This is a cover version of Breaking The Girl by Anna Nalick. It could be old, but it's new to me :)
Wednesday, 26 August 2009
Monday, 24 August 2009
A Literary Analysis of Red Hot Chili Peppers Lyrics
In the last 30 years, few authors or musicians have been as prolific and intellectually groundbreaking as Anthony Kiedis of the band Red Hot Chili Peppers. Here, I provide some explanations of some of his more groundbreaking themes, statements, and imagery.
“Lunatics on pogo sticks,Another southern fried fiend on a crucifix.”
Here Anthony Kiedis has taken a simple item from the annals of American kitsch and bridged the 2,000 year gap back to the cross. Mr. Kiedis is not simply saying all who enjoy leisure activities are perceived as crazy in this day and age; he is pointing to the despair that finds you in your later years, especially in the south where many are left with nothing but an age-old recipe for fried food.
“Blood sugar sucker fishIn my dishHow many pieces do you wish?”
Once again, his culinary imagery is top notch. Clearly, the sugary fish represents government’s attempts to coerce the American population into keeping their money on American soil. How many pieces? As many as possible, the government answers.
“J. Butterfly is in the treetopBirds that blow the meaning into bebop.”
Ah, a quick divergence into the work of Albert Camus–birds (the Questions man asks) blowing meaning into life seems almost straight out of The Myth of Sisyphus.
“Can I get a little bit of that done did do? You are on the road.”
Indeed, what can an individual do that has not already been done? As Thoreau said in Walden, no news or accomplishments are actually new. We can only take solace, as Mr. Kiedis does, in the journey that lies ahead of us. We are ALL on that road.
“Hey O, Woah.”
What would the alphabet be without that beloved fourth vowel? Fascinating and yet staggeringly impossible to comprehend.
“Writing about the world of the wild coyote, Good man Truman Capote.”
I simply adore that Anthony Kiedis felt he would be remiss if he did not mention one of the greatest nature writers of all time.
“To finger paint is not a sin, I stick my middle finger in.”
YOU HAD ME AT THE SANCTITY OF FINGER PAINTING.
Courtesy of RVA News
“Lunatics on pogo sticks,Another southern fried fiend on a crucifix.”
Here Anthony Kiedis has taken a simple item from the annals of American kitsch and bridged the 2,000 year gap back to the cross. Mr. Kiedis is not simply saying all who enjoy leisure activities are perceived as crazy in this day and age; he is pointing to the despair that finds you in your later years, especially in the south where many are left with nothing but an age-old recipe for fried food.
“Blood sugar sucker fishIn my dishHow many pieces do you wish?”
Once again, his culinary imagery is top notch. Clearly, the sugary fish represents government’s attempts to coerce the American population into keeping their money on American soil. How many pieces? As many as possible, the government answers.
“J. Butterfly is in the treetopBirds that blow the meaning into bebop.”
Ah, a quick divergence into the work of Albert Camus–birds (the Questions man asks) blowing meaning into life seems almost straight out of The Myth of Sisyphus.
“Can I get a little bit of that done did do? You are on the road.”
Indeed, what can an individual do that has not already been done? As Thoreau said in Walden, no news or accomplishments are actually new. We can only take solace, as Mr. Kiedis does, in the journey that lies ahead of us. We are ALL on that road.
“Hey O, Woah.”
What would the alphabet be without that beloved fourth vowel? Fascinating and yet staggeringly impossible to comprehend.
“Writing about the world of the wild coyote, Good man Truman Capote.”
I simply adore that Anthony Kiedis felt he would be remiss if he did not mention one of the greatest nature writers of all time.
“To finger paint is not a sin, I stick my middle finger in.”
YOU HAD ME AT THE SANCTITY OF FINGER PAINTING.
Courtesy of RVA News
Red Hot Chili Peppers Feel “Major Enthusiasm” Heading Into Studio
While the Red Hot Chili Peppers slumbered, the band’s members have been keeping busy these last couple of years, what with drummer Chad Smith joining all-star group Chickenfoot, frontman Anthony Kiedis developing a series for HBO and bassist Flea enrolling at USC to study music theory. But things are about to change in Pepperland. Smith recently told Billboard the band would reconvene in the studio this fall, and Keidis and Flea confirm to Rolling Stone they are indeed ready to rock again.
