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Tina Turner, JAY-Z and Carole King are among its 2021 class.Other inductees in the performer category, which honors bands and solo artists who have created music whose originality, impact and influence has changed the course of rock & roll, include The Go-Go's, Foo Fighters and Todd Rundgren.This marks Turner's second spot in the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, as she was inducted in 1991 as part of Ike & Tina Turner.

“I’ve never been in a space station before,” said David Letterman onstage at Vax Live as he looked around the gleaming cavern of SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles.

The Hives’ Howlin’ Pelle Almqvist has recalled the time he threw up at Dave Grohl‘s house on New Year’s Eve.Speaking to NME for the latest ‘Does Rock ‘N’ Roll Kill Braincells?!’ feature, the frontman was asked about which musician once dressed as him for Halloween.Correctly answering Dave Grohl, he recalled: “Foo Fighters played a Halloween gig and they all dressed as us and started the set with ‘Hate to Say I Told You So’.

Foo Fighters joined forces with Brian Johnson onstage this weekend for a cover of AC/DC‘s ‘Back In Black’ – you can check out the footage below.Dave Grohl and co.

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle will join the likes of Jennifer Lopez and Selena Gomez next month at a concert aiming to "reunite the world." The Duke and Duchess of Sussex, aged 36 and 39 respectively, are the latest names added to the line-up of the Vax Live show, taking place on 8 May. Foo Fighters and Jennifer, 51, will be performing at the event, whilst 28 year old Selena will be on hosting duties.

Foo Fighters‘ Dave Grohl has teamed up with daughter Violet to cover ‘Nausea’, a seminal track from Los Angeles punk stalwarts X.The new offering is taken from Grohl’s upcoming documentary ‘What Drives Us’, which sees the likes of Ringo Starr, AC/DC‘s Brian Johnson, St Vincent and Slash sharing their experiences of life on the road.Opening up on the inspiration from the track, Grohl explained how he returned home from Nirvana’s world tour in 1992 to receive a letter from his grandmother, which explained that he may be related to X drummer DJ Bonebrake.“I found it a bit peculiar that my not-so punk rock 83-year-old grandmother would pay any attention to X’s tour stop, but upon further inspection I noticed that she had circled the name of one

Dave Grohl has written the foreword for the first-ever John Bonham biography, Beast: John Bonham And The Rise Of Led Zeppelin.The Foo Fighters frontman and former Nirvana drummer has contributed to journalist C.M. Kushins’ forthcoming book on the legendary Led Zeppelin drummer (out September 7).No details nor excerpts from Grohl’s entry have been released, although he’s been vocal in the past about his adoration for the late star.He once told Rolling Stone [sourced via FooArchive]: “John Bonham played the drums like someone who didn’t know what was going to happen next – like he was teetering on the edge of a cliff.

Lana Del Rey‘s ‘Chemtrails Over The Country Club‘ topping the list.Del Rey’s seventh record, which was released last month, has sold more than 17,300 copies on wax according to Official Charts‘ year-to-date vinyl albums chart. 16,700 of those were bought in its first week, giving Del Rey the honour of having the fastest-selling vinyl album of the century for a female act.Foo Fighters‘ ‘Medicine At Midnight‘, which is the UK’s overall biggest album of 2021 so far, comes in second, with Bicep‘s ‘Isles‘ at number three.Celeste‘s debut album ‘Not Your Muse‘ lands at number four, followed by Arlo Parks‘ debut ‘Collapsed In Sunbeams‘ at number five.See the Top 10 below:1. Lana Del Rey – ‘Chemtrails Over The Country Club’2. ‘Medicine At Midnight’

Mick Jagger teamed up with Dave Grohl to release a surprise song about coming out of the pandemic. The Rolling Stones singer and the Foo Fighters frontman put out "Eazy Sleazy" on Tuesday (see the video and full lyrics below).

Foo Fighters‘ Dave Grohl, which confirmed in September it would be shutting its doors due to losses incurred during the coronavirus pandemic, recently raised £40,000 as part of a new crowdfunder.The Crobar has since raised an additional £30,000 and could yet receive a new lease of life as a result, with the aim of relaunching in a new central London location when the pandemic comes to an end.Today (March 31), The Crobar launched an online pub which owner Richard Thomas saw as “an opportunity to help his customers and anybody else who wants to join in by creating a secure and controlled space where anybody is welcome to have a natter, lift their spirits and be themselves”.The Crobar Virtual Party Room will run every Friday from 3pm to 3pm

Dave Grohl explained the story behind the creation of Foo Fighters classic ‘Everlong’ at Oates Song Fest 7908 over the weekend, and the video is now available to watch back.Oates Fest, organised by Hall & Oates‘ John Oates and his wife Aimee Oates to raise awareness and money for Feeding America, took place on Saturday (March 20).After sharing the tale of how the song came to be, Grohl duly performed a solo acoustic version of the 1997 hit.In the 11-minute video, now available on YouTube following last weekend’s festival, Grohl explained how he hit on what would become the intro to ‘Everlong’ when he began strumming “a cool Sonic Youth chord”.He remembered: “I recorded the song and I brought it back to the guys.

