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I’m With You – A RHCP Comeback Album!

admin — Mon, 13 Jun 2011 09:42:02 +0000

It’s been a while. And I must admit I was very busy and I was and still am very sorry for keeping you without proper updates for so long. Especially now that there is so much to write about. Yes, as you probably already know, Red Hot Chili Peppers new album – I’m With You is coming out on August 30th.

This is great news indeed and there is a lot talk about it, but here is an exlusive directly from Rolling Stone, I and just going to post the most interesting parts of the interview but I strongly suggest you to go read the original article – Exclusive: Inside the Red Hot Chili Peppers’ Comeback Album

“There is no question – this is a beginning,” Anthony Kiedis, singer of the Red Hot Chili Peppers, says in his first interview about the band’s new album, I’m With You, which is released by Warner Bros. on August 30th. “Yeah, the sun is just coming up here.” Produced by Rick Rubin, I’m With You is the Los Angeles quartet’s first studio album since the 2006 double-disk set, Stadium Arcadium. The 14-song record also marks the debut of the Chili Peppers’ new guitarist Josh Klinghoffer, who joined in the fall of 2009 following the departure of John Frusciante.

“I felt like I had the experience,” Klinghoffer says in his first-ever press interview, sitting next to Kiedis on a couch in the singer’s Malibu home. “There was no real adjustment. This is playing music with people I admire and who have been friends for years.”

“Josh has not lacked the necessary assertions,” Kiedis notes. “His voice is as dominant as any other voice on the record.” That is literally true. In addition to playing guitar, Klinghoffer contributed keyboards and backing vocals. He also co-wrote the music with Kiedis, Flea and drummer Chad Smith.

The Chili Peppers are currently in rehearsals and plan to tour extensively in support of I’m With You. “Forever” is how Flea puts it. “I know when we write mediocre stuff, and when we write good stuff,” Kiedis says. “I can’t wait to go out and play this.”

So go and read the rest of this article right now, and I’m leaving you with the list of tracks from the Red Hot Chili Peppers brand new album I’m With You:

Monarchy of Roses
Factory of Faith
Brendan’s Death Song
Ethiopia
Annie Wants a Baby
Look Around
The Adventures of Rain Dance Maggie
Did I Let You Know
Goodbye Hooray
Happiness Loves Company
Police Station
Even You Brutus?
Meet Me at the Corner
Dance, Dance, Dance

I honestly can’t wait to listen to this one. Hope you are getting excited as mush as I am!

New Interview With Chad Smith

admin — Sun, 17 Oct 2010 21:35:09 +0000

Here is a new interview with Red Host Chili Peppers’ drummer – Chad Smith by Joe Bosso! He’s talking about new Bombastic Meatbats, Chickenfoot and of course Red Hot Chili Peppers and their new album! Here is a part of the interview with the news about our favorite bend:

How are things with the Peppers?

“Things are good. Very good. We’ve cut a bunch of songs, so we’re probably halfway through the record. I think we’ve tracked about 20 songs already, and there’s a few more left to do. Then we’ll whittle them down to make the best record. We always cut a lot of songs and see which ones rise and which ones fall – that’s just how we like to work. But the new one won’t be a double album like Stadium Arcadium, I can tell you that.”

Do things feel any different with Josh Klinghoffer? How’s he working out?

“Things are a bit different. You know, he’s a different guy. But he’s doing great. He’s got a terrific sound, he’s very musical, he’s full of ideas – we’re enjoying working with him. Things are coming along pretty easily, so that’s always a good sign. I’ve been playing with him for over a year now, so it’s feeling very natural.
“What I’m really liking about Josh is how multi-talented he is. He plays guitar, bass, piano, drums, he sings…We’ve been very fortunate to have him come into our fold and help inspire us to try some new things.”

Is his guitar sound radically different from John Frusciante’s?

“I wouldn’t say it’s radically different. Josh is just Josh. He has his own thing, and that’s why we love him. The sounds he comes up with are very pleasing to my ears, and I’m pretty sure they will be to everybody else once they hear him on this record.”

If the Chili Peppers have dates booked for next summer, I would assume that you’d want the album out by then.

“That would be nice. We probably have three to four more weeks left for cutting basic tracks. Then we’ll start doing overdubs – guitars, vocals, all the other things that go on a record. After that, there might be a couple of things to do in January. Or we could start mixing – and as you know, that can take some time. I’m just projecting and guessing, but I would say we’d like to try to deliver the album in March. We’re definitely hoping to have it out by next summer. It’s been a long time in coming.”

To read the whole interview and find out more about Chad’s plans and his other two bends, please go to MusicRadar. Enjoy!