“We’ve decided to write some songs,” Kiedis told us at a benefit for the Silverlake Conservatory of Music, the Los Angeles school Flea founded. “We imposed a two-year hiatus, which we felt we needed, then we went back to the roundtable and the decision was, ‘Let’s do this.’ “
There’s no timetable yet on a new album, their first since 2006’s double-platinum Stadium Arcadium, but Flea, for one, is anxious to get going. “After being kind of burnt at the end of our last tour, I feel major enthusiasm and vigor,” he said. “Not like a restlessness, but a really healthy excitement. I’m just into it and ready to go forward.” Offers Kiedis: “The seeds are being planted.”
Smith told Billboard that he and his bandmates “haven’t talked about” a potential producer, but joked that Rick Rubin, the guiding force behind the Chili’s last five albums, “always ends up being the guy.” Sure enough, Rubin made his presence known as a benefactor of the Conservatory and a guest at the August 15th fundraiser by wearing his trademark white T-shirt and jeans to the formal affair.
Chad Smith on Chili Peppers future
You just joked about it, but the question is, how can you divide your time between three different bands?
"Luckily, everybody is very cool about my situation. The Chickenfoot guys, who I love dearly, they've been great about the fact that, come October, I'm going to be doing the Chili Peppers again. They could have acted not so cool about it, but they knew going into this that I was still part of the Chilis."
Is October when you originally saw going back to the Chili Peppers?
"Hard to say. We initially decided on a year's break, then that turned out to be two years. It could've been longer. It's been a very fruitful time for us: I did Chickenfoot and the Meatbats, Flea went back to school, Anthony's been doing a TV project.
"It's was important to be people again. We've traveled, had babies, hung out with our families - lived our lives, you know? So now we're very fired up to give the Chili Peppers our all."
Do you have any demos written?
"There's ideas floating around. One of them dates back to 1999, I think. Flea, Anthony and I did jam recently. That felt good. But as far as demos go, we'll just start writing in October."
What about John Frusciante? He's the one guy who's always been in question. In fact, earlier this year he told me that there were "no plans" to do anything with the Chili Peppers.
"I know he said that. Like all of us, he was coming out of a real Chili Peppers pressure-cooker. I'll be honest: I haven't seen John, but Flea had a sit-down with him recently, and from what I understand it was very positive. I have every reason to believe that, come October, we'll all four be making music again as the Chili Peppers. John's a very important component of the band. I love the guy. He's an incredible musician."
Courtesy of Music Radar
Thursday, 6 August 2009
Red Hot Chili Peppers' drummer reveals solo album details
Chad Smith has revealed details of his forthcoming solo album.The album is titled 'Chad Smith's Bombastic Meatbats: Meet The Meatbats' and is due out in the US on September 15.
The drummer, who is also a member of Chickenfoot with Sammy Hagar and Joe Satriani, wrote and recorded the solo effort at his Malibu pool house. The album contains 10 instrumental tracks including 'Battle For Ventura Blvd', 'Night Sweats' and 'Need Strange'.Smith said that his music is inspired by several British rock bands from previous generations.
"My influences, through my brother, were so many of the groups that came out of England in the late '60s and early '70s," he said in a statement. "Led Zeppelin's John Bonham, Ginger Baker from Cream, Deep Purple with Ian Paice…those groups were the ones that I really loved."
Courtesy of NME
The drummer, who is also a member of Chickenfoot with Sammy Hagar and Joe Satriani, wrote and recorded the solo effort at his Malibu pool house. The album contains 10 instrumental tracks including 'Battle For Ventura Blvd', 'Night Sweats' and 'Need Strange'.Smith said that his music is inspired by several British rock bands from previous generations.
"My influences, through my brother, were so many of the groups that came out of England in the late '60s and early '70s," he said in a statement. "Led Zeppelin's John Bonham, Ginger Baker from Cream, Deep Purple with Ian Paice…those groups were the ones that I really loved."
Courtesy of NME
Monday, 3 August 2009
More high profile news outlets announce possible return of Red Hot Chili Peppers
News is spreading fast that the Chili Peppers are to return to rehearsing and writing in October this year.
If this goes as planned it will result in their 10th studio album.
This has been reported by The Celebrity Cafe, Chart Attack, Music Radar, Radio 1 and most recently by the NME.
All these news stories basically say the same thing, but if they're all saying it there must be some truth in it.
If this goes as planned it will result in their 10th studio album.
This has been reported by The Celebrity Cafe, Chart Attack, Music Radar, Radio 1 and most recently by the NME.
All these news stories basically say the same thing, but if they're all saying it there must be some truth in it.
