus and mass...
