Red Hot Chili Peppers
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Anthony Kiedis’ MusiCares big night
Since a great deal of Invisible Movement visitors are, more or less naturally, interested in what’s going on with the rest of the Chili Peppers, and one month ago the news on Anthony Kiedis’ then-upcoming MusiCares honour raised quite a lot of dust; here’s an update on all that. The event was previweed by Spinner and given a so-and-so review at Cinema.Terra.br (in Brazilian Portugese). There’s an AK interview at this address, too. luislasports from the board was at this event and he was not particularly pleased with it. well too bad that is the biggest ripoff of a show i have ever been to. the mars volta never showed…
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Chad Smith on RHCP status, for Q Magazine
This is a statement from an interview that Chad Smith has given for British Q Magazine and it can be found in the issue 275. “Currently on tour with rock supergroup Chickenfoot, Chili Peppers drummer Chad Smith spoke exclusively to Q. “No we haven’t split up,” he insists “We’re not playing right now, but shit, man, we played a lot. It was time to take a little break and live your life. We’re not some conveyorbelt”. However Smith confirmed that: “Everybody’s kind of doing their own thing right now” but Smith claims the band – also including guitarist John Frusciante- are planning to “reconvene at the end of September or…
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The other three Peppers to appear at a MusicaRes benefit, Anthony Kiedis to be honoured.
I generally did not want to post this news because I just know some of the comments will be quite bizzare and adding oil to the pan is a concept common to mass media and people who think the news of the day is when some famous girl’s bikini top slips for 1 cm…so, this news was posted due to peer pressure from all sides of the world. I kind of don’t care what you’ll write in comments; but if you’re looking for 1992, it’s 17 years ago. And some of the things people say will be more bizzare than this paragraph. So…as per Broadway World: The fifth annual MusiCares(r)…
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Snow ((Hey Oh)) > Halo ((All I Play Oh))
Fans of the computer game Halo have spoofed Snow ((Hey Oh)) in a way that probably makes more sense to someone who’s played the game; but it still is an amusing thing to start the week with. [flash http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pFmtr5SnsWE] If you’re interested, you can read an article about this.
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Woodstock co-founder Michael Lang is seeking sponsors for 40th anniversary concert
According to numerous media who have reported this during the last couple of days, Michael Lang, the co-founder of the legendary plans for a 40th anniversary Woodstock concert are “all speculative ideas” for now, but he hopes to bring them to reality this summer. He’s very ambitious, as he wants an environment-friendly festival, with as little carbon emission as possible. At the same time, he would not charge admission to the event and therefore he’s seeking sponsors. Here’s what else he told Billboard and how they commented on his idea – without stating any of the recent rumours, only reflecting on 1999. Lang said that musically a 2009 Woodstock would…
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Chad Smith clarifies (not) the status of Red Hot Chili Peppers
(Oh boy, here it goes again.) Late in 2008, when MusicRadar staff spoke to Chad Smith, he said that RHCP were taking a year off and that he’s concentrating on his new all-star band, Chickenfoot. And then, early in January this year, there was the podcast featuring John who said something completely different. After the dust has settled, Joe Bosso of MusicRadar reportedly contacted Chad Smith again, who then said: “We’ve been on a break for a year and whatever,” Smith said. “I can’t speak for John – he’s doing his thing and hopefully he’s happy – but I think when we’re all ready to play again, when we feel…
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RHCP working with Paul Oakenfold?!
According to Take40.com, dance producer Paul Oakenfold is working on his new material which will feature Red Hot Chili Peppers; which brings even more confusion to the hiatus-or-no-hiatus, breakup-or-no-breakup story. “I’m working on a track I’ve done with the Red Hot Chili Peppers (for my album)” he said. “I’m trying to find a sound for the record; I’m looking for dirtier rougher rhythms with strong songs”. You can listen to mr. Oakenfeld talk about this on the following page. Many thanks to AnÄ‘elka for the heads-up.
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Warner Bros’ videos are being pulled off YouTube
Warner Bros are mass-pulling music videos off YouTube since Saturday (20th December). Reportedly, their negotiations with Google, who own YouTube fell apart and there’s nothing else in sight apart from this rather radical solution. Unfortunately, this includes RHCP videos. Warner Music Group ordered YouTube on Saturday to remove all music videos by its artists from the popular online video-sharing site after contract negotiations broke down. The order could affect hundreds of thousands of videos clips, as it covers Warner Music’s recorded artists as well as the rights for songs published by its Warner/Chappell unit, which includes many artists not signed to Warner Music record labels. Warner Music, home to artists…
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Short news bits – RHCP rumoured for a festival & an outtake
I have noticed that nobody is really reading the “elsewhere” section, so here’s a classic post with short news, while we’re waiting for something I mentioned last week. RHCP on a festival in Vegas next year? As reported by Vegas Tripping, Dave Peters, formerly of The Alarm, is intending to put together a Live Aid-style charity festival in Las Vegas in 2009. It would be called Vegas Rocks and the rumoured line-up would be Guns’N’Roses, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Stone Temple Pilots, Motorhead, The Damned and The Alarm. [1] An outtake from Hillington Mind interview You can find a bit that won’t be in the Hillington Mind interview at this…
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Warner Bros Records to publish a 50-year-anniversary set
The 50th anniversary of the founding of Warner Bros. Records will be capped with the December 9th release of Revolutions In Sound, a 240-page hard cover book accompanied by a USB flash drive containing 320 recordings reflecting the company’s stature one of the most consistently successful labels in history and home to some of the most influential and innovative artists in contemporary music. With exclusive interviews, never-before-seen photographs and insider accounts of how the hits were born, Revolutions in Sound celebrates the first fifty years of a company where music and legends are made. It’s the “ultimate” box set, highlighted by the book authored by music historian and educator Warren…
