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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 [...]
Jack Irons and Cliff Martinez will perform with the Red Hot Chili Peppers at the Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
Drummer Reunion For Chili Peppers Performance – DRUM! Magazine News Update By Jordan Liffengren – Published April 6th, 2012 The Red Hot Chili Peppers are being inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame on April 14th, 2012, and they’ve got a drummer reunion performance up their sleeves for the ceremony! The Chili Peppers [...]
Red Hot Chili Peppers Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Plaque Unveiled on the Cleveland Walk of Fame!
Plaques for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame’s 2012 inductees were revealed at Cleveland’s new Walk of Fame on Wednesday, April 4th, 2012. The unveiling ceremony was presented by Rock Hall president and CEO Terry Stewart. The brass plaques, each costing around $5,000 and designed to resemble a gold record, 24 inches in diameter, [...]
Chad Smith talks about RHCP’s induction into the Hall of Fame
Chad Smith recently spoke to Music Journalist, Gary Graff about the Red Hot Chili Peppers’ induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland, Ohio on April 14th, 2012. Published March 29th, 2012. “It’s a humbling thing, man,” Chad Smith says, speaking by telephone from his New York apartment. “I’m really very humbled. [...]
Free RHCP ‘Best Of Europe’ Live EP Handpicked by Chad Smith!
To kick off the I’m With You Tour in 2012, the Red Hot Chili Peppers are giving away a FREE live EP from the 2011 European tour! Chad Smith has personally handpicked five of his favorite tracks to share with the fans! DOWNLOAD THE FREE LIVE EP NOW! Tracklist 1. Look Around – From November [...]
Mother’s Milk Recording Sessions at Ocean Way Studios 1988-89
TheFarmStudios has released a collection of photos from the Red Hot Chili Peppers’ Mother’s Milk recording sessions at the Ocean Way Recording Studio in Hollywood from 1988-1989. The photos offer a rare view of the band during the recording of the album, which, until now has never been seen before. View more photos from the [...]
Chad Smith says he’d like Jimmy Page to perform with RHCP
Chad Smith Interview with the Daily Star Newspaper. Published March 23rd, 2012. By Kim Dawson with James Cabooter RED Hot Chili Peppers are hoping for a Whole Lotta Love from Led Zeppelin when they hit the UK this summer. The Californian punk funk legends play Knebworth Park and Sunderland’s Stadium Of Light on June 23 [...]
