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Red Hot Chili Peppers played their first live show 30 years ago!
30 Years of Funk The Red Hot Chili Peppers played their first live tour concert 30 YEARS ago TODAY! On February 13th, 1983, frontman Anthony Kiedis, Bass Guitarist Flea (Michael Balzary), Lead Guitarist Hillel Slovak and Drummer Jack Irons treated 30 spectators to their inimitable dose of adolescent funk rap, sex punk fusion at the [...]
Red Hot Chili Peppers Press Conference Big Day Out 2013
The Red Hot Chili Peppers attend a press conference at The Park Hyatt Hotel prior to their Big Day Out appearance in Sydney, Australia on January 18th, 2013. Contemplating their impending 45-Day Australian tour, Flea said, “Sometimes, it honestly does kind of trip me out. Not that it feels strange; it feels the same as [...]
Red Hot Chili Peppers to begin working on eleventh studio album in middle of 2013!
In a recent interview with ABC News Radio, Chad Smith revealed the Red Hot Chili Peppers will most likely start working on their eleventh studio album sometime in the middle of 2013… “We’re playing up until April of next year and then we’re gonna take a little break and then we’ll start writing songs,” said [...]
Red Hot Chili Peppers Release Brendan’s Death Song Music Video
The Red Hot Chili Peppers released their music video for Brendan’s Death Song on June 28th 2012 – Their fourth single from I’m With You. Shot in the style of a Jazz Funeral, the video was recorded in New Orleans on May 21st 2012 and was directed by Marc Klasfeld, who also directed the music [...]
Interview with Anthony Kiedis, Flea and Chad Smith just before the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
Leading up to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony on April 14th 2012, Anthony Kiedis, Flea and Chad Smith spoke to Cleveland.com in seperate phone interviews about the Red Hot Chili Peppers’ past present and future. The interviews were then published on May 31st 2012. Red Hot Chili Peppers ready to keep [...]
Brendan’s Death Song Music Video Shoot Photos and Video Clips
Photos and Videos have emerged of the Red Hot Chili Peppers shooting their new music video for I’m With You’s fourth single, Brendan’s Death Song. The shoot took place in New Orleans on May 21st 2012 and was directed by Marc Klasfeld, who also directed the music videos for The Adventures of Rain Dance Maggie [...]
Red Hot Chili Peppers The Edge 102.1 Radio Canada Rock of Fame Interview April 28th 2012
The Red Hot Chili Peppers were interviewed by The Edge 102.1 Radio in Toronto, Canada on April 28th, 2012. Bookie, the station’s DJ interviewed the band for a feature called the Rock of Fame in which the The Edge Radio celebrates artists the station plays. Hundreds of fans crammed onto Toronto’s Sugar Beach, eager to [...]
Red Hot Chili Peppers Inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame on April 14th 2012 – An overview of the ceremony
The Red Hot Chili Peppers were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame at the Cleveland Public Auditorium on April 14th, 2012. The Beastie Boys and Guns ‘N Roses were also amongst the artists being inducted. The 27th annual Hall of Fame ceremony, which will be televised on HBO on May 5th, will [...]
Red Hot Chili Peppers: Punk, funk and tube socks led to superstardom (Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Class of 2012)
Red Hot Chili Peppers Interview/Article by John Soeder for The Plain Dealer and Cleveland.com Anthony Kiedis, Flea, Chad Smith and even Cliff Martinez take a look back through the Red Hot Chili Peppers’ History ahead of their induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame on April 14th, 2012. Published April 12th 2012 It [...]
RHCP invite George Clinton to the Hall of Fame Ceremony
The Red Hot Chili Peppers have invited George Clinton to their induction during the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame ceremony at the Cleveland Auditorium in Ohio on April 14th, 2012. Speaking to the Daily Star Newspaper in a new article published on Apr 10th, 2012, Chad Smith said, “We invited George to come. When [...]
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