Clink Music Magazine » Chris Shiflett http://clinkmusicmagazine.com Chaos in Sound - UK Music Magazine Wed, 28 Jul 2010 23:34:51 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 Foo Fighters join President Obama & the USO to honor military heros http://clinkmusicmagazine.com/2009/07/07/foo-fighters-join-president-obama-the-uso-to-honor-military-heros/ http://clinkmusicmagazine.com/2009/07/07/foo-fighters-join-president-obama-the-uso-to-honor-military-heros/#comments Tue, 07 Jul 2009 20:24:40 +0000 Brendan http://clinkmusicmagazine.com/?p=1041 Foo Fighters had the honor this weekend of joining President Barack Obama for a special July 4 USO concert on the South Lawn, where they entertained an audience of over 1200 active military troops and families for a private concert, BBQ and fireworks display.

The honored attendees were treated not only to a parade of FF favorites, but also witnessed the first ever live performance of the brand new song “Wheels.” The studio version of “Wheels” will be one of two new tracks the band has recorded with producer Butch Vig specifically for an as yet untitled collection due out this November.

The new tracks–all recorded by Foo Fighters core foursome Dave Grohl, Taylor Hawkins, Nate Mendel and Chris Shiflett this year at Foo Fighters’ own 606 studio complex–hold their ground and then some alongside classics from the band’s six platinum-plus, multiple Grammy-
winning studio albums, including individual Grammy recipients “The Pretender,” “All My Life” and “Learn To Fly.” Perennial FF staples–”My Hero,” “Times Like These,” “Best Of You” and more–provide an overview of the band’s 15 year and counting career, while the two new tracks hint at even greater heights to be scaled in the future of this quintessential American rock band.

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