Work on the Foo Fighters’ new album has been put to rest while frontman Dave Grohl plays drums for Queens of the Stone Age. “After four months, three studios and who knows how many foosball games, we decided to take a break from it,” Grohl wrote in a post on the Foo Fighters’ official Web site. “We thought it might be a good idea to sit back and chill out a little bit. I mean, I can’t wait to release this stuff, it’s really kick-ass, but I think we’re going to relax… [and] record some more.” The band had several… Read more »
For his new album, Heathen, David Bowie has gotten a little “Modern Love” from the likes of Dave Grohl, Moby and Air. The Foo Fighters frontman contributes a guitar line to a track off Bowie’s latest LP, due June 11, according to Bowie’s publicist. Elsewhere on the studio successor to the chameleon of rock’s 1999 album, Hours…, Who guitarist Pete Townshend lends a lick to “Slow Burn,” which Bowie described in a statement as “the most eccentric and aggressive guitar I’ve heard Pete play, quite unlike anything else he’s done recently.” The last time Townshend and Bowie collaborated was on… Read more »
Foo Fighters frontman Dave Grohl was saddened to learn that the Beatles’ guitarist-songwriter George Harrison had died due to cancer. “George Harrison was always my favorite Beatle,” Grohl said in a statement. “His quiet sensitivity always seemed so noble. His songs seemed sweeter and deeper than the rest. Beyond being an amazing player, his ability to convey such emotion with just his guitar played a huge part in the Beatles’ music for me. He was the secret weapon.” Grohl added, “One of the first guitar leads I ever learned was from the song ‘Something,’ when I was about 11 years… Read more »
The terrorist attack on September 11 has brought people closer together in the U.S., and the same can be said for musicians. Warren Haynes of Gov’t Mule, whose new effort The Deep End: Volume 1 arrives in stores today (October 23), had a bonding experience with Foo Fighters leader Dave Grohl’s mom shortly after the tragedy. Gov’t Mule was set to kick off its tour in Denver later on in the week of September 11, and it took a Herculean effort to go on with the show. “We made some huge efforts to get everybody to Denver to make the… Read more »
Despite admitting they are anxious to take a break, the Foo Fighters are preparing to record the follow up to 1999’s Nothing Left to Lose. “As much as we’d like to take a vacation and enjoy life outside of the band, I think we’ve finally realized that the best part about life is this band, and there’s nothing we’d rather do,” writes Foos frontman Dave Grohl in a post on the band’s Web site, www.foofighters.com. “So, we’ve been demo-ing a bunch of new songs and it looks like it won’t be too long before we really start in on the… Read more »
Boy did we have an awesome time chatting with Han from Hot Milk! Han talks about how she got into music, getting management, touring, living in Manchester, loving her band mates, touring, Foo Fighters and more!
What better way to kick off a weekend than with new music? Featuring new tracks from Hayley Williams, Foo Fighters, Eve 6, and more.
What better way to kick off a weekend than with new music? Featuring new tracks from Foo Fighters, Hayley Williams, Mayday Parade, and more.
The guys sit down with one of their favorite people, Katie Leclerc, to talk about baking way too many edibles, the Foo Fighters, and more!
Listen to Rock The Walls live now on idobi Radio with Patrick Walford. Tonight’s show is featuring interviews with Bayside at 8:30pmEST and Sum 41 at 9:30pmEST. He’ll also be getting to new music from bands such as Silverstein, The Wonder Years, For The Fallen Dreams, and Foo Fighters.
