It may have seemed like a fad at first, but the resurgence of vinyl is now turning into a nice niche business for the major labels. With EMI's announcement that it...
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With his regular band and at least four side projects, Chad Smith is making his case as the hardest working man -- or at least drummer -- in show biz these days. Just...
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Flea isn't soured on living on Malibu, even though another house the Red Hot Chili Peppers bassist owns in the coastal enclave was among those destroyed in the weekend's...
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The Red Hot Chili Peppers on Monday sued Showtime Networks over the name of the television series "Californication," which is also the name of the band's 1999 album and a...
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David Duchovny can fornicate all he wants. The Red Hot Chili Peppers would prefer it if he didn't do it to the tune of "Californication."
The Los Angeles-based...
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Warner Music Group Corp., one of the world's largest recording companies, said Tuesday its fiscal third-quarter loss widened as more people bought digital music, rather than...
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They rocked the world, but as the
clean-up at nine climate change gigs around the globe begins,
many wonder if the galaxy of pop stars did much to change it.
U.S. and...
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The Live Earth event on Saturday is
set to reach millions more people than previous global
productions with its reach boosted by the fast-growing power of
Web video sharing...
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Some welcome good news for Al Gore.
A day after his namesake son was busted for allegedly drinking, drugging and driving on the Fourth, a Brazilian judge has reversed...
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Yeah Yeah Yeahs singer Karen O, Red Hot Chili Peppers' John Fruscinate, CSS's Lovefoxxx, and M.I.A. are to feature on a new album together.
The acts all appear on NASA...
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Rage Against the Machine and the Smashing Pumpkins are among the acts set to headline this year's Voodoo Music Experience.
Other featured acts include Wilco, Ben Harper...
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If you saw the Red Hot Chili Peppers whispering to Al Gore when they accepted their Grammy Award for best rock album in February, that's the moment they committed to playing...
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With that gap-toothed grin, those tattoos, Flea (born Michael Balzary) has defined the Red Hot Chili Peppers with his funky bass riffs and bare-chested on-stage moves for...
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The 2006 MTV Video Music Awards are gonna rock. And shake. And, um,
disco.
The Red Hot Chili Peppers' "Dani California" and
Shakira's "Hips Don't Lie" nabbed a leading...
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The Red Hot Chili Peppers and Shakira are front and center at this year's MTV Video Music Awards.
The rock band and the pop superstar got seven nominations each for the...
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Chili Peppers vs U2
(Monday July 10, 2006 11:01 AM)
The Red Hot Chili Peppers have accused U2 and the Black Eyed Peas of being sell-outs, after both groups allowed their...
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Tom Petty will not be suing the Red Hot Chili Peppers for plagiarism, according to an interview in Rolling Stone magazine.
Commentators had speculated that a legal battle...
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Tom Petty is considering launching legal action against the Red Hot Chili Peppers over a song on their new album, according to reports.
Petty is said to be aware of the...
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The Peppers are still poppin'.
After
taking nearly 23 years to top the album charts, the Red Hot Chili
Peppers aren't ready to relinquish their perch. For a second...
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Nick Lachey might be hot, but he's not red hot like the Peppers.
After nearly 23 years together, the Red Hot Chili Peppers
finally
landed a number one album with the...
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Red Hot Chili Peppers have scheduled the third leg of a tour in support of their latest album, By The Way. It will begin September 6 in Washington, DC and run through...
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The Red Hot Chili Peppers ended their North American tour on Saturday (June 21) with a show in Albuquerque, New Mexico, and bass player Flea revealed that the band is now...
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Red Hot Chili Peppers are playing Shreveport, Louisiana on Tuesday (June 10) with opener Snoop Dogg, in support of their latest album, By The Way. Bass player Flea was...
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A concert on Friday (June 6) in Charlotte, North Carolina featuring Snoop Dogg and the Red Hot Chili Peppers turned into a tragedy for one fan. According to the Charlotte...
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Tricky will release his seventh album, Vulnerable, on June 17. This time he's opted to get his work out independently on Tricky's Brown Punk Records. His last album, 2001's...
