Stereogum — There’s a parallel universe out there where Dave Grohl doesn’t start the Foo Fighters in the wreckage of Nirvana’s unexpected and tragic conclusion. Instead, he takes up that offer to be Tom Petty’s full-time drummer and follows his idol on a... more info

Metal Injection — Dave Grohl, Josh Homme, and Led Zeppelin's John Paul Jones, in case you've forgotten. The post There's Still A Chance THEM CROOKED VULTURES (FOO FIGHTERS, LED ZEPPELIN, Etc.) Could Resurface appeared first on Metal Injection. more info

Stereogum — Among those who attended Chris Cornell's private memorial today were his Soundgarden bandmates Kim Thayil and Matt Cameron; Nirvana's Krist Novoselic; Metallica's James Hetfield and Lars Ulrich; Jane's Addiction's Perry Farrell and Dave Navarro; Foo ... more info

Stereogum — Chris Cornell's unexpected death was officially ruled a suicide by Detroit police on Thursday, although his family is disputing that he "knowingly and intentionally" killed himself. In the wake of his tragic passing, UltimateGuitar reports that Franz... more info

Stereogum — Twenty years ago, Dave Grohl accomplished something that once seemed impossible: He stepped out of Kurt Cobain's shadow. At this point we all know Grohl as rock 'n' roll's friendly worldwide ambassador, the dude from a zillion music documentaries and... more info

Stereogum — Last night, Sammy Hagar and James Hetfield held their annual Acoustic-4-A-Cure benefit at San Francisco's Fillmore, raising money for UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospital and its pediatric cancer research. Foo Fighters frontman Dave Grohl was one of th... more info

Metal Injection — "I don’t know how to tell you this ... but my biggest fear was that Madonna would snatch him up." The post DAVE GROHL's Mom Always Worried MADONNA Would Corrupt Her Son appeared first on Metal Injection. more info

Stereogum — Dave Grohl's mom, Virginia Hanlon Grohl, published a new collection of interviews with the mothers of musicians called From Cradle To Stage: Stories From The Mothers Who Rocked And Raised Rock Stars. The mothers of Dr. Dre, Michael Stipe, HAIM, Zac B... more info

Stereogum — Dave Grohl's mom, Virginia Hanlon Grohl, has a new book out this week called From Cradle To Stage: Stories From The Mothers Who Rocked And Raised Rock Stars, a collection of interviews with the mothers of musicians such as Dr. Dre, Michael Stipe, Pha... more info

Chorus.fm — Dave Grohl and his mother Virginia were interviewed at the LA Times “Festival of Books” over the weekend. Part of the interview, with Dave telling a story about his mom embarrassed him as a kid, is up on YouTube. more info