The Foo Fighters should rename themselves The Old Standbys. No band produces as consistently at a decently high level. Dave Grohl and company can’t be accused of not doing their part to keep rock and roll alive. For a quarter century, they’ve waved the flag of uncomplicated guitar rock,…

One of the most difficult trials for a band comes when it doesn’t flame out in some dramatic fashion at the chaotic peak of its young career. Without this sudden breaking point arriving in the form of a plane crash, overdose or interpersonal strife, bands can plod along. Their…

Zak Starkey and Sshh Liguz are SSHH. Photos: Celine Teo-Blockey LOS ANGELES – It’s three days after the election and President-elect Donald Trump is about to head out to the White House. I, meanwhile, am at the Hollywood Hills bungalow that Zak Starkey and his longtime partner, Sshh Liguz,…