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Red Hot Chili Peppers' Flea Dubs Paul Mccartney 'Greatest Rock Bass Player'

Red Hot Chili Peppers' Flea has dubbed Sir Paul McCartney "the greatest rock bass player".The 'Can't Stop' group's bassist has described the Beatles legend's "lyrical and melodic" playing as "just so beautiful".Speaking to Ted Danson...

Woody Harrelson Had Naked Snowboarding Day With Rhcp's Flea

Woody Harrelson went snowboarding naked with Red Hot Chili Peppers bassist Flea.The 63-year-old actor has had some of his "greatest times" with the rocker, but while the 'Californication' hitmaker was keen to share footage of...

Slash Mourns Stepdaughter

Slash has been left devastated by the death of his stepdaughter.The Guns 'N Roses guitarist had announced on Sunday (21.07.24) that he was pulling out of four shows on his 'S.E.R.P.E.N.T.' festival tour due to...

Former Red Hot Chili Peppers Star Josh Klinghoffer Sued Over Fatal Car Crash

Josh Klinghoffer has been sued for fatally striking a pedestrian while driving in Los Angeles.The former Red Hot Chili Peppers guitarist, who is currently on tour with Pearl Jam, allegedly ran over and killed 47-year-old...

Probably Best Not To Try And Shake Hands With Rhcp's Flea And John Frusciante...

Red Hot Chili Peppers members Flea and John Frusciante allegedly don't like to shake hands with strangers.The Black Keys' drummer Patrick Carney has revealed he went over to introduce himself to the 'By The Way'...

Anthony Kiedis Biopic 'In The Works At Universal'

An Anthony Kiedis biopic is in the works at Universal Pictures.The movie production company is said to have optioned the rights to the Red Hot Chili Peppers frontman's searingly honest 2004 autobiography 'Scar Tissue', the...

Fred Again... To Headline Bonnaroo

Fred Again... will make his only US festival appearance this year at Bonnaroo.Organisers of the Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival - which takes place at Bonnaroo Farm in Manchester, Tennessee between June 13 and 16...

Red Hot Chili Peppers Star Injured, Band Cancels Christmas Gig

A member of Red Hot Chili Peppers has been injured, forcing the band out of their festive Los Angeles show.The 'By The Way' rockers - comprising Anthony Kiedis, Chad Smith, John Frusciante, and Flea -...

Red Hot Chili Peppers, Lauryn Hill To Headline Global Citizen Festival

Red Hot Chili Peppers and Lauryn Hill will headline the 2023 Global Citizen Festival.The acts will be joined by the likes of Megan Thee Stallion, Conan Gray and Stray Kids when the free, ticketed, event...

John Frusciante Needed To 'Clear My Head' With New Solo Album

John Frusciante is releasing an electronic solo album after needing to "clear my head".The Red Hot Chili Peppers guitarist took to Bandcamp to announce his upcoming project, which he has produced all by himself, and...

Josh Klinghoffer Says Red Hot Chili Peppers Were 'Enormously Stifling Creatively'

Josh Klinghoffer thinks being in the Red Hot Chili Peppers was "enormously stifling creatively".The musician - who was kicked out of the group after a decade when longtime guitarist John Frusciante rejoined in 2019 -...

Red Hot Chili Peppers Pay Tribute To Eddie Van Halen With New Single

Red Hot Chili Peppers have released their new single, which pays tribute to Eddie Van Halen. The group's frontman Anthony Kiedis has praised the late rocker - who passed away in 2020 aged 66 -...

Red Hot Chili Peppers To Be Bestowed With Mtv Vmas' Global Icon Award

Red Hot Chili Peppers are the 2022 recipient of the Global Icon Award at the MTV Video Music Awards (VMAs).Anthony Kiedis and co will take to the stage to perform and collect the prestigious accolade...

Ozzy Osbourne Wishes He Made More 'Varied' Music

Ozzy Osbourne wishes he had made "more varied" music.The 'Paranoid' rocker is proud of the way Black Sabbath made heavy metal "big" but he admitted he would have like to have explored outside of the...

John Frusciante Didn't Trust Himself Enough When He Joined Red Hot Chili Peppers

John Frusciante tried too hard to impress people when he joined Red Hot Chili Peppers.The rocker was just 18 years old when he joined the group in 1988 and despite his talent, he found the...

