New Foo Fighters: Hear the Album, Watch an Exclusive Documentary Clip

The Foo Fighters' new LP Wasting Light – produced by Nevermind producer Butch Vig – hits stores April 12th, but you can hear a stream of it below. Cut entirely in Dave Grohl's garage, the disc is the heaviest work of the band's 16-year career. To promote the album, the Foos created a documentary about their career that hits select theaters tonight for one night only. It airs on VH1 this Friday night at 10 p.m. ET. Above, check out an exclusive preview from the film where the band discusses the build-up to their Wembley Stadium concert in the summer of 2008.

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Song Stories

“Time to Pretend”

MGMT | 2008

Listening to MGMT’s breakthrough song, one might interpret it as being about the excesses of rock stardom, but it’s actually about the duo’s pet praying mantis. Ben Goldwasser and Andrew VanWyngarden told Rolling Stone they got the idea from the insect's jerky movements. The mantis died, but the two bandmates kept the egg sack and allowed the hundreds of eggs to hatch. “We tried to name them all, but they died after a day,” said Goldwasser, with VanWyngarden chiming in, “But the praying mantis dance inspired us.”

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