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Red Hot Chili Peppers, Queens Of The Stone Age, and Mars Volta kicked off their tour Thursday (May 1) at St. Paul, Minnesota's Xcel Center. The Chili Peppers put on their...
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The Beastie Boys, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Queens Of The Stone Age, White Stripes, and Johnny Marr are set to perform at the two-day Coachella festival this weekend (April 26...
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The Red Hot Chili Peppers continue their tour of Europe despite the specter of war in Iraq. The band hits Hamburg, Germany on Saturday (March 22), and the band plans to...
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Red Hot Chili Peppers frontman Anthony Kiedis is set to write his memoirs for Hyperion Books. The book, titled Scar Tissue, is scheduled for a fall 2004 release, and will...
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The Red Hot Chili Peppers, Foo Fighters, Queens Of The Stone Age, and PJ Harvey will spearhead Slane Castle 2003--one of the biggest summer festivals Dublin, Ireland has to...
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The Beastie Boys, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Queens Of The Stone Age, White Stripes, and Johnny Marr were among artists announced for this year's Coachella Festival, which takes...
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The Red Hot Chili Peppers announced their spring/summer tour for North America. Although venues haven't been revealed yet, the tour will kick off May 1 in St. Paul,...
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We're A Happy Family: A Tribute To The Ramones hit stores on Tuesday (February 11), and it features a veritable who's who of Modern Rock. The tribute was put together by...
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The Red Hot Chili Peppers and Coldplay will headline the V2003 festival this summer in Chelmsford, Essex and Weston Park, Staffordshire. Other acts haven't been announced...
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Red Hot Chili Peppers frontman Anthony Kiedis has reportedly been cavorting around Australia with Victoria's Secret model Heidi Klum. The model met up with Kiedis, who is...
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(10/22/02, 6 p.m. ET) -
Members of the Cult, Guns N' Roses, and Red Hot Chili Peppers will play as Camp Freddy for a pre-Halloween show on Wednesday, October 30 at an...
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Red Hot Chili Peppers bass player Flea is set to play the Stanley Clarke Scholarship Concert on Thursday (October 24) at the Musicians Institute in Hollywood. Flea has been...
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The Red Hot Chili Peppers and Oasis have nixed trips to the Philippines due to warnings by the State Department of potential terrorist threats after the latest bombings...
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The Red Hot Chili Peppers have canceled their appearance in Bali after warnings from the U.S. State Department about safety and travel to the resort destination at this...
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The Red Hot Chili Peppers have booked a series of December dates, which includes shows in the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, and the Indonesian island of Bali. The dates...
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Red Hot Chili Peppers guitarist John Frusciante used the band's recent month off to work on material for his next solo album. Frusicante released his third solo album, To...
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Nelly remains on top of the Billboard 200 for a third consecutive week after selling more than 340,000 copies of his sophomore album, Nellyville.
Nellyville is the rapper's...
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The Red Hot Chili Peppers braved the rain at Ellis Island in New York City to deliver a 90-minute set of new and old material on Tuesday night (July 9). The show, which was...
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The Red Hot Chili Peppers release their new album By The Way today (Tuesday, July 9), and the band will be playing a short set at Ellis Island in the New York City harbor....
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The Red Hot Chili Peppers will play a free concert at Ellis Island, the former immigration gateway into New York City, on July 9, to celebrate the release of its new album,...
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Red Hot Chili Peppers singer Anthony Kiedis has been kidnapped--but don't worry, it's just the storyline of the band's new video for the first single and title track from...
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The Red Hot Chili Peppers, Sum 41, and Jay-Z were among the acts honored at the Second annual ESPN Action Sports & Music Awards at the Universal Amphitheatre in Los Angeles...
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The Red Hot Chili Peppers's next album will be called By The Way and should arrive in stores "probably July or August," according to guitarist John Frusciante. Frusciante...
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Red Hot Chili Peppers frontman Anthony Kiedis recalls the first time he ever heard the Talking Heads, likening the moment to how some might remember where they were when...
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The Red Hot Chili Peppers will be honored by ESPN as part of the ESPN Action Sports & Music Awards on April 13 at the Universal Amphitheater in Los Angeles. The band will...
