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“I was like, ‘God, what do I do? If I sit behind the drums, it makes me sad. If I listen to music, it makes me sad’”: Dave Grohl on life in the aftermath of Kurt Cobain's death – and how his switch to guitar and songwriting marked a new chapter

Fresh from the release of Foo Fighters' 12th album, Grohl has looked back on the origins of the multi-decade project that stemmed from intense grief

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Dave Grohl says eerie Irish ‘sign’ from the late Kurt Cobain pushed him back into music

Dave Grohl says a chance meeting with a fan in a Kurt Cobain T‑shirt convinced him not to quit music.

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Foo Fighters star Dave Grohl reveals why he nearly quit making music

Dave Grohl almost walked away from the music business in the mid-90s.

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Queen's Roger Taylor reveals why his son didn't join Foo Fighters

Queen star Roger Taylor has revealed why Dave Grohl didn't recruit his drummer son Rufus Taylor to replace his Godfather Taylor Hawkins in the Foo Fighters - explaining the former Nirvana star didn't want to break up Rufus' band The Darkness.

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Dave Grohl reveals real reason he changed Foo Fighters album name

Dave Grohl has revealed he changed the name of the Foo Fighters' latest album to avoid comparisons to the movie Wicked: For Good.

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

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Noah Kahan secures second UK number one album as Michael Jackson chart resurgence continues

Michael Jackson’s songs have also experienced a surge in popularity thanks to the new biopic about the pop legend

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US singer Noah Kahan achieves second UK number one album

The Foo Fighters are at number two with Your Favorite Toy, marking their 14th UK top 10 album, according to the Official Charts Company.

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"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

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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

Classic Rock's Tracks Of The Week: April 27, 2026

Eight songs you need to hear right now, from Foo Fighters, Airbourne, All Them Witches and more

Louder

Watch Queens Of The Stone Age perform Auto Pilot with their former bassist Nick Oliveri

Queens Of The Stone Age joined onstage by Nick Oliveri for first time since 2014

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“I didn’t think Pat would be our guitar player. I just sent him a tape. And he was like, ‘Oh my god, it’s so poppy’”: How Pat Smear surprised Dave Grohl and joined the Foo Fighters

These songs were absolutely not In Utero part II as Dave Grohl gamed-out his post-Nirvana musical future

Guitar World

From Mother Mary to Foo Fighters: your complete entertainment guide to the week ahead

An idiosyncratic thriller sees Anne Hathaway’s pop icon and Michaela Coel’s fashion designer embark on a psychosexual romance, while Dave Grohl and his boys are back with album number 12

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Euronews

Foo Fighters return: Verdict on new album 'Your Favorite Toy' & their essential records

Following 2023's stellar 'But Here We Are', Foo Fighters are back with a new band member and a no-frills, back-to-basics sound. Where does 'Your Favorite Toy' land in their discography?

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"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

The Independent UK

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

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David Bowie, Stranger Things and Foo Fighters: What's to see, do or hear this week in Europe

Ziggy Stardust illuminates London's Lightroom, Baby Reindeer creator Richard Gadd returns with a new, even grittier series, and Foo Fighters release their 12th album. Here's what to look out for this week.

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Louder

"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

Guitar World

“I learned that the hard way at rehearsals”: How Jason Falkner got the Foo Fighters gig filling in for Pat Smear – and the biggest mistake he made in prep

The guitarist was drafted in as emergency cover after Pat Smear's bizarre injury

Louder

"There’s injustice, and so much hate and fear, and it’s such a drag." Foo Fighters leader Dave Grohl says it's difficult not to feel angry and disillusioned about the state of America in 2026

Dave Grohl on his "deeply divided" homeland

Evening Standard

Nicola Coughlan and Aimee Lou Wood named as next hosts of Saturday Night Live UK

Irish actress Coughlan will front the comedy show on April 25, while Lou Wood will host on May 2.

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"There was that feeling of like, ‘Wait, are we breaking up?'" Why Dave Grohl walked out on Foo Fighters and joined Queens of the Stone Age in 2002

Frustrated with the recording of Foo Fighters' One by One sessions, Dave Grohl needed to let off some steam. Then he received a call from Josh Homme...

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"That dude just showed me a dead alien." Foo Fighters drummer Ilan Rubin on his wedding day – when Blink 182's Tom DeLonge let Nine Inch Nails frontman Trent Reznor see something very odd on his phone

As far as weird rock celebrity stories go, this one from Foo Fighters drummer Ilan Rubin is going to be pretty hard to beat

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Ilan Rubin breaks silence on Foo Fighters shake‑up and 'drummer swap” rumours

Ilan Rubin has finally addressed the speculation surrounding his move from Nine Inch Nails to Foo Fighters, insisting there was “no secret deal” behind the much‑talked‑about drummer switch.

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