Dave Grohl is going to get the “best of you” as all eight episodes of the Emmy® Award-winning HBO series FOO FIGHTERS: SONIC HIGHWAYS begins streaming on CraveTVTM for #iCraveFridays. The 11-time Grammy® Award-winning rock band Foo Fighters brings its eighth album to life with what frontman Dave Grohl describes as “a musical map of America.” The band takes to the road, recording eight songs at eight legendary recording studios across the U.S. Each stop features interviews with a number of iconic musicians including, Duff McKagan, Dolly Parton, Paul Stanley, Mike D of Beastie Boys, Thurston Moore of Sonic Youth, Steve Earle, and Emmylou Harris.
Released on Nov. 10, 2014, Sonic Highways debuted at #2 on the Billboard 200. The album was produced by Butch Vig and the first single, “Something from Nothing” is used as the opening theme for FOO FIGHTERS: SONIC HIGHWAYS.
FOO FIGHTERS: SONIC HIGHWAYS anchors CraveTV’s Music collection which also features SPRINGSTEEN & I, PINK FLOYD: THE STORY OF WISH YOU WERE HERE, LAST DAYS, and more. It can also be found in the HBO and Documentary collections on CraveTV.
** Media Note **– Download photos for CraveTV programming at BellMedia.ca/PR.FOO FIGHTERS: SONIC HIGHWAYS SEASON 1
Foo Fighters’ lead singer Dave Grohl hosts and narrates the eight-episode rockumentary series which follows the band as it creates its eighth album, Sonic Highways. The band travels to eight studios in eight American cities, Chicago, Washington D.C., Nashville, Austin, TX, Los Angeles, New Orleans, Seattle, and New York. At each stop the band records one song, drawing influence from the city, its culture, music, and features performances from a variety of musicians such as Zac Brown (Zac Brown Band), Ben Gibbard (Death Cab for Cutie), Rick Nielsen (Cheap Trick), and more.
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