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Stream and pre-order The Mars Volta’s new album, Octahedron
If you’re a fan of The Mars Volta, or just curious because their new album is yet again going to feature quite a lot of John’s guitar playing, you can stream the whole thing on their Myspace page. Yes, that’s right, the whole of Octahedron is available for a sneak preview. For everyone who’s not good with dates, it’s out in Germany tomorrow, in UK on Monday, in USA on Tuesday and you should probably check with your local distributors if you live someplace else, as these things may vary from country to country. The first review has arrived as well. Chris Jefferies of InTheNews says: Octahedron is the most…
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Saturday question #18: Dream setlist, part two: JF
Welcome to the 18th edition of Saturday questions. Looks like the last week’s question regarding your dream setlists for Red Hot Chili Peppers’ shows was so popular that it got more comments than some of posts regarding The Empyrean and John’s blog. Well, this week’s question is similar. And, of course, it should not be taken too seriously and it’s not implying anything…in case that was not obvious. You get to pick a setlist for one of John’s solo shows, no matter where and when. You can pick 25 songs, counting cover songs too, and you can add anything you would consider fitting, whenever you like. So, what’s your dream…
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An update on Bang Fest – more acts to be announced & its own subforum on Ravetalk
For all of you heading to Bang Fest in August, this is just a little heads-up. Tomorrow, on 12th June 2009, more acts will be announced on the BANG FACE 67 – TO BANG OR NOT TO BANG event. These will be addition to the existing line-up. If you want to go to that rave and are curious about who else will peform at the Bang Fest, it takes place from 9pm – 6am at Electrowerkz, 7 Torrens Street, Islington, London EC1V 1NQ. For everyone who’s not aware, there’s a sub-forum for Bang Fest at the awesome Ravetalk.co.uk. If you need any additional information, people to go with, get a…
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Great and raw audio interview from 2004 sees the light of the day!
The staff of IForMusic.com are employees of the Franco-German TV network ARTE and they have decided to share a number of gems they recorded throughout years – whether it’s audio or video – with the worldwide web. Five years ago, in 2004, they interviewed John at the Four Seasons in Paris, during his promotional duties for Shadows Collide With People. The interview is raw, sincere and there are no interviewers’ questions – a soundtrack was added to it instead. The interview is currently being transcribed, but in the meantime, enjoy the excerpt from its very beginning. I listen to music constantly, all day long, every day, and-and it’s never for…
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Saturday question #17: Dream setlist, part one: RHCP
Welcome to the 17th edition of Saturday questions on a sunny June day. If it’s not sunny where you are, well, too bad, hope sunshine will come your way! This week and next week’s questions will be, like, sister questions and rather straightforward. You get to pick a setlist for a RHCP show. You can pick 18 songs, counting John’s cover songs too, and you can add regular jams, drum & trumpet, bass & trumpet, treatment jams whenever you like. So, what’s your dream setlist for a RHCP show? For previous Saturday questions, click here.
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Sammy Hagar mentions RHCP’s plans in a Chickenfoot interview (sort of)
Sammy Hagar, nowadays’ frontman of Chickenfoot, that Chad Smith’s also in, has given a (possible) clue on RHCP plans in a Billboard interview. Currently finishing up its debut mini-tour playing clubs, Chickenfoot is set to make its national television debut on during the first week of Conan O’Brien’s “Tonight Show” on Friday June 5. The band then starts looking ahead to a month-long European jaunt beginning June 20 in Austria before returning stateside for a full North American run slated for August and September. Hagar says the group will then take a break while Smith returns to the Chili Peppers to presumably work on recording that band’s next studio effort.…
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A John & Omar surprise in sight!
Omar Rodriguez-Lopez productions have announced on their Myspace blog that a new digital store for all of Omar’s projects has been launched, as well as one for De Facto and one for Zechs Marquise. The files are available in almost all possible formats and as lossless, too; so click on that blog post so as to read instructions on how to download what you prefer. And, as we all know how much and how often John and Omar collaborated, this news one of the insiders posted on The Comatorium boards sounds REALLY promising: I can’t wait to tell you all about what’s up next but I’ll give you a hint…
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Introducing: a comprehensive JF video archive!
For the past couple of days, there have been hints to a new, new thing to be revealed on 01st June on this website; on its Twitter, Facebook and Myspace accounts. 33 people were given the link to test it and they provided very good and accurate feedback. And this is what it was: Click on the image or here to access it. This project has two goals: just like the rest of this website, to follow and archive the career of a musician impressive in many ways and, of course, to make you all happy. Go there, click away, watch the videos, comment, rate, be nice and come back…
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May 2009 roundup
One more month is behind us. It was mostly all quiet on this front, but well, after an ecletic year, it was about time for things to be quiet. That does not mean it was uninteresting. If you missed anything, check it out below. RHCP-related 3/4 of the band at MusiCares Californication, one of the best 1999 albums RHCP Universe is celebrating 10 years of Californication’s release Speed Dealer Moms-related Photos of SDM’s impressive kit Information on Bang Fest camping Mix! Elias Kahlia’s cover of Tell Me Baby Anthony Famiglieti on John’s songs Saturday questions SQ #13 – Number 13 SQ #14 – Lost And Found #15 – Teenage Mutant…
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Celebration of Californication’s 10th anniversary over at RHCP Universe
Hear ye, hear ye! A long-term friend site of Invisible Movement, RHCP Universe, is running a Californication week on their Myspace; celebrating 10 years of the album’s release. During this period of time, site’s friends will be presented with various random surprises in forms of images and media; some of them submitted their fan art to the cause and people are also encouraged to tell everyone if they saw the band on the Cali tour and what were their impressions. Also, they’re doing something that sort of looks similar to Invisible Movement’s Saturday questions and from what I can understand, there will be more than one of those during this…
