Benny Andersson has shared a piano cover ofFoo Fighters’ ‘Learn to Fly’, days afterDave Grohlwore an ABBA sweatshirt at Glastonbury. The Foos frontman joinedPaul McCartney on stage on Saturday, during theBeatleslegend’s massive Pyramid headline set, to playWings’ ‘Band on the Run’ and The Beatles’ ‘I Saw Her Standing There’, before …
Read More »Red Hot Chili Peppers' Chad Smith Shares Tribute to Taylor Hawkins
Red Hot Chili Peppers‘ Chad Smith is paying tribute to his late friend Taylor Hawkins with a touching compilation video, soundtracked by Foo Fighters‘ “My Hero,” filled with images of the two drummers over the years. “Taylor is my good buddy who I’ve known forever,” says Smith in an interview, …
Read More »'We Don't Know How to Phone It In': A Final Visit With Taylor Hawkins
At the rear of Taylor Hawkins‘ Los Angeles property, past the swimming pool, is a guest house he converted into a rock & roll clubhouse and studio straight out of his teenage daydreams. His drum kit is there, along with a formidable collection of guitars and basses. Rock memorabilia (posters, …
Read More »Dave Grohl Recorded an Entire Metal Album for His New Horror Movie 'Studio 666'
UPDATE 3/20:Dave Grohl‘s Dream Widow album will arrive digitally on Friday, March 25, a month after the Foo Fighters frontman tentatively scheduled the release of the fictional band’s long-long LP, Variety reports. A physical release is also planned for later in the year. – Nearly 20 years ago, Dave Grohl …
Read More »Jason Sudeikis Stars as the Anti-Ted Lasso in Foo Fighters' 'Love Dies Young' Video
Foo Fighters star as a synchronized swim team in the band’s new video for “Love Dies Young,” written and directed by Dave Grohl. The video opens with a two-minute monologue delivered by Ted Lasso star Jason Sudeikis, who — unlike his lovable soccer manager — plays the demanding swim coach, …
Read More »Watch Dave Grohl Fight Coffee Addiction in Freshpotix Parody Ad
Foo Fighters parody those nonstop prescription medication TV commercials in an elaborate faux ad for Freshpotix, which the band posted on YouTube Wednesday. The clip stars Dave Grohl as a former coffee addict whose love of the bean caused friction between him and his Foo Fighters bandmates. “Ten years ago, …
Read More »Watch Rick Astley Cover Foo Fighters' 'Everlong'
He’s no stranger to love — or quality Nineties rock. Rick Astley, best known as the voice of 1987 dance-pop hit “Never Gonna Give You Up,” added a soulful spin to Foo Fighters‘ “Everlong” in a solo acoustic cover. “Sometimes you just have to find a song that’s gonna lift …
Read More »Foo Fighters' Taylor Hawkins Drops MTV-Inspired Video for 'Middle Child'
Taylor Hawkins prances around in leopard leggings while singing to his real-life daughter Annabelle in the trippy video for “Middle Child.” Featuring Dave Grohl on guitar, the glam-rock track appears on Hawkins’ new album with Coattail Riders,Get the Money. Directed by Hawkins, Wiley Hodgen and Jeff Coffman, the clip opens …
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