Interview With Anthony Kiedis at The Surfrider’s Event

admin — Mon, 27 Sep 2010 21:44:49 +0000

Here is a somewhat new interview with Anthony Kiedis at the Surfrider’s Event! He is talking about the new album and about John Frusciante’s departure, so make sure to check it out!

www.youtube.com/watch?v=ud8Dm38EOOk

Here is a transcript: (Thanks to SeanMaster150 on Stadium-Arcadium.com)

Interviewer: Do you have any music projects in the works?

Anthony: Uh, as a matter of fact I do, funnily enough.

Interviewer: Kay, any information?

Anthony: Well, we’ve been writing songs for about 11 months. About 11 months ago, our guitar player John Frusciante decided to move on and do other things, and it was one of those moments where, “Is this a good thing or a bad thing?” And then we realized, oh this is a good thing. For him, because he wants to experience other avenues, and it was a good thing for us as well because we happen to know a guy that we really wanted to play music with. And then we just started writing songs and now we have many to record. And we start on Monday, as in two days from this moment to record this music. And I’m pretty happy, with the batch of songs we have, yeah.

Interviewer: Any information about the songs. What type of style, traditional style that you guys have had in the past?

Anthony: Our style’s a little bit on the undefinable side. I mean anything goes. You know we’re fortunate in so much as we can play anything we want and it sort of make sense. Hard, soft, slow, fast, funky, heavy, jazzy, nothingness-forward-progress-anything goes-kind of thing. And there’s a little bit of everything. But it is spirited and it does feel “of this moment” and it makes me happy to play it, to listen to it, to work on it.

Interviewer: Well I’m excited for it to actually come out once you guys record it.

New RHCP Album Out Next Year!

admin — Thu, 24 Jun 2010 13:34:06 +0000

In an exclusive interview on Australian Radio Station Triple M 105.1 FM, with Ugly Phil, Chad Smith confirmed that the new Red Hot Chili Peppers album is going to be released next year - in 2011!

Ugly Phil asked Chad whether the rumors were true that there are four new songs already in the pipeline and some of them are going to have pianos and they’re going to be very different.

“You know, it’s too early to say,” said Smith before laughing, “It’s not gonna be like an Elton John album. Not that that’s a bad thing! It would be great if we could write songs that good.” Chad had also confirmed that they’ll definitely be touring in Australia!

Here is a part of the interview!

www.youtube.com/watch?v=FLcXw0fc_Xs

Flea To Be Interviewed

admin — Fri, 11 Jun 2010 11:04:58 +0000

Flea will be interviewed at BUA’s URBAN ART STUDIO in Los Angeles on June 12th! Flea will be interviewed with mix master mike from 4pm-5pm! Admission is free.

Big news for the Urban Art movement! LA County Museum of Art named world-famous urban artist, BUA, as one of the premiere artists at ArtWalk 2010!

BUA is known as one of the most important artists (not just urban art) of our era. His works will be featured in the Plaza Level of the Art of the Americas Building at the LACMA Muse event the weekend of June 12, 2010. BUA’s URBAN ART STUDIO will feature original paintings and drawings as the artist himself hosts exclusive interviews with extraordinary individuals instrumental in shaping urban art.

Event Info:
Appearances and interviews @ BUA’s Urban Art Studio:
1 pm – 2 pm: Mear One and Camille Rose Garcia
2:30 pm – 3:30 pm: Mr. Wiggles and Franklin Sirmans
4 pm – 5 pm: Flea and Mixmaster Mike
5 pm – 6 pm: BUA signing at the Gift Shop

Live Performances:
Mr. Wiggles
Mear 1
Beat Freaks
and MORE!!

Commemorative BUA LACMA Poster:
- Available for purchase June 12 at LACMA
- The FIRST 50 people entering BUA’s Urban Art Studio will receive a free one!
- The original Tupac and Biggie Paintings will be shown at the exhibit!

Address and Contact Number:
5905 Wilshire Boulevard
Los Angeles, CA 90036-4597
(323) 857-6010
www.lacma.org/membership/Muse.aspx(to view all of the days events)

Facebook Event Page
http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=127562460591828&ref=ts

An Interview About The New RHCP’s Album

admin — Fri, 07 May 2010 09:18:31 +0000

Here are parts of the interview with Chad Smith where he talks about the new album he’s working on with other members of Red Hot Chili Peppers. The interview was done by Joe Bosso and you can read the whole Chad Smith talks new Chickenfoot, Red Hot Chili Peppers albums interview.

So even though Chickenfoot have been writing and demoing, the plan is to record in the fall, once you’re done with the Chili Peppers album?

“That’s right. The next Chickenfoot record is gonna kick ass, but at the moment, as you can imagine, my main focus is on the Chili Peppers. I’m definitely in Chili Peppers mode.”

You’re getting set to make the record soon, right?

“Real soon. Since last October we’ve been working on things, and probably in a few weeks we’ll be going into the studio with Rick Rubin. Pre-production will take a few months, but I’d say by July we’ll be laying down real tracks. We have a lot of material, probably about 20 songs.”

