The Foo Fighters, Robert Plant & Alison Krauss, Beck and John Fogerty are among the top acts booked for the seventh annual Austin City Limits Music Festival in the Texan...
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The Foo Fighters, Jack Johnson, Kanye West, Nine Inch Nails and Stone Temple Pilots will headline the Virgin Mobile Festival, set for August 9-10 at Pimlico Race Course in...
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It's times like these in which the Foo Fighters call their lawyers. The Dave Grohl-fronted foursome sued Marvel Studios for copyright infringement Wednesday,...
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Even though she's a good few years away from taking stubby pencil to paper herself, Dave Grohl's baby daughter Violet gets full credit for influencing her daddy's writing...
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After focusing on overseas crowds
in recent years to the possible detriment of their fans at
home, the Foo Fighters plan to tour "a lot more intensely," in
the United...
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Foo Fighters frontman Dave Grohl has spoken of his desire to play drums for the newly reformed Led Zeppelin.
The star explained to NME.com that he is "at their beck and...
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Nirvana drummer Dave Grohl has spoken of the moment he nearly gave up music after the death of lead singer Kurt Cobain.
Speaking on Virgin Radio, the Foo Fighters frontman...
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Fresh from unveiling his contempt for Courtney Love, Dave Grohl has now criticized party girl Paris Hilton, labelling her "a total raging, disgusting, rich, lazy party...
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Dave Grohl has finally spoken about his heartbreak over Nirvana frontman Kurt Cobain's rocky relationship with Courtney Love.
In an interview with London's The Guardian,...
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"It has always been my dream to mix
Steely Dan with No Means No," Dave Grohl told Billboard of the
eclectic sound of the sixth Foo Fighters album.
"If anybody is going to...
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Foo Fighters will release an acoustic album next month, recorded on their recent series of stripped-back shows.
Skin And Bones contains material played during the course of...
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Dave Grohl says he plans to make good on a promise to buy beers for two miners who listened to his band, the Foo Fighters, during their ordeal of being buried underground...
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Dave Grohl's Foo Fighters, once described by bassist Nate Mendel as an "accidental" band, now have ten years under their belt, are playing bigger shows than ever and are up...
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You never know where the Foo
Fighters' Dave Grohl is going to show up.
Now he's playing drums on the new Nine Inch Nails album,
but he is already looking ahead to the next...
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Foo Fighters, the Dave Matthews Band, Queens Of The Stone Age singer Mark Lanegan, and others all appear on the soundtrack of a new film called Our Burden Is Light. The film...
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The soundtrack to the motion picture American Wedding is set to arrive in stores on July 22, 10 days before the third installment of the American Pie sequels hits theaters...
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The Foo Fighters' new video for their single "Low" will not be played by MTV Networks, due to the controversial nature of the clip. However, fans will be able to see the...
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The Foo Fighters recently hooked up with actor Jack Black on the video for the song "Low," the next single from their latest album, One By One. In the video, Black, who is...
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Foo Fighters will tour the U.S. this summer in support of their latest album, One By One. The Foos will headline shows starting on May 25 and will then be joined by special...
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The Foo Fighters have announced a handful of dates, starting with a show April 11th in Oakland, California; and ending April 29th in Camden, New Jersey. More dates will be...
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The Red Hot Chili Peppers, Foo Fighters, Queens Of The Stone Age, and PJ Harvey will spearhead Slane Castle 2003--one of the biggest summer festivals Dublin, Ireland has to...
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The Foo Fighters won the best hard rock performance Grammy, but the most interesting part of the honor came just after their name was called. While singer-guitarist Dave...
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The Foo Fighters got the Hives for Halloween. In the spirit of the holiday, the band dressed like the Swedish group for an October 31 show at the Supper Club in New York...
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The Foo Fighters, Moby, and Whitney Houston have been added to the lineup of performers for the upcoming MTV Europe Music Awards, scheduled for November 14 at Palau Sant...
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The Foo Fighters have set an October 24 show at Slim's in San Francisco as the next announced date on its impromptu run of top U.S. cities. Tickets go on sale on Friday...
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The Foo Fighters revealed two more surprise gigs. One show is set for October 18 at First Avenue in Minneapolis, according to the Ticketmaster website. The pre-sale is...
