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Foo Fighters' Bid To Get Noticed By Smoking Gun Finally Succeeds [All Press Is Something Or Other]
Idolator: Music News, Reviews, And Gossip —
Congratulations, guys! You've really hit the big time now! [TSG]
Foo Fighters 2008 Rider
Oh No They Didn't! —
... the provision of "big ass kielbasas that make men self conscious." While we've used red arrows to point out some of our favorite lines, a close read of the rider is suggested, since we've surely missed a few jokes. While the document claims it is "not as funny as the Iggy Pop rider," that is, in TSG's opinion, pure modesty. The 2008 document is every bit as amusing as the Iggy rider (which you'll find here) and eclipses an earlier Foo Fighters rider, which can be found here. Source: The Smoking Gun Dave Ghrol (and the Foo Fighters) ...
Top Chef Takes on Turkey--and Foo Fighters
Gothamist —
... For the Elimination Challenge, they were split into two teams (Team Sexy Pants and Team Cougar) and headed to Rochester, to cook for the Foo Fighters, who said they were fans of the show and they had their share of bad Thanksgiving dinners on the road. Taking into account a number of vegetarians and their concert rider (the Smoking Gun has an old one that says "REMEMBER CAULIFLOWER BLOWS"), the chefs also had to deal with a less-than-ideal cooking environment to make food for 60 people. The prize? Getting to see the Foo Fighters perform, while the losing team cleans up. ...
'Absolutely No Brown Ones': The Van Halen M&M Rider
NPR Blogs: Monkey See —
... , as well as the intentionally funny Foo Fighters rider that includes fabulous lines like, "Artist shall not be required to share dressing room with any other performer, except Supergrass, Oasis, or maybe Led Zeppelin." (Read the whole thing -- helpful red arrows point out the highlights.) ...
