Ongoing History Daily: Why do the RHCP love such long albums?
When the compact disc first arrived in 1982, it could store 75 minutes of music. Some discs could stretch that
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The Ongoing History of New Music, episode 957: The long, strange trip of John Frusciante, part 2
If there’s one thing I’ve learned in all my years dealing with musicians is that there are artists and artistes.
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An interview with Josh Klinghoffer: Life after The Chili Peppers
[This one is all Ross MacDonald, AJoMT’s Ottawa correspondent. – AC] Josh Klinghoffer’s band Pluralone has just kicked off the
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“Californication” by the Red Hot Chili Peppers is now a video game
If you think back to the original video “Californication,” it was portrayed as a CGI video game. Alas, no such
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The Red Hot Chili Peppers have been teasing new music. A single called “Black Summer” is out today.
A little wavy video from the Chili Peppers’ recording/rehearsal space. This sounds pretty interesting. And there’s also been a leak,
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Looks like the Red Hot Chili Peppers are about to release some music
You don’t tease something like this unless you mean to back it up. After all, the Red Hot Chili Peppers
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Ongoing History Daily: RHCP facts
Some miscellaneous facts about the Red Hot Chili Peppers. (1) When he was a kid, singer Anthony Kiedis had some
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The Red Hot Chili Peppers announced their tour in a fun way.
The Red Hot Chili Peppers are planning their first tour since the return (again) of John Frusciante to the fold
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RIP Blackie Dammett, the colourful father of the RHCP’s Anthony Kiedis
Anyone who’s read Anthony Kiedis‘ biography, Scar Tissue, will know all about Blackie Dammett (real name: John Kiedis), the guy
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The Ongoing History of New Music, episode 919: Hobbies and non-musical passions of rock stars
What do you do for fun? I’m talking about hobbies, pastimes, and other things you do just for you, away
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The Ongoing History of New Music, Episode 769: The Amazing Year That Was 1991
Maybe once in a generation, we encounter a year where every week–sometimes every day–brings a brilliant new song, new album,
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