Album A Day: Foo Fighters – Skin and Bones

Artist: Foo Fighters Album: Skin and Bones Release Date: November 7, 2006 For as long as I can remember, I’ve been a fan of acoustic music. Countless great rock songs got their start when someone played a riff or a melody unplugged on an acoustic guitar, and then began the process of recording the full [...]

Album A Day: Foo Fighters – Echoes, Silence, Patience and Grace

Apologies for the lateness, but suffice it to say, seeing District 9 was well worth it. Artist: Foo Fighters Album: Echoes, Silence, Patience and Grace Release Date: September 25, 2007 Behold, my favorite Foo Fighters album, and probably one of my favorite albums recorded in my lifetime. Echoes, Silence, Patience and Grace wastes little time [...]

Top 5 Foo Fighters Covers

While you, my loyal readers, await my Album A Day this evening, allow me to present you with my favorite 5 Foo covers: Foo Fighters – Band on the Run (YSI) [Wings] Foo Fighters – Darling Nikki (YSI) [Prince] Foo Fighters – Born on the Bayou (YSI) [CCR] Foo Fighters – Keep the Car Running [...]

Album A Day: Foo Fighters – In Your Honor

Artist: Foo Fighters Album: In Your Honor Release Date: June 14, 2005 Now this is a Foo Fighters album. After the misfire of One By One, the Foo Fighters threw everything they had into this record, coming up with two very different sounds that combined to make an album that returns the Foo Fighters to [...]

New Radiohead Song???

It’s been another interesting week in the life of Radiohead and their fans. Last week Thom Yorke & cohorts released “Harry Patch (In Memory Of)”, a tribute to the last known British survivor of WWI, who passed away a few days prior. Then, in a story that flew surprisingly under the radar in Music Blog [...]

Album A Day: Foo Fighters – One By One

Artist: Foo Fighters Album: One by One Release Date: October 22, 2002 You may or may not be surprised to learn that I don’t automatically love everything that Foo Fighters release. Unlike some rabid fans, I can recognize when my favorite band has a misfire, accept it as a lesser offering and move on without [...]

Brand New Releases First Single From Daisy

Brand New have developed a talent for growing exponentially with each release. No two Brand New albums have sounded the same from the getgo, making them one of the most exciting bands to watch of the last few years. They’re like Radiohead, only without the pretentious fans and on a major label. And earlier this [...]

Album A Day: Foo Fighters – There Is Nothing Left to Lose

Artist: Foo Fighters Album: There Is Nothing Left to Lose Release Date: November 2, 1999 When critics of the Foo Fighters make the argument that the band peaked with 1997′s The Colour and the Shape, and that everything since has been the result of them “selling out”, they tend to cite the sudden shift toward [...]

Album A Day: Foo Fighters – The Colour and the Shape

Artist: Foo Fighters Album: The Colour and the Shape Release Date: May 20, 1997 (Reissued +6 Bonus Tracks July 10, 2007) For clarity’s sake, I am listening to the 2007 reissue. To be honest, the bonus tracks don’t add a whole lot to the mixture unless you’re both a Foo Fighters fan and are familiar [...]

Album A Day: Foo Fighters – Foo Fighters

And tonight marks the start of Foo Fighters week here at Viva La Mainstream. If you’re trying to find the significance of doing it this week, stop now; there isn’t one. Artist: Foo Fighters Album: Foo Fighters Release Date: July 4, 1995 Recorded in just under a week in October of 1994, the debut album [...]