Saturday, 1 August 2009
Chili Peppers return October 2009???
With another Chickenfoot tour and the first release of his instrumental side band Chad Smith's Bombastic Meatbats looming, the drummer has October circled on his calendar for the Red Hot Chili Peppers' return to active duty.
"That's the plan," Smith tells Billboard.com, noting that what was announced as a one-year break turned into two for the quartet after touring to support 2005's "Stadium Arcadium." "Everybody was like, 'Y'know, I really like having this time off, not being a Chili Pepper and doing other things...It'll be two years in September, so now we're ready. You can't force people to play when they don't want to play or aren't ready to play or whatever -- not in our band, anyway.
"Smith expects bassist Flea and guitarist John Frusciante may come in with some musical ideas, but the group will mostly likely "do a lot of improvising and jamming and songs will come out of that, too. That's what we usually do. I don't know why it would be different.
"No prospective release date has even been considered yet, and Smith says he and his bandmates also "haven't talked about" who will produce, though he acknowledges with a laugh that Rick Rubin, who's produced the group's last five studio efforts, "always ends up being the guy...But we haven't discussed it.
"The looming Chili Peppers sessions do make Smith "the bad guy" in Chickenfoot, but the other members of the all-star group have assured him they'll continue to work according to his schedule. The quartet, which begins its next tour Aug. 2 in Halifax, has also filmed shows in San Francisco and at this year's Montreux Jazz Festival, and the Aug. 30 show in Atlanta and at least one more will be documented for a possible DVD release.
Meanwhile, Smith is excited about introducing the world to the Meatbats, a group that formed a few years back as an outgrowth of Smith, guitarist Jeff Kolman and keyboardist Ed Roth's work with Glenn Hughes. They first performed live in 2007 and have continued to work together intermittently.
"It's all very loose," Smith says. "It's instrumental music -- power, funk, rock music. It's a niche. We're not going for the Mariah Carey crowd or anything. It's just really fun and they're great guys and we just have fun hanging out and playing.
"In addition to debut album, which comes out Sept. 15, the Meatbats have already recorded a second set of songs that Smith predicts will be out in early 2010, along with a live album at the Baked Potato in Los Angeles. "We have three albums in the can and none of them are out yet," Smith says with a laugh. "But we won't wait very long. It's not like we're putting out singles and we have to have some kind of strategy. This is stuff we can put out whenever it feels right."
"That's the plan," Smith tells Billboard.com, noting that what was announced as a one-year break turned into two for the quartet after touring to support 2005's "Stadium Arcadium." "Everybody was like, 'Y'know, I really like having this time off, not being a Chili Pepper and doing other things...It'll be two years in September, so now we're ready. You can't force people to play when they don't want to play or aren't ready to play or whatever -- not in our band, anyway.
"Smith expects bassist Flea and guitarist John Frusciante may come in with some musical ideas, but the group will mostly likely "do a lot of improvising and jamming and songs will come out of that, too. That's what we usually do. I don't know why it would be different.
"No prospective release date has even been considered yet, and Smith says he and his bandmates also "haven't talked about" who will produce, though he acknowledges with a laugh that Rick Rubin, who's produced the group's last five studio efforts, "always ends up being the guy...But we haven't discussed it.
"The looming Chili Peppers sessions do make Smith "the bad guy" in Chickenfoot, but the other members of the all-star group have assured him they'll continue to work according to his schedule. The quartet, which begins its next tour Aug. 2 in Halifax, has also filmed shows in San Francisco and at this year's Montreux Jazz Festival, and the Aug. 30 show in Atlanta and at least one more will be documented for a possible DVD release.
Meanwhile, Smith is excited about introducing the world to the Meatbats, a group that formed a few years back as an outgrowth of Smith, guitarist Jeff Kolman and keyboardist Ed Roth's work with Glenn Hughes. They first performed live in 2007 and have continued to work together intermittently.
"It's all very loose," Smith says. "It's instrumental music -- power, funk, rock music. It's a niche. We're not going for the Mariah Carey crowd or anything. It's just really fun and they're great guys and we just have fun hanging out and playing.
"In addition to debut album, which comes out Sept. 15, the Meatbats have already recorded a second set of songs that Smith predicts will be out in early 2010, along with a live album at the Baked Potato in Los Angeles. "We have three albums in the can and none of them are out yet," Smith says with a laugh. "But we won't wait very long. It's not like we're putting out singles and we have to have some kind of strategy. This is stuff we can put out whenever it feels right."
