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It's been nearly four years since the release of I'm With You, but now it finally seems like new music from The Red Hot Chili Peppers is on its way. In a new Q&A with Rolling Stone and Twitter fans, RCHP drummer Chad Smith spoke about the band's upcoming 11th studio album, and it's doing to be "new," "different" and "unique." -
8 Albums Named After The Artist's Home State: Red Hot Chili Peppers, Slipknot, And More
A few weeks ago, I wrote a list about albums named after the artist's hometown, such as Outkast's ATLiens or Bruce Springsteen's Greetings from Asbury Park, NJ. The eight artists listed here, however, took this one step further, by naming their albums after their entire home state. -
Bryan Ferry Shares Five New Songs From Upcoming Album 'Avonmore'
Though his legendary band Roxy Music recently announced their break-up, singer and band leader Bryan Ferry is far from done with the music business, sharing five (yes, five) new songs through NPR from his upcoming album Avonmore. These songs include "Midnight Train," "Soldier of Fortune," "Johnny and Mary," and "Driving Me Wild," as well as a cover of Stephen Sondheim's "Send In The Clowns." -
Die Antwoord Share 'Ugly Boy' Music Video Featuring Marilyn Manson, Flea, Jack Black [WATCH]
South African hip-hop duo Die Antwoord has shared the music video for their song "Ugly Boy," which you can check out below. The video, directed by Die Antwoord member Ninja, features a couple cameo appearances from other musicians — who are apparently "ugly boys" — including Marilyn Manson and Flea of the Red Hot Chili Peppers.Other cameo appearances in the video include actor Jack Black and models Cara Delevingne and Dita Von Teese. Electronic artist Aphex Twin, whose song "Ageipolis" is sampled in the track, has been rumored by some sites as appearing in the video, though "Pitchfork" notes that he does not actually appear.As can be expected of the famously weird Die Antwoord, the music video for "Ugly Boy" is pretty weird stuff, with plenty of blood, violence and other unsettling/offensive images, including a guy in blackface wearing a sweatshirt that reads, "Hi, My Name is God." -
A Tale of Chad Smith, Jon Batiste, John Zorn, Dave Lombardo, Miles Davis and Herbie Hancock (but Mostly Bill Laswell)
A certain, unnamed publication forgot to mention the name of prolific bassist Bill Laswell in the headline of its coverage for supergroup The Process. It's a role that Laswell has played often, in a career spanning thousands of recorded releases. -
Flea Says The Next Red Hot Chili Peppers Album Will Be 'Super Danceable'
The Red Hot Chili Peppers have not released a new album since 2011's "I'm with You," but longtime bassist Flea said that the band is hard at work on a follow-up, which he called "super danceable." -
8 Bands Whose Producers Are A Member Of The Band: The Beach Boys, Vampire Weekend, And More
It's often tough for a band to maintain complete control of their creative vision, especially when they hire a producer from outside the band to help them capture their sound on record. These eight bands, however, remained true to their vision by having a member of the band produce their records. -
A Will Ferrell Vs. Chad Smith Drum Battle Rematch May Be In The Works
It's hard to believe it's been almost four months since Will Ferrell and Chad Smith put their drum skills to the test on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon. Some recent online smack talk may be enough to ignite the rivalry however. -
NFL Super Bowl Halftime Show: Unions Officially Take Stance Against Pay-To-Play Policy
The AFL-CIO's Department of Professional Employees just joined the American Federation of Musicians in condemning the league's pay-to-play structure. -
7 Cover Songs That Sound Nothing Like The Original: Bruce Springsteen, Devo, And More
Though most cover songs remain pretty much faithful to the original arrangement, an interesting cover song should take the basic elements of the original and build something entirely new and unique out of them. Here are seven cover songs that sound nothing like the original. -
Paul McCartney Easily Tops World's Richest Bassists List; but Sting, Roger Waters and Gene Simmons Rake It In
Today we have a report from TheRichest.com, a website that while obscure, seems fairly clean cut with numbers that make sense. The topic? World's wealthiest bassists. -
Red Hot Chili Peppers New Album Details: No Producer Named, '28 Or 30' Songs In The Works
Back in June, the Red Hot Chili Peppers shared that they were at work on a new album. Now guitarist Josh Klinghoffer has revealed details about the new effort in an interview with Noise 11, NME reports.
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