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Dave Grohl Lets His Foot Surgeon Cover the White Stripes on Stage

We’ve all heard about Dave Grohl’s broken leg issues that once threatened to derail the Foo Fighters North American tour.

The Foo Fighters returned to the stage for the first time since Dave Grohl fell off a stage in Sweden,

The Foos have announced that despite Dave Grohl’s broken leg and dislocated ankle (and the fact that he heals like

A lot. Millions, actually. The Foos had to cancel festival appearances in Europe (my guess is at $750,000 each), two

I’m annoyed that I didn’t think of this myself. Goddammit. This from an email about an ad agency’s very clever

Goddammit. I have tickets for the Wembley Stadium gig this Friday. Um, anyone in London wanna do something Friday night?

On Friday, June 12, the Foo Fighters played a gig in Gothenberg, Sweden, Dave Grohl lost himself in the performance

Chasing a Dream – Kevin Porter in Conversation with TBP Podcast EP 036 October 11, 2021
Many of us – at one time or another – dream of being professional athletes. Most of us realize in high school that we won’t be making it to the big leagues – unfortunately. The lucky among us flirt with the minor leagues in hopes of that big break. But what happens when that big […]
Andrew Dick
Being your Authentic Self – Richard Crouse in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 035 July 2, 2021
You would be given a free pass if you forgot that before the rise of the social media influencer there were already pundits and personalities on TV, radio and print. There’s just been that much exponential change in the media business over the last 15 years. Yet today, those who were formerly the audience are […]
Mark Silver
The Business of Radio – Elliott Hurst in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 034 June 21, 2021
The commercialization of streaming audio is not a new phenomenon. Going back 100 years, it was simply known by another name, broadcasting. With the launch, rise and now transition to digital and apps, the business models of audio-preneurs have generally been the same, mostly because of the challenge of measurement, a problem audio’s cousin television […]
Mark Silver