Last August, I mentioned my newfound love for “Tap Dancing in a Minefield,” an amazing rock song by The New Regime (the solo project of the Foo Fighters’ current drummer and youngest member, Ilan Rubin). That song convinced me to check out their first album, Coup, and while I loved the entire LP, two songs truly stand out, and one of them is “All These Changes.”
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Foo Fighters are an American alternative/hard rock band formed by Dave Grohl (the fifth and most famous drummer of the iconic grunge band Nirvana). Started as a one-man project with a demo tape that piqued the interest of major labels, a full band was officially formed in February 1995, and their self-titled debut album was released on July 4 of the same year. Several years later, they are regarded as one of the greatest rock bands of all time with hits like “Everlong”, “The Pretender”, and “My Hero” and several Grammy Award wins on their legendary resume.
The Foo Fighters are The Deranged Writer’s favorite band of all time.
Song of the Moment CXXII: The New Regime’s “Tap Dancing in a Minefield”
Last June 10, 2026, during a Foo Fighters show on the Take Cover Tour, my favorite band of all time started introducing each member (well, other than the mighty Dave Grohl) by performing songs from their bands and side projects.
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Song of the Moment CXXI: Nine Inch Nails’ “Wish”
Since the last few days of May, the newest favorite song from Foo Fighters (my favorite band), “Child Actor,” has been my constant soundtrack. I even swore last June 1 that it would be the only song I’d listen to.
But the next day, I had to break that oath because I saw a glimpse of hope. While it couldn’t light up the dark room I’m currently in the way I wanted to, it’s still a source of light. Then I remembered something an old friend told me: “Focus on the glimpses of hope.” So, I started taking better care of myself, stopped punishing myself by listening to only one song, and went back to something familiar: my daily playlist.
Aside from the Foos songs I truly loved, the song I listened to the most recently is “Wish,” my favorite song from industrial rock legends Nine Inch Nails. It’s perhaps the only aggressively loud song that could appropriately scream my recent disappointments and exasperations. Yes, I’ve been doing my best to focus on the smallest lights, but that doesn’t mean I can’t yell through the dark. I need that kind of catharsis, and for the past several weeks, “Wish” has given that.
How disappointed and exasperated am I? To quote the chorus:
Wish there was something real
Wish there was something true
Wish there was something real
In this world full of you
And that is why “Wish” by Nine Inch Nails is my Song of the Moment.
See you in the next post.
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