Dave Grohl has spoken about his daughter introducing him to music new and old, including bringing him round to the Misfits despite him believing he didn’t like them.The Foo Fighters frontman said in a new interview that his teenage daughter often shares her favourite music with him, and was instrumental in converting Grohl to like the New Jersey punk band.“Now when I was young I never really liked the Misfits. I loved all these other hardcore punk rock bands but I never really liked the Misfits, and I don’t know why,” Grohl told Anders Bøtters’ Tiny TV.“So my daughter starts listening to the Misfits and now she’s turning me on to the Misfits.

Alice Cooper says he wants to front Foo Fighters if his band ever broke up.The rock legend has played on stage with Dave Grohl and co a number of times over the years, and shared his admiration for the way the band have covered his songs in the past.Asked which band he most wants to front other than his own by Atlanta’s Rock 100.5 radio station (listen below), Cooper replied: I think probably the Foo Fighters. Only because they’re exactly… When they do my songs, they do it exactly like the band.

Nandi Bushell has covered The Who’s ‘My Generation’, honouring the band’s late drummer Keith Moon.The drummer dedicated the performance to “Mooney” before launching into the cover. On social media, Bushell described it as “one of the most difficult covers I have ever made”.“I think this song really suits my style.

Dave Grohl has revealed that he turned down becoming Tom Petty‘s drummer because it would have been too “sad” to sit behind the kit so soon after Kurt Cobain‘s death.Appearing on The Howard Stern Show on Friday (February 12), the Foo Fighters frontman recalled performing with Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers on an episode of Saturday Night Live in 1994 – just months after Cobain died.“We had so much fun and we all got along so well,” Grohl remembered of the collaboration, explaining that he was confused as to why he’d been asked as Petty “could get a world-class drummer – like any dude”.Asked if he took Petty’s request to become his permanent drummer seriously, Grohl replied: “We played SNL and afterwards he was like, ‘Man, that was good.

JAY-Z, Foo Fighters, Tina Turner and Iron Maiden lead this year's nominees to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, a female-heavy list of 16 acts that includes for the first time The Go-Go's, Mary J. Blige and Dionne Warwick.Artists are eligible for a nomination 25 years after the release of their first official recording.

released a statement in March last year – one of the best of the cancellation statements, we may suggest – insisting once it was safe to get back out on the road the group would.For a band – who also counts Nate Mendel, Chris Shiflett, Pat Smear, and Rami Jaffee as members – that is known for getting on that tour bus and playing two-hour-minimum shows around the world for a few years, before punching out another album and doing it all again, Taylor, 48, admits not doing that feels ‘totally foreign’ to him, but follows it up with a sympathetic, ‘just how everything feels totally weird for everyone in the world right now.’He goes on: ‘It’s so hard for me to whinge right now at all. We’re so blessed, we’re so lucky.

Dave Grohl is addressing the results of taking a political stance in a new interview.

Dave Grohl has looked back on his “extraordinary experiences” at London’s Crobar as the legendary rock venue continues its fight to survive.It was confirmed last September that the bar, which is a favourite of many rock stars including the Foo Fighters frontman, would be closing its doors due to losses incurred during the coronavirus pandemic.Earlier this month, it was revealed that the Crobar had raised £40,000 of its overall £95,000 goal and is now aiming to relaunch in a new central London location when the COVID crisis comes to an end (at the time of writing, the crowdfunder‘s total is at £44,194).Speaking to Kerrang!, Grohl recalled the time he spent at the bar back in 2017 when the Foos were in the UK to announce their Glastonbury

Foo Fighters drummer Taylor Hawkins has said he is glad to see the back of Donald Trump  and is pleased that the band “contributed to his firing”.They performed remotely as part of last night’s Celebrating America, the TV special organised to mark the presidential inauguration of Joe Biden.For their appearance, the band delivered a stirring rendition of their 2002 track ‘Times Like These’.“Trump is a piece of shit, I’m not afraid to say it. Trump divided the States more than ever,” Hawkins told The Daily Star‘s Wired column.

Foo Fighters frontman Dave Grohl has revealed the band’s latest single, ‘No Son Of Mine’ is a tribute to late Motörhead frontman Lemmy.In a new interview with OK! Magazine, Grohl shared details of some the band’s new material leading up to their new album, ‘Medicine At Midnight’, which is slated for release on February 5.After indicating the song was a homage to Lemmy, Grohl also noted that the song started out with “this country swing to it”, before the band “decided for something a bit more aggressive, and it turned into these chunky riffs”.“I wish Lemmy were alive to hear it, because he would see how much an influence he’s been to me,” Grohl added.Grohl also described unreleased song ‘Cloudspotter’ as “an anthem for the pessimist”.“I’m