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 — 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

Stereogum — Earlier this month, Foo Fighters drummer Taylor Hawkins announced his debut solo mini-album, KOTA, and shared its lead single, “Range Rover Bitch.” The album came out a few weeks ago, and now the single has a video to go along with it, and it’s... more info

Consequence of Sound — Foo Fighters drummer punches it up on his debut solo effort, KOTA. more info

Stereogum — Foo Fighters’ Dave Grohl and Taylor Hawkins and producer Nick Raskulinecz have teamed up to record a cover of Rush’s “2112 Overture” that will be featured on an upcoming 2112 40th anniversary boxset. They previously covered the same track liv... more info

Consequence of Sound — Dave Grohl and Taylor Hawkins dish out fresh recording for 2112 box set. more info

Chorus.fm — Foo Fighters’ Taylor Hawkins has announced his new solo album, Kota, will be released on November 11th. The first single “Range Rover Bitch” can be streamed below. Track Listing Range Rover Bitch Bob Quit His Job Southern Belles Rudy Tokyo No N... more info

Stereogum — For about 20 years, Taylor Hawkins has played drums for the Foo Fighters. And he’s also made some music outside the band — two albums with the side project Taylor Hawkins And The Coattail Riders, in which he plays drums and sings, and another wit... more info

Consequence of Sound — KOTA arrives November 11th. more info

Consequence of Sound — Chili Peppers member pranked fellow drummer in the most disgusting way possible. more info