Omar Rodriguez-Lopez talks about John in his Guitar Player interview
December 23, 2009 | 8 Responses
Omar Rodriguez-Lopez of The Mars Volta, El Grupo Nuevo de Omar Rodriguez Lopez and a bunch of other projects is talking about what he learnt from John, how he influenced him and what was his role in recording the band’s album Octahedron, which was published back in June.
Guitar Player – What picks and strings do [...]
Give a little love in return…with a heart!
December 20, 2009 | 158 Responses
Errr…hello, Invisible Movement visitors, this is your webmaster. You wanted to “hear my opinion on this”, as if it would matter, so here you go.
Way too many people have asked me super-bizzare stuff for the past couple of days: to change every single bit of text that says John is the guitarist of Red Hot [...]
John confirms that he quit Red Hot Chili Peppers
December 17, 2009 | 151 Responses
In a rather warm and sincere blog entry on Myspace and the official blog, John confirmed that he’s left the Red Hot Chili Peppers a year ago in order to focus more on his own work and what art really is for. Here’s an excerpt:
To put it simply, my musical interests have led me in [...]
RHCP are not entering Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame in 2010
December 15, 2009 | 35 Responses
According to reports published by MTV and Rolling Stone, Red Hot Chili Peppers’ first nomination for the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame did not result in being induced to the prestigious list of accomplished artists.
Those who will be induced to the Hall of Fame on the 15th March 2010 ceremony are ABBA, The Stooges, [...]
Swahili Blonde’s “Elixor Fixor” is out on iTunes
December 14, 2009 | 12 Responses
Swahili Blonde’s first single, Elixor Fixor is out on iTunes as of yesterday – it was released a day earlier. You can click here to acquire it if there’s an iTunes store available for your country. Otherwise, give it a spin on the Myspace page. John’s guitar sounds mighty on this, so if you’re down [...]
MusicRadar’s source claims it’s true that John’s left RHCP again
December 13, 2009 | 164 Responses
In the article the website just published, MusicRadar’s Joe Bosso – the same person who did the podcast/interview with John early this year – says that they “exclusively interviewed” a “source close to the band” and that John has indeed been replaced with Josh Klinghoffer.
“Josh Klinghoffer has been playing with the group for a couple [...]
A very nice mention of John coming from Juliette Lewis
December 13, 2009 | 1 Response
There’s a really nice mention of John in an article on Juliete Lewis in the current issue of the quarterly UK mag, Classic Rock presents Prog magazine. The article itself is entitled “My Prog Heroes”. Here’s an excerpt from it. The relevant excerpt, that is.
Actress, singer and performer Juliette Lewis has gone from National [...]
Credible LA bloggers/music industry insiders hint that John is not recording with Red Hot Chili Peppers
December 12, 2009 | 74 Responses
Over the past 24 hours, two different websites owned by music insiders from the Los Angeles area have posted news items which contained small bits regarding the future of Red Hot Chili Peppers and with whom they’re recording the follow-up to Stadium Arcadium. Both sources indicate that John Frusciante is no longer in Red Hot [...]
Loading ...