24 May 2011
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NEW Red Hot Chili Peppers Album is Finished! But no title yet!
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Blackie Dammett (Father of Anthony Kiedis) has posted some new updates about the NEW Red Hot Chili Peppers Album after taking a trip to LA to stay with Anthony Kiedis recently!To summarise, Blackie said that the Album is finished according to Anthony Kiedis and RHCP Album producer Rick Rubin. He also said a title for the new Red Hot Chili Peppers Album hasn't been decided yet.See the list of updates in Blackie's own words below...
Blackie Dammett on his Facebook Page:April 27th“i’ve been at anthony’s in LA for awhile, but i’m back. much i’d like to reveal but can’t yet. tours and all. had fun.”April 28th“no album name yet”“it is done. saw rick rubin and ak say so.”“and all that baloney about the long temporary funny name was all a lie. there was no old friend who created it after an LSD trip . ak said not to believe rumors.”
24 May 2011
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Chad Smith says NEW RHCP Album out last week of August 2011!
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Chad Smith says the NEW Red Hot Chili Peppers Album will be released in the last week of August 2011 in a new video interview just published on RockItOutBlog!Watch from 01:45Chad also said the new RHCP Album cover will feature an 80s era picture of Lionel Richie and the album will be called, “Hello, is it me you’re looking for?”Interviewer: Do we have aaaa…Chad Smith: Name? No.Interviewer: No Name?Chad Smith: It’s called “No Name”Interviewer: It’s called “No Name?!”Chad Smith: We’re gonna call it erm… we’re gonna put a picture ofLionel Richie kind of in the 80s and call it, “Hello, is it me you’re looking for?”
17 Apr 2011
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John Frusciante working on NEW SOLO ALBUM! Revealed by R&B Singer Share Watson.
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In reply to a question from a fan on Twitter earlier today: "RT @wesleyredhot: @TruthHurtsInc You can tell if John is recording a solo album? Have any chance of<<He IS!The song we did is for his album" http://twitter.com/TruthHurtsInc/status/59426388494655489
26 Mar 2011
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Flea says NEW Red Hot Chili Peppers Album out Soon / Summer Time!
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Flea was interviewed by Boost Mobile for their "Celebrity Row" feature at the Milwaukee Bucks vs New York Knicks Basketball game at Madison Square Garden on March 25, 2011.
When asked about a release date for the album he said, "Soon, summer time."
When asked about what he's got on his iPod, he said, "Mostly I have the stuff from our yet to be released new record, that I'm listening to consistently. Honing it, focusing it, gettin' it ready for release."
23 Mar 2011
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Red Hot Chili Peppers will play in Hong Kong, China during their new tour!
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I met Chad Smith outside the Silverlake Conservatory of Music on March 20th; we were both there to support Flea during the LA Marathon. I asked if there was any new info on the tour and he talked about playing at The Summer Sonic Festival in Japan - as we already know about, AND also said they would play in Hong Kong too! He didn’t give a specific date, but expect it to be close to when they play the Summer Sonic Festival in Japan because of geographic proximity.
08 Mar 2011
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Dine with Anthony Kiedis and Flea in support of Silverlake in LA on March 15th!
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This is a one off opportunity to dine with Anthony Kiedis and Flea at the Stella Cafe in LA on March 15th at 6pm! The guys are hosting the dinner to help raise funds for Flea's Music School, The Silverlake Conservatory of Music! Patti Smith will also perform with Lenny Kaye! Entry is $500 per person.
07 Mar 2011
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Flea in new documentary about fatherhood! The Other F Word! Premieres at SXSW Film Festival!
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Flea features in a new documentary about fatherhood - The Other F Word! Screening at the SXSW Film Festival this month!
Synopsis The F Word takes a look at the relationships prominent punk rock stars have with their children. Looking at what happens when a generation’s ultimate anti-authoritarians, punk rockers, become society’s ultimate authorities - dads... Combining archival footage, rare personal interviews at home, and performances captured from current tours, The Other F Word is a heartfelt ride from the anti-establishment punk revolution to the endearing lessons that come with fatherhood and raising a family.
The documentary features interviews with Flea and his daughter Clara Balzary, as well as many of punk rocks leading men, see the full list of featured dads HERE.
