Stream Them Crooked Vultures

After your dad leaked Them Crooked Vultures' self-titled debut, the band opted to stream the entire collection. It's out officially 11/17 via DGC/Interscope. (Get a load of "Warsaw Or The First Breath You Take After You Give Up.")... CONTINUE READING STREAM THEM CROOKED VULTURES»

New Them Crooked Vultures - "Mind Eraser, No Chaser"

It's about time someone had some pun with Thelonius Monk. "Mind Eraser, No Chaser" isn't the first studio single we've heard from rock-demigod triptych Them Crooked Vultures' self-titled debut -- that'd be "New Fang" -- and it isn't the only... CONTINUE READING NEW THEM CROOKED VULTURES - "MIND ERASER, NO CHASER"»

New Foo Fighters - "Word Forward"

There's no doubt that, of the bands who hadn't yet had a greatest hits release, Foo Fighters' was among the more overdue. They've constantly cranked out awesome modern rock songs and topped the radio charts! Even back when people knew... CONTINUE READING NEW FOO FIGHTERS - "WORD FORWARD" »

Posted on October 28, 2009 (18 comments)
Tags: Foo Fighters | The Decemberists

New Them Crooked Vultures - "New Fang"

You don't have to pack into crammed rock clubs/attend huge festivals/scour YouTube for crap-grade performance clips for tastes of the Led Stone Age Fighters supergroup much longer: Them Crooked Vultures have a self-titled debut out next month, and the studio... CONTINUE READING NEW THEM CROOKED VULTURES - "NEW FANG"»

Them Crooked Vultures @ Stubb's, Austin 10/1/09

They've come a long way: From being just a couple of scrappy upstarts playing a bunch of unreleased material at the Metro this summer, three practically unknown dudes named John Paul Jones, Josh Homme, and Dave Grohl (along with megastar... CONTINUE READING THEM CROOKED VULTURES @ STUBB'S, AUSTIN 10/1/09»

New Foo Fighters Video - "Wheels"

This represents what should be the last stop on "Wheels"' launch cycle. A very typical launch cycle, which included a debut on the White House front lawn, inclusion on a Greatest Hits set, and full-on Tom Petty derivation. America. The... CONTINUE READING NEW FOO FIGHTERS VIDEO - "WHEELS"»

Posted on October 1, 2009 in Video (10 comments)
Tags: Foo Fighters

New Foo Fighters - "Wheels"

You guys had a lot of good suggestions for bands deserving a greatest hits package, a conversation started when news broke that Foo Fighters were finally getting theirs. It's overdue for the Foos, a band that's consistently churned out tracks... CONTINUE READING NEW FOO FIGHTERS - "WHEELS"»

Posted on September 24, 2009 (14 comments)
Tags: Foo Fighters | Them Crooked Vultures

Foo Fighters Get A Greatest Hits ... Who Else Is Due?

While they were more of a necessity in the pre-MP3 era, Greatest Hits collections will be around as long as music needs marketing. The best selling album of 2009 so far is a hits comp (you know who), the Beatles'... CONTINUE READING FOO FIGHTERS GET A GREATEST HITS ... WHO ELSE IS DUE?»

Posted on August 28, 2009 (138 comments)
Tags: Foo Fighters | Pearl Jam

New Them Crooked Vultures - "Caligulove" (Live At Lowlands)

Following live videos of "Dead End Friends" and "Elephants," here's one for "Caligulove" from the Homme/Grohl/John Paul Jones project captured at Saturday's Lowlands festival in the Netherlands. Not as bombastic as previous samples, but this one's got JPJ on organ,... CONTINUE READING NEW THEM CROOKED VULTURES - "CALIGULOVE" (LIVE AT LOWLANDS)»

New Them Crooked Vultures - "Elephants" (Live At Pukkelpop Festival)

This past weekend the Josh Homme/Dave Grohl/John Paul Jones supergroup Them Crooked Vultures did two festival gigs in Europe, including the "surprise" set which surprised nobody at Belgium's Pukkelpop. We're still waiting on the trio to stop playing coy and... CONTINUE READING NEW THEM CROOKED VULTURES - "ELEPHANTS" (LIVE AT PUKKELPOP FESTIVAL)»

New Them Crooked Vultures - "Dead End Friends" (Live In Amsterdam)

Josh, Dave, and John Paul didn't make it easy for us to attend their first-ever live show: midnight on a Sunday in Chicago, which happened to be just hours after three days of the muggiest Lollapalooza to date, at the... CONTINUE READING NEW THEM CROOKED VULTURES - "DEAD END FRIENDS" (LIVE IN AMSTERDAM)»

Them Crooked Vultures @ Metro, Chicago 8/9/09

After three days of extreme sweat and fatigue from running between stages in Grant Park for Lollapalooza (post TK), ordinarily there'd be zero appeal to a midnight Sunday show in an overcapacity rock club without a working air conditioner. But... CONTINUE READING THEM CROOKED VULTURES @ METRO, CHICAGO 8/9/09»

Foo Fighters Debut "Wheels" At The White House

At the end of last year, Dave Grohl said the Foos were gonna take a long break from the playing and the writing and the appearing at things. But when Top Chef calls, you man up. And since you're already... CONTINUE READING FOO FIGHTERS DEBUT "WHEELS" AT THE WHITE HOUSE»

Posted on July 6, 2009 in Video (26 comments)
Tags: Barack Obama | Foo Fighters | Jimmy Fallon

Liveblogging The 2009 Grammys

Welcome to the Grammys 2009, which promises to be a very special night in which Radiohead will perform with the USC marching band (proof!) and Robert Plant & Alison Krauss will win all the awards. Of course with all the... CONTINUE READING LIVEBLOGGING THE 2009 GRAMMYS»