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The Red Hot Chili Peppers are hard at work on the follow-up to Californication, which is tentatively set for a June release, according to a spokesperson for the band.
Chili...
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Bonnie Raitt and the Red Hot Chili Peppers were honored for their support of the Musicians' Assistance Program (MAP) Wednesday (November 7) at the second annual MAP Awards,...
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The Red Hot Chili Peppers and Bonnie Raitt will be honored at the Musicians' Assistance Program's (MAP) second annual MAP Awards tonight (November 7) at the Beverly Wilshire...
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Elton John has been winning rave reviews for his latest album, Songs From The West Coast, and John credits some of that to the scaling down of his band for the sessions,...
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Flea, bassist for the Red Hot Chili Peppers, is slated to host IndieRock week on the Independent Film Channel, September 24-30. It's a week of music-oriented film, rock 'n'...
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The Los Angeles storage space of Red Hot Chili Peppers bassist Flea was broken into this week. Thieves stole his yellow Fender bass, as well as a bass with "pedro" in blue...
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The Red Hot Chili Peppers' Anthony Kiedis and Flea, Christina Aguilera, Ozzy Osbourne, and Seal are among the stars set to appear at a bash for charity at the famed...
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Red Hot Chili Peppers have canceled their late-August concert in Israel, despite the urging of former President Bill Clinton that their presence is needed there. Suicide...
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Red Hot Chili Peppers vocalist Anthony Kiedis needed assistance from a La Jolla, California lifeguard after being dragged out to sea by a riptide, reports the Associated...
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The Red Hot Chili Peppers will be honored by the Musician's Assistance Program (MAP) at the second annual MAP Awards at the Beverly Wilshire Hotel in Beverly Hills,...
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Red Hot Chili Peppers' bassist Flea recently took a new musical challenge with friend Greg Kurstin for the self-titled debut from Kurstin's jazz/soul/rock experiment, Action...
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Jane's Addiction and former Red Hot Chili Peppers guitarist Dave Navarro is finishing up his album, and it is to be released on Capitol Records. A spokesperson for the label...
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Action Figure Party, a collaborative experiment in rock, funk, and acid jazz, releases its self-titled debut album April 10 on Blue Thumb Records. The set features members...
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Landmark alt-rockers Jane's Addiction will reunite for a performance as part of the Coachella Valley Music And Arts Festival at the Empire Polo Grounds in the Southern...
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U2 has confirmed that it will be the headline act at a one-day music festival at Ireland's Slane Castle this summer. The gig, set for August 25, will also feature Red Hot...
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Red Hot Chili Peppers guitarist John Frusciante and bassist Flea have joined with Bicycle Thief's Josh Klinghoffer to form a Joy Division cover band. The outfit has played...
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The Red Hot Chili Peppers are set to play a March 1 benefit at the Hollywood Palladium for substance abuse counselor Gloria Scott. Also on the bill is Neil Young & Crazy...
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(2/6/01, 5 p.m. ET)-- U2's the Edge and Adam Clayton, the Red Hot Chili Peppers' John Frusciante and Flea, and Foo Fighters frontman Dave Grohl lead the list of alternative...
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Among the wilder chapters in the history of the Red Hot Chili Peppers were the days of the early '80s, when the group began wearing nothing more than tube socks over their...
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While the film Traffic continues to grab critical acclaim, its accompanying soundtrack, out now on TVT Records, has some bragging points of its own. The electronic-minded...
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Red Hot Chili Peppers guitarist John Frusciante is set to release his third solo album, To Record Only Water For Ten Days, on February 13. The album is self-produced, with...
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Rick Rubin is the producer of choice for the Red Hot Chili Peppers, and he's just about signed to produce the band's next album. The Peppers have stuck with Rubin since the...
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Tricky and members of the Red Hot Chili Peppers hooked up recently to record tracks for Tricky's next album, Durban Poison. Laying down vocals was Anthony Kiedis, and Chili...
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Videos for Eminem's "The Real Slim Shady" and the Red Hot Chili Peppers' "Californication" each grabbed two honors at the 2000 Billboard Music Video Awards on Friday...
