Press stuff
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Guitar Player, November 2006 issue
John is on the cover of the next month’s issue of Guitar Player and there’s a long interview with him inside. Among other things, he’s explaining which effects were used on which song on Stadium Arcadium. Some excerpts from the interview can be found on the magazine’s official website. Scans and transcript will be on the site shortly, as one of the I-M.net fairies is on her way to grab the magazine;) For now, here’s the cover:
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Links to the reviews of the first Boston show
Here are links to some reviews of the Boston show, as none of them was inspiring enough to have its excerpt posted… A review from Telegram.com A review from Boston.com For those who don’t want to bother reading, John sang Your Pussy Is Glued To A Building On Fire. He sang it in Quebec City as well, which might be a sign that it’s about to become a regular part of RHCP setlists once again, which would be wonderful. If you have pics or media from this show, drop me a line.
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A RHCP article from Boston Globe
I figured out this would be a nice preview for those who are going to the show so…read on. There are some interesting things the most of people probably haven’t heard about before. VANCOUVER, British Columbia — Anthony Kiedis, the frontman for the Red Hot Chili Peppers, is sitting on a velvet sofa in his dressing room at the General Motors Arena. A beautiful blond woman is crouched beside him, tightening a tourniquet on his arm. She fills a syringe and slips a needle into the singer’s vein. It looks like a textbook scene from a backstage debauch. Except the young woman, Sat Hari, is a holistic nurse, and the…
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John interviewed by 1077 The End
Many thanks to Lilith for this news 🙂 There’s an interview with John on the website of 1077 The End, the radio station which organised Endfest 15. Click here, then scroll down to Interviews with Endfest bands!. Enjoy 😀
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Mars Volta consider Red Hot Chili Peppers guitarist an honorary member
Red Hot Chili Peppers guitarist John Frusciante may be doing a bit of double duty on the group’s current North American tour. In addition to his regular gig, Frusciante has performed on the he last two albums by opening act The Mars Volta — last year’s Frances The Mute and the upcoming Amputechture. The Mars Volta’s Omar Rodriguez-Lopez told us that he and singer Cedric Bixler-Zavala consider Frusciante to be an honorary member of their band: “He’s always welcome to be part of the band. He’s so part of the energy of what the band is and gets along so well with everyone and, I mean, he’s my closest friend…
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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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RHCP on TV Total last night
Red Hot Chili Peppers were, as announced before, Stefan Raab’s guests on TV Total show. There was a small interview with all four band members and a stunning live performance of Dani California. I recommend this wonderful review by a big fan from Germany; for anyone who’s interested. TV Total has pics and videos of the event. Screencaps, a transcript and clips coming soon, very very soon.
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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,…
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John on the cover of the next Guitar World issue
Attention, ladies and gentlemen; John is on the cover of the next Guitar World issue. The article is titled Sinner! Saint! The Two Sides Of John Frusciante! and, apparently, that title was inspired by the recent photographs taken by Ross Halfin. Some of those photos are probably featured in the article as well. The magazine comes with a CD-Rom attached and that CD-Rom features an interview with John and his lesson on how to play Under The Bridge. This issue of Guitar World will be out on 9th May. For more information and to check the magazine’s availability where you live, go to the website and, to view the trailer…
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A fresh video interview
This surfaced earlier today somehow, even before the official RHCP site actually announced it…it’s an interview with the band where they’re talking about Dani California…song, not the video clip. John is talking for the longest time and, I guess you all recognise the sight of The Past Recedes video. If you want to watch the streaming version of the video, go to this page and select your preferences. If you’re having problems with streams, if they’re banned on your school or office computer, if your internet connection is an excuse for an internet connection; or if you use the stone-age-based 14.4/28.8/22.6 Kbps dial up…or, if you simply want to save…
