9 Out Of 10 For New Foo Fighters Album!
Check out Spin's great review of the Foo Fighters new album "Wasting Light":
Enter the Foo: Your favorite grungy uncle asserts arena dominance
Spin Rating: 9 of 10
First Dave Grohl learned to fly. Then, in "Times Like These," he learned to love and live again. Grohl's latest lesson? "Learning to walk again," as he puts it near the end of the seventh Foo Fighters album. That back-to-basics aspiration is no coincidence: After scaling the uppermost heights of modern-rock stardom -- Grammy Awards, stadium shows, occasionally drumming for Paul McCartney, and a side project with a dude from Led Freaking Zeppelin -- Grohl built a recording studio in his San Fernando Valley garage last year and hired Nevermind producer Butch Vig to oversee Wasting Light, which includes a guest appearance by Nirvana's Krist Novoselic and heralds Pat Smear's full-fledged return to the Foo fold. The thing should come wrapped in flannel....
U2, Eminem, Gaga & 35 More on Japan Benefit Album
Nearly 40 A-list artists have contributed tracks to a new compilation meant to benefit victims of Japan's tsunami. Available now for $9.99 via iTunes, Songs for Japan features top hits from artists like U2, Eminem, Lady Gaga, John Lennon, and literally dozens more. Check out the full tracklisting below.
All artists, music publishers, and labels involved have waived any royalties for these songs, and iTunes will donate its proceeds from all album sales worldwide -- all funds go towards the Japanese Red Cross Society.
Songs for Japan is available now.
Songs for Japan tracklisting...
