Today’s Rock News (Foo Fighters, Smashing Pumpkins, Best Buy)
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DAVE GROHL Would Never Consider Filling In For NEIL PEART: Rolling Stone
In an interview, Dave Grohl of the Foo Fighters was asked if he would ever consider replacing retired drummer Neil Peart on tour, if the other members of his band Rush asked him to. Grohl’s response was: “I’m not physically or musically capable… that’s a whole other species of drummer.”
Reflecting upon meeting Peart for the first time, Grohl added: “This man was as influential as any religion or any hero in someone’s life. He said, ‘So nice to meet you. Can I make you a coffee?’ And later on that night, I had a couple glasses of wine and I started f***in’ crying because my hero made me a f***in’ coffee.”
The Foo Fighters’ tour is coming to the BB&T this Saturday – listen all this week for your chance to win tickets to this very sold out MMR 50th birthday concert event!
SMASHING PUMPKINS Played A House Party That Got Shut Down: Loudwire
Smashing Pumpkins performed at a house party in LA over the weekend, in the same house where they filmed parts of the video for “1979.” The band played a 14-song set for fans before noise complaints led to the police being called, and the show being cut a bit short. Singer Billy Corgan later posted to Instagram, saying: “Apologies to those in Studio City for the disturbance of our nihilistic noize. ‘Twas a full moon and something just gets into the blood.” The Pumpkins are coming to the Big Joint on July 28th – details are on our Concert Calendar.
You Can No Longer Purchase CDs At BEST BUY: Loudwire
As of July 1st, you can no longer purchase CDs at Best Buy. Earlier this year, the retailer announced that the change was coming, and now it has officially gone into effect. However, vinyl LPs will still be available for sale at their stores. Reports are floating around that Target will be the next store to stop selling CDs.
The move comes as apps and on-demand content continues to restructure the way we consume music. At this time last year, physical sales of music, such as CDs, only accounted for only 16 percent of overall revenues.
