Nyolc hónap után először fog koncertet adni a Red Hot Chili Peppers, bár nem nagy stadionban fognak fellépni, hanem San Diegoban, a Belly Up Tavern klubban. A 600 fős helyre a belépő 1000$ (bizony, ezer dollár), és az egész bevétel jótékonysági célra fog menni. A zenekar utoljára 1984-ben lépett fel ezen a helyen. Akinek van 1000 dollárja, annak irány a jegyárusító oldal.
A The Drummer’s Journal készített egy hosszabb interjút Chad Smith-tel, amiben elég sok mindenről kérdezik kedvenc dobosunkat. Leginkább magánélet dolgok kerülnek elő, de olyanok is szóba jönnek, mint a Blood Sugar Sex Magik körüli időszak, John Frusciante, Detroit, vagy a zenei oktatás. Az interjú a The Drummer’s Journal oldalán olvasható.
Blood Sugar is my favourite Chili’s record. John Frusciante and myself had just joined really. I mean, we’d made Mother’s Milk, but Blood Sugar Sex Magik was when we all sat down and felt, “Ok, this sounds like us.” We all shacked up in this house and recorded it there. Anthony was singing more. The song writing had taken a step up. We just struck it lucky I think. I have real fond memories of that time. They’re probably a bit rose tinted. And it was a time when music was changing, especially in America. Metal was tarting to tail off. I don’t think we really got lumped into the grunge thing, but we were certainly part of the alternative scene. We ot really popular, we were playing arenas. And I think that became hard for John. The first band he’d really been in, and he eventually quit.
Már hallgatható a Duran Duran, szeptember 11-én megjelenő új lemeze, amelyen John Frusciante is szerepel. A wikipedia szerint három dalban tűnik fel, ezek a What Are the Chances?, Butterfly Girl és a The Universe Alone. A lemezt a consequenceofsound oldalán lehet meghallgatni.
Ezt üzeni Chad Smith a fenti videóban.
Idén, pontosabban október 8-án jelenik meg egy új Red Hot Chili Peppers könyv, írója Gillian G. Gaar, címe pedig Red Hot Chili Peppers Treasures lesz.
The Red Hot Chili Peppers tells the incredible story of this epic band’s rise to international fame, with words from acclaimed music pundit Gillian G. Gaar and a scorching collection of photos and rare facsimile memorabilia. No die-hard Chilis fan will want to miss this red-hot volume. Exploding out of the 1980s with an intoxicating cocktail of funk, punk and hard rock, The Red Hot Chili Peppers have never turned down the heat and even a recent two-year hiatus did not diminish their popularity among their millions of fans. That devotion was rewarded as the Chilis took to the stage once again to great acclaim, and they were judged to be ‘big’ enough to headline the Super Bowl half-time show – possibly the biggest showcase in popular music today.
