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May 16, 2011 – With their excellent, return-to-form album Wasting Light just out, Foo Fighters have mapped short accompanying spring and fall tours. They kick off a 7-date jaunt tomorrow in Tulsa, OK, (this leg wraps on May 27 at Washington's Sasquatch Festival), visit Lollapalooza in August, and return for a 9-date run of arenas beginning September 13 in St. Paul, MN. …
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April 29, 2011 –
Eminem and Royce Da 5'9" will release their collaborative EP Bad Meets Evil in June, but the first single has hit the web. Head over to Rap Radar to hear the heavy, thudding banger "Fast Lane."
Foo Fighters will release their revealing documentary Back and Forth on DVD and Blu-ray on June 14 and via iTunes on June 7. …
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April 28, 2011 – Punk icon Mike Watt performed in Seattle Wednesday night with his band the Missingmen - an under-the-radar gig at the intimate venue Triple Door. But the onetime bassist of the Minutemen surprised fans who paid $15 for a ticket when three grunge icons hopped onstage for an impromptu performance: Eddie Vedder, Dave Grohl, and Pat Smear. …
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April 26, 2011 – Three of the biggest acts of the past 20 years will headline Lollapalooza's 20th anniversary festival August 5-7 in Chicago: Eminem, Foo Fighters, and Coldplay top the bill, along with Muse, My Morning Jacket, deadmau5, A Perfect Circle, and over 120 more.
See the full list of performers at lollapalooza.com.
Other heavy hitters in the lineup include Cee Lo Green, Lykke Li, Arctic Monkeys, Bright Eyes, Explosions in the Sky, Death From …
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April 23, 2011 – Hard rock legends and black-clad fans crowded Club Nokia in Los Angeles Wednesday night for the third annual Revolver Golden Gods. It was the first time the heavy metal awards show sold out, due in no small part to the promised performance from beloved SoCal post-hardcore thrashers Avenged Sevenfold. …
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April 13, 2011 –
Odd Future — the insanely buzzy rap trio who've earned a rep for delivering wild live shows — have announced a string of club dates this Spring. After performing at Coachella this weekend, the group will kick off a 7 date trek on May 12 in Boston; the tour wraps May 19 in Baltimore. …
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April 13, 2011 – Tuesday night the Foo Fighters played an 111-minute set for Live on Letterman at New York's Ed Sullivan Theatre, honoring the Beatles by mimicking the look of the Fab Four's iconic debut U.S. performance in 1964 on the same stage. …
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April 12, 2011 – First Dave Grohl learned to fly. Then, in "Times Like These," he learned to love and live again. Grohl's latest lesson? "Learning to walk again," as he puts it near the end of the seventh Foo Fighters album. …
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April 12, 2011 –
Saturday, April 16, music fans will once again head out en masse for Record Store Day, an annual celebration, now in its fourth year, which finds artists large and small dropping special, mostly vinyl-only releases, and making them available exclusively in locally-owned, independent outlets worldwide.
With literally hundreds of special titles being released for this year's event, SPIN's editors have compiled our shopping list of th …
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April 12, 2011 – Here's our take on the best and worst albums available online and in record stores today:
Foo Fighters, Wasting LightEnter the Foo: Your favorite grungy uncle asserts arena dominance.Read Review
TV on the Radio, Nine Types of LightAfter leading us from the ruins to the cosmos, rock's deepest explorers just wanna snuggle.Read Review
Panda Bear, TomboyCome to Daddy: Indie rock's noble, comforting hero protects his cubs.Read Review
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