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  Foo Fighters Rock 'Saturday Night Live'

  April 11, 2011 – With their excellent new album Wasting Light out this week, the Foo Fighters dropped by Saturday Night Live to deliver blazing renditions of new songs "Rope" and "Walk." The musical performances were some of the heaviest of SNL's season, with guitarists Dave Grohl, Chris Shiflett, and Pat Smear (back in the fold after quitting the group in 1997) cranking out tinnitus-inducing riffs, particularly towards the climax of "Rope." Grohl, who …
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  Taylor Hawkins Miffed About Candid Foo Fighters Doc

  April 6, 2011 – In their new documentary Back and Forth, which premiered last night in select theaters across the country, the Foo Fighters offer a no-holds-barred look at the band's 16-year history, from the days of Grohl recording early Foos demos while in Nirvana up through the making of their new album Wasting Light. …
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  ALBUM LEAK: Foo Fighters' 'Wasting Light'

  April 1, 2011 – The Foo Fighters excellent seventh album Wasting Light won't hit stores until April 12, but Dave Grohl and Co. are offering a full, high-quality stream of their record in advance. …
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  Foo Fighters' Latest Leak Is Heaviest Yet

  March 31, 2011 – When Dave Grohl promised the Foo Fighters' latest album would be heavy, he wasn't kidding. The just-leaked "Bridge Burning" is the most ear-pummeling cut from the alt-rock band's exceptional April 12 release, Wasting Light. The song -- teased online in January -- is a "three-guitar riff bomb" and "brandishes real heavy-metal muscle," SPIN contributor Mikael Wood writes in the LP's nine-out-of-10 review. …
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  Paramore Hit the Studio, Grohl Slams 'Glee' + More

  March 21, 2011 – Paramore are laying down tracks this week in Los Angeles for new album -- their first since Josh and Zac Farro split in December. "Just got a call from [guitarist Taylor York]," singer Hayley Williams Tweeted. "He and [Jeremy Davis] just touched down in L.A.! …
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  SXSW: Foo Fighters, Wiz Khalifa Rock mtvU Woodies

  March 17, 2011 – It's not a real party until MTV shows up with the cameras. Which is what happened on Wednesday, when the network's dorm-room offshoot mtvU brought the open-bar Woodies Award show to Austin, TX, for the opening night of SXSW. But first things first: Um... "Woodies"? Sure, flown-the-coop students love sexual innuendos as much as cheap beer and open bars, but, really, what's with the name? …
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  Best Photos from SXSW: Day 1

  March 17, 2011 –  …
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  WATCH: Foo Fighters Rock Out in Lo-Fi "Rope" Clip

  March 11, 2011 – When the Foo Fighters' filmed the video for new track "White Limo," Dave Grohl said the clip was inspired by old-school, lo-fi VHS performances of his favorite bands like Black Flag. …
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  Bootleg: Foo Fighters Preview New LP

  March 7, 2011 – The Foo Fighters have been playing intimate shows to preview material from their upcoming album Wasting Light, but at a gig last week in Cologne, Germany, Dave Grohl and crew delivered a blistering set that featured the LP in its entirety. …
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  SPIN.com's Best of the Week

  February 26, 2011 – This week, Foo Fighters dropped the first single from their April album Wasting Light, Lykke Li's new LP, Wounded Rhymes, streamed in advance of its release, and Dr. Dre teamed up with Eminem for the epic "I Need A Doctor" video. …
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