Latest about Pat Smear
“From the second I got the call to join Foo Fighters, I hit the ground running. This was Dave's band, and I was the new guy – it was about not stepping on toes”: Franz Stahl on his time in the alt-rock institution – and Scream's first album in a decade
Featuring members of Bad Religion and Bad Brains, Scream's forthcoming record celebrates their D.C. roots – guitarist Franz Stahl explains how Dave Grohl upped the punk stalwarts' game, why striking a chord is more powerful than any solo, and how he ended up playing a Strat in the My Hero video – despite not owning one
The Gretsch White Falcon Dave Grohl used in the Foo Fighters' Monkey Wrench video has sold at auction for over $53,000
Once owned by Foo Fighters guitarist Pat Smear, and used extensively with the band both onstage and in the studio, the Gretsch was heavily modded
Foo Fighters' Dave Grohl: "Through Kurt, I saw the beauty of minimalism and the importance of music that's stripped down. That's more powerful"
In this 1997 GW interview, Grohl discusses how Nirvana shaped his songwriting approach, the impact of Taylor Hawkins, and a then-new song of his called Everlong
A 1990 Gretsch White Falcon used by Dave Grohl in the Monkey Wrench video is going up for auction
The gleaming hollowbody was formerly owned by Pat Smear and featured heavily on The Colour and the Shape
Pat Smear joins Dave Navarro, Taylor Hawkins and Chris Chaney supergroup NHC for Troubadour show
The Foo Fighters rhythm guitarist had been rehearsing with the trio for their set at the legendary West Hollywood music venue
Take a look at Dave Grohl, Chris Shiflett and Pat Smear’s pedalboards for the Foo Fighters 2021 tour dates
Size isn’t everything… but guess who’s got the biggest ‘board?
Dave Grohl says surviving Nirvana members have recorded “really cool” new music
Just don’t expect to hear the jams any time soon – or maybe ever
Dave Grohl: ”We were doing the things we’re not supposed to do. The galloping flange guitar... the Abba beat!”
Early-'80s David Bowie, Eye of the Tiger, single coils? Here's how the Foo Fighters got “weird” for Medicine at Midnight
