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Nick Grimshaw's Show Is Officially Told Off For Swearing
He’s the cheery voice of early mornings, ready to bounce people into the day as they reluctantly open their eyes. However, BBC Radio 1 Breakfast Show host Nick Grimshaw has come under fire from Ofcom...
By Charlotte Court in Music / Festivals on 02 February 2015
Brit Awards 2015 Nominations Announced: Sam Smith, George Ezra And Royal Blood Are Major Contenders
The 2015 Brit Award nominations have finally been announced with, it seems, a few surprises alongside the obvious candidates. There's no prizes for guessing who's come out on top for this year's list of award-winning...
By Holly Williams in Music / Festivals on 16 January 2015
Billy Corgan Takes A Swipe At Dave Grohl And Pearl Jam
Smashing Pumpkins frontman Billy Corgan launched a tirade against his nineties contemporaries Pearl Jam and Foo Fighters, claiming that he “can out-write” both of them.Talking during a radio interview on ‘The Howard Stern Show’, Corgan...
By Ed Biggs in Music / Festivals on 11 December 2014
Dave Grohl Hints At Second Series Of 'Sonic Highways'
Foo Fighters’ frontman Dave Grohl has hinted that there might be a second season of ‘Sonic Highways’. Ahead of the release of their recent album of the same name, the group recorded an eight part...
By Ed Biggs in Music / Festivals on 06 December 2014
Lionel Richie Confirms Glastonbury Slot
Lionel Richie is to perform at Glastonbury next year.The 'All Night Long' hitmaker has confirmed he will follow in the footsteps of country singer Dolly Parton by playing in the Legends' slot at the English...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 01 December 2014
Libertines To Headline Glastonbury
The Libertines are set to headline Glastonbury.The 'Time For Heroes' rockers - who got back together last year for a string of shows - are reportedly at the top of organisers' wish-lists for the annual...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 25 November 2014
Dave Grohl Sings In His Underwear
Dave Grohl likes to sing in his underwear.The Foo Fighters frontman - who has daughters Violet, eight, Harper, five, and Ophelia, three months, with wife Jordyn Blum - unwinds at the end of a busy...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 21 November 2014
Foo Fighters Announce 'Sonic Highways' 29-Date North American Tour
Foo Fighters' highly anticipated eighth studio album, 'Sonic Highways,' released last week, will be hitting the road next summer as the band are heading on a massive North American tour - landing in 28 cities.Foo...
By Nick Hill in Music / Festivals on 19 November 2014
Good Way To Go - Pink Floyd's "Endless River" Tops UK Chart
And they’re back! By them, I obviously mean Pink Floyd and by back, I mean their new album , The Endless River, has topped the UK chart, making this the first Pink Floyd album in...
By Victoria Pavlova in Music / Festivals on 16 November 2014
Foo Fighters Not Asked About Glastonbury
Dave Grohl insists Foo Fighters haven't been asked to play Glastonbury.The 'Walk' rockers are favourites to headline the world-famous music event next summer after organiser Emily Eavis admitted she would ''love'' to have them perform,...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 13 November 2014
Taylor Hawkins: U2'S Album Is Like 'A Fart'
Taylor Hawkins has compared U2's new album to ''a fart''.The Foo Fighters drummer has slammed the 'With or Without You' rockers for having their 13th album 'Songs of Innocence' automatically downloaded onto people's phones, even...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 11 November 2014
Foo Fighters Tour American Rock History In Latest Album "Sonic Highways"
Yes, hello, the big musical news this weekend is that Foo Fighters are finally releasing the documentary Sonic Highways. The HBO docu-series debuted on October 17, matching the forthcoming release of their eponymous eighth studio...
By Victoria Pavlova in Music / Festivals on 09 November 2014
Dave Grohl Talked Out Of Album Project By Taylor Hawkins
Foo Fighters rocker Dave Grohl wanted to re-record the group's debut album to mark its 20th anniversary until his bandmate Taylor Hawkins convinced him it was the "worst idea" he had ever had.Grohl recorded the...
By World Entertainment News Network in Music / Festivals on 08 November 2014
Glastonbury Rumours: Fleetwood Mac Say No, Foo Fighters Say Maybe
Glastonbury speculation time! Two bits of news have emerged in the last 24 hours that have changed the minds of opinion-formers as to who will be headlining the 2015 edition of the wildly popular British...