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The Foo Fighters are set to play a show at the Wiltern Theatre in Los Angeles October 22 to celebrate the release of the band's new effort, One By One. Pre-sale tickets went...
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Foo Fighters, Thom Yorke of Radiohead, James Taylor, Ryan Adams, Jack Johnson, Vanessa Carlton, surviving Grateful Dead members the Other Ones, and Tenacious D will perform...
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The Foo Fighters are set to release a special, limited-edition 7-inch vinyl single of "All My Life," from the band's forthcoming album One By One. The vinyl is being offered...
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The first single from the long-awaited Foo Fighters album, 1X1 (One By One), is "All My Life." Foo frontman Dave Grohl is set to direct the video shoot for the clip next...
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The Foo Fighters have set a release date for their follow-up to 1999's There Is Nothing Left To Lose. The still-untitled and still-unfinished album is set for release...
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Foo Fighters bassist Nate Mendel makes his debut in the Lightburden Productions feature film, Our Burden Is Light.
The film producers are asking all Foo Fighters fans to...
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Dave Grohl is putting a hold on the Foo Fighters' recording sessions, saying the band needs a rest from recording its new album. Instead, he will drum for his favorite band,...
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The Foo Fighters, Oasis, and Bjork are among the acts set for the third Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival, taking place at the Empire Polo Grounds in the Southern...
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Former Queen guitarist Brian May recorded two tracks with the Foo Fighters recently at Conway Studios in Los Angeles. "Yes, I put a few brush strokes on two tracks for the...
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Former Hole and Smashing Pumpkins bassist Melissa Auf Der Maur is in the process of recording her solo album, which she hopes to release later this year. She told LAUNCH...
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The Foo Fighters will take a short break from working on their forthcoming album to play a benefit for the Musician's Assistance Program (M.A.P.) on February 7 at the House...
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Foo Fighters frontman Dave Grohl was saddened to learn that the Beatles' guitarist-songwriter George Harrison had died due to cancer.
"George Harrison was always my...
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Foo Fighters are halfway through the recording process on the follow-up to There Is Nothing Left To Lose. The band has several songs recorded, and is set to finish the rest...
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The terrorist attack on September 11 has brought people closer together in the U.S., and the same can be said for musicians. Warren Haynes of Gov't Mule, whose new effort...
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The Foo Fighters have reworked an old B-side into a new song, to be included in the soundtrack to the forthcoming movie Out Cold. The song was originally titled "Make A...
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Foo Fighters drummer Taylor Hawkins is in the hospital after "having apparently overindulged during festivities" following performing at the V2001 festival in Chelmsford,...
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Foo Fighters leader Dave Grohl has long championed the cause of neo-grunge royalty Queens Of The Stone Age, and now he's getting a chance to give them a helping hand....or...
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Foo Fighters guitarist Chris Shiflett and Steve Martin, the head of the publicity firm Nasty Little Man, which represents the band, will duke it out at a gym in lower...
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Foo Fighters singer-songwriter Dave Grohl and drummer Taylor Hawkins were on hand to induct Queen into the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame at the Waldorf-Astoria hotel in New...
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Queen, the first inductees at the 16th Annual Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame Induction Ceremony in New York on Monday night (March 19), took the stage for rousing versions of...
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A list of presenters for the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame Induction Ceremony, set for Monday (March 19) at the Waldorf Astoria Hotel in New York City, is now taking shape....
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The Foo Fighters are using one of rock's classic albums--AC/DC's Back In Black--as inspiration for new material. Guitarist Chris Shiflett told LAUNCH frontman Dave Grohl has...
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Foo Fighters frontman Dave Grohl paid tribute to NASCAR racing legend Dale Earnhardt Tuesday night (February 20) by playing a guitar at Los Angeles's House Of Blues that was...
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Creed took home the best rock song honor for "With Arms Wide Open," a track from the band's multiplatinum Human Clay album, while Foo Fighters took the trophy for best rock...
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The Foo Fighters will perform in Miami next month at an event to raise awareness for alternative treatments for AIDS-related illnesses. The show, dubbed Rock The Boat 2001:...
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Foo Fighters' Dave Grohl and former Smashing Pumpkins/Hole bassist Melissa Auf Der Maur became the first couple to take home Gibson Guitar Awards, which took place at the...
