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“Are you ready for a long fucking night?” Dave Grohl sneered, just four songs into what would unspool into a massive two-and-a-half hour set in St. Paul, MN, Wednesday night as Foo Fighters kicked off their 27-date North American to

Grohl has plenty of material to choose from at this point in his career, so rather than trading in any of his band’s greatest hits to feature material off their latest studio album, Wasting Light, he did what any self-respecting, spotlight-loving rock star would do: He simply made his band play longer. Much, much longer. Over the course of the night they managed to feature 8 of the 11 tracks off Wasting Light without axing a single hit off the setlist, nestling new singles like “Rope” and “Walk” between familiar favorites like “Learn to Fly,” “Monkey Wrench,” and an especially grandiose, uplifting version of “My Hero.”

But this was all to be expected. Now nearly two decades into their career, Foo Fighters are experts at drawing in new fans while staying true to their origins and honoring their fanatics. They’ve gleaned the most sustainable elements of the grunge and hardcore punk aesthetic — the straightforward presentation, the unrelenting commitment to authenticity — and married those ideals with a self-aware, populist approach. It’s a balance that has earned them an uncontroversial kind of fame, and it’s a balance that makes for a hell of a live show.

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A new photo of former NIRVANA bandmates Dave Grohl and Krist Novoselic, along with producer Butch Vig, can be found below. The trio is collaborating on the next album from Grohl’s post-NIRVANA band FOO FIGHTERS, due out in 2011. Grohl broke the news to the BBC in England, saying only that Novoselic will make a guest appearance on bass. The album is being produced by Vig, who produced NIRVANA’s landmark 1991 album, “Nevermind”, which also marked Grohl’s recording debut with the iconic alternative trio.

According to The Pulse of Radio, Grohl and Novoselic have not recorded together since NIRVANA cut its final song back in 1993, “You Know You’re Right”. Grohl recalled the sessions for that track. “We had some time off before a tour, and Kurt wanted to go in and demo some stuff, so I said, ‘Hey, why don’t we do it at this studio down the street from my house,’” he said. “And we went down there, and we had three days booked. Kurt came in the last day and we were like, ‘Okay, what do you wanna do?’ And Kurt said, ‘Well, why don’t we do that song we’ve been doing at soundcheck?’ And so we rehearsed it, I think, once, and then recorded it. Kurt did three or four vocal takes, and that was it.”

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Them Crooked Vultures  supergroup featuring Foo Fighter Dave Grohl, Queens of the Stone Age’s Josh Homme and Led Zeppelin bassist John Paul Jones — will embark on its first U.S. tour next month, including a just-announced appearance at the Austin City Limits festival. The group will perform on the festival’s opening night (October 2) prior to the Yeah Yeah Yeahs and Kings of Leon, as well as kick off the festival on October 1 at Stubb’s BBQ as a part of the ACL Aftershow series.

The Austin shows will be a jump start to a small North American club tour, starting on Oct. 8 at Detroit’s Fillmore and stretching through the East Coast. Confirmed dates include Oct. 9 at Toronto’s Sound Academy, Oct. 11 at Boston’s House of Blues and Oct. 12 at Philadelphia’s Electric Factory. Live Nation presales for the Detroit and Philadelphia shows start this Friday.

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Madonna is unveiling two new tracks on her best-of collection Celebration, and now there’s word Foo Fighters are doing the same. November 3rd’s Foo Fighters Greatest Hits will include “Wheels” and “Word Forward,” a pair of fresh tracks from Dave Grohl and Co. The band debuted “Wheels” in Washington, DC, over July Fourth weekend, when they performed at the USO’s bash honoring military heroes. A press release confirms “Word Forward” was recorded with Butch Vig at the band’s 606 Studios.

The band has yet to release a full track list for their first-ever best-of, but “The Pretender,” “All My Life,” “Learn To Fly,” “Best Of You,” “Times Like These,” “My Hero” and “Everlong” will make the cut.

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