Has everything calmed down in the band? There was so much attention to John Frusciante leaving again – understandably so.

“Yeah, things have calmed down. Things were…as you know…they were a little pressurized last year. We were sad to see John leave the band, but he has to do what he wants and follow his path.”

How has Josh Klinghoffer been working out?

“We’re all thrilled to have Josh be part of the group now. He’s been a friend of ours for a long time. He’s played with us, he’s played with John – he’s a real natural fit.

“Josh is a real creative force. He’s going to play guitar, he’s going to write music, he’s going to sing and play keyboards. The guy is amazing. And the great thing is, we didn’t have to go through that whole dating phase that happens sometimes and winds up weird. It’s not like we held these open auditions and got in somebody who we had to figure out. We know what Josh can do and we’re excited.”

But still, it’s going to be a different sound with Josh.

“Oh, sure. I mean, he’s his own man, he’s a different guy. There’s little nuances and things about his playing that are going to be different, but like I said, he knows the band and we know him. We were already starting from a good point. I think people are going to really like what we do.

“And aside from what Josh is bringing to the band, Flea is doing different things. He’s contributing a lot of piano-type songs. You know, he recently went to school, to USC, and he really learned a lot about theory and playing. If you grow, everybody grows – if they’re open to it, which we are.”

What have the other members of the Chili Peppers said to you about Chickenfoot? Do they like the band?

“You know what’s funny? They haven’t said anything. No, wait, I take that back…Flea did ask me once what it was like playing with Michael Anthony. That’s about it.”

That’s so surprising. You’d think they’d be curious.

“We don’t really talk about our extra-curricular activities. I mean, I went to see Flea play in his Thom Yorke project. I enjoyed it, but I don’t sit around asking him about it.”

So let’s hope for a new exciting sound and the old, unique, Red Hot Chili Peppers energy… I’d say it’s time to get excited!

Flea Talks About John Frusciante In A New Interview

admin — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 19:32:22 +0000

Flea was a special guest on Mike Watt’s radio show, on February 21st 2010. He talked about a lot of things: his trip to Nigeria last year and he also mentioned he recently returned from Ethiopia.

The most interesting part of the interview is related to Red Hot Chili Peppers, where Flea talks about John Frusciante and his replacement – Josh Klinghoffer. He confirms that John has quit the band and Josh is the new guitarist, which we already knew anyway, but it’s still nice to hear. Flea seems to be ok with John’s decision to leave and is happy for him.

It’s around the 28 minute mark where Flea mentions both of them – John Frusicante and Josh Klinghoffer. And here you can download and listen to that part of the interview.

Thanks to rhcpuniverse for uploading the recording. Visit their website to download the whole interview!

Chad Smith Talks About John Leaving

admin — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 00:36:52 +0000

So, for the first time, someone from the band – Chad Smith, openly talks about John Frusciante’s departure from the Red Hot Chili Peppers, in a recent interview to a Pittsburgh radio station – 105.9 The X

NA: I hear the lineup has changed any chance you can comment on that?

CS: Well, you could say that, we have a new guitarist who is one of the most talented musicians I’ve come to know and as a group we are taking steps i never thought we’d be taking and its awesome.

NA: So John isn’t with the band anymore?

CS: John will always be with the band but right now he is just a busy man, john is and always will be about the music. I love john and I’m happy he is doing what he wants.

NA: So this new guitarist who is the lucky bastard?

CS: His name is Josh, we actually ave known him since around the time when John came back and he has grown so much as a musician and a friend that we couldn’t help but ask him to jam and things went from there.

NA: Sounds awesome, anything we can expect from this new album that might be different?

CS: Expect something new and fresh, Josh not only is a fantastic guitarist but the kid can do it all, sing, bass drums and even piano.

Hmmm… At least someone spoke about it. I am glad the band is with John and they support his decision. Can’t wait to hear the new Red Hot Chili Peppers sound! Enjoy!

Interview With Chad Smith By Francisco Fernández

admin — Tue, 15 Dec 2009 18:36:06 +0000

Let’s make a little break from all the rumors and what ifs, and while we’re waiting for official news, let’s enjoy Chad’s company. Here is yet another interview with Chad Smith done by Francisco Fernández, from Argentinian Red Hot Chili Peppers website – FunkyMonks.ar I am just going to post some parts of this interview, related to Red Hot Chili Peppers, and you can read the whole thing on Francisco’s website – FunkyMonks.ar, or you can also download and listen the whole interview here:

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Chad, we know that the Chili Peppers are performing on the 29th of January, Neil Young tribute concert… are you going to play a new song apart from Neil’s cover? Is there someting you can tell us about the concert?

