Arts Mar 29 Foo Fighters cancel all dates following drummer’s death By Mark Kennedy, Associated Press
Arts Mar 26 Foo Fighters drummer Taylor Hawkins dead at 50 Taylor Hawkins, the longtime drummer for the rock band Foo Fighters, has died at 50. There were no immediate details about how Hawkins died. The band said in a statement that his death was a “tragic and untimely loss.”… By Andrew Dalton, Associated Press
Arts May 12 Tina Turner, Jay-Z and Go-Go’s lead 2021 Rock Hall of Fame inductees The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame will induct Jay-Z, Foo Fighters and the Go-Go's, elected this year on the first ballot. They will join Tina Turner, Carole King and Todd Rundgren as performers ushered into the Rock Hall. By David Bauder, Associated Press
Arts Feb 10 Jay-Z, Foo Fighters and Tina Turner nominated for Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Jay-Z, Foo Fighters, Tina Turner and Iron Maiden lead this year’s nominees to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, a female-heavy list of 16 acts that includes for the first time The Go-Go’s, Mary J. Blige and Dionne Warwick. By Mark Kennedy, Associated Press
Arts Apr 18 Why musicians are selling old-school records to benefit Planned Parenthood The box set -- featuring artists like Sharon Van Etten and John Legend -- is one of the projects that have tried to raise money for nonprofits since January. By Jessica Yarvin
Jul 31 Watch: 1,000 musicians in Italy request a visit from Foo Fighters, Dave Grohl accepts By Colleen Shalby One thousand singers, drummers and guitarists in Cesena, Italy, gathered in a field to play the Foo Fighters’ “Learn to Fly,” in a large-scale musical request for the band to come play for them. Continue reading