Boygenius look back on their Hollywood Bowl guest turn from Dave Grohl: “He’s the best”

all the feels… joy, abject sadness, anxiety, liberation and, not least of all, that old pop music standby, lust. We can guarantee you won’t be feeling plasticine if you dig into Variety‘s list of 60 of the best songs of 2023, as picked by chief music critic Chris Willman and senior music writer Steven J. Horowitz.

Dave Grohl – one showing how to make a beer bong, the other how to smuggle hash into a gig – are up for auction. The Foo Fighters frontman created the two pieces for a charity auction in connection with the Sea.Hear.Now Festival in Asbury Park, New Jersey, which the band headlined this year. The first diagram shows how to construct a beer bong using a funnel, a clear tube and metal ties, and Grohl explained that he has been making the diagram for years to give to people backstage before concerts.

Dave Grohl has opened up about the death of his mother Virginia, who he has described as his “best friend”.Virginia Grohl passed away in July 2022, and she has since been immortalised in the ten-minute song ‘The Teacher’, which was included on Foo Fighters’ newest album ‘But Here We Are’, released in June this year.In an appearance on the Song Exploder podcast, Dave Grohl spoke in great emotional detail about the experience of being with his mother as she was dying, and his attempts at using music as a way to express his grief.“I was with her for all of the time leading up to her passing,” he said. “Every day during that period, I would write something on the guitar, because I felt that if I didn’t have that release, I would explode.”“I would spend the day at the hospital and then try to translate it musically, with no clear intention of what I was trying to achieve.

Boygenius have opened up about the potential of them making another record, saying that they like the future of the band remaining “a surprise”.The trio – formed of Phoebe Bridgers, Lucy Dacus and Julien Baker – explored the future of the project in a recent interview with NME, in celebration of their debut album ‘The Record’ being named as album of the year.In the conversation, the band opened up about their time working on the breakthrough album, and the overwhelming response it received upon its release back in March. When asked about whether they have any plans for new material, however, they explained how they aren’t quite sure what the future holds.“I like it being a surprise,” Baker began.

Miley Cyrus to “Barbie” soundtrack standout Billie Eilish to blockbuster-tour titans Beyoncé and Taylor Swift, women rocked many of the best songs of 2023.There was even a black female songwriter — Tracy Chapman — behind a historic country hit, Luke Combs’ cover of “Fast Car.”And when the nominees for the 2024 Grammy Awards were announced last month, women ruled — make that, owned — the Big 4 categories: Album, Record and Song of the Year, plus Best New Artist.In fact, there is only one man — former “Late Show” bandleader Jon Batiste — among the eight nominees for Record of the Year.Still, a couple of octogenarian gents were not about to fade away: Even as both Mick Jagger and Keith Richards turned 80, the still-rocking Rolling Stones gave us a dose of testosterone.Here are the top 10 tracks that deserved their “Flowers” in 2023.After squeaking in her long-awaited sophomore set, “SOS,” at the end of 2022, SZA made like Uma —Thurman, that is — and killed it with her first No. 1 single.

tickets are passes to unforgettable experiences.And, if you waited until the eleventh hour (let’s be honest, we did too), seats and general admission passes make great last-minute gifts for the Taylor Swift or Travis Kelce fans in your life.That’s where we come in.Our team compiled a list of games, shows and theatrical productions for the dedicated live events fans on your list. We hope these recommendations will make them laugh out loud, hold their breath through game-winning plays, or lose their voice singing along with their favorite artist.

Indie rock superstars turned regular bog-standard superstars boygenius (a.k.a. Phoebe Bridgers, Julien Baker, and Lucy Dacus) are the latest artists to perform on BBC Radio 1’s Live Lounge.

Boygenius have performed a cover of Shania Twain’s ‘You’re Still The One’ during a recent appearance on BBC Radio 1. The trio played the 1998 hit in a stripped-back arrangement, with Phoebe Bridgers and Julien Baker on guitar and mandolin, respectively, and the group – rounded out by Lucy Dacus – singing stacked harmonies during its choruses.

Thania Garcia The numbers are in: Nicki Minaj‘s “Pink Friday 2” is the No. 1 album in the United States, touting the biggest debut sales week for a rap album by a woman in the last four years. The record joins the original “Pink Friday,” Minaj’s 2010 debut album, as her third overall record to hit the peak of the list alongside 2012’s “Roman Reloaded.” With this, Minaj now claims the most chart-topping albums to date for a female rapper.

Madison Beer has said her song ‘King Of Everything’ is about her relationship with men who have “abused their power”.The pop singer spoke to NME about her album ‘Silence Between Songs‘, which was released in September this year. In particular, she gave the backstory to ‘King Of Everything’, which includes lyrics such as “Look what you’ve done / Taken advantage of people so young / Ridin’ the high road on everyone’s lows”.“There’s a few topics, honestly, within that song,” she said.

Jacob Elordi is headed to Saturday Night Live!

Kate McKinnon is back on Saturday Night Live, and she kicked off the December 16 episode with the opening monologue!

When it comes to hair colour trends, 2023 has been all about the red-tinged hues, with cowboy copper, cinnamon cookie and apple cider all making their way onto our styling mood boards over the last 12 months. However there’s one crimson shade that’s been slowly creeping into our peripheral vision, and its a much more subtle way of getting a red haired hue without quite so much commitment.

