Inside the new Hot Press: Foo Fighters & Slane special

Our cover star this fortnight is none other than The Nicest Guy In Rock™, Dave Grohl.
With Foo Fighters headlining Slane Castle on May 30, their frontman looks forward to the show, recalls previous Irish gigs and remembers the time his family almost relocated to Belfast when he was a kid. Also on the agenda is meeting US President Barack Obama and Ringo Starr, and how he can't bear to watch the new documentary on Kurt Cobain, Montage Of Heck.
Our Slane coverage doesn't end there, as Ash frontman, mate of Grohl and fellow upcoming Slane performer Tim Wheeler looks forward to what is sure to be "a brilliant day". We also talk to Lord Henry Mountchars and relive the 10 Best Slanes from the past.
It's not all about Slane – this is our Festival Special, so if it's on in Ireland this year, it's in! We give you full lowdown on the hottest events happening around the country.
With Other Voices and Game Of Thrones back on our TV screens, actor and presenter Aidan Gillen is the Hot Press Interview. He talks about his time in Dingle, being called Lord Baelish in public, dealing with Hollywood and how Birdman perfectly captures the craziness of doing Broadway theatre.
Le Galaxie are back with their second album and they tell Hot Press about moving to a major and how LA influenced their latest synth-pop creation, but not the Drive soundtrack.
Jenny Greene discusses the 2fm reshuffle, how the station "needed shaking up" and her current on-air partnership with Nicky Byrne.
There are further interviews with a galaxy of stars, including Ash, Mundy, Passion Pit, Jamie Cullum and Dan Hegarty.
In Frontlines, we fondly remember the legendary former Hot Press contributor George Byrne, who sadly passed away recently.
The acts battling it out in The Big Break with Alcatel OneTouch are revealed, as is the shortlist of our Write Here, Write Now competition.
Our team of reviewers run the rule over new offerings HamsandwicH, Le Galaxie, Squarepusher and more. As ever, that's only the tip of the iceberg...
Read all about it in the new issue of Hot Press, hitting shelves on Thursday April 16.
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