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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

Louder

“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

Louder

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

Evening Standard

Watch: Josh Freese delivers a jaw-dropping version of Van Halen’s Hot For Teacher drum intro at Foo Fighters’ Glasgow gig

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Foo Fighters review – beloved rockers thunder back from trauma with thrilling intensity

The pain of losing drummer Taylor Hawkins is still audible in some of these songs, but the band’s togetherness is plainly stronger than ever

The Guardian - UK

Drummer will make a marathon attempt to play every Foo Fighters song without stopping

Greg Barton is raising money for cancer research by drumming entire Foo Fighters discography non-stop in one take

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“I continue to miss Taylor, as does the band, his family, friends and the rest of the world.” Josh Freese pays tribute to Taylor Hawkins while marking one year as the Foo Fighters’ drummer

It's been 12 months since Freese was selected for one of the biggest gigs in rock

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On the anniversary of his introduction as Foo Fighters' new drummer, Josh Freese pays tribute to Taylor Hawkins

"I continue to miss Taylor as does the band"

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“Rock’n’roll is about guts… there’s no rules!”: The Hives’ Pelle Almqvist and Nicholaus Arson on punk rock, sharp suits and the seal of approval they got from Taylor Hawkins

The Swedish rock’n’roll crew recently completed a sold-out tour of the UK, and Louder joined them backstage to hear all about it

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“It continues to be bittersweet. Part of me is like, 'I wish there wasn’t a reason for me to be the drummer in the Foo Fighters.’” Josh Freese on getting the call from Dave Grohl to take over from Taylor Hawkins

Plus, 5 other things we learned from the session ace’s interview with Rick Beato

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“Taylor wanted to write a song for a friend of ours who was going through a bad time”: Perry Farrell on the time him and Taylor Hawkins teamed up to record a track for a pal

The Jane’s Addiction singer and late Foo Fighters drummer released Mend back in 2021

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"You have to manifest your destiny. You have to think about what you want to do, then do it": A celebration of the life of Taylor Hawkins

Two years on from the death of Taylor Hawkins, we remember and celebrate the life of the Foo Fighters drummer, natural showman and perennial 'Mister Fanboy'

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“They just risk everything – every song starts from a point of absolutely no safety net”: Queens of the Stone Age engineer and producer Robert Adam Stevenson on working with Josh Homme, Jeff Beck, Johnny Depp and recording a very '80s Taylor Hawkins

Interview: Since his own band broke up, Stevenson has taken the producer/engineer route, diving straight into the LA music scene and recording its biggest stars

WEKU

In Georgia, a bill to cut all ties with the American Library Association is advancing

Several other states have made moves to disassociate from the nation's oldest library professional association. But Georgia's bill, the first of its kind in the nation, goes further than the others.

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Geddy Lee says he and Alex Lifeson have talked about recruiting one of the world's great drummers to tour as Rush again

Geddy Lee drops strongest hint yet that he and Alex Lifeson could get Rush back on the road with a stand-in for Neil Peart

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“Reverlong reunion!” Scott Ian’s 12-year-old son, Revel, reunites with Foo Fighters at Dave Grohl’s studio to jam Everlong – and nails it using Pat Smear’s Gibson Les Paul

Four years after he smashed the track as an 8-year-old during the band's Bourbon & Beyond Festival set, Revel returned to the Foo Fighters lineup during a wholesome jam session

Louder

"He came and sat and drank with us. We all got plastered together": it turns out Paul McCartney has instructed Geddy Lee and Alex Lifeson to get back out on tour

Beatle Sir Paul offered his boozy wisdom to Rush's Alex Lifeson and Geddy Lee at the Taylor Hawkins tribute concerts

Louder

“I walked away feeling we had done justice to Taylor and justice to Neil”: Geddy Lee on how playing the Taylor Hawkins tribute concerts helped bring Rush closure

Lee and bandmate Alex Lifeson played Rush classics with Dave Grohl, Omar Hakim, Chad Smith and Danny Carey

Chicago Sun-Times

Foo Fighters create a nostalgic atmosphere at Riot Fest 2023

“Whenever we play this city I always gives props, not only to Cubby Bear, not only to Naked Raygun, not only to my cousin Tracy who took me, but to the city of Chicago. Without you I don’t think I’d be doing this thing,” David Grohl told fans on Friday…

The Guardian - UK

‘Every Cocteau Twins song sounds like an orgasm’: Perry Farrell’s honest playlist

The Jane’s Addiction man grew up on the Beatles and has played Led Zeppelin to Trump, but who can he no longer listen to?

Metal Hammer

Watch Dave Grohl, Chad Smith and Taylor Hawkins' son Shane cover Led Zeppelin, Queen, AC/DC and Van Halen classics in a pizza joint

Chevy Metal rocked a Californian pizza restaurant earlier this week with a few famous friends, including Foo Fighters frontman Dave Grohl and Red Hot Chili Peppers drummer Chad Smith

MusicRadar

Wolfgang Van Halen on his approach as a multi-instrumentalist: "Drums are, to me, the most important part. It's the backbone of everything"

As Mammoth WVH II drops, Wolfgang tells us about taking his one and only drum lesson from Eddie, and why Travis Barker and Danny Carey shaped his playing

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