By Ed Biggs in Music / Festivals on 08 November 2014
Dave Grohl Wants Them Crooked Vultures Reunion
Dave Grohl wants to make another Them Crooked Vultures record.The Foo Fighters frontman would love to reunite with his supergroup bandmates, Queens of the Stone Age singer Josh Homme and Led Zeppelin's John Paul Jones,...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 06 November 2014
Dave Grohl Slams Bands Who Play Old Albums In Full
Foo Fighters frontman Dave Grohl has slammed bands who play old albums live in their entirety. However, in the same interview, he also admitted that he had been tempted to revisit his band’s self-titled 1995...
By Ed Biggs in Music / Festivals on 06 November 2014
Why Foo Fighters' Dave Grohl Got "Bored" Of Recording Studios
The recording sessions for Foo Fighters' highly anticipated eight studio album, 'Sonic Highways,' took place in eight cities across the US, and were filmed as part of a HBO series about the process of making...
By Nick Hill in Music / Festivals on 03 November 2014
Dave Grohl Bored Of Studios
Dave Grohl is bored by the idea of simply recording an album in a studio. The Foo Fighters frontman and his bandmates travelled to various cities in the US to record tracks for their new...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 02 November 2014
Foo Fighters To Recreate Debut Tour
Dave Grohl wants to recreate his band Foo Fighters' first ever tour to celebrate their 20th anniversary of live performance next year (15).The band first performed in public in February, 1995 before heading out on...
By WENN in Music / Festivals on 29 October 2014
Foo Fighters Nate Mendel Plotting Solo Project
Foo Fighters bassist Nate Mendel is working on a solo album.Mendel, plans to launch his solo career while juggling his duties with Dave Grohl and his fellow Foo Fighters bandmates, as the group is due...
By WENN in Music / Festivals on 29 October 2014
Dave Grohl: Kurt Cobain's Death Made Me Afraid Of Music
Dave Grohl was ''afraid of music'' after Kurt Cobain's death.The Foo Fighters frontman has admitted his former Nirvana bandmate's suicide in 1994 shook him so much he found it difficult to listen to songs which...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 28 October 2014
Dave Grohl Would Make Great Director
Dave Grohl could become a director.The Foo Fighters frontman could have a career as a film director after he successful created a documentary to mark the band's 20th anniversary.Speaking about his friend's potential career change,...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 24 October 2014
Foo Fighters Will Not Be Playing Isle Of Wight Festival Next Year
One Isle of Wight Festival fan’s desperate attempt to get one of his favourite bands to one of his favourite gigs has backfired after the head of the IoW Fest revealed the Foo Fighters had...
By Charlotte Court in Music / Festivals on 21 October 2014
Paul Potts Covered Foo Fighterss For Wife
Paul Potts covered a Foo Fighters song on his new album to please his wife. The 44-year-old singer performed his own version of the US band's hit 'Home' on his fourth album, also called 'Home',...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 19 October 2014
Dave Grohl, Taylor Hawkins And Perry Farrell Team Up For Impromptu Rolling Stones Cover In Nyc
Foo Fighters’ Dave Grohl and Taylor Hawkins provided a special treat for those in attendance at New York's McKittrick Hotel on Monday night (October 13th), joining Perry Farrell onstage to cover the Rolling Stones’ classic...
By Stephanie Chase in Music / Festivals on 15 October 2014
Courtney Love And Dave Grohl End Feud
Courtney Love and Dave Grohl have ended their feud by placing a $10,000 bet over strippers.The pair - who hadn't spoken for 20 years since the death of Courtney's husband, Dave's Nirvana bandmate Kurt Cobain...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 15 October 2014
Dave Grohl Explores Musical History
Dave Grohl explored the ''regional relevance of music'' while recording Foo Fighters' new album.The 'Monkey Wrench' rockers have travelled to various cities in the US to record tracks for their new album 'Sonic Highways' -...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 13 October 2014
Foo Fighters Fans Hit Donation Target For U.k. Gig
Fans of rockers the Foo Fighters have hit a Kickstarter.com target to bring the band to Birmingham, England for a show.Just weeks after a devotee in Richmond, Virginia was successful in securing Dave Grohl's group...
By WENN in Music / Festivals on 26 September 2014
British Foo Fighters Fans Raise $110,000 For Gig On Kickstarter
British Foo Fighters fans have raised $110,000 (£70,000) on a crowd-funding page in an effort to persuade the band to perform in the U.K.The devotees want Dave Grohl and his band to play an entirely...
By WENN in Music / Festivals on 24 September 2014
Foo Fighters Wow Prince Harry At Invictus Games
Foo Fighters wowed Prince Harry as they closed the Invictus Games last night (14.09.14). The US rockers were introduced to the stage by the flame-haired royal and he gave frontman Dave Grohl a warming embracing...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 15 September 2014
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