Sonic Highways

Foo Fighters commemorate their 20th anniversary by documenting the eight-city recording odyssey that produced their latest, and eighth, studio album.

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Chicago has been a mecca for music of all sorts, with acts as diverse as Cheap Trick, Etta James, Smashing Pumpkins, Herbie Hancock, Chicago, and Kanye West. This episode chronicles the city's musical evolution from the blues of Buddy Guy and Muddy Waters in the in the 50s and 60s, to the quintes...

A transient town where few are born and raised, Washington, D.C. is in many ways a city of extremes. Starland Vocal Band, Marvin Gaye, Duke Ellington, Nils Lofgren, Chuck Brown, Henry Rollins, Fugazi and Trouble Funk all hail from D.C. In the early '70s, the music style go-go originated here, and...

The band heads to Nashville, Tenn. Dave sits down with Dolly Parton, Tony Joe White, Willie Nelson, Emmylou Harris and producer Tony Bown to discuss Nashville's musical influences. Foo Fighters prepare to record at Southern Ground studio.

Dave Grohl chats with Terry Lickona, executive producer of TV's 'Austin City Limits.' Dave delves into the roots of the Austin music scene: from the blues of Jimmie Vaughan, to the psychedelic rock pioneered by Roky Erickson's 13th Floor Elevators, to punk bands Scratch Acid and the Big Boys. He ...

The history of the music of Los Angeles that gets over looked. Pat Smear remembers the days of Germs, and visits legendary KROQ disc jockey Rodney Bingenheimer, owner of a 1970s Sunset Strip club that became the hub for the glam rock scene. Foo Fighters head to the desert to record their new song...

Dave discussess New Orleans' unique music history with Dr. John, Allen Toussaint and Cyril Neville. The band records in Preservation Hall and also performs with the Preservation Hall Jazz Band. The song "In the Clear" is recorded during this episode.

Dave returns to his grunge roots, while Foo Fighters prepare to record with Death Cab for Cutie's Ben Gibbard at Robert Lang Studios, as well as exploring the Seattle music scene. The song "Subterranean" is recorded during this episode.

Dave explores the evolution of the New York music scene. Interviews include Paul Stanley, Jimmy Iovine, Nora Guthrie, Thurston Moore, Chuck D, LL Cool J, Mike D and Rick Rubin. Foo Fighters record a single at The Magic Shop.