Tibi PuiuA while back we told about a contest, that [tag]Foo Fighters[/tag] together with YouTube launched, in which artists were encouraged to upload a 60 second video that consists of them covering The Pretender with orchestral instruments. Well the contest has reached the final three and tonight the contest ends, as the band will perform with the winner at the Grammy’s. Bellow you can view the three videos of each of the talented candidates.
Foo Fighters: ‘Long Road To Ruin’ (alternate version)
I’ve always had loads of fun with [tag]Foo Fighters[/tag]’ videos, packed with a lot of humor, next to some hard rocking. The initial video for “Long Road To Ruin,” was no exception, managing to crack me up on each play. I guess there’s something about Dave Grohl, that make the Foos video magic and funny as hell. Anyway the fun train hasn’t stopped yet and a alternate version of the video was posted recently, this…
Foo Fighters to perform with talented fan at the Grammy’s
The 50th edition of the famous Grammy Awards is just one month away and for the their performance, the alt-powerhouse of [tag]Foo Fighters[/tag] have something special in mind. Meaning they’ve partnered with YouTube to launch a fan contes in which contenders will have to upload a 60 second video that consists of them covering The Pretender with orchestral instruments. That means no guitar, no bass, no drums just string, woodwind and brass players are invited…
So will the Grammy nominees please stand up
Andrei Mihai
The biggest thing here is Kanye West with no less than 8 categories. Other nominees include Amy Winehouse with 6 as well as Foo Fighters, Jay-Z, Timbaland, Justin Timberlake and T-Pain with 5. This is a bit surprising because this release of the Foo Fighters was a bit weaker than their previous work but they were accepted a bit better by the critics than a part of their fans which claim that they were a…
A relaxed year the Foo Fighters way
The [tag]Foo Fighters[/tag] were supposed to be relaxing this year after releasing a monster double album (In Your Honor) and touring almost every corner of the planet in 2005. Instead, frontman Dave Grohl and drummer Taylor Hawkins find themselves on a promotional tour supporting the new Foos’ record, Echoes, Silence, Patience & Grace which is in stores. “We started demo-ing music and we were coming up with some really great ideas and, honestly, at this…
Foo Fighters: ‘Echoes, Silence, Patience & Grace’
Artist name: Foo Fighters Album name: Echoes, Silence, Patience & Grace Label: RCA Records Gender: Alternative rock Release date: September 25, 2007 ZMErating: 9/10 Website: http://www.foofighters.com/ The [tag]Foo Fighters[/tag] have definetly left their mark in rock music for several years. With various studio album releases they were most of the time climbing the charts but few of their releases were groundbreaking. Their albums are very solid; they have quality and quantity but they just miss…
New Music Monday: 24 September
Leading this week’s pack of new releases are, among many others, the [tag]Foo Fighters[/tag], with their much awaited “Echoes, Silence, Patience & Grace”, the blues-rock sorceress [tag]PJ Harvey[/tag], with “White Chalk” and our favorite balladeer [tag]Devendra Banhart[/tag], with “Smokey Rolls Down Thunder Canyon.” Also troubadour [tag]Jose Gonzalez[/tag] releases his sophomore record, in his characteristic acoustic guitar and soul manner in the form of “In Our Nature.” Busy, busy week, we just love the fall. Foo…
New Foo Fighters video: ‘The Pretender’
There was really a lot of hype around [tag]Foo Fighters[/tag] latest single “The Pretender” , when we released the mp3 out for download. Nearly 2000 people downloaded the song, now 2 weeks and half of our bandwidth later the video for this great song has surfaced. First I’d like to express my appreciation for the director of the video, Sam Brown (James Blunt, Fray etc) who through his excellent directing and editing skills has succeeded…
Want to interview Dave Grohl ?
Simple, now’s your chance! UNCUT Magazine is planning to interview [tag]Foo Fighters[/tag] frontman [tag]Dave Grohl[/tag] soon, and are asking for your questions, if their good enough, funny enough or plain old interesting they might get selected and you could get your most troubling questions, about your favorite rock star, answered. Send your questions via e-mail, by 9AM on Tuesday August 14, to uncutaudiencewith@ipcmedia.com.
Foo Fighters: ‘The Pretender’ single
The new [tag]Foo Fighters[/tag] single “The Pretender”, due to be out on September 10, has been leaked all over the internet, after being played in a world exclusive on KROQ so now anyone can download and listen it. The song’s great, with the classic Foo Fighterish stadium anthem vibe and sound, great riffage and powerful Dave Grohl vocals. All we can do now is wait for the full album, “Echoes, Silence, Patience and Grace”, to…