Red Hot Chili Peppers to Play for Dalai Lama
Red Hot Chili Peppers, who have played just about everywhere over the last two years, will make a special stop next month to perform for the Dalai Lama at his annual environmental summit.
Red Hot Chili Peppers, who have played just about everywhere over the last two years, will make a special stop next month to perform for the Dalai Lama at his annual environmental summit.
Coachella 2013's first weekend finished Sunday (April 14) with a virtual sandstorm. As high winds and chilly weather overtook Indio, Calif., it seemed for a time the festival might not conclude as scheduled, but the Red Hot Chili Peppers braved the gusts and gave the most intense audience of the entire weekend something to remember, as they energetically delivered hit after hit in the closest thing to a greatest-hits set we saw all weekend. Scroll down to read about other notable performances and see exclusive photos of day three of Coachella 2013.
Red Hot Chili Peppers drummer Chad Smith is a man who respects the craft of music and embraces its many forms, so it's no surprise that he'd be willing to speak out on behalf of music education in Washington, D.C. Smith did just that earlier this week, speaking to members of Congress about music funding in public schools.
The Red Hot Chili Peppers debuted a new song on their website over the weekend. Listen to their new 8-minute track "In Love Dying" here:
They told you they had a bunch of B-sides stored up in the vaults and ready to release, and now the Red Hot Chili Peppers are starting to dole out all those goodies they promised — beginning with the new 7″ single ‘Strange Man’ and ‘Long Progression.’
It's a good time to be a Red Hot Chili Peppers fan! The band, who isn't exactly known for releasing a bunch of new music in a short period of time, plans to change it up by releasing 18 new singles throughout the second half of 2012.
Violence broke out after Saturday night’s Red Hot Chili Peppers concert in Newark, N.J., where at least five people were assaulted leaving the venue by what a police director called a group of teenage “thugs.”
The Red Hot Chili Peppers just released their new "Look Around" video and I had to share because it's pretty cool. Each band member is rockin' out in a separate room, which director Robert Hales said was designed to match their personality. The rooms were arranged in a circle with a spinning camera in the middle, so all four were filmed at the same time (in one take). Check it out here!
The Red Hot Chili Peppers first tour in five years has been postponed because lead singer Anthony Kiedis needs foot surgery. The tour, which was originally scheduled to begin next Friday, will now kick off March 29th.
The Red Hot Chili Peppers are getting ready to launch their first full-scale U.S. tour in five years. The band, who is currently touring overseas, kicks off the North American leg of their I'm With You World Tour this January. So far, the first six shows have been announced and we've got those listings for you right here.
Last month, Radiohead drummer Phil Selway told reporters that the band’s surprise set at this year’s Glastonbury festival had reawakened their enthusiasm for performing live. It looks like he really meant what he said.
In fact, according to singer Thom Yorke, fans can expect a full-fledged tour next year, as well as a new album from his side project, Atoms for Peace.
We've got almost too many prizes to be able to advertise! Just yesterday we added Red Hot Chili Peppers' CDs, Gabe Dixon's new album, Parade of Homes passes, tickets to see John Prine live, and Lil Sherpa Java Meal for Two