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Vintage Guitar April 2013 magazine scans & article
After a longish wait, the scans of the Vintage Guitar article on John from this month's issue are online. This article is a good insight on his playing as a lead guitarist in a rock band, with some essential recommended listens and a quick overlook of his influences and gear most commonly used. So, it might benefit everybody who's new to John's work with RHCP.
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John shares a song for his friend Wayne, who just passed away
John just blogged, for the second time in 2013, sharing a song he'd just recorded for his friend Wayne Forman, who sadly passed away before having a chance to hear it. You can download the 102 Mb file from his official website and. while you're at it, read John's memories of Wayne.
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Get a JF print and help Hurricane Sandy victims
Justin Borucki is selling limited-edition prints of his photos of musicians, including a nice one of John. A portion of the of proceeds from the 8.5 x 11 print will benefit relief organizations serving the people and communities affected by Hurricane Sandy. All prints are hand-numbered and signed by the photographer.
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See more photos from the 2012 photo session
For all of you who liked the 2012 photo session for PBX Funicular Intaglio Zone and Letur-Lefr and generally are into photos, whether for the sake of art or something else; you might be pleased to know that Mike Piscitelli has a bunch of photos of John from that session uploaded to his website...
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Happy 43rd birthday to John!
This might be a lame piece of text, as it's the 9th time it's being written here - sorry for lack of originality, make sure you respect and love the person who brought us all together and who graces our lives with his beautiful and edgy music! Happy birthday, John!
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John named the coolest member of an otherwise uncool band
Sound City, one of the Village Voice blogs, has compiled an unusual list of the six coolest members of "otherwise uncool bands". John topped the list, in their editors' opinion, followed by former bassists of The Replacements, now a member of new Guns n' Roses, Tommy Stinson.
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BigBoi lists The Empyrean among his favourite albums
BigBoi, formerly of Outkast, was asked to list his 25 favourite albums ever for the website complex.com. One of his favourites is John's The Empyrean. While he's not 100% sure about some of the details, he sure loves it. He believes it's an album to conceive a child to, even.
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Danny Carey On Possibilty Of Working With John
In an interview for the February 2013 issue of UK-based drum magazine Rhythm, Danny Carey of Tool talks about his project with cEvin Key of Skinny Poppy. At some point, he mentions that John might be playing guitar with them. Some industrial after all these eclectic styles? Yes, please!
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John blogs about creativity
After a five-month break, John has blogged again. The lengthy and insightful post titled "The Creative Act" shares details on what many have been curious about for a long time: the process behind his creative process. It's a long read, but worth it, just like the one written back in July was, so make sure you give it all the attention it deserves.
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Happy New Year + Internet Tracks at 320 kbps mp3/FLAC
Happy New Year to everybody! This time last year, Invisible Movement was re-launched after a two-month break with awesome news and a new layout. This time, there aren't any news; but there's something a lot of us have been dreaming of for a long time. The Internet album is now available in two much better formats: 320 Kbps mp3 and FLAC. Enjoy it!
