Foo Fighters: You're So Vain (Carly Simon Cover) (Live at Grammy Nomination Special) (Video)
Amidst the announcing of Grammy nominations last night (go Lil Wayne!), Foo Fighters played a handful of songs for the crowd assembled for a TV nomination special. And among the songs they played is this cover of Carly Simon's "You're So Vain," which the Foos turn into a alt-rock ballad akin to their songs as of late. At first, this seemed like it could be incredibly awful, but instead, it's merely okay. It's like a day with 65 degree weather-- no one has anything to say about it, really. [Stereog

Foo Fighters Are Not Happy McCain Used Song “My Hero”
Hollywood (ChattahBox) - The Foo Fighters have come out and attacked Republican presidential candidate John McCain for using their song “My Hero” during rallies. The Foo Fighters have stated that McCain has been using their song without their permission. This is not the first time McCain has ran into some serious trouble, as Jackson Browne sued McCain for using the song “Running on Empty” without permission. The band put out a statement saying, “The saddest thing about this

Foo Fighters - Foo Fighters Fury After Mccain Uses Song For Campaign
The Foo Fighters have requested that US presidential hopeful John McCain stop using their song My Hero in his bid for the White House.In a statement issued on ...

The Five Types Of Grammy “Album Of The Year” Nominations: 2008 Edition
Last year, as 100% of you recall with pinpoint accuracy, I argued that there are five specific categories of Grammy Album of the Year nominees. The 2008-09-but-albums-from-2007-counted nominees were released today, and while not all five categories were represented in this year’s crop, I would like to point out for the quadrillionth time just how predictable the Grammy voters are. Here are your 2008 Album of the Year nominees: 1. The New Album By Rock N’ Roll Band That Grammy Voters Have Actually H

A band not afraid to flirt - The Cord Weekly - 24Olsen
SOURCE: "Ashley Olsen" OR "mary-kate Olsen" - Google NewsA band not afraid to flirtThe Cord Weekly, Canada - 5 minutes agoThe band opened for headlining act Foo Fighters at V-Fest in Toronto this September, and even Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen gave them a nod as one of their ...

A band not afraid to flirt - The Cord Weekly - 24Olsen
SOURCE: "Ashley Olsen" OR "mary-kate Olsen" - Google NewsA band not afraid to flirtThe Cord Weekly, Canada - 5 minutes agoThe band opened for headlining act Foo Fighters at V-Fest in Toronto this September, and even Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen gave them a nod as one of their ...

Foo Fighters tell John McCain to stop using song 'My Hero'
NEW YORK - Yet another band is complaining about John McCain's use of their song to promote his campaign. This time, it's the Foo Fighters. The rockers sent out a missive telling the Republican presidential candidate to stop using "My Hero." They said they learned it was being use through news reports. "The saddest thing about this is that 'My Hero' was written as a celebration of the common man and his extraordinary potential," the band said in a statement. "To have it appropriated without our knowledg

Foo Fighters blast McCain use of "My Hero"
The Foo Fighters have blasted the campaign of Republican presidential candidate John McCain for using the band's song "My Hero" at rallies without its permission. Previously, Jackson Browne filed suit against the McCain campaign for using his song "Running on Empty" without consent. "It's frustrating and infuriating that someone who claims to speak for the American people would repeatedly show such little respect for creativity and intellectual property," the band said in a statement. "The saddest thing ab

Foo Fighters blast McCain use of "My Hero"
NEW YORK (Billboard) - The Foo Fighters have blasted the campaign of Republican presidential candidate John McCain for using the band's song "My Hero" at rallies without its permission. Previously, Jackson Browne filed suit against the McCain campaign for using his song "Running on Empty" without consent. "It's frustrating and infuriating that someone who claims to speak for the American people would repeatedly show such little respect for creativity and intellectual property," the band said

Foo Fighters blast McCain use of "My Hero"
NEW YORK (Billboard) - The Foo Fighters have blasted the campaign of Republican presidential candidate John McCain for using the band's song "My Hero" at rallies without its permission. Previously, Jackson Browne filed suit against the McCain campaign for using his song "Running on Empty" without consent. "It's frustrating and infuriating that someone who claims to speak for the American people would repeatedly show such little respect for creativity and intellectual property," the band said

Foo Fighters' Dave Grohl gets street named after him
Foo Fighters' frontman Dave Grohl is having a street named after him, thanks to a local campaign.

