• The Foo Fighters Headlining at Glastonbury 2016? Reports Say 'Yes'

    The Foo Fighters were forced to pull out of its headlining slot at Glastonbury as a result of Dave Grohl's leg injury a few weeks ago, but reports are already suggesting that the band might be in the driver's seat again for 2016 already. Organizer Emily Eavis has stated that the festival has already booked its headliners for next year (despite the 2015 event taking place this weekend), and British tabloid The Sun claims to have knowledge that the Foo will be among them.

  • Interview: Scoring Foo Fighters' 'Sonic Highways' Documentary with Bryan Lee Brown

    Though it may have seemed like the rollout of new music from Foo Fighters may have been the soundtrack to the band's HBO documentary Sonic Highways, the actual musical map of the show came from its score work. The low, ambient tones, the dobro, just the right amount of drama and intrigue marked Dave Grohl and co.'s personal and musical journey across the U.S.

  • Mariah Carey Smartest of Pop Stars? New Lyric Study Says 'Yes'

    How much can you tell about someone based on the music they listen to? Well, if you believe one study from SeatSmart, you may come away thinking that everyone who listens to music is an idiot, based on the average reading level required to comprehend the lyrics of popular songs. The blog comprised its surprising findings by gathering every song from the last 10 years that has spent three or more weeks atop the pop, country, rock or hip-hop charts and then come up with an average reading level for each. The results are bad all around.

  • Foo Fighters Fan's Well Wishes to be Printed on Dave Grohl's Cast

    The recent unfortunate event in which Dave Grohl tumbled off stage and broke his leg during a Foo Fighters gig in Sweden forced the band to cancel the rest of their European shows. Fans are now invited to send their sympathies and well wishes to the front man by signing a "virtual cast."

  • Foo Fighters Front Man Dave Grohl Pens Open Letter on Broken Leg, Five Canceled Shows

    After taking a nasty tumble off stage in Gothenburg, Sweden, Foo Fighters front man Dave Grohl suffered a broken leg, yet decided to carry out the show through his damages. Four days after the fall, Grohl has penned an open letter describing the extent of his injuries and to his dismay, the cancellation of five European shows-doctors order.

  • Glastonbury 2015: Florence + The Machine Replace Foo Fighters as Dave Grohl Heals from Leg Injury

    Florence Welch of Florence + The Machine suffered a foot injury earlier this year, but now she's about to take over for another leg-injured rock star. After Foo Fighters frontman Dave Grohl broke his leg at a concert in Sweden earlier this week, the "Congregation" band was forced to cancel a slew of tour dates. And now, it's been announced that Florence + The Machine will take over the Foos' headlining spot at Glastonbury 2015.

  • Foo Fighters Cancel Just 2 Tour Dates After Dave Grohl Breaks Leg

    The Foo Fighters have cancelled two dates in light of Dave Grohl's recent fracturing of his leg at a show in Gothenburg, Sweden...a bummer but a seemingly minor roadblock considering the damage that was done. The band will be pulling out of its appearance at the Pinkpop Music Festival in the Netherlands and another show at St. Gallen in Switzerland.

  • Dave Grohl Breaks Leg at Concert; Foo Fighters European Tour Cancelled?

    Dave Grohl and the Foo Fighters were in a sticky situation after the frontman fell from the stage during a show in Gothenburg, Sweden, breaking his leg in the process. That said, the guitarist reassured fans that the show must go on, and the band did just that, with drummer Taylor Hawkins taking over at the fore while Grohl was transported to the hospital.

  • Dave Grohl Brings Fan and his Painting On Stage in Hamburg [WATCH]

    When Dave Grohl was fourteen, he penned a letter to Minor Threat's Ian MacKaye in hopes of receiving a hook-up to Dischord Records. Giving back to his fans who hold the Foo Fighters front man to the same esteem in which he held MacKaye, Grohl brought one fan and his impeccable painting onto the stage during the 02 World Foo Fighters set in Hamburg.
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