Trailer (Sorry, no clips of Flea)
Stills from Flea's parts in the Documentary! (Click to Enlarge)
06 Mar 2011
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NEW Photos of Flea and Josh Klinghoffer at Warpaint Show on March 5th!
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Warpaint played a free show at the Mammoth Mountain Ski Resort in California at 8pm on March 5th! Terry Peregrina a.k.a anthonykiedisrocks, a friend and member of Stadium-Arcadium.com, took some photos of Flea and Josh at the show for us to share!
01 Mar 2011
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Anthony Kiedis says RHCP hope to have new album out by late summer!
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Showbiz411.com editor-in-chief, Roger Friedman bumped into Anthony over the weekend. Anthony Kiedis told him that RHCP are currently recording and hope to have the new Red Hot Chili Peppers album out by late summer!
18 Feb 2011
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NEW Bob and the Monster Trailer! Bob Forrest Documentary premieres at SXSW Festival March 13th 2011
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NEW Trailer for Bob & The Monster - Bob Forrest Documentary! The film world premieres at the SXSW Festival on Sunday March 13th 2011 at 5:30PM! Alamo Lamar C, 1120 South Lamar Blvd! With additional screenings on Wednesday March 16th at 2:30PM and Friday March 18th at 1:30PM. See the SXSW Screening Schedule HERE for more details.
Anthony Kiedis, Flea, John Frusciante, Josh Klinghoffer and even Everly appear in the Trailer! Omission by John Frusciante also features on the Trailer's soundtrack! Josh Klinghoffer is also credited for the Music Score.
Trailer appearence times: 0:17 - Anthony Kiedis 0:41 - John Frusciante 0:54 - Flea 1:41 - Omision Audio 2:24 - Josh Klinghoffer 2:25 - Anthony Kiedis 2:40 - Anthony Kiedis and Bob Forrest reading Winnie-the-Pooh with Everly!
Bob And The Monster Synopsis Six years in the making, this documentary film follows outspoken indie-rock hero Bob Forrest, through his life-threatening struggle with addiction, to his transformation into one of the most influential and controversial drug counselors in the US today. BOB AND THE MONSTER crafts contemporary footage, animation and compelling interviews with archival performances and personal videos from Bob's past to reveal the complex layers of this troubled, but hopeful soul. Testimony from his peers, including Courtney Love, Anthony Kiedis and Flea add texture, but it's the depth of Bob's music, interwoven throughout the film, that illuminates this unforgettable and inspirational story.
18 Feb 2011
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Anthony Kiedis talks to SPIN about the NEW Red Hot Chili Peppers Album 2011!
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After two years off, the Red Hot Chili Peppers are hard at work on their 10th album, due later this year, and, according to frontman Anthony Kiedis, the time apart has reinvigorated the band.
"I think that during the writing of this record I have been the most open-minded and refreshed than I have been in a long time," Kiedis tells SPIN. "I guess that comes from a much-needed hiatus and becoming a father."
While Kiedis was family focused, bassist Flea studied music theory at USC and played in Atoms for Peace with Radiohead's Thom Yorke, drummer Chad Smith played with all-star rock act Chickenfoot, among others, and, most stunningly, guitarist John Frusciante quit the band in 2008.
"It is always going to change the chemistry and feeling of the music when such a creative force as John Frusciante leaves," Kiedis says. "He was something unique that shaped our sound then, but now I think it's also something fresh and exciting to have a new, incredible musical mind working with us now. We are still the Red Hot Chili Peppers, but we also have to adapt and welcome new opportunities. After all, that is how we've survived all these years."
Josh Klinghoffer, who'd previously toured with RHCP as a backing musician, officially became the group's guitarist last year, following Frusciante's amicable split.
Flea's musical studies, which included him learning the piano, have helped fill the void left by Frusciante, arming the Peppers with "a whole new dynamic," Kiedis says.
"This album has been one of evolution," he adds. "Before, some of our jams were a bit hit-and-miss. On this record, a decent number of songs were actually thought out and planned in a way we had never done before. That is, with Flea's new knowledge of music theory, we explored the writing process with a bit more precision."
Elsewhere, African vibes have also rubbed off on the recordings, thanks to a trip Flea and new bandmate Josh Klinghoffer took to the continent.
