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Rush + Heart Enter Rock and Roll Hall of Fame With Tributes From Foo Fighters + Chris Cornell

Chad Childers — Fri, 19 Apr 2013 15:44:35 +0000

The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame just gained a few more great acts, with Rush, Heart, Donna Summer, Public Enemy and Randy Newman making up the 2013 induction class. The five acts were inducted Thursday night (April 19) in Los Angeles at the Nokia Theater with a number of music luminaries doing the honors.

Foo Fighters' to Induct Rush into Rock and Roll Hall of Fame

Gina Vespa — Wed, 27 Mar 2013 14:57:24 +0000

The 2013 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony will take place on April 18 at the Nokia Theatre in Los Angeles, and the Foo Fighters have been given the honor of inducting Canadian prog rockers Rush at this year’s event.

Frontman Dave Grohl Has 'Crazy Idea' for Next Foo Fighters Album

Chad Childers — Fri, 15 Mar 2013 14:00:49 +0000

Much has been made about Foo Fighters old-school approach of recording to tape for their most recent album,’Wasting Light,’ and now frontman Dave Grohl is promising an unconventional approach to the band’s next album. Grohl tells Billboard, “[I've got] a crazy idea of what I want to do with the next record and how we record it. It’s [...]

Dave Grohl's Sound City Players Rock 'Jimmy Kimmel' With John Fogerty + Rick Springfield

Joe Robinson — Wed, 06 Mar 2013 15:38:10 +0000

Dave Grohl sure has been busy on the late-night talk show circuit lately, what with appearances on 'Chelsea Lately,' 'The Colbert Report' and the 'Late Show with David Letterman' all in the last month or so. Add 'Jimmy Kimmel Live!' to that list, as Dave brought his Sound City Players there Tuesday night for a two-song performance that included Creedence Clearwater Revival's 'Fortunate Son' (watch above) and Rick Springfield’s Sound City collaboration, 'The Man That Never Was' (watch below). CCR's John Fogerty and Rick Springfield were, of course, along for the ride.

Foo Fighters Start New Album Today Says Dave Grohl

Joe Robinson — Thu, 21 Feb 2013 16:24:16 +0000

It turns out that Dave Grohl wasn't exaggerating when he said there's "pretty much an entire" new Foo Fighters record ready to record. That news, which came from the mouth of Dave last week, was an exciting surprise for Foo fans who were resigned to the idea that the band would be on an indefinite hiatus while Grohl focuses on his 'Sound City' movie, his supporting Sound City Players all-star band and whatever other activities keep the always-busy rocker busy.

Dave Grohl on New Foo Fighters Album: 'We Have Pretty Much an Entire Record Ready'

Joe Robinson — Thu, 14 Feb 2013 15:34:05 +0000

Foo Fighters frontman Dave Grohl has been insisting that his band is on hiatus ever since he wrote an open letter to fans announcing as much last fall, but it seems he hasn't been entirely truthful. Despite all the talk of his intentions to "pack it in the garage" for awhile, Grohl is now saying that the Foos already have a new album written.

Foo Fighters' Dave Grohl Collaborates With RDGLDGRN on New Song 'I Love Lamp'

Graham 'Gruhamed' Hartmann — Tue, 05 Feb 2013 16:52:49 +0000

Dave Grohl may be the hardest working man in the world of rock. Along with his highly decorated careers with Nirvana, Foo Fighters, Queens of the Stone Age, Probot, Them Crooked Vultures and many others, Grohl recently premiered his 'Sound City' documentary at the Sundance Film Festival, with the film now available to see in select theaters. Taking on yet another project, Grohl collaborated with Washington, D.C., group RDGLDGRN to record the song 'I Love Lamp.'

Soundgarden Unveil 'By Crooked Steps' Video Directed by Dave Grohl

Chad Childers — Thu, 31 Jan 2013 15:12:16 +0000

Nothing says badass like a "gang," but director Dave Grohl takes a little bit of a sting out of those troublemaking lads from Soundgarden by having them cruise the streets on Segways in the band's latest video for 'By Crooked Steps.'

Dave Grohl: Foo Fighters 'Have Really Awesome Big Plans for the Next Album'

Chad Childers — Wed, 23 Jan 2013 19:08:48 +0000

Foo Fighters may be on a break, but fans shouldn't fear about their future. First of all, relationships seem to still be intact with the band's members turning up at the musician's recent 'Sound City' concert to help him promote his documentary. And secondly, Dave Grohl himself says that he's got a plan in place for his return to the band.

