Foo Fighters

Foo Fighters and Taylor Momsen channel Mariah Carey's grunge alter ego at Gala

At the 2026 MusiCares gala in Los Angeles, Foo Fighters and Taylor Momsen exhume two tracks from Mariah Carey’s 1995 grunge experiment, Someone’s Ugly Daughter, performed under the pseudonym Chick. They deliver “Hermit” and “Love Is a Scam” with a deadpan ferocity rarely associated with Carey’s glossy pop reputation.

Pat Smear strolls back in post-injury, while the event balances tributes by Jennifer Hudson and Adam Lambert among others. Carey calls the evening overwhelming, with her signature blend of sentiment and side-eye humor.

Foo Fighters hint at liftoff with cryptic tease, then vanish again into static

Foo Fighters tease fresh material with a cryptic message, hinting at imminent departure: “About to take flight…” before gliding back into radio silence. Beyond the vagueness, the phrase lands with calculated nostalgia, suggesting more sonic narratives are on the way.

No official release date, no title, just a mood and an image—a maneuver not unlike leaving breadcrumbs through a fogged forest, inviting speculation rather than answers. Gratitude—to time, to music, to memory—forms the backdrop, part eulogy, part overture.

Foo Fighters mumble back onto the radar with cryptic 90-second comeback track

Foo Fighters resurface with “Today’s Song,” their first original track since the 2023 album But Here We Are. Clocking in at under ninety seconds, the track offers a concise burst of fuzzed-out guitars and no-frills vocals that edge toward the cryptic rather than the cathartic.

Lyrically terse and sonically punchy, the song appears more like a musical footnote than a grand reintroduction, leaving listeners squinting into the static for meaning or motive.

Foo Fighters trade flash for function, quietly swap drummers mid-tour

Foo Fighters opt for continuity over spectacle, quietly recruiting Ilan Rubin—most recently touring with Nine Inch Nails—as their new drummer. The move shifts the rhythm section without fanfare, suggesting utility over symbolism.

Replacing Josh Freese, whose tenure already felt stopgap, Rubin steps into a familiar arena of touring and heavy-hitting alt-rock choreography. The band seems more focused on cohesion than reinvention.

Foo Fighters enlist Ilan Rubin as drums echo old riffs and fans decode the noise

Foo Fighters prepare for their first live outing with new drummer Ilan Rubin—formerly of Nine Inch Nails—at San Luis Obispo’s Fremont Theater. Their surprise announcement lands alongside a short teaser featuring grungy, riff-driven sonics that fans immediately link to past live jams.

The track’s distorted lineage, possibly tied to “All My Life” interludes, fuels speculation of re-imagined material for their 30th anniversary. The band resumes shows this fall across Asia and Mexico after a year offstage.