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What happened when Foo Fighters packed out tiny Manhattan venue for secret gig

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The Independent UK · May 1

"And then that Wicked movie came out, and I was so p*****!" How Ariana Grande's blockbuster sequel ruined one key plan for the new Foo Fighters album

Dave Grohl reveals a surprising fact about the new Foos record - and it's all down to last year's Wicked sequel

Metal Hammer · May 1

Foo Fighters fans queue overnight for surprise hits-filled show at tiny New York venue

Some fans camped overnight while others lined up long before 10am to get tickets to the secret show

The Independent UK · May 1

"This is the sound of a band finding their spark again amid the wreckage." Foo Fighters bounce back from turbulent few years with punky, at-times surprisingly thrashy new record Your Favorite Toy

Dave Grohl and co. go back-to-basics to kick out the jams

Metal Hammer · Apr 24

Foo Fighters, Your Favorite Toy review – Dave Grohl’s most revealing (and self-eviscerating) songs yet

4/5 After the numb grief of 2023’s ‘But Here We Are’, the band’s first album in the wake of drummer Taylor Hawkins’ death, ‘Your Favorite Toy’ feels like a back-to-basics blast of fresh air, with Grohl using these songs to face up to himself

The Independent UK · Apr 23

"I wrote a lot of the tracks envisioning powerful live drumming – enter Dave Grohl." How the former Nirvana drummer shaped the sound of Nine Inch Nails' album With Teeth

Trent Reznor wanted his drummer to play like Dave Grohl on their 2005 album, so he got the Foo Fighter frontman stop by the studio instead

Metal Hammer · Apr 23

“I would never say that to anybody. Isn't that horrible?” So what exactly did Dave Grohl say to David Bowie the first time he met him?

“I backpedalled so fast,” he recalls

MusicRadar · Apr 23

Dave Grohl recalls awkward encounter with idol David Bowie in the studio

Dave Grohl has revealed he once had a transcendent experience watching David Bowie perform, only to embarrass himself moments after meeting the icon in person.

BANG Premier · Apr 22

Girls in bands: two 90s rock icons on romance, ruthlessness and boring men

In the 1990s, Melissa Auf der Maur played bass in two of the decade’s most notable rock bands: Hole and Smashing Pumpkins.

The Conversation · Apr 20

"Your Favorite Toy is a ferocious reaffirmation of Foo Fighters' initial post-grunge power." Troubled times call for torrential measures on hard-rocking new album from Dave Grohl and Co

Your Favourite Toy is the Foo Fighters' twelfth album and the follow-up to But Here We Are

Louder · Apr 19