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Rush 2112 performed By The Foo Fighters [VIDEO]

Dubba G — Mon, 22 Apr 2013 19:06:59 +0000

The Foo Fighters may very well be the greatest cover band in the world! I don’t mean that to be insulting, they’re just that damn good! (They recently learned a ba-zillion songs to be the “backup” band for the Sound City concert.) Every time you turn around, they’re honoring someone and whatever they’re [...]

Dave Grohl's Amazing 2013 SXSW Keynote Speech [VIDEO]

Intern Emily — Fri, 15 Mar 2013 02:14:59 +0000

I love this man. No matter what you think about Dave Grohl he speaks from the heart about his journey, making you laugh and tear up through the whole thing. Truly inspiringl! Watch this entire video. If you really love music, you will. Just watch out if you watch this at work, he does like [...]

Guns N' Roses, Foo Fighters + Helmet Rockers Fail Postal Service Auditions in 'Funny or Die' Clip

Chad Childers — Tue, 05 Mar 2013 22:07:43 +0000

One of Coachella's biggest draws this year is the reunion of the indie outfit Postal Service, which features the synth-led sounds of Jimmy Tamborello paired with Death Cab for Cutie frontman Ben Gibbard's vocals. But according to a new Funny or Die video, there were actually several recognizable rockers that tried out for the job before Gibbard was selected.

Dave Grohl: Foo Fighters Are Beginning Work on New Album

Graham 'Gruhamed' Hartmann — Thu, 21 Feb 2013 15:53:03 +0000

So much for that Foo Fighters hiatus announced in October 2012! According to frontman Dave Grohl, work on a new Foo Fighters album is set to begin this week. Dave Grohl may be the hardest working man in rock today, having just premiered his ‘Sound City’ documentary, rolling out shows with his Sound City Players [...]

Dave Grohl And The Sound City Players [VIDEO]

Dubba G — Tue, 22 Jan 2013 18:40:19 +0000

You’ve heard of “supergroups”? This ones a mo-fo!! Dave Grohls movie about the Sound City Recording studio premieres around the country on the 31st. (Nothing here but Phoenix and Albuquerque get one if you’re up for a road trip!) Rocker … and major type A personality … Dave Grohl got the hype rolling after the [...]

Foo Fighters' Dave Grohl Rejoins Queens of the Stone Age for Next Album

Chad Childers — Tue, 06 Nov 2012 21:59:25 +0000

We now know what Foo Fighters frontman Dave Grohl is going to do with at least part of the band's hiatus, as it's been revealed that he's returned to the drumkit to play on the next Queens of the Stone Age album.

Foo Fighters Play Last Show for a Long While at New York's Global Citizen Festival

Chad Childers — Sun, 30 Sep 2012 15:04:36 +0000

It was a bittersweet moment Saturday night in New York’s Park as the Foo Fighters played an electrifying set at the Global Citizen Festival, but also made the announcement during the show that it will be their last performance for an indefinite period of time. Singer Dave Grohl told the audience, “We’re not making a [...]

Foo Fighters' Dave Grohl and Daughter Design 'Yo Gabba Gabba' T-Shirt

Chad Childers — Tue, 25 Sep 2012 14:07:04 +0000

Foo Fighters frontman Dave Grohl is getting some serious daddy-daughter points by signing on to design a ‘Yo Gabba Gabba’ t-shirt with his daughter Violet. Audio Ink reveals that the shirts are aimed at the younger demographic, and the tee designed by the Grohl father-daughter team (shown below) features three of the ‘Yo Gabba Gabba’ characters [...]

Foo Fighters Performance Registers Noise Complaints in Belfast

Chad Childers — Wed, 22 Aug 2012 23:41:26 +0000

There’s no doubt the Foo Fighters rock, and it’s usually pretty hard when they do. But their efforts were not exactly embraced by everyone in the surrounding Belfast area Tuesday night (Aug. 21) as a number of people filed noise complaints during the band’s set on the opening night of Tennant’s Vital festival.

Foo Fighters Frontman Dave Grohl Set to Pay Tribute to Teachers in New TV Special

Mary Ouellette — Sun, 29 Jul 2012 14:03:53 +0000

The Foo Fighters might rock but frontman Dave Grohl wants you to know that teachers do too. Grohl will bring that message to the masses on a new CBS special aptly titled ‘Teachers Rock’ set to air on August 18 at 8PM ET. The show is designed to put extraordinary teachers and education in the [...]

