[1][2][3] The label was originally set up by Capitol Records as a holding company to retain the rights to Grohl's post-Nirvana music, its name a reference to the Roswell incident.
The gun on the album's cover is partly intended as a reference to the outer space theme associated with the names of both Roswell Records and the Foo Fighters.
[4][5] In July 1999, both Foo Fighters and Roswell left Capitol and signed with RCA Records at the height of the band's popularity.
[6] It was one of the most high-profile artist signings of the year and shifted the distribution rights of Foo Fighters-owned media from Capitol to RCA for their next studio album, There Is Nothing Left to Lose (1999).
[7] The film discusses the historic importance of Sound City Studios and its Neve 8028 console to the world of rock music, along with other recording genres.
It was later announced the series to be titled, Foo Fighters: Sonic Highways and was set to broadcast on HBO on October 17, 2014.