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Pearl Jam wraps up its current North American tour in support of Binaural on Sunday (November 5) and Monday (November 6) in Seattle. The promised "special guests" for the...
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Red Hot Chili Peppers will wrap up their tour Friday (September 22) at Seattle's Key Arena, and they're already looking forward to laying down tracks for a new...
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The Red Hot Chili Peppers, >Dave Matthews Band, and Foo Fighters will join host Neil Young and previously announced Beck at the 14th annual Bridge School Benefit at the...
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On the red carpet outside the Video Music Awards, Red Hot Chili Peppers bassist Flea apparently got a great idea for his acceptance speech. We asked him what the video...
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The Red Hot Chili Peppers, Rage Against The Machine, and Stone Temple Pilots are among the bands on the soundtrack to the political documentary Last Party 2000. The film is...
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Red Hot Chili Peppers wrap up their August leg of tour dates tomorrow (August 19) at the Molson Center in Montreal. This also ends their stint of dates with Fishbone.Stone...
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Red Hot Chili Peppers and Moby were among the main attractions at the Rolling Rock Town Fair, which took place Saturday (August 5) in the beer company's hometown of...
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One of the most inviting parts of the Experience Music Project museum in Seattle is the Soundlab in which people with no prior music knowledge can scratch records like a...
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The Experience Music Project museum in Seattle opened its doors to the public this weekend (June 23-25) with three days of top-flight music on three stages. The main draw...
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The Red Hot Chili Peppers are almost finished with leg number three of their spring/summer tour -- and they say the road isn't easy, even for a band with more than 15 years...
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Red Hot Chili Peppers bassist Flea almost single-handedly brought slap bass and popping back into style, but now he's learning to play with a pick and is going back to his...
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The Red Hot Chili Peppers have announced two more tour legs and both of them will feature Stone Temple Pilots on the bill. The fifth leg of the tour starts July 30 in...
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Foo Fighters' Dave Grohl has recovered from an illness that sidelined his band this weekend in Columbus, Ohio, causing them to back out of a show with
Red Hot Chili...
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Red Hot Chili Peppers and
Foo Fighters kick off what could be the hottest non-package tour of the spring and summer tonight (March 24) at the Target Center in...
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Red Hot Chili Peppers bassist Flea has had the flu for much of the Big Day Out Festival tour in Australia, but he's having a good time.
Flea wrote in his road journal on...
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In a pairing of two of modern rock's biggest stars, the Red Hot Chili Peppers and Foo Fighters will hit the road together for a series of arena dates this spring. The tour...
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Tomorrow (Jan. 21), Australia's traveling Big Day Out Festival gets underway. The Aussie festival actually kicks off in Auckland, New Zealand, but it's the only show on...
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Flea's visit to the Orient with the Red Hot Chili Peppers has been very eventful. At a show in Japan on Jan. 13, during the song "Me and My Friends," the madcap bassist...
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In a year dominated by lightweight pop, Kid Rock, Lenny Kravitz, and Santana will attempt to prove that rock still matters at the American Music Awards tonight (Jan. 17) in...
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Flea and the rest of the Red Hot Chili Peppers are touring Japan, but the bassist is finally taking precautions against losing his hearing. Flea, worried about wearing a...
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the Red Hot Chili Peppers kicked off a sold-out Japanese tour Saturday (Jan. 8) in advance of a planned stint on Australia's Big Day Out festival tour. Tomorrow night (Jan....
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Melissa Etheridge and the Red Hot Chili Peppers both received three Grammy nominations, leading the field of rock artists. Etheridge scored with "Angels Will Fall," which...
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A spokesperson for the Red Hot Chili Peppers confirms that the suit filed by singer Anthony Kiedis against a motorist who struck him in 1997 was settled out of...
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The Red Hot Chili Peppers played at the 1999 Billboard Music Awards on Wednesday (Dec. 8) in Las Vegas, and now the band will lay low until a New Year's gig at the Great...
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The Red Hot Chili Peppers have gone multiplatinum with their latest album, Californication--the Recording Industry Assn. Of America (RIAA) has certified the set double...
