“If Baron von Münchhausen had ejaculated the four of us, being the Red Hot Chili Peppers, onto a chess board, I think Rick Rubin would be the perfect chess player for that particular board.” - Anthony Kiedis
Flea at the Silverlake Conservatory of Music Auction on his 50th birthday! View all 161 photos on Silverlake’s Facebook Page
Chris Rock will induct the Red Hot Chili Peppers into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame at the 27th annual Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony in Cleveland, Ohio on April 14th, 2012. The Hall of Fame ceremony will premiere on HBO on May 5th, 2012 from 9:00-11:30 p.m. EST/PST. Read more…
New RHCP Interview & Article in the October issue of Guitar World Magazine!
FIVE YEARS AFTER THEIR LAST ALBUM, THE RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS RETURN WITH A NEW FRET-BURNING GUITARIST AND THEIR SIZZLING 10TH DISC, I’M WITH YOU. ANTHONY KIEDIS AND JOSH KLINGHOFFER FIRE OFF ABOUT THE FUNKY MONKS’ LATEST MUSICAL ADVENTURES.
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ABC, easy as RHCP.
Kerrang! Magazine takes a look back at RHCP’s Career in a new article featured in the September 3rd, 2011 issue no 1379 of Kerrang! Magazine.
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![Chad Smith Discusses John Frusciante’s Exit, Crotch Socks and Anthony Kiedis’ Mustache in new interview with Spinner.
What do you think of Anthony’s amazing new mustache?
“It is pretty amazing. I think that maybe he was inspired by Burt Reynolds from ‘Cannonball Run’ [laughs]. He looks more like his dad now. His dad had quite a stache back in the day, and his dad’s a cool guy, so it’s all good.”
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Chad Smith Discusses John Frusciante’s Exit, Crotch Socks and Anthony Kiedis’ Mustache in new interview with Spinner.
What do you think of Anthony’s amazing new mustache?
“It is pretty amazing. I think that maybe he was inspired by Burt Reynolds from ‘Cannonball Run’ [laughs]. He looks more like his dad now. His dad had quite a stache back in the day, and his dad’s a cool guy, so it’s all good.”
I’m With You - Red Hot Chili Peppers (Online Stream!)
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“One day, I’m gonna get that call: ‘Hey, it’s John, you wanna jam?’” - Chad Smith in new Rolling Stone Interview! Read it here…
New Josh Klinghoffer interview in the October issue of Guitar World Magazine! Josh discusses his textural style, his history with the band and recording their new album, I’m With You. Read it here…
Red Hot Chili Peppers - Live in Hong Kong on August 9th, 2011.
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Brendan’s Death Song - Red Hot Chili Peppers
Brendan’s Death Song - Red Hot Chili Peppers
Anthony Kiedis breaks down the making of the Red Hot Chili Pepper’s Best track from new album, I’m With You.
The Subject
“Brendan Mullen is a guy who came to Hollywood from the UK in the mid-‘70s and helped start the punk rock scene in LA. He ran a club called the Masque, which was technically the first punk rock club in LA, He went on to be the booker for Club Lingerie on Sunset Strip- a very prominent venue in the ‘80s. His thing was promoting music.”
The Background
“In 1983 Flea and I spent our last dime recording a demo tape. We barged into Club Lingerie in the middle of the day and found Brendan. He listened to our tape on our boom box and Flea and I danced around wildly to convey the sort of energy we were bringing to the table. Brendan offered us a slot opening up for Bad Brains- who at that point were the kings of the scene. We took that gig and started a friendship with Brendan that continued until he died 18 months ago. That was in the middle of him doing a coffee table book [The Red Hot Chili Peppers: An Oral/Visual History]”.
The Writing
“Brendan happened to die on the very first day we were going to rehearse with Josh Klinghoffer. I was driving from home up over the Santa Monica Mountains when I got a text saying that Brendan had died of a massive stroke- on his birthday. When I got to rehearsal I delivered the news to my band that we had just lost this beautiful person. And then we started playing without really talking. Probably the second thing that came out of that jam was the basis for Brendan’s Death Song.”
The Song
“We got a good recording of it with Rick [Rubin]. It does have a sort of death march feel to it, but the song is more a celebration than a bummer. My favourite part of the song came much later-which is the bridge section, where it gets quite dark there for a moment and there’s this feeling of falling into the unknown abyss, of dying. So, yes, we lost a good man, but he had a very full life.”
From the September 2011 issue of Q Magazine.
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NEW Red Hot Chili Peppers Photos and Interview in Q Magazine September 2011!
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NEW Photo of The Red Hot Chili Peppers rustling up a Red Hot Feast! (Published July 13th)
“We run on pure emotion. That’s what we’re all about.” - Flea
RHCP’s NEW Single makes its radio debut on July 13th!
BBC Radio 1 DJ Zane Lowe has confirmed via Twitter that the new Red Hot Chili Peppers single, ‘The Adventures of Rain Dance Maggie’ will make its radio debut on BBC Radio 1 on July 13th at 7.30pm GMT!
Zane Lowe on Twitter…
“Ok so the new RHCP single ‘The Adventures Of Raindance Maggie’ will be played for the first time in the world at 7:30pm on July 13.”
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