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Red Hot Chili Peppers Photo Shoot March 16th 2012
New Red Hot Chili Peppers photo shoot, taken on March 16th, 2012 in Hollywood, Los Angeles by Photographer Chris Pizzello. A full size version of photo No.9 is now available HERE (2303px × 2947px) Thanks to austengirl for the non-watermarked photos.
Chad Smith Interview with Billboard.com March 6th 2012
Chad Smith confirms John Frusciante will not be attending the Red Hot Chili Peppers’ induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2012. He also reveals that he’s been working with Flea and Josh Klinghoffer on some new song ideas and that Anthony loved the new jams upon hearing them. The article also [...]
Chad Smith endorses Vater Drumsticks in new magazine advert
2012 Marks Red Hot Chili Peppers drummer Chad Smith’s 20th Year as a Vater Artist! The following advert featuring Chad and his endorsment of his custom Funk Blaster Vater drumsticks has just been published and will appear in music magazines worldwide. Chad Smith – My 20 Years with Vater! I gotta say….I’ve been pretty lucky! [...]
RHCP to Headline at the Bonnaroo Music Festival in June 2012
The Red Hot Chili Peppers are confirmed as headliners at the Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival in Manchester, Tennessee on June 7th-10th, 2012. The exact date of their performance at the festival will be announced soon. Tickets go on sale at 12pm EST on Saturday, February 18th, 2012 and can be purchased via the official [...]
Red Hot Chili Peppers played their first live show 29 years ago!
The Red Hot Chili Peppers played their first live show 29 years ago today! On February 13th, 1983 Anthony Kiedis, Flea Michael Balzary, Hillel Slovak and Jack Irons played their very first gig at the Rhythm Lounge in Hollywood. Originally under the moniker of Tony Flow & the Miraculously Majestic Masters of Mayhem, their first [...]
Look Around Interactive Music Video Premiere
The interactive version of the Look Around Music Video by the Red Hot Chili Peppers has been released! The Look Around single will be released on March 5th, 2012. Use your mouse or arrow keys to choose which room you want to watch and then click on objects in each room to view hidden photos [...]
Chad Smith Interviewed at NAMM Music Product Trade Show 2012
Chad Smith was interviewed by Songwriters Vantage and 96.7 KCAL Rocks at the NAMM music product trade show at the Anaheim Convention Center in California on January 19th-22nd, 2012. Check out the videos below… Interview 1 Katie Shorey from Songwriters Vantage talks with Chad Smith at NAMM 2012 about creating music with the Red Hot [...]
Red Hot Chili Peppers Photo Shoot by Stéphane Sednaoui
125 Pictures from photographer Stéphane Sednaoui’s Photo Shoot with the Red Hot Chili Peppers during the I’m With You era in 2011. Above photos extracted in their original size from the Photo Shoot Video published on SkinFlicks.tv Stéphane Sednaoui is a French-American photographer, director and producer whose work includes music videos, art projects, photographic essays, [...]
Look Around Music Video Released! Video Premiere
The Red Hot Chili Peppers have released their new music video for Look Around – The I’m With You single will be released on March 5th, 2012. The band performed in separate rooms in one take and all four were filmed simultaneously by a rig of four cameras! Each room loosely represents the band members’ [...]
Chad Smith Interview with iDrum Interactive Magazine Issue 6
Chad Smith talks to iDrum Magazine in a two part video interview about the Red Hot Chili Peppers’ latest album and tour. We get a closer look at Chad’s custom acrylic, etched glass Pearl drum kit, courtesy of his Drum technician Chris Warren, and I’m With You Tour percussionist, Mauro Refosco also talks briefly about [...]
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