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Thursday, August 23 2007

Foo Fighters: The Colour and the Shape

For anyone who experienced the heyday of Nirvana, it's still surreal that the lanky, string-haired drummer is the guy who'd be on magazine covers and writing #1 rock radio hits 15 years later.


Reviews

Friday, December 16 2011

Foo Fighters: 2 December 2011 - Melbourne, Australia

The band seemed awestruck at the magnitude of the crowd, drowning the band out while singing the chorus.


Friday, October 7 2011

Foo Fighters: 16 September 2011 - Kansas City, MO

All Dave Grohl had to do was stand in one place, however, and scores of fans would maniacally cheer.


Wednesday, April 13 2011

Foo Fighters: Wasting Light

Fantastic and very nearly flawless; everything you could hope for from a new Foo Fighters record.


Tuesday, August 5 2008

Foo Fighters

Sure, it was Foo Fighters that played, but it was singer-guitarist Dave Grohl and his unyielding desire for attention, his wild and crazy antics, and his unkempt, 80s-era, glam-metal hairdo that became the predominant focus of the evening.


Monday, September 24 2007

Foo Fighters: Echoes, Silence, Patience, and Grace

On their sixth studio album, Grohl and Company sound like Bob Seger fronting for your garden variety modern hard rock group.


Blogs

Tuesday, April 5 2011

Foo Fighters - Wasting Light (new album / stream)

Foo Fighters' latest album drops next week and, as is becoming habit, an early stream is available... this one via Soundcloud. The album is the…


Thursday, March 3 2011

No Past Resignations: The First Two Foo Fighters Albums

Foo Fighters might be at the peak of their fame now, but it was those first two albums that stand as the conclusive proof that Kurt Cobain wasn't the only brilliant songwriter to have spent time in Nirvana.


News

Tuesday, April 5 2011

Movie exhibitors welcome Foo Fighters to their screens, live and in 3-D

LAS VEGAS — Stop by your local multiplex on a weekday night and you'll pretty much have a private screening for the movie of your…


Monday, January 14 2008

Foo Fighters are Grammy darlings, arena headliners

Foo Fighters' Dave Grohl and Taylor Hawkins were the most entertaining part of last month's Grammy nominations, stumbling all over the pronunciation of best new…


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