Foo Fighters Cover Led Zeppelin's 'Rock and Roll' at Kennedy Center Honors

Amy Sciarretto — Thu, 27 Dec 2012 19:07:30 +0000

Foo Fighters got the “Led” out at the 2012 Kennedy Center honors. The band performed a cover of Led Zeppelin‘s ‘Rock and Roll,’ and it did so with plenty of venom and vigor. Robert Plant, Jimmy Page and co. should be proud. This year’s Kennedy Center Honors celebrated Led Zeppelin, who didn’t actually take the [...]

Foo Fighters Frontman Dave Grohl Set To Guest Host the 'Chelsea Lately' Show

Liz Ramanand — Thu, 06 Dec 2012 23:45:58 +0000

Musician, director, humanitarian - Dave Grohl has been one busy Foo Fighter this year. And now, it has just been revealed via the Foos' Twitter page that the frontman will serve as guest host on the 'Chelsea Lately' show on the E! network tonight (Dec. 6), filling in for the show's usual host, Chelsea Handler.

Dave Grohl Named Keynote Speaker at 2013 South by Southwest Conference

Chad Childers — Fri, 16 Nov 2012 19:29:21 +0000

Foo Fighters frontman Dave Grohl has a little more time on his hands during the band's hiatus, and he'll use part of it to travel to Austin next March, where he'll be the keynote speaker at the annual South by Southwest Music and Media Conference and Festival.

Foo Fighters Play Unplugged for Apple iPhone 5 Launch Party

Chad Childers — Thu, 13 Sep 2012 00:30:14 +0000

While products like the iPod Touch or Nano may be tiny, it's rare that the folks at Apple do anything concerning the launch of their products small. So with that in mind it should be of no surprise that they were able to secure one of the biggest rock bands in the land, the Foo Fighters, to play the Apple iPhone 5 launch party Wednesday (Sept. 12).

Foo Fighters Play Marathon 'Rock the Vote' Concert

Joe Robinson — Thu, 06 Sep 2012 19:21:13 +0000

The Foo Fighters treated about 1,000 lucky fans attending a Rock the Vote concert at the Fillmore in Charlotte, N.C., on Wednesday (Sept. 5) to what Billboard reports is believed to be the band’s longest concert ever — a three-and-a-half hour, 35-song, career-spanning set. ”Tonight we play as long as we want and as much as we want,” frontman Dave Grohl told the intimate crowd — and apparently, they wanted lots of both.

Dave Grohl Calls Foo Fighters' Reading Set Their 'Last Show for a Long Time'

Joe Robinson — Mon, 27 Aug 2012 21:00:39 +0000

Dave Grohl told the massive crowd watching his Foo Fighters perform at the Reading festival on Sunday night (Aug. 26) in Reading, England that the concert would be the band’s last show for a long time — directly contradicting the Foo Fighters’ itinerary, which has four more U.S. festival appearances still scheduled for 2012.

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.

Black Keys, Foo Fighters + More Announced for 2012 Global Festival

Jeff Giles — Tue, 07 Aug 2012 16:15:44 +0000

More than 40 years after George Harrison put together the all-star ‘Concert for Bangladesh,’ rock fans have become inured to the concept of stars coming together in order to combat societal ills — and these days, in order to really get attention, a charity festival has to have a pretty impressive lineup. Like, for instance, the 2012 Global Festival, scheduled for Sept. 29 in New York City’s Central Park.

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' Dave Grohl Thanks Hometown for 'World's Largest Drumsticks'

Gina Vespa — Mon, 09 Jul 2012 12:30:31 +0000

Recently, it was announced that the city of Warren, Ohio planned to honor one of its own — Foo Fighters‘ Dave Grohl — by presenting him with a pair of 900-pound drumsticks. The celebration took place yesterday (July 7), and while Grohl wasn’t able to attend, he found another way to express his sincere gratitude for the enormous gift.

Foo Fighters Frontman Dave Grohl Leaves Two $1,000 Tips for Philadelphia Wait Staff

Chad Childers — Thu, 07 Jun 2012 15:34:32 +0000

The legend of “nice guy” Dave Grohl continues to grow by each good deed done. The latest act of generosity came from Philadelphia last month where the singer left a pair of rather substantial tips for the wait staff taking care of him during a wedding bash. How substantial? The Philadelphia Enquirer reports that the [...]