Paul McCartney and Dave Grohl have a lot in common — or so the Beatle realized when writing his speech inducting the Foo Fighters into the “fucking Rock & Roll Hall of Fame,” as he dubbed it Saturday night. In a short speech that the former Beatle gave in Cleveland …
Read More »The Foo Fighters Throw a Pop Party on 'Medicine at Midnight'
Foo Fighters have been a reliable alt-rock institution for more than 25 years. A band with that kind of august track record could get bored or complacent with their job. But Dave Grohl and Co. just keep happily chugging along, putting out solid-to-great records, satisfying their enormous fan base with …
Read More »See Foo Fighters, Guns N' Roses' Live Tributes to AC/DC's Malcolm Young
Both Foo Fighters and Guns N’ Roses paid tribute to late AC/DC guitarist Malcolm Young during their respective concerts Saturday night, hours after Young died at the age of 64 following a three-year battle with dementia. Foo Fighters, who have routinely performed AC/DC ‘s “Let There Be Rock” during the …
Read More »Fans Criticize Foo Fighters' Ticket Policy in London
A week before the Foo Fighters‘ show at London’s O2 Arena on Tuesday, Kate Coulson – a risk manager for a nearby bank – bought two tickets for the show on StubHub for $965. The price was steep, but she wanted to give her husband, Paul, an early birthday present. …
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