Monday, 9 March 2009
Red Hot Chili Peppers downgraded (spoof article)
This is a spoof article courtesy of The Spoof...enjoy!
American Drug Rock group the Red Hot Chili Peppers have been downgraded to Slightly Warming Chilli Peppers after it was revealed that lead singer Anthony Kiedis is brought out in a rash by any kind of capsicum.
"It's quite bizarre, man," said guitarist, Flea. "Like we've been called the Peppers for so long now, and nobody thought to actually eat one."
"Yeah," said on-off member Frusciante. "We were in a Hut on the Boulevard when Flea thought it would be cool to order the Really Hot One, which has like, tons of peppers on it."
Blushing slightly, Keidis admitted his problem: "I took one bit of the pizza and I felt my lips swell up like a glamour model's lips. It felt like my face was melting, and I had sweat pouring into my diet soda."
"He had a map of South America on cheeks, only red!" laughed Flea. "It was hilarious. If I hadn't been so chilled, I'd have puked."
Fans of the band, whose hits include Califorinication and By the Way, are quite distressed at the news."You'd have thought that they'd have tried peppers before calling their band after them," said Charlie Dustin, organiser of Red Hot and Peppery, the band's fansite. "I'm never listening to them again, and I'm going to start following Pink!"
American Drug Rock group the Red Hot Chili Peppers have been downgraded to Slightly Warming Chilli Peppers after it was revealed that lead singer Anthony Kiedis is brought out in a rash by any kind of capsicum.
"It's quite bizarre, man," said guitarist, Flea. "Like we've been called the Peppers for so long now, and nobody thought to actually eat one."
"Yeah," said on-off member Frusciante. "We were in a Hut on the Boulevard when Flea thought it would be cool to order the Really Hot One, which has like, tons of peppers on it."
Blushing slightly, Keidis admitted his problem: "I took one bit of the pizza and I felt my lips swell up like a glamour model's lips. It felt like my face was melting, and I had sweat pouring into my diet soda."
"He had a map of South America on cheeks, only red!" laughed Flea. "It was hilarious. If I hadn't been so chilled, I'd have puked."
Fans of the band, whose hits include Califorinication and By the Way, are quite distressed at the news."You'd have thought that they'd have tried peppers before calling their band after them," said Charlie Dustin, organiser of Red Hot and Peppery, the band's fansite. "I'm never listening to them again, and I'm going to start following Pink!"
Flea does join The Faces
The Faces have reportedly finished writing their first album since 1973’s Ooh La La–with some celebrity help.
Ronnie Wood and Rod Stewart announced they were reforming in November and have confirmed Red Hot Chili Peppers’ bassist Flea will be joining the reunited band.
Ronnie Wood revealed that the album was written during a trip abroad he and Rod Stewart took over Christmas.
Wood made the admission at the South Bank Awards, held at London’s Dorchester Hotel yesterday (January 20), reports the Daily Mirror.
The duo reportedly visited Costa Rica, Bermuda, and Miami to get inspiration, and then wrote the album’s songs in three days.
“I had a great time,” said Wood. “It wasn’t so much a holiday but a mini-world tour.”
Courtesy of Punk.bz
Ronnie Wood and Rod Stewart announced they were reforming in November and have confirmed Red Hot Chili Peppers’ bassist Flea will be joining the reunited band.
Ronnie Wood revealed that the album was written during a trip abroad he and Rod Stewart took over Christmas.
Wood made the admission at the South Bank Awards, held at London’s Dorchester Hotel yesterday (January 20), reports the Daily Mirror.
The duo reportedly visited Costa Rica, Bermuda, and Miami to get inspiration, and then wrote the album’s songs in three days.
“I had a great time,” said Wood. “It wasn’t so much a holiday but a mini-world tour.”
Courtesy of Punk.bz
Thursday, 26 February 2009
Chad Smith Plays in drum extravaganza with Franz Ferdinand at T in the Park 2006
Maybe you've all seen this, but its new to me :)
Monday, 23 February 2009
John Sayles to write HBO's Scar Tissue
Multihyphenate John Sayles has been tapped to write HBO's series project based on the childhood of Red Hot Chili Peppers frontman Anthony Kiedis.
