General/Solo
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RHCP.com’s new contest (USA people only…)
If you live in USA and are in the mood for buying something from the RHCP official store from today to the end of the month, you’re eligible to win a guitar signed by all four band members. The rules are here (read them carefully) and I have highlighted John’s autograph for you on the zoomed pic of the guitar they posted.
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Annie Leibovitz’s photo exibition in Detroit, MI, USA
As seen on The Michigan Journal, an exibition of Annie Leibovitz’s photography called Annie Leibovitz: American Music, organized by the Experience Music Project (EMP) of Seattle, WA, is now at the Detroit Institute of Arts for a limited time. The history of American music is filled with rich stories behind the artists and the songs people around the world have loved; stories of love come and gone, the making of lifelong musical partnerships and the development of such prominent areas of music as jazz, blues, rock and hip hop. Documented through several series of photographs, renowned photographer Annie Leibovitz has captured the essence of American music in a new exhibition…
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Site updates, 09th September 2007
I am guessing many of you wondered what was actually written in the 1992. Rolling Stone with RHCP minus John on the cover and what kind of a vibe the article itself had. Well, Invisible Movement has the scans, thanks to our Marian’s wonderful sister Missy! Read below, go and have a look and, considering how the story ended, feel free to shake your heads in disbelief and to hunt differences between the things that one can read there and the things one can read nowadays. New magazine scans Rolling Stone, 25th June 1992 Guitar One, September 1999 Kerrang!, 06th July 2002 Kerrang!, 02nd November 2002 Blunt, May 2006 …with…
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More on the collaboration with Wu-Tang Clan
This is from Pitchfork. While they were at it, RZA and the gang also dragged John Frusciante along for the ride. The Chili Pepper plays lead on the Wu rendition, which is simply called “Gently Weeps” and isn’t a cover in the straight sense. Instead it features the Clan rapping over the cover version recorded with Dhani and John, acting out a heroin dealer/heroin user saga. Method Man portrays the victim, while Ghostface turns in “one of the best lyrics I’m ever heard him say” (according to RZA, but we believe him) as the dealer. 8 Diagrams, meanwhile, now has a release date of November 13 on SRC (both this…
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New poll!
After running the previous poll for more than a month and having had 1307 people vote, there’s a clear picture of what John and RHCP fans think of Josh Klinghoffer’s According to 53% of voters did not mind Josh’s presence at all or they loved it. The number of people who were not happy with his presence equals 23%, while 22% think he should be involved in John’s solo projects, but not with anything that concerns Red Hot Chili Peppers. 2% of people had no clue who Josh was. This should entertain you, guys. Some people pointed out that Chris Warren, Chad’s drum tech, has been playing keyboards on By…
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John on Wu-Tang Clan’s Beatles cover song
(from Rolling Stone) During an interview Friday, Wu-Tang Clan mastermind RZA let us in on a hit tip: Wu-Tang are taking on the Beatles. Due November 13th, the Clan’s upcoming fifth album, 8 Diagrams, has a track RZA is currently calling “Gently Weeps.†It features a sample of the Beatles’ “While My Guitar Gently Weeps,†which is cool enough. But what’s even cooler is the fact that Wu-Tang’s cover of the song features Red Hot Chili Pepper John Frusciante on lead guitar and Dhani Harrison, George Harrison’s twenty-nine-year-old son, on acoustic. “He’s the biggest Wu-Tang fan in the world,†RZA says of Harrison, whom RZA called in for the session.…
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Battle of the Johns…who wins?
I’ve come accross an excellent article written by Feana Kotter for Western Courier and I simply have to share it. The Johns in questions are our John and John Mayer. The author compares them in four categories: the solo, improv, live performance and crowd appeal. ——– In the February 22, 2007 issue of Rolling Stone, guitarists John Mayer and John Frusciante (Red Hot Chili Peppers) were crowned as two of the new Top 20 Guitar Gods. Picks in hand and amps cranked to 11, it’s time to determine who would prove triumphant in an old-school battle of the bands. Most people might dare to automatically assume Frusciante would have the…
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Reading Festival will be held despite the floods
(as per Contact Music) This year’s Reading Festival in England will go ahead later this month (24-26 Aug 07) despite serious flood damage to the site. Heavy rainfall in the area caused part of the nearby River Thames to burst its bank, leaving the open-air gig in jeopardy. But concert organisers have confirmed all floodwater will be removed in time for the concert – which will feature headline performances from Razorlight, the Red Hot Chili Peppers and The Smashing Pumpkins. Festival boss Melvin Benn says, “We’re literally pumping water off by the thousands of gallons an hour. There are vast areas of it that you can actually walk on now.…
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Suck My Kiss to be featured on Guitar Hero III
(from Nintendo World Report) SUNNYVALE, CA – August 2, 2007 – Activision, Inc. (Nasdaq: ATVI) announced today 11 new songs for Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock, the next installment in the #1 best-selling music and rhythm based game franchise, including master tracks from rockers AFI, Iron Maiden, Queens of the Stone Age, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Slayer and the Strokes. The 11 additional tracks include: · Miss Murder (by AFI) · Through Fire and Flames (by Dragonforce) · Number of the Beast (by Iron Maiden) · 3’s and 7’s (by Queens of the Stone Age) · Suck My Kiss (by Red Hot Chili Peppers) · Raining Blood (by Slayer)…
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Poll Results: Josh Klinghoffer on stage behind John, playing additional instruments…your opinion?
