UPDATE 4/6: Nine Inch Nails have been added as the Friday night headliner at this year’s Boston Calling festival, replacing the previously announced Foo Fighters after that band canceled all of their upcoming tour dates following the death of drummer Taylor Hawkins. – Metallica, Foo Fighters, and the Strokes have …
Read More »'We Gotta Be a F-ckin' Arena-Rock Band': How Taylor Hawkins Helped Foo Fighters Conquer the World
Taylor Hawkins tells the entire story of his years with Foo Fighters and his brotherhood with Dave Grohl in never-before-heard audio on the new episode of Rolling Stone Music Now. It includes the time early in his tenure when Dave Grohl told the late drummer, “This is how it is. …
Read More »At Work With Greg Kurstin, the Quiet Producer Behind Two Decades of Hits
InRolling Stone‘s seriesAt Work, we go behind the curtain with decision-makers across the fast-changing music business — exploring a range of responsibilities, burgeoning ideas, advice for industry newcomers, and more. Readearlier interviews here. You’ve likely listened to Greg Kurstin’s songs, even if you don’t know who he is. While Kurstin …
Read More »Foo Fighters Debut 'Waiting on a War' on 'Jimmy Kimmel Live'
The Foo Fighters brought their new single, “Waiting on a War,” to Jimmy Kimmel Live Thursday night — the first performance of a song Dave Grohl wrote for his daughter, Harper. When the band dropped their new Medicine at Midnight track on Thursday, Grohl also released a statement about its …
Read More »Foo Fighters Drop New 'Medicine at Midnight' Song 'Waiting on a War'
The Foo Fighters have released a new song, “Waiting on a War,” from their upcoming album, Medicine at Midnight, which is set to arrive February 5th. The track begins as an aching ballad with frontman Dave Grohl singing over a steady acoustic strum as strings linger in the background. Toward …
Read More »Watch Foo Fighters Play Acoustic Set at Empty Troubadour for Save Our Stages Fest
Foo Fighters played an all-acoustic set of some of their biggest hits at an empty Troubadour in Los Angeles as part of the Save Our Stages Festival (#SOSFest), the National Independent Venue Association’s three-day virtual benefit festival in support of independent music venues at risk of closing their doors permanently. …
Read More »Foo Fighters' Dave Grohl Envisions Return of Live Music in Op-Ed
Foo Fighters frontman Dave Grohl envisions the return of in-person concerts in an op-ed published Monday at The Atlantic. The musician documents the uncertainty of live performance in the COVID-19 era, reminisces about important shows from his past and enthuses about the reciprocal joy of playing onstage. “In today’s world …
Read More »Foo Fighters to Retrace 1995 Debut Tour on 25th Anniversary Trek
Foo Fighters will celebrate their 25th anniversary with a North American tour that will find the band hitting some of the same cities it visited during its first trek, back in 1995. The 2020 Van Tour will launch April 12th at the Talking Stick Resort Arena in Phoenix and wrap …
Read More »Dave Grohl, Big Bird, Elmo Travel America to Meet New Friends on 'Sesame Street'
Dave Grohl meets up with his friends Big Bird and Elmo in a new clip from Sesame Street. In the video, the trio team up to sing “Here We Go Song” while traveling the country to meet new friends. “It’s nice to come here and be with my friends Big …
Read More »Dave Grohl: Trump 'Seems Like a Massive Jerk'
Dave Grohl admitted in a new interview that he is “ashamed” of Donald Trump when the Foo Fighters are touring abroad. “Today, the American Dream is broken. I’ve probably travelled internationally more than our current president and the one thing I understand that he doesn’t is that the world isn’t …
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