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The NBA season kicked off this week, and Red Hot Chili Peppers bass player Flea is excited for his hometown Los Angeles Lakers, especially since they have added coach Phil...
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The latest album by Carlos Santana will be certified quadruple-platinum tomorrow (Nov. 2). Arista Records will have Supernatural certified four-times platinum, in...
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Red Hot Chili Peppers bassist Flea, born Michael Balzary, has the lead role in the film, Liar's Poker, which is due Oct. 29.
"I've done a few things that fell into my...
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The Red Hot Chili Peppers will play at New York City's World Trade Center at Top Of The World, located on the 107th floor, on Oct. 26. The performance is hosted by local...
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Red Hot Chili Peppers singer Anthony Kiedis will contribute vocals to a new track by former Velvet Underground frontman and noted solo artist Lou Reed.
A spokesperson for...
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Woodstock '99 producers and New York State and local police officials are continuing to investigate the causes of Sunday (July 25) night's riot at the festival in Rome,...
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Woodstock '99 came to a fiery end--literally--on Sunday (July 25) night as bonfires set by fans in the field by the East Stage during the Red Hot Chili Peppers' performance...
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With the Musicians Assistance Program (M.A.P.) benefit concert only days away, the show's organizer, Bob Forrest, (formerly of Thelonious Monster) has revealed to LAUNCH...
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If you live in the Los Angeles area, you have the chance to see some of the biggest names in modern rock in relatively small venues this week, and the money you pay for...
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The teen-oriented pop of the Backstreet Boys' Millennium and Ricky Martin's self-titled English-language debut hold the top two positions on the album chart for the third...
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Los Angeles modern rock station KROQ announced the lineup for its Seventh Annual Weenie Roast And Luau, the granddaddy of the alternative rock radio festivals, this...
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Californification, the Red Hot Chili Peppers' first album since 1995's One Hot Minute, is set for release on June 8. Since the band's last effort, guitarist Dave Navarro...
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Perhaps it's only fitting that a band that was started by high school chums Anthony Kiedis and Michael "Flea" Balzary stage a tour to promote high school tolerance. That's...
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Former Jane's Addiction/ Red Hot Chili Peppers guitarist Dave Navarro and D'arcy of the Smashing Pumpkins were on hand on Oct. 24 to celebrate the first U.S. exhibition of...
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How's this for a blind date--Shirley Manson and Anthony Kiedis? Well, that's what approximately 1,500 lucky winners got Friday night, when Miller Genuine Draft's second...
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After severe weather marred the first day of the Tibetan Freedom Concert, the second day of the festival went smoothly under sunny skies, with a few acts originally...
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The Beastie Boys are warming up for their appearance this weekend at the Tibet Freedom Fest in D.C. with two club shows, the first of which took place last night at the...
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Red Hot Chili Pepper lead singer Anthony Kiedis is suing Anne Williams, the woman who hit him last July 13th while he was riding his motorcycle in Los Angeles. Williams...
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Sheryl Crow, Kenny "Babyface" Edmonds, R. Kelly and Alanis Morissette were among the top winners at the 46th annual BMI Pop Awards held May 12th at the Beverly Wilshire...
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Guitarist John Frusciante will return to the Red Hot Chili Peppers, replacing Dave Navarro on the six-string.
Frusciante was with the Chili Peppers on their two most...
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Dave Navarro and the Red Hot Chili Peppers announced Friday that they have parted ways. The usual "creative differences" were cited.
Founding RHCP members Anthony Kiedis...
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The wild and crazy stage antics of Red Hot Chili Peppers lead singer Anthony Kiedis will take a backseat to his literary side when a new book hits thestands.
The book,...
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Late-night host David Letterman has compiled 14 live recordings of musical performances from his Late Show With David Letterman for a new album to be released on Reprise...
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Royalty Records is gearing up to release a long-overdue tribute to the real king of Pop, i.e. Iggy Pop. The whopping 20-track CD, entitled We Will Fall: The Iggy Pop...
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Red Hot Chili Peppers singer Anthony Kiedis was in a motorcycle accident this past Sunday morning, July 13th, resulting in a serious wrist injury that required immediate...
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