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Me First & the Gimme Gimmes is an all-star band composed of NoFX bassist Fat Mike, Foo Fighters guitarist Chris Shiflett (credited as "Jackson"), Swingin' Utters vocalist...
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Carlos Santana and Mary J. Blige will be honored by Rock The Vote at the organization's annual event at the House Of Blues in Los Angeles on February 20. The Foo Fighters,...
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Foo Fighters frontman Dave Grohl has always been into heavy, heavy metal, and now he's getting to show his darker side with the supergroup Probot, an all-star collaboration...
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Foo Fighters bassist Nate Mendel has discovered a new talent in his girlfriend Jessica Ballard. He was blown away by her performance fronting Bleeder, a fictional band...
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Foo Fighters bassist Nate Mendel and his girlfriend, Jessica Ballard, star in the independent film Our Burden Is Light, for which there may be two separate soundtracks. One...
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Beck and the Foo Fighters became the latest superstars to participate in the Miller Genuine Draft Blind Date promotional campaign when the artists played sets Thursday...
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The Red Hot Chili Peppers, >Dave Matthews Band, and Foo Fighters will join host Neil Young and previously announced Beck at the 14th annual Bridge School Benefit at the...
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"Goodbye Lament," the first track from legendary Black Sabbath guitarist Tony Iommi's self-titled solo album, is already gaining airplay in advance of the album's October...
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R.E.M. and the Foo Fighters have been added to the seven-day Rock In Rio For A Better World festival taking place in Rio De Janeiro, Brazil, early next year. R.E.M. will...
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Don't be surprised next week to hear about a collaboration between Foo Fighters and Queens Of The Stone Age. During an OzzFest online chat, Queens singer Josh Homme told...
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Be sure to tune into tonight's (May 15) edition of The Late Show With David Letterman. As a surprise, Peter Frampton, who is set to sit in with Paul Shaffer & the CBS...
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Summersault -- a summer tour created by Canadian band Our Lady Peace -- has incureased its star power. The festival will roll across Canada this year -- with an exact...
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Foo Fighters' Dave Grohl has recovered from an illness that sidelined his band this weekend in Columbus, Ohio, causing them to back out of a show with
Red Hot Chili...
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Red Hot Chili Peppers and
Foo Fighters kick off what could be the hottest non-package tour of the spring and summer tonight (March 24) at the Target Center in...
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Foo Fighters are currently preparing for their opening slot on tour with the Red Hot Chili Peppers, which starts March 24 in Minneapolis, Minn. Having opened for Rage...
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A variety of modern pop and rock acts -- including the
Foo Fighters,
Barenaked Ladies,
Squeeze
, and others -- will cover
Paul McCartney songs on an upcoming tribute...
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Foo Fighters frontman Dave Grohl has responded to comments and reports of his Jan. 23 arrest for DUI in Australia (LAUNCH, 1/31). In a letter just posted on his band's...
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Foo Fighters leader Dave Grohl, found guilty of driving under the influence (DUI) in Australia, has been banned from driving in the country for three months and was forced...
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In a pairing of two of modern rock's biggest stars, the Red Hot Chili Peppers and Foo Fighters will hit the road together for a series of arena dates this spring. The tour...
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Foo Fighter Dave Grohl said that a Nirvana boxed set is in the works, and could possibly hit the streets this year. Conversing with Launch.com members during a chat...
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Foo Fighters fans have spoken: "Stacked Actors" has been voted a Foo favorite by LAUNCH.com members and thus will be featured in a videotaped live performance on the site. ...
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Is the song "Stacked Actors" really about Courtney Love? What was it like for Dave Grohl to reunite with former Nirvana mates Krist Novoselic and Pat Smear on stage last...
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Foo Fighters fans now have a chance to sound off about which song they'd like to see performed exclusively on LAUNCH.com by voting at the site between now and Jan....
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The Foo Fighters will release "Stacked Actors" as the second single from There Is Nothing Left To Lose, their latest album released in early November.
The song, said to be...
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Dave Grohl is feeling more and more at ease with letting go of his drumming past. Well-known as the skin-basher for Nirvana
during their meteoric rise to the top, Grohl...