The nominees for the 2024 Golden Globes have been announced! The list of TV shows, miniseries, and films that are competing for one of the most prestigious honors in Hollywood is flush with not only LGBTQ actors, producers, and songwriters, but plenty of programs and movies that appeal to the community.It’s going to be a very gay Golden Globes, and we can’t wait to see who wins!The following list isn’t a complete rundown of every nominee this year who identifies as part of the LGBTQ community, just some of the most prominent and beloved. Colman Domingo — RustinColman Domingo isn’t just a first-time Golden Globe nominee – he may soon become an Oscar nominee for the first time as well.

Boygenius have revealed that Dave Grohl was meant to appear as a guest star on their debut album, but he “slept through” the session.The topic arose during a recent interview the band took part in with NME, to celebrate their breakthrough album, ‘The Record’, being named the best album of the year.Looking at the milestone, the trio – comprised of Phoebe Bridgers, Lucy Dacus and Julien Baker – revealed that the album very nearly had a guest appearance from rock legend Dave Grohl.“We have a friend who knows him and toured with Foo Fighters,” Bridgers revealed, recalling how the plans for a collaboration with the Foo Fighters frontman came about.

Queens of The Stone Age frontman Josh Homme has reflected on the tribute show held for Taylor Hawkins in 2022 and his friendship with Dave Grohl.In a new interview with NME, Homme spoke about performing David Bowie‘s ‘Let’s Dance’ with Nile Rodgers in honour of Hawkins, who away passed in March last year, at Wembley Stadium last September.“That felt really good, because I’ve always placed a really high value on escapism as a really top commodity,” he said.“Being able to sing ‘Let’s Dance’ with Nile Rodgers at Wembley for my friend… Taylor would have loved that gig so much. It’s such a wonderful thing that perhaps only Dave [Grohl] could do as a send-off like that.

Dave Grohl spent his day off on Foo Fighters‘ current Australia tour helping to feed the homeless.Grohl volunteered with the Melbourne-based charity The Big Umbrella Foundation on Friday (December 8), per News.au, treating people in need to “an epic American style BBQ with all the trimmings.” Impressively, he was due to fly to Sydney not long afterwards.The organisation shared a post to their Instagram of Grohl to the BBQ, accompanied by a caption telling the story of how he came to work with them.““It will be a day ‘our friends on the streets’ will never forget as they brushed up against a rock legend and one of the nicest guys on the planet who genuinely cares for people in need. No words can fully capture the impact of this positive experience,” they began.“Dave and his mates… spent 18 hours preparing and lovingly smoking 120kgs of pork ribs, pork butt and beef brisket before delivering it to MG’s kitchen the next morning.

The Vaccines have shared their bright, guitar-forward new single ‘Love To Walk Away’ from their upcoming LP.Co-written by Andrew Wells (Halsey, Phoebe Bridgers), the track is the second single to be released from the band’s sixth album ‘Pick-Up Full Of Pink Carnations‘ which is set for release on January 12 via Thirty Tigers and follows the song ‘Sometimes, I Swear’. You can pre-order the LP here.According to a press release, ‘Love To Walk Away’ was the song that set the tone for the album’s direction.”Sometimes going into an album you know exactly what it is you want the music to do, and other times you’re waiting for the music to tell you what to do,” said The Vaccines frontman Justin Hayward-Young.He continued: “We knew we were ready to make another record, but it wasn’t until we wrote ‘Love To Walk Away’ on the first day in the studio with Andrew that we knew how it would sound and feel.

“I loved the songs when they were written and in some ways they feel as fresh and perhaps more relevant all these years later,” said Lee in a press release about the new tracks, which were given fresh mixes by Rush’s longtime producer and engineer, David Bottrill.Lee recorded ‘My Favourite Headache’ during Rush’s hiatus between 1997 and 2002 with Pearl Jam drummer Matt Cameron and multi-instrumentalist Ben Mink, eventually releasing it in November 2000.In November, Lee released his memoir, My Effin’ Life, which chronicles his formative experiences as a child, his experiences with bandmates and friends Neil Peart and Alex Lifeson, and his solo career beyond Rush. He is currently on tour promoting the book.While in New York City, Lee opened up about his final interactions with Peart, who passed away in 2020 following a three year-long battle with aggressive brain cancer.

Dave Grohl has released an extended live version of his 23-minute long instrumental, ‘Play’.Released last week (December 1), the performance was taken from a recording of Warren Haynes’ 30th Annual Christmas Jam benefit concerts, which took place on December 7 and 8, 2018 in Asheville, North Carolina. Clocking in at a whopping 36 minutes, the release documents the track’s live debut, and serves as the first-ever official live recording of the instrumental.The live version of ‘Play’ finds the Foo Fighters frontman back behind the drum kit and joined by multi-platinum producer Greg Kurstin on keyboards, Beck sessionist Jason Falkner, Them Crooked Vultures’ Alain Johannes, Barrett Jones, Jane’s Addiction’s Chris Chaney on bass, Drew Hester on percussion, and Asheville-based busker and street-performance advocate Abby the Spoon Lady.