The first time you saw someone using a melodica, you might have asked yourself something like, “why is that person eating their keyboard?”. The instrument…
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Red Hot Chili Peppers
Red Hot Chili Peppers are an American rock band who formed in Los Angeles in 1983. The outfit is comprised of vocalist Anthony Kiedis, bassist Flea, guitarist John Frusciante, and drummer Chad Smith. While the line up has included numerous line-up changes their most notable work has been made with Frusciante including Blood, Sugar, Sex, Magik (1991), Californication (1999), By The Way (2001), Stadium Arcadium (2006).
Flea also plays in the supergroup Atoms For Peace with Thom Yorke. RHCP have sold over 80 million records worldwide, won 6 Grammy awards and in 2012 were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
If you are ever going to see a live show in your lifetime, go to a Red Hot Chili Peppers show. No matter what your…
Global quarantine has undoubtedly turned the world on its head, in more ways than one. And perhaps one of the more trivial changes is the…
John Frusciante’s pedalboard is a landmark in its own right – he’s used it to become one of the most expressive and intricate rock guitarists…
After 13 years, John Frusciante has finally made his long-awaited return with the Red Hot Chili Peppers.
The band were performing at a tribute concert…
I won’t lie, staying healthy as a musician is a tough gig, no pun intended. Touring is often associated with reckless abandon and abuse. Especially…
Back in December, when the Red Hot Chili Peppers announced that John Frusciante would be rejoining the band, fans all over the globe lost their…
There is an incredible amount of good ’90s songs. From rap to rock to metal there was groundbreaking stuff occurring across the board.
Perhaps it…
What a day to be a Chili’s fan. Legendary guitarist John Frusciante is rejoining the Red Hot Chili Peppers.
Having left the Californian outfit back…
More power to the people. When Triple J decided to do a music listener poll in late 1988, they effectively set in motion cogs that…
Is Acid for the Children as good as Scar Tissue? No. It’s nothing like it. Flea is assuredly aware of the magnificence of Anthony Kiedis’…
Pedalboards. You can love ’em or hate ’em (if you hate them though, there might be something wrong with you). One thing’s for sure –…
Rock stars: is there anything they can’t do? Pampered, preened and often many hours without sleep, what’s a humble rock star to do but ruin…