Foo Fighters Cover Carly Simon At The Grammy Nomination special

When Scott posted about last night's Grammy nominations reveal, he mentioned Radiohead and Lil Wayne got nods for Album of the Year, Katy Perry was snubbed for Best New Artist, No Age got a surprise nomination, and that Foo Fighters... CONTINUE READING FOO FIGHTERS COVER CARLY SIMON AT THE GRAMMY NOMINATION SPECIAL»

Posted on December 4, 2008 in Video (8 comments)
Tags: Carly Simon | Foo Fighters | Metric

Foo Fighters Judge Top Chef

Thanksgiving can be nerve wracking for even the most skilled culinary experts. Even after you've successfuly de-boned a chicken and stuffed it inside a de-boned duck and stuffed that in a de-boned turkey, you still have to hang out with... CONTINUE READING FOO FIGHTERS JUDGE TOP CHEF»

Posted on November 26, 2008 in Video (5 comments)
Tags: Foo Fighters | Peter Bjorn And John | Top Chef

Ryan Adams Covers Foo Fighters

On Saturday night, Mr. Adams found himself in the BBC studios doing a live session for Radio 2's Dermot O'Leary programme. Of course Cardinology was on the menu (via the Letterman-approved "Fix It"), but it seems the mercurial tunesmith is... CONTINUE READING RYAN ADAMS COVERS FOO FIGHTERS»

Posted on November 11, 2008 in MP3 (5 comments)
Tags: Foo Fighters | Micachu And The Shapes | Ryan Adams

The Who Hate Each Other, Various People Cover The Who

We've written plenty about VH1's "Rock Honors." The Foo Fighters and Gaz Coombes' take on "Bargain" wasn't exciting. The Flaming Lips' practice footage was, relatively speaking. (It involved an illuminated gong, remember.) Adding to our footage of bands covering the... CONTINUE READING THE WHO HATE EACH OTHER, VARIOUS PEOPLE COVER THE WHO»

Posted on July 18, 2008 in Video (22 comments)
Tags: Foo Fighters | Pearl Jam | Tenacious D | The Flaming Lips | The Who

Foo Fighters Cover The Who With Gaz Coombes

Last week we showed you a clip of the Flaming Lips rehearsing for the "VH1 Rock Honors" concert at L.A.'s Pauley Pavilio, where they'd be joined by Pearl Jam, Foo Fighters, Incubus, and Tenacious D in paying homage to Who.... CONTINUE READING FOO FIGHTERS COVER THE WHO WITH GAZ COOMBES»

Posted on July 16, 2008 in Video (15 comments)
Tags: Foo Fighters | Supergrass | The Who

The Song Remains The Same ... Unless You Can Get Zep To Cover It With You. Then It Becomes Much More Awesome.

People in London are flipping their wigs, figuratively and probably literally too, at the news of the Foos show Saturday night in Wembley stadium. Billboard.com reports on This Moment In Rock History: Led Zeppelin guitarist Jimmy Page and bassist John... CONTINUE READING THE SONG REMAINS THE SAME ... UNLESS YOU CAN GET ZEP TO COVER IT WITH YOU. THEN IT BECOMES MUCH MORE AWESOME.»

Posted on June 9, 2008 in Video (10 comments)
Tags: Foo Fighters | Jimmy Page | John Paul Jones | Led Zeppelin

Pearl Jam, Foo Fighters, And Flaming Lips To Get Meaty Beaty Big And Bouncy For The Who

Or, something like that. Though likely not even half as dirty. Still, wake up -- it's been confirmed Eddie & pals, the Lips, and the Foos are all performing in honor of the Who as part of the third annual... CONTINUE READING PEARL JAM, FOO FIGHTERS, AND FLAMING LIPS TO GET MEATY BEATY BIG AND BOUNCY FOR THE WHO»

Posted on May 21, 2008 (18 comments)
Tags: Foo Fighters | Pearl Jam | The Flaming Lips | The Who

Foo Fighters Enter The Funniest Tour Rider Contest

This is an imaginary contest that we just made up. Before today, the all-time champion was Iggy Pop, compliments of his tour manager guy Jos Grain (example: "2 X HEAVY DUTY STRAIGHT CYMBAL STANDS. But we are equal opportunity employers,... CONTINUE READING FOO FIGHTERS ENTER THE FUNNIEST TOUR RIDER CONTEST»

Posted on May 13, 2008 (6 comments)
Tags: Foo Fighters

Dave Grohl Writes Metallica A Letter

Remember right after Record Store Day we posted that funny local news clip of Metallica signing autographs and talking about the kids "textin'" and not going to record stores and shit? And that a number of your comments centered around... CONTINUE READING DAVE GROHL WRITES METALLICA A LETTER»

Posted on May 8, 2008 (59 comments)
Tags: Dave Grohl | Foo Fighters | Metallica

Bob Dylan, Chuck Berry Join Usual Suspects For Virgin Fest 2008

Some details leaked a few weeks back, but now you can peruse the full line-up for Virgin's Baltimore stop and decide whether to shell out the $175 (plus $175 for gas). The third annual Virgin East Coast delivers some familiar... CONTINUE READING BOB DYLAN, CHUCK BERRY JOIN USUAL SUSPECTS FOR VIRGIN FEST 2008»

Huey Lewis & The Foos

We've been talking about Huey Lewis's seeming resurgence, and the bands who love to cover him. He lent his raspy vocal talents to celebrating Jimmy fucking Ben, and now he's showing up on even more random stages. After the Foo... CONTINUE READING HUEY LEWIS & THE FOOS»

Posted on April 17, 2008 in Video (4 comments)
Tags: Foo Fighters | Huey Lewis