RHCP Archives - Alan Cross' A Journal of Musical Things

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

If there’s one thing I’ve learned in all my years dealing with musicians is that there are artists and artistes.

[This one is all Ross MacDonald, AJoMT’s Ottawa correspondent. – AC] Josh Klinghoffer’s band Pluralone has just kicked off the

If you think back to the original video “Californication,” it was portrayed as a CGI video game. Alas, no such

A little wavy video from the Chili Peppers’ recording/rehearsal space. This sounds pretty interesting. And there’s also been a leak,

You don’t tease something like this unless you mean to back it up. After all, the Red Hot Chili Peppers

Some miscellaneous facts about the Red Hot Chili Peppers. (1) When he was a kid, singer Anthony Kiedis had some

The Red Hot Chili Peppers are planning their first tour since the return (again) of John Frusciante to the fold

Anyone who’s read Anthony Kiedis‘ biography, Scar Tissue, will know all about Blackie Dammett (real name: John Kiedis), the guy

What do you do for fun? I’m talking about hobbies, pastimes, and other things you do just for you, away

Maybe once in a generation, we encounter a year where every week–sometimes every day–brings a brilliant new song, new album,

The Goldilocks of Canadian Production Companies – Mark Bishop in Conversation with TBP Podcast EP 037 November 25, 2021
Our latest guest on The Backstage Project podcast comes to us from the world of Canadian television. TBP was thrilled to have a chance to visit and catch up with marblemedia’s Mark Bishop. Mark is an accomplished entrepreneur, brand-builder and trusted media industry advocate. In 2001 Mark and Co-Founder Matt Hornburg founded marblemedia, one of […]
Andrew Dick
Chasing a Dream – Kevin Porter in Conversation with TBP Podcast EP 036 October 11, 2021
Many of us – at one time or another – dream of being professional athletes. Most of us realize in high school that we won’t be making it to the big leagues – unfortunately. The lucky among us flirt with the minor leagues in hopes of that big break. But what happens when that big […]
Andrew Dick
Being your Authentic Self – Richard Crouse in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 035 July 2, 2021
You would be given a free pass if you forgot that before the rise of the social media influencer there were already pundits and personalities on TV, radio and print. There’s just been that much exponential change in the media business over the last 15 years. Yet today, those who were formerly the audience are […]
Mark Silver