CS: I think it’s for the Grammys and around that time they do as always, honor an artist, this year is Neil Young and a lot of people are going to be doing Neil Young songs, he’s gonna be there, obviously. So we’re just really honored to be able to play this great music, we’re just gonna do one song, ’cause like 20 people are playing, bunch of different people, I don’t what song we’re gonna do yet but ? wrote Neil.

I don’t want to bother you with questions of the Chili Peppers, but we have heard rumors about the band situation for almost three years and we would like to know what plans the band has after this concert

CS: Well, we’re writing songs right now, you know, we’re gonna make another record and it’s going really well, we have a great time, we just needed to take a break, we’ve been playing… you know, being a Chili Pepper is a full time job [laughs]. You know, we write songs, we record them and then we go on tour on tour for a long time. We did that for ten years pretty straight, and we just thought it was time to take a break and do other things and live our lives, be with our families and come back fresh with your batteries recharged and once again make new music. That’s why we took the time off, we’re not breaking up or anything, it was just a break and now we’re back and everybody is really happy to be back playing.

That’s great! Well we heard that you have recorded four new songs with the Peppers. By the way, congratulations. Some of them have pianos and it seems to be something different from what you have been doing all these years. What can you tell us about the new sound of the band?

CS: Well, I can’t talk too much about it because it’s really in a early stages, you know, we write music for a long time and get a lot of different things before we end picking what, you know, it’s going to be songs and what’s gonna end up on CD’s. So I don’t want to say “Yeah, there’s gonna be piano”, we’re just doing whatever feels right and whatever people in the group wants to bring to the table. You know, it’s gonna be different. Always different, a very honest representation of what we’re doing at the time. So that’s what I can say…

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Chad Smith Talks About His Bands

admin — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 08:57:40 +0000

That’s right, yet another interview with Chad Smith where he talks about his music and all three bands he plays in: Meatbats, Chickenfoot and Red Hot Chili Peppers. After everything that he’s been working on lately, no wonder he is the center of attention!

antiMusic: Considering I would imagine when it’s time for the Chili Peppers to do their thing, you spend a lot of time jamming out with Flea. What do you get from this band that is different than that kind of experience — just less of a familiarity?

Chad: When you play with somebody for over 20 years, there’s sometimes just no words needed. There’s an unspoken connection, that’s a very special chemistry. It’s based on the same thing, you know. It’s improvising, and jamming; that’s how we came up with a lot of these songs. That’s where a lot of Chili Peppers songs come from too. It’s just a way of thinking where you can really inject your personality into the music when everyone is involved with the exception of a songwriting situation. You know instead of a guy brings his demo, he’s all finished, and here, play this drum machine beat, you know whatever.

And you know, people who want you bring what you do to the table are smart-(laughs) because it’s going to make it more unique. It’s going to make it sound, you know, it just sounds better to me when everybody is involved. Because then everyone is encouraged to have their musical input and it’s just going to make that sound more unique, when it has that chemistry of the different personalities coming out through the music. And that’s really what we do. That’s what’s happening in the Meatbats. Everybody’s doing their thing and together we have a certain sound and a chemistry and I just think that’s the best way to make music. It’s honest. It’s real. It’s from the heart. It’s from your soul. And I think people connect with that. It’s the kind of music I like to hear and so it’s the kind of stuff I want to make.

antiMusic: You’ve said in other interviews that Chickenfoot is not a side project. It’s a real band. How do you view the Meatbats?

Chad: Well, we all live in L.A. which is great, you know. We play whenever we can and everybody’s cool with that. Luckily, it’s not like some other bands where it’s “OK, you can’t do it. We’ve got to get somebody else”. There’s no pressure. I think maybe the other guys would like to be able to play a little bit more and travel. Once the record comes out hopefully people will get into it, and I would like to do too. But uh, I just gotta say no to things at some point. (laughs) I have a family at home, and I can’t travel as much as I used to. I’ve traveled a lot with Chickenfoot since May and my wife is very patient… but I have a feeling that she would be really upset if I said, “Hey, I’m going to Japan a week after I get home.” So, you know, we’ll play wherever we can. It’ll just make it that much more special you know. It’s not like we’re some big huge touring band, with 59 people working for us. It’s not like a Chili Peppers thing. It’s just the four guys. We set up our own stuff. And we go play. It’s cool. I like that. It’s so different from some of the other situations that I’m in. I start playing with these guys, just for the love of it and that’s great. Really. It’s good for me to play to 90 people and with no singing, no light show. You’re just there. It’s all music and that’s what it’s all about. It’s why I started playing. And I want to continue to do that. It’s fun and I want it to be fun and stay fun. When it’s not going to be fun anymore, then I’m not going to do it.

This is just a part of the interview where he talks about Red hot Chili Peppers, and the importance of his other two bands and how he sees his role in every one of them. To read the rest of this great interview by Morley Seaver, go to MorleyViews. Enjoy!