Live-Blogging The 2009 Grammy Nomination Special [Everybody's A Winner]
Welcome to Idolator's live-blogging of the inaugural Grammy Nominations Concert, which apparently kicks off the countdown to "music's biggest night." (Wait, I thought music's biggest night was going to be the Presidential inauguration next year?) Anyway, join me, the Foo Fighters, Celine Dion, Taylor Swift, and John Mayer and B.B. King (oh boy that is going to bring out the crankypantses) after the jump. 8:57 p.m. Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer is just finishing up. This is an odd night of programmi

Foo Fighters Get Their Knickers In A Twist Over John McCain
We'd be honoured to have John McCain use any of of our songs - like Look At My Stubby Little Arms or Eghhh (EGHHH) - in his election campaign. But sadly John McCain isn't having any of it. Instead, he'd rather use My Hero by Foo Fighters which - while probably a better election song that Eghhh (EGHHH) because it doesn't have a seven-minute death-jazz intermission played on a contraceptive diaphragm - has annoyed Foo Fighters no end. John McCain's use of My Hero has enraged Foo Fighters so much that they'v

Foo Fighters angry over McCain song
Foo Fighters say John McCain's use of 'My Hero' has "tarnished" their song.

Foo Fighters VS John McCain
The Foo Fighters have become the latest act to take aim at U.S. presidential candidate John McCain for using one of their songs at his rallies.A month after Jackson Browne filed suit against the McCain campaign for using his song Running on Empty without consent, Dave Grohl's Foo Fighters are now upset the Republican's marketing strategists have adopted their My Hero at pre-election stops without permission.Grohl states, "It's frustrating and infuriating that someone who claims to speak for the American peo

Foo Fighters blast John McCain for using their music
Rockers the Foo Fighters have become the latest act to take aim at US presidential candidate John McCain for using one of their songs at his rallies.

Foo Fighters Denounce John McCain
The Foo Fighters aren’t too happy with John McCain. They’re denouncing the Republican candidate for using their song “My Hero” as part of his campaign. The band says McCain has been “perverting the song” by using it without their permission. They say, "This isn't the first time the McCain campaign has used a song without making any attempt to get approval or permission from the artist. It's frustrating and infuriating that someone who claims to speak for the American people would repeat

Foo Fighters Angry Over McCain Campaign Song
The musicians learned that their track is being used in the US election campaign through press reports. They subsequently released a statement asking McCain to stop using their song. The statement indicated: “The saddest thing about this is that “My Hero” was written as a celebration of the common man and his extraordinary potential. To have it appropriated without our knowledge and used in a manner that perverts the original sentiment of the lyric just tarnishes the song.” A spoke

Foo Fighters criticise McCain over song use
The Foo Fighters have criticised US presidential candidate John McCain for using one of their songs at his campaign rallies without their permission.

The Foo Fighters Would Like John McCain to Stop Comparing Himself to Kurt Cobain
 Poor GOP—it just can't nail down a campaign song. John Mellencamp and Jackson Browne both told McCain to stop using their songs, then Heart slapped the Republicans with a cease and desist order for the unauthorized use of "Barracuda" to describe the Pitbull in Lipstick. Now the Foo Fighters would like John McCain to stop comparing himself to Kurt Cobain. True, they were both beautiful in their twenties, and one is dead and the other will probably be dead in a few years. That is where t

Foo Fighters fury after McCain uses song for campaign
The Foo Fighters have requested that US presidential hopeful John McCain stop using their song My Hero in his bid for the White House.

Foo Fighters fury after McCain uses song for campaign
The Foo Fighters have requested that US presidential hopeful John McCain stop using their song My Hero in his bid for the White House.

Foo Fighters tell McCain to stop using song
NEW YORK - Yet another band is complaining about John McCain's use of their song to promote his campaign. This time, it's the Foo Fighters. The rockers sent out a missive telling the Republican presidential candidate to stop using "My Hero." They said they learned it was being use through news reports. "The saddest thing about this is that 'My Hero' was written as a celebration of the common man and his extraordinary potential," the band said in a statement. "To have it appropriated without our knowledg

Foo Fighters Cover Carly Simon At The Grammy Nomination special
When Scott posted about last night's Grammy nominations reveal, he mentioned Radiohead and Lil Wayne got nods for Album of the Year, Katy Perry was snubbed for Best New Artist, No Age got a surprise nomination, and that Foo Fighters performed Carly Simon's "You're So Vain." He was right: The Foo Fighters did cover Carly Simon. It sounds like you'd expect it to sound. Watch Dave wrestle with the notes and the clouds in his coffee.

Foo Fighters tell McCain to stop using song
Yet another band is complaining about John McCain's use of their song to promote his campaign. This time, it's the Foo Fighters.