When a band loses a drummer like Taylor Hawkins — whose intensely physical style of playing was essential to the band’s sound — it’s hard to put into words what’s lost. With lead singers, you lose the words. With guitarists, the riffs. But with a drummer, the loss is like losing gravity altogether. That’s why […]
For the first time in ages, there were festivals all over the country. New Orleans Jazz Fest, Shaky Knees and Memphis’ Beale Street Music Festival. Foo Fighters were slated to headline Saturday night in Memphis and Sunday in New Orleans. but were replaced by Sammy Hagar and the Circle and Red Hot Chili Peppers, respectively. […]
Foo Fighters swept the Grammy rock categories tonight (April 3) during the pre-show Premiere Ceremony at Las Vegas’ MGM Grand Conference Marquee Ballroom. The group, whose drummer Taylor Hawkins died suddenly last week in Colombia, won best rock album for Medicine at Midnight, best rock song for “Waiting on a War” and best rock performance […]
Foo Fighters have canceled their performance at this weekend’s Grammy Awards following the death of drummer Taylor Hawkins, SPIN has learned. A few weeks ago, the Foos were added to the lineup along with Nas, H.E.R., Jon Batiste and Chris Stapleton. The ceremony takes place on Sunday in Las Vegas. The Foos are nominated for […]
Foo Fighters have canceled all upcoming tour dates. The news comes four days after drummer Taylor Hawkins died in Bogota, Colombia ahead of the band’s appearance at the Estéreo Picnic Festival. Here’s the statement in full. It is with great sadness that Foo Fighters confirm the cancellation of all upcoming tour dates in light of the […]
Times Like These The Pretender Learn to Fly No Son of Mine The Sky Is a Neighborhood Shame Shame Breakout My Hero These Days Walk Guitar Solo / My Generation / Keyboard Solo / Gonna Make You Sweat / Blitzkrieg Bop (band introductions) Somebody to Love (Queen cover w/ Taylor Hawkins on vocals) All My […]
Taylor Hawkins, the Foo Fighters drummer, died on Friday at the age of 50. The Foo Fighters posted the news on their Instagram account on Friday evening. A rep for the Foo Fighters issued a statement confirming the news of Hawkins’ death. No cause of death has been revealed. “The Foo Fighters family is devastated […]
Times Like These The Pretender Learn to Fly No Son of Mine The Sky Is a Neighborhood Shame Shame Breakout My Hero These Days Walk Guitar Solo / My Generation / Keyboard Solo / Gonna Make You Sweat / Blitzkrieg Bop (band introductions) Somebody to Love (Queen cover) All My Life, Run Wheels This Is […]
Despite the fact that Spring Training isn’t happening this year, the Innings Festival still returned to the February baseball hotspots of Tempe, Arizona and Tampa, Florida. Green Day and the Lumineers are headlining the East Coast rendition in March while Foo Fighters and Tame Impala hit the desert this past weekend. The Arizona location featured […]
For the past few years, Dave Grohl has been up to something, if nothing everything. But Wednesday night on The Late Late Show With James Corden, the Foo Fighters frontman was stump by himself, literally. Grohl couldn’t name some of his own band’s songs during the “James That Tune” segment. [embedded content][embedded content] Alongside Hilary Duff, […]