Drama, tentatively titled "Scar Tissue" (the name of Kiedis' autobiography), centers on the rocker's early years living in West Hollywood with his father. At that time, Kiedis' dad, known as Spider, sold drugs and mingled with rock stars on the Sunset Strip, all while aspiring to get into showbiz (Daily Variety, Nov. 12).More than one option(Co) Daily Variety
Filmography, Year, Role
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Catapult 360 partners Marc Abrams and Michael Benson, who partnered with Kiedis to create the series, said Sayles hit it off with the rock star. Sayles has been meeting with both Kiedis and Kiedis' father as he starts to write the script.
"John writes from a real human place, and has already tapped into the relationship between young Anthony and his dad," Abrams said.
The series will be set in 1970s West Hollywood and Los Angeles and include the rockers encountered by Kiedis and his father (who, according to legend, was a drug dealer for the Who and Led Zeppelin, among others).
Sayles is known for writing and helming such pics as "Honeydripper," "Silver City," "Sunshine State" and "Lone Star."
Courtesy of Variety.com
Blood Sugar Sex Magik #18 - Guitar World's 50 Greatest Guitar albums
18) Blood Sugar Sex Magik, 1991 (The Red Hot Chili Peppers)
It came out of a haunted mansion in the Hollywood Hills—the album that established the Red Hot Chili Peppers as major-league contenders in the game of rock. By this point, the Peppers had survived the Eighties L.A. punk scene, a head-spinning succession of personnel changes and the death of founding guitarist Hillel Slovak. But now they had John Frusciante in the fold, not to mention producer Rick Rubin, who worked with the band for the first time on Blood Sugar Sex Magik. There would be no Rage Against the Machine, nor any rap metal, without Blood Sugar’s amalgam of funk, metal and hip-hop vocalizing.
WHAT THEY SAID
Flea: “That was the beginning of a new era for us. Breaking into the mainstream was a real change in our lives. Also it was a time when John brought a whole new concept into the band as a guitar player and songwriter. It suddenly gave us so much more to draw from—a bigger launch pad for us all to get launched into outer space from.”
Frusciante: “Following the great creative peak of recording Blood Sugar, the positive feelings I had had began to dissipate.”
Check out the full list here
It came out of a haunted mansion in the Hollywood Hills—the album that established the Red Hot Chili Peppers as major-league contenders in the game of rock. By this point, the Peppers had survived the Eighties L.A. punk scene, a head-spinning succession of personnel changes and the death of founding guitarist Hillel Slovak. But now they had John Frusciante in the fold, not to mention producer Rick Rubin, who worked with the band for the first time on Blood Sugar Sex Magik. There would be no Rage Against the Machine, nor any rap metal, without Blood Sugar’s amalgam of funk, metal and hip-hop vocalizing.
WHAT THEY SAID
Flea: “That was the beginning of a new era for us. Breaking into the mainstream was a real change in our lives. Also it was a time when John brought a whole new concept into the band as a guitar player and songwriter. It suddenly gave us so much more to draw from—a bigger launch pad for us all to get launched into outer space from.”
Frusciante: “Following the great creative peak of recording Blood Sugar, the positive feelings I had had began to dissipate.”
Check out the full list here
Friday, 20 February 2009
Wednesday, 18 February 2009
Anthony and Everly Kiedis Take a Beach Stroll
Anthony Kiedis was caught red-headed by the paparazzi — but not doing anything bad! Photogs snapped the Red Hot Chili Peppers frontman strapping 16-month-old son Everly Bear into his Baby Bjorn while out for a beach walk in Malibu on Valentine’s Day.
The pair were joined by a lady friend of Anthony’s (not pictured), who carried Everly’s sweatshirt.
Mom is model Heather Christie, from whom Anthony split last year.
Courtesy of Celebrity-Babies.com
John Frusciante on the cover of Guitarist Magazine this month
John Frusciante appears on the cover of this months Guitarist Magazine.
I'll try and get some scans as soon as i can.
Chili Peppers may extend hiatus (According to Smith)
The Red Hot Chili Peppers could extend their current hiatus by another year, or perhaps even longer, according to a new interview with drummer Chad Smith at musicradar.com. Smith had told the same website last fall that the band was taking a year-long break after completing the touring cycle for its 2006 album, Stadium Arcadium. But the drummer has now become more vague about the group's future plans, saying, "I think when we're all ready to play again, when we feel like it's time to be the Chili Peppers again, we'll do it." Smith added cryptically, "You can't force anybody to play who doesn't want to. I'm not naming names. I'm just saying we all have to feel that the time is right to get it together."
