Pat Smear
Birthday: 1959-08-05
Place of Birth: Los Angeles, California, USA
Biography: Georg Albert Ruthenberg (born August 5, 1959), better known by the stage name Pat Smear, is an American musician. He is best known as a rhythm guitarist for the rock band Foo Fighters, with whom he has recorded six studio albums. Smear was a founding member of punk band the Germs and was the touring guitarist for grunge band Nirvana from 1993 to 1994. After Nirvana disbanded following the suicide of its frontman Kurt Cobain, drummer Dave Grohl went on to become the frontman of rock band Foo Fighters, with Smear soon joining on guitar. He left Foo Fighters in 1997, before rejoining as a touring guitarist in 2005, and has been a full-time member since 2010.
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The Road to ACL
The Road To ACL is a 2016 documentary about the story of "The Road to ACL", a band. They capture fan...
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Studio 666
Legendary rock band Foo Fighters move into an Encino mansion steeped in grisly rock and roll history...
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Kurt & Courtney
After rocker Kurt Cobain's death, ruled a suicide, a film crew arrives in Seattle to make a document...
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Foo Fighters: Back and Forth
FOO FIGHTERS BACK AND FORTH chronicles the 16 year history of the Foo Fighters: from the band's very...
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Foo Fighters - Wasting Light Live From 606
The band began recording their seventh studio album in August 2010 with producer Butch Vig, who had ...
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2021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
Filmed at the Rocket Mortgage Fieldhouse in Cleveland, Ohio, the 2021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induc...
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The Decline of Western Civilization
The Los Angeles punk music scene circa 1980 is the focus of this film. With Alice Bag Band, Black Fl...
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Foo Fighters Live at Madison Square Garden (June 20, 2021)
Foo Fighters re-open Madison Square Garden with the return of rock and roll in New York City, NY....
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Cobain: Montage of Heck
Hailed as one of the most innovative and intimate documentaries of all time, experience Kurt Cobain ...
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Nirvana: Unplugged In New York
A live album by American rock band Nirvana, the album features an acoustic performance recorded at S...
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Foo Fighters: Preparing Music for Concerts
A Foo Fighters global streaming event featuring debut performances of new songs, behind the scenes f...
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Nirvana Unplugged In New York Original MTV Version
Nirvana Unplugged in New York 45min Original MTV Version...
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Foo Fighters - Live at Rock am Ring 2023
Foo Fighters are set for a headline slot at Rock AM Ring and Rock IM Park 2023. The Learn To Fly roc...
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The Teacher
A short film showcasing the song The Teacher from the Foo Fighters' album 'But Here We Are'...
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Foo Fighters-Superbowl LVI Aftershow in Virtual Reality
As the world was finishing watching the Rams beat the Bengals at Super Bowl LVI, Foo Fighters were p...
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Media Blitz: The Germs Story
An impressively original, multi-media retrospective of one of punk rock s most controversial and hug...
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Nirvana: Live And Loud
Just under a month after the taping of the legendary 'Unplugged', Nirvana would go on to record a co...
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Taylor Hawkins Tribute Concert
An all-star global music event live from London's Taylor Hawkins Tribute Concert featuring the bigge...
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Foo Fighters: Live At Wembley Stadium
Foo Fighters captured over their two sold-out nights at Wembley on 6th and 7th June, 2008....
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Punk: Attitude
From London's 1970 mod scene to Sonic Youth, punk music has always been about attitude and anarchy. ...
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Foo Fighters Live at iTunes Festival London
Foo Fighters Live at iTunes Festival London (2011)...
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Citizen Tania
The Symbionese Liberation Army kidnaps Patty Hearst, but Patty is all-too-willing to join them, in t...
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12-12-12 | The Concert for Sandy Relief
“12-12-12” was a fundraising concert to aid the victims of Hurricane Sandy, it took place on Decembe...
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Foo Fighters: One Less Hero
A recap of the Foo Fighters story, from the early days of Nirvana to Taylor Hawkins' passing....