Foo Fighters Perform Rolling Stones Medley With Mick Jagger on Saturday Night Live

Mary Ouellette — Sun, 20 May 2012 14:08:48 +0000

Last night’s (May 19) season finale of ‘Saturday Night Live’ lived up to the hype – at least for music fans. The legendary Mick Jagger returned to the show to host in addition to performing a bevy of all-star music performances including songs with Foo Fighters, Arcade Fire and guitar great Jeff Beck.

Foo Fighters To Rock 'Saturday Night Live' Season Finale With Mick Jagger

Tree Riddle — Fri, 11 May 2012 16:50:49 +0000

Foo Fighters will help put the rock in 30 Rock on the 37th season finale of ‘Saturday Night Live,’ when they back up legendary Rolling Stones singer Mick Jagger for a performance on May 19.

Foo Fighters Demos Surface From Scrapped Version of 'One By One'

Tree Riddle — Wed, 09 May 2012 17:22:17 +0000

Some rare early versions of ‘Have It All’ and ‘Come Back’ from the Foo Fighters “Million Dollar Demo” — the unreleased album which was later re-recorded as ‘One by One’ — have surfaced online. As documented by the Foo Fighters documentary ‘Back and Forth,’ the band began recording the follow-up to 1999′s ‘There is Nothing [...]

Foo Fighters + Pearl Jam to Headline Atlanta's 2012 Music Midtown Fest

Jeff Giles — Wed, 25 Apr 2012 16:03:58 +0000

Rock heavyweights Foo Fighters and Pearl Jam have been tapped to co-headline Atlanta’s Music Midtown festival in September. The news follows the announcement that the same two bands are headlining Florida’s 2012 DeLuna Festival during the same month.

Pearl Jam and Foo Fighters to Headline 2012 DeLuna Fest

Tree Riddle — Tue, 17 Apr 2012 15:30:24 +0000

Pearl Jam and Foo Fighters have been announced as the headliners of this year’s unusually diverse lineup at the Pensacola, Fla. based DeLuna Fest. How often can you see Foo Fighters, Dwight Yoakam and DJ Jazzy Jeff all perform in the same place? Until the 2012 DeLuna festival lineup was announced — the answer was [...]

Courtney Love Accuses Dave Grohl of Mixing his Frank with Her Bean

Buzz Adams — Thu, 12 Apr 2012 17:28:13 +0000

Courtney Love has no problem expressing her anger whether it's toward the Muppet Movie or her own daughter.

This isn't the first time lead Foo Fighter Dave Grohl has felt the wrath of Kurt Cobain's widow but the latest accusation is a little creepier than the typical "you don't deserve all that Nirvana money" rant.

Foo Fighters In El Paso [VIDEO]

Dubba G — Tue, 10 Apr 2012 18:00:44 +0000

Well … sort of ……. you can watch them while you’re in El Paso anyway. Right here at KLAQ.com!! I’ve mentioned a few times how bummed I am that Foo Fighters are one of the few bands we haven’t been able to lure down here. We’ll keep trying though and, in the meantime, you can watch [...]

My Favorite Dave Grohl Cameos! [Videos]

Mardi Gras — Tue, 27 Mar 2012 03:38:34 +0000

You gotta love yourself some Dave Grohl! From Nirvana, to The Foo Fighters, and everything in between, everything that Dave Grohl touches, turns to gold!

He's a jokster, prankster and all around funny guy! He does cameos every once and a while from movies to voice-overs for animated shows.

Check out some of my fav clips from Mr. Foo Fighter himself, Dave Grohl!

Who's Rocking the Silver Screen in Rock?? [VIDEO]

Ericka Fuentes — Wed, 29 Feb 2012 07:27:59 +0000

“God bless Ozzy”, “Purple Rain”, “This is Spinal Tap”….etc every star wants to be a rocker. Now the Rockers wanna be movie stars!! Dave Grohl recently announced his soon to be released film- Sound City. Here’s the teaser for the movie, looks AWESOME! Notice all the names of people taking part!! ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Sound City – [...]

Dave Grohl on Foo Fighters' Hard Rock / Metal Grammy Win: I Feel Bad for Dream Theater

Graham "Gruhamed" Hartmann — Mon, 13 Feb 2012 19:29:27 +0000

As the 2012 Grammy Awards slowly become a spotlit memory, one of the most successful and featured winners of “music’s biggest night” were Foo Fighters. With his band having captured five Grammy awards (only one less than pop star Adele), including Best Hard Rock / Metal Performance, frontman Dave Grohl revealed to MTV that he feels bad for beating out Dream Theater for that very award.