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“I’m not angry – I’m shocked and disappointed”: Foo Fighters fire drummer Josh Freese two years after he joined the band

Josh Freese, who replaced the late Taylor Hawkins, is no longer the Foo Fighters’ drummer

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Stars share support for Josh Freese after Foo Fighters exit

Celebrities are sharing their support for Josh Freese after he was axed from Foo Fighters earlier this week.

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Josh Freese fired from Foo Fighters

Foo Fighters drummer Josh Freese claims he has been fired from the band, two years after he replaced the late Taylor Hawkins.

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Foo Fighters give Taylor Hawkins’ replacement Josh Freese the ‘boot’ after two years

The former Vandals and Devo drummer said ‘no reason was given’

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Justin Hawkins was 'petrified' about playing at Taylor Hawkins tribute concerts

The Darkness frontman Justin Hawkins was "petrified" about performing at the tribute concerts for Taylor Hawkins because of his band's close connection to the late Foo Fighters drummer.

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Here are all the winners in the 2024 Drumeo Awards. Did your favourite sticksmith make the cut?

The drum and percussion learning platform just announced its big winners from last year’s votes

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Watch Rush, Chris Cornell, Dave Grohl, Heart, Tom Morello, John Fogerty, Chuck D and more jamming on Robert Johnson's blues classic Crossroads in 2013

That time Public Enemy's Chuck D and Run DMC's Daryl McDaniels fronted the ultimate rock supergroup

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“Anti-colonialist anguish, hope, joy and the search for connection, all through his guitar. That’s what makes a guitar hero”: Guitarists of the Year 2024 – the players who took 2024 by storm

Slash made a blues record. St. Vincent boggled our minds again. And Grace Bowers blew everyone away… Here we take a look at the players who made 2024 a banner year for the instrument

Guitar World

“It’s a fantastic song.” The Struts' Luke Spiller and late Foo Fighters drummer Taylor Hawkins recorded a James Bond theme song, but had it rejected in favour of Billie Eilish's Oscar-winning No Time To Die

The Struts frontman Luke Spiller hasn't given up on his dream of writing a James Bond film theme, even if he lost out to Billie Eilish last time

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“I called Taylor and we cut the drums in his home studio”: The Struts’ frontman Luke Spiller says that he and Taylor Hawkins lost out to Billie Eilish on the No Time To Die Bond theme

Of his chances of securing a Bond theme in the future, he says: “I’m waiting for the call because I know it’s going to happen”

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Taylor Hawkins' secret Bond theme

The Struts frontman Luke Spiller has revealed he secretly recorded a James Bond theme song with Taylor Hawkins for 'No Time To Die'.

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Dave Grohl's wife Jordyn Blum being consoled by Hollywood star after cheating revelations

The Foo Fighters frontman admitted to cheating on their mother and is now doing ‘everything’ to ‘regain family’s trust and earn their forgiveness’

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Dave Grohl's daughters delete Instagram accounts after he admits to fathering secret baby outside marriage

Foo Fighters frontman admitted to cheating on their mother and is now doing ‘everything’ to ‘regain family’s trust and earn their forgiveness’

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“We have a completed, mastered album, but this might be a little soon.”: Dave Navarro talks unreleased material from NHC featuring Taylor Hawkins and Chris Chaney

The Jane's Addiction guitarist is hopeful that the songs will see a full release eventually

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Guitar World

“Three songs in, we got into a physical altercation and I decided, ‘I’m done playing this show.’ I took all my Ibanez guitars and threw them into the audience”: Dave Navarro on why he switched to PRS – and Jane’s Addiction’s unlikely rebirth

Navarro stopped playing guitar after his battle with long Covid was compounded by grief following the passing of his friend and bandmate Taylor Hawkins. He reveals how he came back from the brink to join a once-more reunited Jane’s Addiction for new music and a new sonic approach

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“Let's make some good trouble!” Jane's Addiction share new single Imminent Redemption, the first single from the original line-up in 34 years.

“Welcome to the next chapter of Jane’s Addiction”

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“We mixed and mastered it, and then we lost Taylor. It was actually very painful for me to pick up the guitar after that.” Jane's Addiction's Dave Navarro on the 'lost' album he recorded with Taylor Hawkins and a member of AC/DC

Dave Navarro mourns the loss of his dear friend Taylor Hawkins

Guitar World

“When we lost Taylor, it was very painful for me… I'll be honest, I didn’t pick up the guitar for about a year”: Dave Navarro finished an album with Taylor Hawkins – then he lost his friend, his band and his love of guitar playing

The returning Jane's Addiction guitarist opens up on his struggles to play guitar after the tragic passing of his collaborator in supergroup NHC

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“How VIP do we gotta get? We need another hit guys!” That time Paul McCartney, Taylor Hawkins, Beck and Woody Harrelson got refused entry to a music industry party in Hollywood

Indie-rock star Beck recalls how his plan to go dancing with Paul McCartney and friends post-Grammy Awards failed miserably due to an over-zealous club bouncer

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"I think it will really change your mind about semi-hollows": Wolfgang Van Halen on the EVH SA-126, why rhythm comes first and who his unsung guitar hero is

We meet the multi-instrumentalist at Olso's Tons Of Rock festival to talk about his new signature model and musical perspective

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"Foo Fighters aren't just putting on a show, they're putting on the biggest rock'n'roll celebration on the planet." With a three-hour, 27 song setlist plus a hometown Geezer Butler appearance, Foo Fighters end their UK tour on an almighty high

Dave Grohl and co. close out their Everything Or Nothing At All UK tour in the Home Of Metal - Birmingham

Metal Hammer

“Why not? Let’s do a song with Geezer!” Watch Foo Fighters tear through Black Sabbath’s Paranoid with Geezer Butler on bass

At last night’s Birmingham show, the Foos brought out local hero and Black Sabbath bassist Geezer Butler and nailed a heavy metal classic

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“Watch this, he’s not fu*king around!” says Dave Grohl as Shane Hawkins plays drums with Foo Fighters during two consecutive London dates

Taylor Hawkins’ son reminds us he’s inherited the skills for the family trade as he performs I'll Stick Around and My Hero

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"Thank you for waiting three hours to come play drums with us." Watch Taylor Hawkins' son Shane guest with Foo Fighters at their London Stadium show

Shane Hawkins makes a surprise appearance with Foo Fighters at the first of their two stadium shows in London

Evening Standard

Foo Fighters at London Stadium review: still the undisputed kings of stadium rock

The veterans of urgent rock moved from rowdiness to tenderness in this pummelling 150 minute show

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