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Flea Interview with CNN – A Red Hot Chili Pepper turns 50
Red Hot Chili Peppers Bassist, Flea Michael Balzary talks to CNN on his 50th Birthday. By Denise Quan, CNN – Published October 17th, 2012 October 16th marked Flea’s 50th birthday, and the iconic bass player of the Red Hot Chili Peppers held an event celebrating both his life and his life’s focus on giving back. [...]
Flea to release Helen Burns EP to raise money for Silverlake
Yesterday Flea announced via his Twitter page that he’ll be releasing an EP titled Helen Burns in the next few days. Funds raised from sales of the EP will be go towards Flea’s L.A. music school, “The Silverlake Conservatory of Music.” The EP was recorded shortly after the Stadium Arcadium Tour and will feature mostly [...]
Flea talks to Rolling Stone about RHCP’s Hall of Fame Induction
Flea talks to Rolling Stone Magazine about the Red Hot Chili Peppers’ induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, collecting rare books and three decades of funk. Q&A Feature in the February 2nd, 2012 (Issue 1149) of Rolling Stone Magazine. See scan and transcript below… Next year, the Red Hot Chili Peppers will [...]
Flea dresses up as Santa Claus at Silverlake’s Benefit Concert
Red Hot Chili Peppers Bassist Flea Michael Balzary dressed up as Santa Claus for The Silverlake Conservatory of Music’s Hullabaloo Benefit concert at the El Rey Theater on December 22nd, 2011. The benefit was held to celebrate ten years of the Silverlake Conservatory of Music. Flea performed with students from the music school and also [...]
Flea and Damien Hirst’s Spin Guitar Launch Event November 8th
Ronnie Wood, Flea, Josh Klinghoffer, Chad Smith and Mauro Refosco jammed at an event in London on November 8th, 2011 to celebrate the launch of Flea and Damien Hirst’s new line of Spin Bass Guitars. As previously mentioned here, the guitars are being sold to generate funds for Flea’s music school, The Silverlake Conservatory of [...]
Damien Hirst and Flea team up to raise money for Silverlake
Flea has teamed up with Damien Hirst to create a line of fifty limited edition SPIN Bass Guitars which will be sold for £50,000 each to raise funds for Flea’s music school, The Silverlake Conservatory of Music, a non-profit organization, facilitating music education. The Multi-Coloured Deluxe Spin Bass Guitars are signed by Flea and Damien [...]
Photos from Kevin & Bean’s Breakfast with RHCP on Aug 24th
Photos from KROQ Radio’s Kevin & Bean Breakfast with the Red Hot Chili Peppers at Club NOKIA on August 24th, 2011 – benefiting the Silverlake Conservatory of Music. See more photos and videos from the show HERE Source: http://kroq.radio.com
RHCP Concert Raises $1M for The Silverlake Conservatory!
It was rock for the cause of rock on August 24th when the Red Hot Chili Peppers played a benefit show at Club Nokia in Los Angeles and raised $1 million for Flea’s music school, The Silverlake Conservatory of Music! The goal of the Silverlake Conservatory of Music, which opened in 2001, is pretty simple: [...]
Red Hot Chili Peppers Q Magazine Interview September 2011
The September 2011 Issue of Q Magazine features one of the best interviews yet from the new Red Hot Chili Peppers era. See the scans and transcript below! Transcript “Dying never seemed like a good idea…” RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS WON’T BE KILLED! Five years since their last record, they’re back – with their eighth [...]
RHCP Benefit Show for The Silverlake Conservatory of Music
On August 24th, the Red Hot Chili Peppers will be taking the stage at Club Nokia in Downtown Los Angeles to help raise money for Flea’s music school, The Silverlake Conservatory of Music. Some of the tickets for RHCP’s Silverlake Benefit Show will be auctioned off beginning Thursday, July 21st at 10am through Friday at [...]