Smith also admitted that he might have been off with his initial forecast for the band's return, explaining, "A year off might have been optimistic. Maybe it'll be two years, maybe more, who knows? . . . The thing is, we'll only get back together for the right reason: to play music with one another."
Despite the uncertainty about the Chili Peppers' future, Smith said that the last year has been "a very positive time in our lives, actually." Smith himself is gearing up for the spring release of the debut album from Chickenfoot, the new "supergroup" he's in with ex-Van Halen members Sammy Hagar and Michael Anthony, as well as guitarist Joe Satriani.
Sunday, 15 February 2009
Red Hot Chili Peppers MOJO Magazine July 2004 High Quality Scans (part2)
All these scans are from the July 2004 edition of MOJO which was guest edited by the Chili Peppers themselves. Click an image to enlarge.
Tuesday, 10 February 2009
Red Hot Chili Peppers MOJO Magazine July 2004 High Quality Scans (part1)
All these scans are from the July 2004 edition of MOJO which was guest edited by the Chili Peppers themselves. Click an image to enlarge, and 2nd part will be added soon.
"...this year's Grammy theme sound like a bad knock-off of a Red Hot Chili Peppers tune?"
This is a quote from The Edmonton Journal by Sandra Sperounes:
"8:42 p.m. Is it just me, or does this year's Grammy theme sound like a bad knock-off of a Red Hot Chili Peppers tune? Will the California rockers consider launching their own lawsuit?"
I didn't get a chance to hear it. Did any of you? Let me know if it did sound like it.
Monday, 9 February 2009
Upcoming Flea TV and Film roles
Flea has two upcoming film and tv appearances.
They are 'Prettyface' and 'Recording: The History of Recorded Music'
You can view each projects IMDB page by clicking their names.
'Bob And The Monster' Film featuring Red Hot Chili Peppers
Here is a plot summary for an up-coming film on Bob Forrest:
Some of music's most respected artists from Tom Waits, Iggy Pop, The Red Hot Chili Peppers and Scott Weiland to Steve Earle, John Doe, and The Counting Crows have declared Bob Forrest as one of the most talented songwriters of our time. His band, Thelonious Monster, started in the mid 80's as indie-rock heroes, played thousands of shows - some brilliant some train wrecks, made a few records and ultimately watched their friends and peers catapult to fame and fortune while they fell behind in a chaotic mess of addiction. Bob tried to continue creating with the passion and love of music alone, but expectations, envy, resentments and drugs got the best of him by the early 90's, Bob disappeared into alcoholism, drug addiction, television and dirty dishes. Then one day, miraculously, he woke up and cleaned up after more than thirty stints in rehabs. Attempts to get different jobs as a concert promoter, delivery man and truck driver fell flat and friends repeatedly reminded him that he was a songwriter, not a messenger. After meeting a young musician and fan named Josh Klinghoffer, who had a genuine love of music, Bob slowly began writing again. Soon afterward, the now clean and sober Bob with his new band, Bicycle Thief, released their debut, You Come And Go Like A Pop Song, in 1999. Pop Song conjured images of Lou Reed and Paul Westerberg and received rave reviews. The band played shows with Neil Young, RHCP, Stone Temple Pilots and Iggy Pop, but this time, got lost in the shadows of the "flavor of the month" music industry. Bob took his recovery seriously and soon found another calling as an addiction specialist and began working with the Musician's Assistance Program, which helps musicians recover from drug and alcohol addiction. He was the recipient of MAP's highest honor for his work in that field and continues to serve as a counselor and addiction specialist in a Southern California treatment center, and is the featured counselor on Celebrity Rehab with Dr. Drew Pinksy. Through interviews with Bob, friends and fellow musicians, rare live and archive footage, "Unsung: Bob and the Monster" tells the story of Bob Forrest, a creative soul who rose from the ashes of his self-destruction to live a life that never seemed possible.
We are still unsure of the release date, but we'll keep you up to date. Meanwhile check out the IMDB page here.
