General/Solo
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John’s letter to Total Guitar, September 2006 issue
Unlike many other musicians and unlike many other people in general, our John always admits when he’s wrong. So therefore, for some of you it might not be a surprise that he wrote a letter to Total Guitar magazine, explaining what was wrong about the things he said regarding learning guitar playing theory in the first part of his XXL interview from the July issue (text-only and scans available on this site). Thanks to rayzer from OHG for typing this out. And, a lesson to all of us: when you think you were wrong, say it out loud, don’t be afraid to do so. I am sitting here listening to…
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A mention of John in an article
The Sunday Times published an article about members of famous bands going solo. Of course, there’s a mention of John. A more recent example of solo albums keeping a big band on an even keel has been the career of John Frusciante, guitarist with the Red Hot Chili Peppers. Frusciante’s ability to conjure melodic riffs is a vital element of the Chili Peppers’ stadium-conquering sound, but only a tiny part of what Frusciante wants to do. Fortunately, the man’s obsessive need to make music can be catered for through the simple act of releasing solo albums (astonishingly, he once released five in one year). Of course, not five…seven.
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Yumi Yoshimura is a fan of John…
Yumi Yoshimura, a member of the Japanese band Puffy AmiYumi said this in an interview with Metromix. What do you like about American culture? Yumi: In Japan, a lot of the movies are American, and [they’re] very popular. Also [Red Hot Chili Peppers’ guitarist] John Frusciante. Ami: I really love American music. Besides that, I also really love how the snack packaging is so ‘pop.’ I really like the design. The cereal boxes, the packaging of them.
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John’s little blooper at T In The Park this weekend…
I am away from home, so the media updates will be slightly late (I am coming back on 20th July in the evening), but here are some news clippings about RHCP’s performance at T In The Park on Saturday. Courier says: Saturday headliners Red Hot Chili Peppers declared it their best-ever festival experience praised the fans. “I really want to thank you people for staying here to watch us play in that rain. You are all wonderful,” lead singer Anthony Kiedis said. In their first major UK show since the release of double album Stadium Arcadium, the Chilis played songs from the album, including singles Dani California and Tell Me…
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More info on the new TMV album, feat. John
(from punknews.org) The Mars Volta have revealed some details about their upcoming full length, Amputechture. The album is slated for a release through Strummer/Universal on August 15th in the US, and August 11th in Europe. The album was produced by Omar Rodriguez-Lopez and was mixed by Rich Costey. The artwork will be created by Jeff Jordan. The band again worked with guitarist John Frusciante of upcoming tourmates the Red Hot Chili Peppers. The bands will be touring together in August. The Mars Volta is touring on their recent live disc Scab Dates and full length, Frances the Mute. Tracklisting: Vicarious Atonement Tetragrammaton Vermicide Meccamputechture Asilos Magdalena Viscera Eyes Day of…
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LA times article on RHCP and Stadium Arcadium
There’s a pretty good article on John and RHCP right here. There are a couple of tiny mistakes in it, regarding how long John’s absense from the band lasted, what he bought this year etc, but it’s still a good read.
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On John’s newest collaboration with Mikah Sykes
Article taken from registerguard.com, written by Serena Markstrom. This is not a story about a Eugene kid moving to a major city and making it big. But now that Mikah Sykes is working with a famous guitar player down in Los Angeles, people pay more attention to his mu- sic. Sykes lived in Eugene and Springfield up until about a year and a half ago. He moved to Portland first, then to Southern California, where he decided the only way to afford to pursue music was to be homeless. For the past six months, he’s been staying with friends and sleeping in his tent. During that time he has worked…
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John working with Bob Forrest
(many thanks to jazzman1717 for this news! ) According to a couple of sources (such as allegedentertainment.com and EQ Magazine, John is going to appear on Bob Forrest’s new album, Wednesday. Other guests on this album are Flea, Zander Schloss and Josh Klinghoffer. The second of the given links has more information on the album.
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RHCP on TV and radio, this and next week
Australia: (thanks to Tracey!) Channel 7 next Tuesday, May 9th. The morning show Sunrise will be having Molly Meldrum interviewing the Chili Peppers! (thanks to Caitlin!) Feature and competition in Blunt magazine USA: (from the official site) NBC at 11:29 on May 6th. Although NBC’s SNL ticket lottery for the 2005-2006 season is closed, you can still try for standby tickets. Go to NBC TICKETS to find out how. Once again, Guitar World is out next week. UK: (thanks to James!) Acording to Vrgin radio, Tell Me Baby will be the 3rd single off SA, Snow the fourth. Germany: (thanks to Henrik and Sus!) NJoy radio will air 80% of…
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Upcoming: MTV Ãœber, Tribune de Geneve interview and TV Total
As said on the RHCP.com, the Red Hots will be this week’s “house band” on MTV Ãœber. As far as I’ve seen, the streaming version is also available. Click here for more information. There’s an interview with John on the Tribune de Geneve website (Switzerland, for those who are not that good with geography…). It’s in French, translation coming soon; since some nice people offered their help. Until then, it can be read here. A small reminder for those who live in Germany or have German TV channels on satellite or cable: The band will be on Stefan Raab’s TV Total show on Pro Sieben at 22:20 [10:20 PM] tommorow,…