"He was reminiscing about one of his legendary acid trips, and told us that he had been playing a sold-out show to the planets and moons, and his number-one hit was, well, that title," Kiedis explains. "We found it so funny that we told him for as long as the album was under the radar, that that would be our nickname for it."
Follow Flea's tweets to keep tabs on the progress of the new album, produced by Rick Rubin, who produced their 1991 breakthrough Blood Sugar Sex Magik, among others.
17 Feb 2011
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NEW Photo of Josh Klinghoffer recording his Modular Synthesizer on the NEW Red Hot Chili Peppers Album!
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Flea tweets another picture from RHCP's Recording HQ at Cello Studios in LA! This time it's NEW RHCP Guitarist Josh Klinghoffer recording his Modular Synthesizer on the NEW Red Hot Chili Peppers Album!
Flea333: "Jk at this moment recording his modular synthesizer on the new red hot chili peppers record"
[CLICK TO ENLARGE] Other pictures of RHCP recording the NEW Red Hot Chili Peppers Album in Cello Studios so far..
17 Feb 2011
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Anthony Kiedis interviews Rick Rubin for Interview Magazine! Published February 2011!
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Anthony Kiedis interviews Rick Rubin Red Hot Chili Peppers' frontman Anthony Kiedis Interviews Music Producer Rick Rubin in a new Interview featured in the February 2011 Publication of Interview Magazine! Rubin recently took a break from working with the Red Hot Chili Peppers on the band’s forthcoming record—their first since the 2006 double album Stadium Arcadium—to sit down with the group’s singer, Anthony Kiedis, to discuss the connection between mind, body, and music.
Excerpt from Interview:
ANTHONY KIEDIS: Have you noticed a change in your outlook toward creativity since you have become highly physical?
RICK RUBIN: I’d say probably the biggest change is that I have more energy, and that probably is a good thing. And maybe I’ll think about things from different angles. But I feel like my commitment to creativity has been the one thread in my life, really. All I’ve had is an interest in watching things unfold creatively, I guess. That’s the best way to say it. And I don’t really know how that has changed through this process. [pauses] Hard to say.
13 Feb 2011
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Photo of Chad Smith's Drum Kit setup for recording the new Red Hot Chili Peppers Album at Cello Studios LA!
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Photo of Chad Smith's Drum Kit setup for recording the new Red Hot Chili Peppers Album 2011, located at Cello Recording Studios in LA!
Pearl kit, with DW kick drum.
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Other pictures of RHCP recording the NEW RHCP Album in Cello Studios so far..
13 Feb 2011
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Happy Birthday RHCP! 28 Years Today! (February 13th 1983)
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On today's date, February 13th in 1983, 28 years ago, RHCP played their VERY first gig at the Rhythm Lounge in Hollywood! They played Out in LA!
Originally under the moniker of Tony Flow & the Miraculously Majestic Masters of Mayhem, their first performance was at the Rhythm Lounge to a crowd of approximately thirty people, opening for Gary and Neighbor's Voices. They "wrote" for the occasion, which involved the band improvising music while Kiedis rapped a poem he had written called "Out in L.A." Since Slovak and Irons were already committed to another group, What Is This?, it was intended to be a one–time performance. However, the performance was so lively that the band was asked to return the following week. Due to this unexpected success, the band changed its name to The Red Hot Chili Peppers, playing several more shows at various LA clubs and musical venues. Six songs from these initial shows were on the band's first demo tape.
Several months after their first performance Red Hot Chili Peppers was noticed by EMI and signed with the record label. Two weeks earlier, What Is This? had also obtained a record deal but with MCA. Slovak and Irons still considered the Red Hot Chili Peppers as only a side project and so they quit to focus on What Is This? Instead of dissolving the band, Kiedis and Flea recruited new members. Cliff Martinez, a friend of Flea's, joined shortly thereafter. Auditions for a new guitarist produced Jack Sherman.
Blackie Dammett (Father of Anthony Kiedis) has posted some new updates about the NEW Red Hot Chili Peppers Album after taking a trip to LA to stay with Anthony Kiedis recently!To summarise, Blackie said that the Album is finished according to Anthony Kiedis and RHCP Album producer Rick Rubin. He also said a title for the new Red Hot Chili Peppers Album hasn't been decided yet.See the list of updates in Blackie's own words below...
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