Some of music's most respected artists from Tom Waits, Iggy Pop, The Red Hot Chili Peppers and Scott Weiland to Steve Earle, John Doe, and The Counting Crows have declared Bob Forrest as one of the most talented songwriters of our time. His band, Thelonious Monster, started in the mid 80's as indie-rock heroes, played thousands of shows - some brilliant some train wrecks, made a few records and ultimately watched their friends and peers catapult to fame and fortune while they fell behind in a chaotic mess of addiction. Bob tried to continue creating with the passion and love of music alone, but expectations, envy, resentments and drugs got the best of him by the early 90's, Bob disappeared into alcoholism, drug addiction, television and dirty dishes. Then one day, miraculously, he woke up and cleaned up after more than thirty stints in rehabs. Attempts to get different jobs as a concert promoter, delivery man and truck driver fell flat and friends repeatedly reminded him that he was a songwriter, not a messenger. After meeting a young musician and fan named Josh Klinghoffer, who had a genuine love of music, Bob slowly began writing again. Soon afterward, the now clean and sober Bob with his new band, Bicycle Thief, released their debut, You Come And Go Like A Pop Song, in 1999. Pop Song conjured images of Lou Reed and Paul Westerberg and received rave reviews. The band played shows with Neil Young, RHCP, Stone Temple Pilots and Iggy Pop, but this time, got lost in the shadows of the "flavor of the month" music industry. Bob took his recovery seriously and soon found another calling as an addiction specialist and began working with the Musician's Assistance Program, which helps musicians recover from drug and alcohol addiction. He was the recipient of MAP's highest honor for his work in that field and continues to serve as a counselor and addiction specialist in a Southern California treatment center, and is the featured counselor on Celebrity Rehab with Dr. Drew Pinksy. Through interviews with Bob, friends and fellow musicians, rare live and archive footage, "Unsung: Bob and the Monster" tells the story of Bob Forrest, a creative soul who rose from the ashes of his self-destruction to live a life that never seemed possible.
We are still unsure of the release date, but we'll keep you up to date. Meanwhile check out the IMDB page here.
'the heart is a drum machine' documentary featuring John Frusciante
This is a documentary about what music is.
It features many famous faces discussing this point. They include; Elijah Wood, Juliette Lewis, George Clinton, Matt Sorum, plus many more...and obviously John Frusciante
Here is a link to the page for the documentary: http://zu33.com/heart/
IMDB Page: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1198130/
It features many famous faces discussing this point. They include; Elijah Wood, Juliette Lewis, George Clinton, Matt Sorum, plus many more...and obviously John Frusciante
Here is a link to the page for the documentary: http://zu33.com/heart/
IMDB Page: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1198130/
Flea to feature on Joaquin Phoenix hip hop album?
Actor Joaquin Phoenix has denied that his nascent venture into the world of hip-hop is a hoax. Phoenix conducted a press conference in Beverly Hills, which gave him a chance to clear up the rumors that his musical career is nothing more than an elaborate ruse. “I realize that [my hip-hop career] might seem ridiculous to other people,” he said. “But I can’t concern myself with that.”
Affleck filmed Phoenix at the press conference, and reporters were barred from bringing their own cameras to the session. Presumably the footage will end up in Affleck’s vaunted documentary on his famous friend’s hip-hop career, which is set to feature some involvement from P. Diddy. “Diddy said to me, ‘You’ve gotta get out there,’” Phoenix said. “I have 10 songs now, and three of them I think are really good, and the others I think are pretty crap. But I’ll work on them.”
Dermot Mulroney and Flea from the Red Hot Chili Peppers may also feature on Phoenix’s project, and apparently Method Man has offered his services. “I sound like such a fucking dick,” said Phoenix, with unnerving accuracy. “But what I wanna do is make the fucking Wall. I want to do the hip-hop Floyd…I have one track right now that’s five minutes that I’m trying to make seven.”
So Phoenix is either set to make the 21st century equivalent of “Ice Ice Baby” or is etching out a ham-fisted satire of the music industry. Either way, the results seem destined to be underwhelming. “Everyone might hate it, and I might be the only one who likes it,” he said. “But that’s OK, because I’m having an amazing time making the record.”
Courtesy of punk.bz
Xavier from JUSTICE sings Under The Bridge to Anthony Kiedis (Singer from the Chili Peppers)
This is a hilarious clip from 'A Cross the Universe', a documentary on the band JUSTICE and their tour across North America in March 2008.
JUSTICE are also tipped to produce the Chili Peppers next studio album.
Sunday, 8 February 2009
The Best John Frusciante Quotes
"And for me the only way to live life is to grab the bull by the horns and call up recording studios and set dates to go in recording studios. To try and accomplish something."
"And this whole period of time of gradually working at being a better guitar player and songwriter have gradually led me to the point where I feel I'm doing a clearer representation of the thing that I've been feeling inside me since I was four years old."