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The Foo Fighters were joined onstage by old friend and former guitarist Pat Smear as part of KROQ's "Almost Acoustic Christmas" Saturday (Dec. 12) at Arrowhead Pond in...
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Courtney Love of Hole has taken a shot at former Nirvana drummer/and current Foo Fighters frontman Dave Grohl. The attack was in response to the Foo Fighters song "Stacked...
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One of the songs that the Foo Fighters created in between their second album The Colour & The Shape and their new effort, There Is Nothing Left To Lose, was a precursor to...
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Courtesy of RockOnTV (www.rockontv.com):
NBC:
Saturday Night Live - Foo Fighters guest.
MUCH USA:
DaMix @ Jamzfest '99 - Featuring interviews and performances with Blaque,...
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Members of the Foo Fighters are still getting used to the band's new guitarist, former No Use For A Name axeman Chris Shiflett, who joined the Foo fold a few months ago
It...
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Foo Fighters singer/guitarist/songwriter Dave Grohl will return to his old job this Thursday (Nov. 4), as a clerk for Tower Records at the chain's Lincoln Center store in...
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A crowd of approximately 500 fans got to see the show of their lives Monday night (Nov. 2) at New York City's HMV Records Upper East Side store, as the Foo Fighters...
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Tuesday (Nov. 2) is the biggest day of the year in terms of record releases. Among the titles set for release are the Foo Fighters' There Is Nothing Left To Lose, Rage...
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Foo Fighters frontman Dave Grohl spilled some of the beans on the highly anticipated Nirvana boxed set during an interview with BBC Radio 1. Grohl was doing the interview...
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Foo Fighters frontman Dave Grohl and drummer Taylor Hawkins jumped up onstage with Cheap Trick Monday night (Sept. 13) in Toronto. That's not the only surprise the Foos...
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It seems late summer/ early fall is the time of the year for the Foo Fighters to replace members. Dave Grohl and company have chosen 28-year-old guitarist Chris Shiflett,...
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The Foo Fighters, in the news recently for canceling their Woodstock appearance following the departure of guitarist Franz Stahl (LAUNCH, 6/30), have taken their Roswell...
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The rock 'n' roll question of the week has to be: Who has had more lineup changes, Woodstock '99 or the Foo Fighters?
We give the nod to Woodstock, with help from the Foo...
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British music conglomerate EMI has ended takeover talks with an unnamed bidder--presumably the Seagram Co., owner of Universal Music--after failing to receive a...
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The man who signs the checks for the Spice Girls, the Rolling Stones and the Foo Fighters may be looking for work soon.
EMI Music president and CEO Jim Fifield, known by...
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Turmoil in Asia has caused the stock price of EMI Music to plummet, leading to renewed speculation that the home of the Spice Girls, the Beatles, the Foo Fighters and the...
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Other nominations announced yesterday for the 40th annual Grammy Awards:
BEST FEMALE POP VOCAL PERFORMANCE:
"Butterfly" - Mariah Carey, "Where Have All The Cowboys Gone?" -...
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VH1 threatens to forge a new generation gap with its upcoming music-based game show, My Generation (not to be confused with VH1's defunct oldies show of the same name,...
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The soundtrack to the hotly anticipated Scream sequel, which is imaginatively titled Scream 2, will feature a few unexpected cover tunes in its otherwise predictable...
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Not content to monopolize the hip-hop airwaves with his Notorious B.I.G., Mariah
Carey and Sting collaborations, Sean "Puffy" Combs is now venturing into the rock arena....
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A news report this week on radio station 102.1 The Edge confirmed the long-standing rumor that Pat Smear has officially left the Foo Fighters. The report stated that he is...
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Keyboard wizards the Moog Cookbook are behind the hilarious easy-listening version of "Big Me" that plays during the elevator scene in the Foo Fighters' new video, "Monkey...
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Difficult as it may be to imagine, on September 16th omnipresent rap tycoon Puffy Combs, head Foo Fighter Dave Grohl and former Replacement Tommy Stinson combined forces in...
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First he was in, then he was out, then he was in again. Rumors of Pat Smear's imminent departure from the Foo Fighters have been bandied about for weeks, with Foo...
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Correction: Contrary to a previous report on LAUNCH Online (culled from a very reliable source, we assure you!), Pat Smear has NOT left the Foo Fighters. Rumors of Smear's...
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