Red Hot Chili Peppers Axe Glasgow Gig Due To Illness

Red Hot Chili Peppers have cancelled their Glasgow gig on Friday night (01.07.22) due to "illness".The 'Californication' rockers will no longer be playing Bellahouston Park in the Scottish city as planned and are working to...

Red Hot Chili Peppers Support Asap Rocky At Their Headline Show After Rapper Is Late

A$AP Rocky was so late to his support gig that headliners Red Hot Chili Peppers had to perform first.The 33-year-old rapper was due to follow opening act Thundercat at the 'By The Way' rockers' concert...

Dave Navarro Suffering From Long Covid Since December

Dave Navarro has been suffering from long COVID since December. The Jane's Addiction guitarist took to Instagram to tell fans he is suffering from "pretty awful" fatigue and isolation, but he has been practicing meditation...

Johnny Marr And John Frusciante 'Hit It Off Immediately'

Johnny Marr "hit it off" immediately with John Frusciante.The Smiths star was invited by the Red Hot Chili Peppers rocker to play guitar on his 2009 solo LP 'The Empyrean', and the pair had an...

Flea's Grammy Was Used As A Shovel By His Daughter

Red Hot Chili Peppers bassist Flea has revealed his daughter used his Grammy as a shovel in the garden.The 59-year-old musician has shared the funny tale of his eldest offspring, Clara Balzary, now 33, sneaking...

Red Hot Chili Peppers To Receive Star On Hollywood Walk Of Fame

Red Hot Chili Peppers are set to receive a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.The 'By The Way' hitmakers - comprising Anthony Kiedis, Chad Smith, Flea and John Frusciante - will be bestowed with...

Red Hot Chili Peppers Star Flea Hopes To 'Keep Getting Better'

Red Hot Chili Peppers star Flea hopes to get even "better" as a musician.The 59-year-old bassist always wants to improve and has cited some specific goals he has in mind.In an interview with Bass Player...

Eddie Vedder's New Solo Lp Features Ringo Starr, Elton John And Stevie Wonder

Eddie Vedder's new solo album features Sir Ringo Starr, Sir Elton John and Stevie Wonder.The Pearl Jam frontman has unveiled the star-studded tracklisting for his upcoming LP, 'Earthling', which also boasts contributions from Irish songwriter...

Tony Iommi Teases Ozzy Osbourne Collaboration

Tony Iommi has teased his "really good" upcoming collaboration with Ozzy Osbourne.The 'Scent of Dark' musician has written a track for his former Black Sabbath bandmate's upcoming solo album, on which he also plays guitar,...

Red Hot Chili Peppers Are 'Almost Done' With New Album

Red Hot Chili Peppers have "almost" finished working on their next album.The 'Give It Away' hitmakers - who have been recording their follow-up to 2016's 'The Getaway' - have given an update on what will...

Album Of The Week: The 19th Anniversary Of 'By The Way' By Red Hot Chili Peppers

After the phenomenal success of their previous album, Californication, it was hard to imagine that Red Hot Chili Peppers would surpass that, or even come close, with their next album - By The Way. The...

Red Hot Chili Peppers To Sell Entire Music Catalogue For In Excess Of $140m

The Red Hot Chili Peppers will reportedly sell their entire back catalogue for $140 million upwards.According to Billboard, Anthony Kiedis and co are closing in on the biggest deal yet between Hipgnosis Songs Fund and...

Music News Round-up: New Smashing Pumpkins, Jack White Film, Tom Hardy Rap Album

REFORMED SMASHING PUMPKINS ANNOUNCE NEW ALBUM After announcing the reunion of (most of) the band’s classic Nineties line-up earlier this year, Smashing Pumpkins will be releasing a new studio album by the end of 2018.Billy...

Album Of The Week: Red Hot Chili Peppers Transformed By 'Californication'

Red Hot Chili Peppers released their seventh studio album 'Californication' on this day (June 8th) in 1999 via Warner Bros. Records, and there's a good reason why it remains one of the most outstanding musical...

Scott Baio Says He Was Attacked By The Wife Of Red Hot Chili Peppers' Chad Smith For Supporting Trump

Actor Scott Baio has claimed he was assaulted by Nancy Mack, the wife of Red Hot Chili Peppers drummer Chad Smith, because he is a Donald Tump supporter.According to TMZ, Baio has filed a police...

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