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A fresh interview done by Elektron.se
The staff of Elektron Music Machines have done an interview with John and it was definitely done this or last month, which makes it his first interview after a long, long break. The Red Hot Chili Peppers is one of the most popular bands around. John Frusciante is not only a Pepper guitarist extraordinaire, but also an avid user of electronic instruments. His esoteric take on technology can be heard in his numerous solo recording, where guitars and machines are fused into a compelling whole. I heard you were on vacation recently – where did you go? I went to a three-day rave by the beach in England. Some of…
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RZA talks about collaborations on Digi Snacks
In an interview with New York entertainment, Wu-Tang Clan’s RZA revealed some more on his upcoming solo effort, Digi Snacks: What can you tell us about the guest appearances on the record? I kept it to my family, meaning the brothers that’s around me a lot. We got Rugged Monk from the Black Knights. He came off jail about two years ago, and I just kept him around me. He’s a good brother. We got Thea, the girl who’s singing from out of Holland. A beautiful singer, she’s got like, an Erykah Badu–Billie Holiday voice, nah mean? She’s a clean-cut girl so she doesn’t need to be around all the…
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Site updates, 23rd June 2008
Some may have the first day of summer, some may have the first day of winter yesterday; but regardless of the hemisphere you live in, these updates are not going to appear upside-down. To people who understand the importance of the other little banner: a link to the Italian charity has been added (thank you, Stefano!). If you have time to save someone’s life, do it. Someone might be thankful to you forever. All the regular updates are listed below. System update Four sets of live photos from 2007 Four sets of magazine scans, from 1991 and 2001 More digital and traditional art pieces An update of the famous font…
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George Clinton’s next album to feature RHCP
According to the story found at Soultracks; Red Hot Chili Peppers will be among the collaborators on George Clinton’s new effort, Radio-Friendly, the release date of which is said to be 03rd September 2008. It is not clear whom exactly he’s collaborating with, but guess we can take rough predictions seeing who the other collaborators are. Other guests will be Sly Stone, Carlos Santana, RZA, El Debarge, Kim Burrel, Shavo Odadjian and members of the P-Funk All Stars. George Clinton has a way of not only crossing musical boundaries but also generational boundaries. As a result, the musicians on Radio Friendly came of age in different eras and come from…
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Justice set to produce the 10th RHCP album?
As quotted on In The Mix.com.au, Pedro “Busy P” Winter could be linked with producing the next RHCP album. No longer managing France’s most famous electronic music duo, Daft Punk, Busy P’s attentions have no doubt turned towards growing his Ed Banger empire. And, what better way to do that than by getting his biggest signing to date – Justice – to work with one of the world’s most gigantically enormous rock bands? Apparently RHCP’s frontman Anthony Kiedis has been a fan of Justice for quite some time, using their music as the perfect warm-up before he stages to the stage. For that reason, the rumour that Justice would produce…
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10th anniversary of John’s first major show after re-joining RHCP
Just in case some of you don’t remember, aren’t good with dates and years; on this day ten years ago, John made his first major public appearance with RHCP after je re-joined the band some weeks earlier. If you haven’t read Scar Tissue and some of the unofficial band biographies, I’m recommending this article as well as its scans. Or, you can simply watch the video below, courtesy of SCB tape archive. Please, give it some time to load. [MEDIA=156] Consider this a toast for these ten years and many more to come. An alcohol-free toast, if you want to be extra-cool.
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Site updates, 13th June 2008
You might notice that it has been a while since the most recent update. Well, the period between updates is usually a week, but it all depends on the other things that need to be done, as well as the status of some things included in the update, so…let’s say that this update was delayed for right reasons. And I hope you will enjoy it, as it contains something many people asked for; and, amongst other things, an almost 11-year-old set of magazine scans. Sometimes it’s interesting to take a different view at things and remember how all is relative. You’ll have to read the details of this update to…
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RHCP and JF fans from Argentina, please look here.
Fran of RHCP Argentina kindly asked me to pass this on, as there are many people from Argentina visiting this website. So, here it goes: On Saturday June 21st 2008 at 3 PM, a fan meeting will take place at the Plaza Francia in Buenos Aires. The fans are supposed to meet up at the Recoleta’s cementery door. The organisator advises the fans to bring their fan items and have a good time together. Please, go to the site itself for information on how to get to the exact place. And have a good time!
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John is thought of as an inspiration for a solo career.
John is thought of as an inspiration for a solo career. At least that would be opinion of Andrew Densby of Houston Cronicle. The article is on Jakob Dylan of The Wallflowers putting out a solo album, and ten different solo projects are listed as a proof that musicians can have solo albums and still be in bands. One of them is rather known to the auditorium of this corner of the worldwide web… 9. Shadows Collide With People, John Frusciante (2004): A lot of big, beautiful arrangements that have become standard on Red Hot Chili Peppers albums are here, and Frusciante’s an expressive singer. If you’re interested, you can…
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Under The Bridge makes it onto the list of the greatest guitar songs…
Under The Bridge has made it into the top 100 of Rolling Stone’s Top 100 Guitar songs; as 98th. Guitarist John Frusciante’s tone is as naked as singer Anthony Kiedis’ addiction memoir. But the moving parts in his chord patterns and the hurt in his flourishes are symphonic. He modeled the chorus on Joe Jackson’s “In Every Dream Home (A Nightmare),” but when he locks in with the drums and bass, you can hear funk — the kind you always get in true blues. The magazine has also encouraged readers for their own input on the greatest guitar songs, the topic is here *thanks to Hrvoje for the heads-up
