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This week on a Thanksgiving episode of Top Chef, the Foo Fighters made a special appearance and award-winning chef and cancer survivor, Grant Achatz, was the guest judge. To discuss the episode (warning: spoilers ahead), read more Read more
Taylor Swift and Joe Jonas have ended their Summer fling. Apparently Joe did the deed over the phone and broke her heart. — US Weekly Witnesses said Gerard Butler was harassed and followed for hours prior to punching a paparazzi photographer in the face early yesterday morning. The LAPD is currently investigating the allegations. — TMZ The Foo Fighters have asked John McCain's campaign to Read more
Happy birthday, Grammys! The granddaddy of music awards shows turns 50 tonight, with a special show packed full of performances and tributes to greats musicians from the past and the present. In addition to Amy Winehouse's live-via-satellite performance, there are a ton of other much-hyped acts taking the stage tonight: Beyonce and Tina Turner will duet, as will John Legend and Fergie and Josh Read more
When the Foo Fighters take the stage on Sunday to perform their song "The Pretender" at the Grammy Awards, one talented amateur will join them in their orchestra. Who? That part's up to you. This year, My Grammy Moment — the same contest that allowed one singer to duet with Justin Timberlake last year — has been searching for an instrumentalist to join the Fighters on stage. From a list of Read more
Rock stars often have inexplicable sex appeal. Maybe it's they way they jam on the guitar or toss their tousled hair from side to side, but for me Dave Grohl's appeal is directly linked to the father factor — how adorable he is with his 21–month–old daughter, Violet Maye. Quite the family man, he and wife Jordyn Blum, are often seen hanging out at the park and farmer's market with their Read more
Kanye West, Amy Winehouse, and Rihanna each swept up multiple nominations when the Grammy Award nominations were announced this morning. West leads the field with eight nominations, including one for Album of the Year and many others in the rap performance categories. Winehouse scored six nominations, including Album, Record and Song of the Year and Best New Artist. The Album of the Year Read more
Jenna Fischer isn't the only star from The Office to be making appearances in music videos. Now Rashida Jones, a.k.a. Karen who is currently regional manager at the Utica branch of Dunder Mifflin is appearing in the video for the Foo Fighters song "Long Road to Ruin" from their album Echoes, Silence, Patience and Grace. The song itself isn't groundbreakingly cool, but the video is entertaining. Read more
The People's Choice Awards are tonight, so now's your chance to get a good look at who's up for the trophies. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2 is dominating the movie categories, especially since there was no Twilight film eligible for this year's awards (though Taylor Lautner and Robert Pattinson still earned nods because they appeared in other movies). Vampires are still big at the Read more
With big festivals and bands touring left and right, 2011 was a treat for music enthusiasts. While many of these acts were hitting the road hard, they also managed to make time for these studio albums we loved. Foster the People released their first EP that got us dancing, but seasoned rock veterans like the Foo Fighters and Radiohead put out highly acclaimed albums too. Have a favorite album Read more
For the second year in a row, the Recording Academy has given a hip-hop artist the most Grammy nominations. Last year, it was rapper Eminem with eight, and this year, Kanye West leads the nominees with seven chances at the golden gramophone, including a song of the year nod for "All of the Lights." West is also nominated twice in the rap album of the year category for his collaboration with Jay-Z Read more
