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Ultimate Album Collection #3: Red Hot Chili Peppers "Californication"

Wes — Mon, 11 Mar 2013 10:00:15 +0000

After a brief stint with Dave Navarro in the band, John Frusciante returned to the Red Hot Chili Peppers to make their masterpiece. “Californication” is the Peps top seller and the template for the band that we know today. More after the jump. Yeah, some purists will tell you to go with “Blood Sugar Sex [...]

Metallica Announce Lineup For 2013 Orion Music And More Festival [VIDEO]

Wes — Mon, 25 Feb 2013 15:27:06 +0000

Okay, the thing that strikes me the most about this video is, “why is this statue playing with the ball from the cover of Van Halen’s 5150 album?”. Oh, that and Metallica and The Red Hot Chili Peppers together. More after the jump. Metallica continues to try to expand their reach beyond typical “metal only” [...]

Unreleased Red Hot Chili Peppers "Pink As Floyd" [VIDEO]

Wes — Sat, 05 Jan 2013 11:00:58 +0000

The Chili Peps continue to release unused tracks from the “I’m With You” sessions. This would be single number 5 of 9. More after the jump. When you listen to the music in the background, you can definitely here traces or echos of Pink Floyd. There just something very reminiscent of Floyd’s “Dark Side Of [...]

Red Hot Chili Peppers & Black Sabbath Highlights From Lollapalooza

Wes — Mon, 06 Aug 2012 11:02:23 +0000

Two of my absolute favorites hit Lollapalooza this weekend and both shredded. Now there’s a bazillion bands at the event, but I’m sorry, I look at almost all of them as filler. There are almost no bands that even deserve to be on the same stage as the Chilli’s and Sabbath. More after the jump. [...]

Red Hot Chili Peppers Deliver "Brendan's Death Song" Video

Wes — Fri, 29 Jun 2012 11:53:10 +0000

There are some songs that just take you to a different place when you hear them. "Brendan's Death Song" is one of those songs for me. This is just an epic tune. The fact that it starts slow ALMOST makes you forget that the jam in the middle is absolutely epic. Flea is just tearing it up. There's only one downside to the video. I'll tell you about it after the break.

The Chili Peppers Kick It "Old Skool" On New E.P.

Wes — Fri, 20 Apr 2012 11:00:41 +0000

The Peps release “I’m With you” is one of the most joyous and inspiring discs I’ve ever heard. I highly recommend you set aside some time and listen to the disc two or three times back to back. Once you’ve digested “I’m With You” in it’s entirety, get read for a mini-follow up. Details after [...]

Lollapalooza 2012 Lineup Confirms Red Hot Chili Peppers + Black Sabbath as Headliners

Jeff Giles — Wed, 11 Apr 2012 13:04:58 +0000

A couple of days ago, we told you rumor had it that the 2012 Lollapalooza lineup would feature Red Hot Chili Peppers and Black Sabbath — and now we can confirm that the rumors were right on the money. This year’s list of acts has been unveiled, and it’s a doozy.

Red Hot Chili Peppers Offer Up Free Concert for Barack Obama Volunteers in Cleveland

Mary Ouellette — Tue, 10 Apr 2012 15:29:11 +0000

While Red Hot Chili Peppers are in Cleveland this weekend for their upcoming induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, they figured they’d shake some hands and kiss some babies with a free concert for Barack Obama campaign volunteers, lending their support to their candidate of choice.