Filed under: Concerts and Tours , News , New Music , Exclusive The Foo Fighters are on a very well-documented break, with all of the members doing other projects. Nate Mendel is on the road with Sunny Day Real Estate and Dave Grohl joined some guys named Josh Homme and John Paul Jones for a band you might've read about called Them Crooked Vultures . But the hiatus has nothing to do with the guys hating each other -- [...]
Filed under: News , Exclusive Dave Grohl has rolled with a lot of music's biggest stars, from Metallica to his current bandmates in Them Crooked Vultures , Led Zeppelin 's John Paul Jones and Queens of the Stone Age 's Josh Homme . But he found himself in maybe the oddest company of his musical life recently. "I wound up hanging out with Barry Manilow , Kenny G and Johnny Mathis ," Grohl tells Spinner. "I was [...]
Filed under: Potent Quotables "I feel like the world doesn't need another Foo Fighters record right now." -- Dave Grohl The massively successful band's frontman explained to Spinner why he and his bandmates decided to go on hiatus. Next Quote
Filed under: News , New Music , Exclusive After churning out hits for nearly 15 years, the Foo Fighters ' 'Greatest Hits' compilation was inevitable. "We knew this album was going to come out for a long time -- they've been asking us for a while. It stills feels premature, but we waited until now," frontman Dave Grohl tells Spinner from the band's San Fernando Valley 606 studio. Grohl says the band considered a different title, courtesy of music mogul Clive Davis . "The first [...]
Filed under: News Last Friday, Foo Fighters frontman Dave Grohl and his wife, Jordyn, became the proud parents of their second daughter, Harper Willow Grohl. They had announced the pregnancy to PEOPLE last October. According to Grohl, the baby is "7 lbs 8 oz, 20 inches long and loud as hell." The special delivery comes just after the third birthday of Grohl's first child, Violet Maye, who was born on April 15th. Both children are named after Grohl's family members -- Violet was his maternal grandmother's name, [...]
Filed under: News , Exclusive , Grammy Awards Spinner.com : Last year it was reported that the Foo Fighters would be going on hiatus after they finished touring for 'Echoes, Silence, Patience and Grace,' but drumemr Taylor Hawkins tells Spinner it may be a very brief hiatus. "We're writing, working on music... Read more
Filed under: News , Holy Hell , Television Spinner.com : The Foo Fighters will be featured on a special Thanksgiving-themed edition of the Bravo hit TV show 'Top Chef.' Frontman Dave Grohl serves as a guest judge on the episode, titled 'Foo Fighters' Thanksgiving,' which airs Nov. 26. Grohl and his... Read more
Filed under: News Spinner.com : Foo Fighters frontman Dave Grohl and his wife, Jordyn, confirmed to PEOPLE that they are expecting their second child together."We don't talk about how much we drank last night [anymore]," Grohl said of parenthood to the mag in 2007. "[Now] it's how... Read more
Filed under: News , Exclusive Spinner.com : The Foo Fighters took over downtown L.A. Thursday night, playing an hour-plus outdoor set against the L.A. skyline, to celebrate the launch of the video game 'Fallout 3,' and "the open bar," as frontman Dave Grohl said. While the band delivered a... Read more
Filed under: News Spinner.com : Sorry, Lou Reed. Looks like Dave Grohl will be the next rock star to be honored with his very own street. Granted, Warren, Ohio -- the Foo Fighters frontman's birthplace -- is no New York , but it's a nice tribute just the same.David Grohl Alley will... Read more
Filed under: News Spinner.com : The Foo Fighters have come out swinging against presidential candidate John McCain. Following confirmation that the McCain campaign has indeed been using the Foos' song 'My Hero' at rallies, the band issued the following statement this morning:"This... Read more
Filed under: News Spinner.com : Although they're not breaking up, fans shouldn't expect to hear from the Foo Fighters again for quite some time. Following the band's upcoming performances in Las Vegas (September 25-26) and at the Austin City Limits Festival (Sept. 28), the band is... Read more
Filed under: News Spinner.com : Earlier this year Foo Fighters frontman Dave Grohl penned an open letter to Metallica, urging the metal gods not to release new music until it was "kick-ass." Mission: accomplished. Now, Grohl and fellow Foo Taylor Hawkins will help the metal gods... Read more
Filed under: News Spinner.com : Earlier this year Foo Fighters frontman Dave Grohl penned an open letter to Metallica, urging the metal gods not to release new music until it was "kick-ass." Mission: accomplished. Now, Grohl and fellow Foo Taylor Hawkins will help the metal gods... Read more
Filed under: Wacked News Spinner.com : While we've never been terribly fond of the skulking impersonators that occasionally surface in the realm of rock 'n' roll -- you know, the guys who try to win friends and scam free meals at the Cheesesteak Factory by claiming to be the bassist in... Read more
Filed under: Wacked News Spinner.com : While we've never been terribly fond of the skulking impersonators that occasionally surface in the realm of rock 'n' roll -- you know, the guys who try to win friends and scam free meals at the Cheesesteak Factory by claiming to be the bassist in... Read more
Filed under: Concerts and Tours , News Spinner.com : Dave Grohl has been ordered to skip two Colorado performances this week by his doctor. As a result, the Foo Fighters' shows tonight and tomorrow night (July 14 and 15) at Morrison's Red Rocks Amphitheatre have been rescheduled for September 8 and... Read more
Filed under: Concerts and Tours , News Spinner.com : Dave Grohl has been ordered to skip two Colorado performances this week by his doctor. As a result, the Foo Fighters' shows tonight and tomorrow night (July 14 and 15) at Morrison's Red Rocks Amphitheatre have been rescheduled for September 8 and... Read more
Filed under: Concerts and Tours , News Spinner.com : Dave Grohl has been ordered to skip two Colorado performances this week by his doctor. As a result, the Foo Fighters' shows tonight and tomorrow night (July 14 and 15) at Morrison's Red Rocks Amphitheatre have been rescheduled for September 8 and... Read more
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