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Foo Fighters - Austin City Limits
Rock superstars Foo Fighters return to shake up Austin City Limits in an epic hour featuring classic...
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Foo Fighters - NOS Alive 2017
1.All My Life 2.Times Like These 3.Learn to Fly 4.Something From Nothing 5.The Pretender 6.Anot...
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The Book of Manson
Charles Manson, claiming to be the Second Coming, leads his young followers down the path of sex and...
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Foo Fighters -T in The Park
The Foo Fighter's incredible headlining performance at the 2011 T in The Park Festival is now availa...
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Foo Fighters: Live At Pinkpop Festival
Setlist: DVD 1: Bridge Burning Rope The Pretender My Hero Learn to Fly White Limo Arlandria Breakout...
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Nirvana The Path from Incesticide to In Utero
Rock Milestones: Nirvana - In Utero documents the recording of this popular album. In addition to fo...
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Foo Fighters The Roundhouse Concert
The Foo Fighters perform live July 11th, 2011, at the Roundhouse, in London, England, simulcast live...
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Nirvana - In Utero: Under Review
By 1993, Nirvana was in a state of disarray. Having kick-started the grunge phenomenon two years ear...
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Nirvana: Unplugged in New York - Rehearsal
Unplugged in New York is a live album by American rock band Nirvana, released on 1 November 1994. Th...
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Foo Fighters - Cheese and Grain, Frome, UK
Frome’s Cheese & Grain was host to a remarkable surprise Foo Fighters concert last Friday as part of...
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Foo Fighters - Rio De Janeiro
Fronted by former Nirvana drummer Dave Grohl, the American rock band Foo Fighters will perform live ...
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Foo Fighters: Hurricane Festival 2019
Concert at Eichenring, Scheeßel, Germany on June 23, 2019...
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Foo Fighters - Reading Festival
Following up their sold out shows at the London Stadium (twice) and Manchester’s Etihad, the world’s...
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Foo Fighters: Rock In Rio
The Foo Fighters performance will be an epic rock 'n' roll marathon of the last great American stadi...
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Foo Fighters – Landmarks Live in Concert: A Great Performances Special
Multi-Grammy-winning rock band Foo Fighters delivers an electrifying, historic performance at the fa...
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Germs: Caught In My Eye
This captures a performance of Los Angeles punk icons, Germs, performing live at The Whiskey A Go-Go...
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Foo Fighters: A Hard Day's Light
The Foo Fighters captured live in performance at the Ed Sullivan Theatre in New York City....
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Foo Fighters: Skin and Bones
On tour promoting their 2005 studio album 'In Your Honor', Seattle-based rock band Foo Fighters, joi...
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Times Like Those: Foo Fighters 25th Anniversary
Maybe the 25th anniversary year didn't go *quite* as planned but we were still able to come together...
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Foo Fighters - Music Video Collection
1. I'll Stick Around - Foo Fighters 2. Big Me 3. Monkey Wrench - The Colour and the Shape 4. Everl...
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Vax Live: The Concert to Reunite the World
A global broadcast and streaming special aiming to inspire vaccine confidence worldwide and help get...
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Foo Fighters - Greatest Hits
2009 collection from Dave Grohl and the Foos including two brand new tracks, 'Wheels' and 'Word Forw...
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Foo Fighters - Live in London
Filmed at Roundhouse, London, this concert film will give all fans a spectacular Live experience fro...
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SNL50: The Homecoming Concert
Live from Radio City Music Hall, witness the concert of a lifetime with a star-studded lineup bringi...
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Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame: In Concert 2014-2017
Highlights from the 2014, 2015, 2016 and 2017 induction ceremonies. Bruce Springsteen joining induct...
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Amazon Music Live: Foo Fighters
Legendary rock band Foo Fighters are taking the Amazon Music Live stage next. From their greatest hi...
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Target Video: Underground Forces Vol. 3
In 1977, artist Joe Rees founded Target Video, a guerrilla documentation project capturing undergrou...
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