"As far as my solo record, I don't want a gold record or anything, I'm happy to be small and to have the people appreciate the music who really like me for being me."
"But I have been avoiding talking about what I'm doing now because it's frustrating for people to hear about things that aren't available yet."
"Everything's very perfectly balanced; for all the horrible things in the world there's lots of good things."
"For me it's important to be in balance. To not let fear get in the way of things, to not worry so much about protecting yourself all the time."
"For me my friendship with Omar Rodriguez from Mars Volta that friendship really means a lot to me because he's another creative person who works as hard as I do."
"I don't want to be on the radio. I don't want to be on Mtv."
"I feel like I'd like to continue putting out records and start putting them out more rapidly than I have until now and for me if I can keep selling the records to the fans that already like me that's fine."
"I find that the best way to do things is to constantly move forward and to never doubt anything and keep moving forward, if you make a mistake say you made a mistake."
"I just feel like the songs that come out are the songs that come."
"I think the feelings in my music were suggested to me before I even had the ability to play music."
"I try to put the same spirit into that that I put into any other music endeavor I'm involved in."
"I would say a lot of the emotion in what I do is a sort of a thankfulness for those energies being around, because there's been points in my life when they weren't around, and it's a real sort of miserable existence."
"I'm not interested in forcing my music on people, and that's what the whole music industry nowadays is based on is forcing stations to play it, forcing people to listen to it."
"In music you have people exposing this very vulnerable part of themselves, and you also have the lifestyle is so fast that oftentimes people search for whatever the easiest way to feel relaxed in the midst of all of it, or the easiest way to have energy."
"In the Chili Peppers I'm a part of that world in a pretty big world and that's just the way it is."
"My music, my whole approach to the synthesizer has completely changed now."
"Something like trying to protect yourself all the time, things like trying to outwit fate. Those things can be the worst thing you can do for yourself."
"The main thing experience has taught me is that one has to sort of hone their relationship to time, you know."
"Yeah, I really like being alive. But I definitely don't have any intentions as an artist."
"You just never know when somebody's gonna die. It could happen at any moment so you've got to really treat everybody that way. Just really let everybody know how you feel about them."
"And this whole period of time of gradually working at being a better guitar player and songwriter have gradually led me to the point where I feel I'm doing a clearer representation of the thing that I've been feeling inside me since I was four years old."
"As far as my solo record, I don't want a gold record or anything, I'm happy to be small and to have the people appreciate the music who really like me for being me."
"But I have been avoiding talking about what I'm doing now because it's frustrating for people to hear about things that aren't available yet."
"Everything's very perfectly balanced; for all the horrible things in the world there's lots of good things."
"For me it's important to be in balance. To not let fear get in the way of things, to not worry so much about protecting yourself all the time."
"For me my friendship with Omar Rodriguez from Mars Volta that friendship really means a lot to me because he's another creative person who works as hard as I do."
"I don't want to be on the radio. I don't want to be on Mtv."
"I feel like I'd like to continue putting out records and start putting them out more rapidly than I have until now and for me if I can keep selling the records to the fans that already like me that's fine."
"I find that the best way to do things is to constantly move forward and to never doubt anything and keep moving forward, if you make a mistake say you made a mistake."
"I just feel like the songs that come out are the songs that come."
"I think the feelings in my music were suggested to me before I even had the ability to play music."
"I try to put the same spirit into that that I put into any other music endeavor I'm involved in."
"I would say a lot of the emotion in what I do is a sort of a thankfulness for those energies being around, because there's been points in my life when they weren't around, and it's a real sort of miserable existence."
"I'm not interested in forcing my music on people, and that's what the whole music industry nowadays is based on is forcing stations to play it, forcing people to listen to it."
"In music you have people exposing this very vulnerable part of themselves, and you also have the lifestyle is so fast that oftentimes people search for whatever the easiest way to feel relaxed in the midst of all of it, or the easiest way to have energy."
"In the Chili Peppers I'm a part of that world in a pretty big world and that's just the way it is."
"My music, my whole approach to the synthesizer has completely changed now."
"Something like trying to protect yourself all the time, things like trying to outwit fate. Those things can be the worst thing you can do for yourself."
"The main thing experience has taught me is that one has to sort of hone their relationship to time, you know."
"Yeah, I really like being alive. But I definitely don't have any intentions as an artist."
"You just never know when somebody's gonna die. It could happen at any moment so you've got to really treat everybody that way. Just really let everybody know how you feel about them."
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