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50 000 visitors and some other stuff
This site has been up for six months, precisely and it has just reached the beautiful number of 50 000 unique visitors (not to mention how many hits were there, as it’s probably a seven or eight-digit-number!). I would like to thank everyone for the support, especially in the darkest days earlier this year and I would also like to thank to the wonderful contributors, because the site would not have been what it is without them. [the news item annoucing that the site is open…remember that?] So, let’s hit 100 000 unique visitors by I-M.net’s first anniversary. And, if you want to wish on a star for me because…
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RHCP’s concert in Vegas: venue changed
From ABCnews. More info at vegasrocks100.com as well. LAS VEGAS Jun 22, 2005 — It might have been too hot to handle a crowd of 50,000 concertgoers in an asphalt parking lot near the Las Vegas Strip in the middle of a southern Nevada summer. Las Vegas Centennial planners said Tuesday a July 2 outdoor concert featuring the Red Hot Chili Peppers and Weezer will instead be held on a grassy soccer field near Sam Boyd Stadium. “On reflection, this is a better place,” Las Vegas Mayor Oscar Goodman said. Organizers also added a $100,000 fireworks show to the free concert, one of a series of events this year marking…
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John, Chad and Glenn Hughes’ song available soon
The Final Tracklisting: Stealth, Music From the Motion Picture Make A Move – Incubus Admiration – Incubus Neither Of Us Can See – Incubus (She Can) Do That – David Bowie and BT Dance To The Music – Sly And The Family Stone with Will.I.Am. Bullet-proof Skin – Institute L.S.F. (Lost Souls Forever) – Kasabian Bug Eyes – Dredg Over My Head – The Fray One Day – Trading Yesterday Different – Acceptance 12. Nights In White Satin – Glenn Hughes with Chad Smith and John Frusciante Aqueous Transmission – Incubus The movie will be shown all around the world from 29th July and the soundtrack will be available two…
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More info on Perry Farrell’s project (concerning John as well)
(From Rolling Stone) Perry Farrell will debut portions of The Satellite Party, his new musical-theater piece, at Lollapalooza on July 23rd and 24th at Chicago’s Grant Park. The former Jane’s Addiction frontman hopes to mount a complete production next year, before readying a cinematic version. The Satellite Party features Farrell working with an eclectic cast of musicians: He’s written songs with the Red Hot Chili Peppers’ Flea and John Frusciante, as well as U.K. electronic duo Hybrid; Black Eyed Peas’ Fergie contributes vocals to a few tracks; and guest musicians include New Order bassist Peter Hook, former Porno for Pyros guitarist Peter DiStefano and former Extreme guitarist Nuno Bettencourt. “The…
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No LA Awards, at least not this time
John did not win a LA Weekly music award on 14th, the winner in the the category best home 4-, 8-, OR 16-track recording is Petra Haden. Congrats to Petra and more luck to John some other time and there will sure be plenty of ocassions to win an award for his great work.
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John and Flea on RHCP’s new album
(From Rolling Stone) The Red Hot Chili Peppers are finishing up their new record in Los Angeles. The band, at work with longtime producer Rick Rubin, are recording final vocal tracks. “There’s heavier stuff than the band’s ever done, and there’s also a lot of beautiful, soaring melodies,” says guitarist John Frusciante, who cites “Only 18” as his favorite track. “I feel like everybody’s taking their instrument to a new level.” The follow-up to 2002’s By the Way has been a long time in the making, as the Chili Peppers — Frusciante, bassist Flea, drummer Chad Smith and singer Anthony Kiedis — wrote and rehearsed for seven months before entering…
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John played with The Mars Volta last night in LA!
As we all know, surprises are never ending…unfortunately, only for people living in the LA area and eventually UK, but yeah, OK, it’s nice to at least know that such things are happening. In short, John played with The Mars Volta yesterday in Los Angeles. Here’s a Reuters’ report on the event: Concert review: The Mars Volta (Reuters, Monday June 6) LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) – The Mars Volta thrives on the unorthodox, and traditional musical hooks are almost incidental. When the group encountered tuning difficulties during its show Saturday night at the Greek Theatre in Los Angeles, vocalist Cedric Bixler-Zavala made one of his few comments from the stage:…
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The next ATP details announced…
…and why is this interesting? Yup, you guessed it: if you look at who the curators are [The Mars Volta] and who are some of the participants [Michael Rother, Blonde Redhead], you could easily bet that John could be announced as a part of the line up very very soon. Go here for the whole article, press release and infos on how to book.
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John nominated for a LA Weekly music award
John has been nominated for this year’s LA Weekly Music awards, in the category best home 4-, 8-, OR 16-track recording, together with Petra Haden and Ariel Pink’s Haunted Graffiti. As said on the website: The annual LA Weekly Music Awards is coming June 14th to the Henry Fonda Theater! Headlined by Los Angeles heroes X (who will also receive a Lifetime Achievement Award), this year’s awards also feature gangster-robots-made-good 8-Bit, and some of the best DJs ever to spin vinyl in LA. Rock stars, hip-hop stars, radio DJs, and at least one or two bona fide Pop Giants will also be on hand to celebrate the stellar nominees for…
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John live at Silverlake Conservatory of music next week!
According to LA City Beat and official Silverlake Conservatory of music website, John will be one of the performers on the first annual benefit called “Hullabaloo”, alongside Tracy Chapman, Grant Lee Philips, The Section Quartet, and Flea himself. Tickets cost 200 US dollars, 350 for two people, 1500 for ten people. The event will be held on Wednesday, 8th June between 7 and 11:30 PM. An auction will be held as well, valet parking is available and there will be drinks and light buffet. Info: (323) 665-3363 The Edendale Grill, 2838 Rowena Av, Silver Lake. more here
