The Foo Fighter's 'Wasting Light' is one of the most anticipated albums of 2011 and will be released to stores and digital retailers on April 12th. No need to wait as the band has made the entire new album available for streaming at wastinglight.foofighters.com.

In other recent news, Foo Fighters have been tapped as the musical guest for Saturday Night Live on April 9, with host Helen Mirren. Dave Grohl holds the record for the most musical appearances on SNL, having played with the Foos, Nirvana, Them Crooked Vultures, Tenacious D and Tom Petty.

Also, tune in for the one-hour special "Inside Foo Fighters: Wasting Light", hosted by Matt Pinfield. The program features the band discussing working with legendary producer Butch Vig as they stripped down to the bare essentials, recording an album to tape in a garage. Pinfield also gets the lowdown on cameos by Bob Mould and Nirvana co-founder Krist Novoselic; and digs into the James Moll-directed Foo Fighters documentary. "Inside Foo Fighters: Wasting Light" will air on Sunday April 10th at 6pm, just before LA Lloyd's Rock 30 Countdown right here on 97 Rock!

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