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    Join Britney's Circus  Dec 2, 2008
    There are only two types of people in the world, Spears declares on a jittery title track with a distinctly Red Hot Chili Peppers bridge, the ones that entertain and the ones that observe. True, that, but the bit about her being a ringleader who runs a tight ship is really something to snicker at. (Globe and Mail)

    Breakfast with jam  Nov 28, 2008
    Gigging at the Middle East tonight will be the Breakfast, a 10-year-old Connecticut jam band that should remind you of Phish and the Red Hot Chili Peppers. Because the band's keyboardist recently departed over "creative differences," your special guest keyboardist for the night will be former Breakfast member Jordan Giangreco. (Boston Globe)

    Oprah Wannabe?  Nov 25, 2008
    WMG has lost Madonna and Nickelback, did nothing for REM this year, still lists moribund acts like Cher, Chris Isaak and Goo Goo Dolls on its website, relies strictly on acts inherited from the original Warner Music Group (Linkin Park, Metallica, Josh Groban, Michael Buble, Faith Hill, Eric Clapton, Red Hot Chili Peppers). Newer acts like Rilo Kiley and Jenny Lewis, or Johnathan Rice are kept secret for corporate purposes, but I m told they, like the veteran acts, are happy for Fleisher s good... (Fox News)

    Holiday Books  Nov 23, 2008
    Mark Seliger: The Music Book (teNeues; 103 pages; $75) This is a stunning portfolio by Seliger, who was Rolling Stone's chief photographer for 20 years, starting in the 1980s, and now shoots for Vanity Fair and GQ. Among the 97 photos are intimate portraits and stagy sessions, including the Red Hot Chili Peppers in the buff, Mick Fleetwood and John McVie as bride and groom, P. Diddy on a Times Square throne with crown and scepter, and a moody Jerry Garcia with acoustic guitar, standing in a... (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)

    Surf & turf: Blue Island Tribe adds grit to reggae sound  Nov 21, 2008
    Guitarist John Schminke masters amazing guitar riffs, a la the Red Hot Chili Peppers, while sax player Garrett Thielking keeps an easy-going jam quality alive with his smooth solos. "Ecstasy" adds a slight swing to the EP; "Drop Out" smacks of punk undertones; and the infectious "March On" lends a tempered hard rock feel to disc. (Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier)

    Johnny Marr, the busiest Rock God of 2008  Nov 16, 2008
    com reports that Marr contributed to Red Hot Chili Peppers guitarist John Frusciante's next solo album, The Empyrean. According to Billboard, the Sonus Quartet, the New Dimension Singers and Chili Peppers bassist Flea also appear on the record, which comes out Jan. 20 via Record Collection. (Jakarta Post, Indonesia -- Features)

    Tilda Swinton, Kenny Chesney, Brad Paisley  Nov 13, 2008
    Also, Variety reported that HBO would be developing a show based on the rock 'n' roll childhood of Anthony Kiedis, the lead singer of the Red Hot Chili Peppers. The series is tentatively titled "Scar Tissue," taken from Kiedis's 2004 memoir, written with Larry Sloman. (International Herald Tribune -- Arts)

    Lisa on negative people  Nov 3, 2008
    Singer Anthony Kiedis of Red Hot Chili Peppers is 46. American Idol runner-up Bo Bice is 33. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)

    Saxo-funktastic!  Nov 1, 2008
    The Red Hot Chili Peppers and James Taylor. Yes and yes), continues to make albums and tour like he hasn't been doing it since 1965. (Honolulu Advertiser)

    Review: RockBand  Oct 30, 2008
    The assortment includes Gimme Shelter by the Rolling Stones, Won t Get Fooled Again by The Who, Paranoid by Black Sabbath, Epic by Faith No More, Learn to Fly by the Foo Fighters, Celebrity Skin by Hole, Dani California by the Red Hot Chili Peppers, Sabotage by the Beastie Boys and dozens more. On top of the 45+ tracks included, players can purchase additional tracks online such as Little Sister by Queens of the Stone Age or Zero by the Smashing Pumpkins. (Stuff.co.nz)

    She's McParanoid  Oct 30, 2008
    The "Almost Famous" actress was the perfect host at the party last Friday, dressed as a super-sexy 60 s flight attendant as she strutted around welcoming in the likes of Ethan Hawke, Leonardo DiCaprio, Lucas Haas, Tobey Maguire and wife Jennifer Meyer, "Red Hot Chili Peppers" front-man Anthony Kiedis, Bridget Moynahan, Drew Barrymore and Liv Tyler. (Noticeably absent was Owen Wilson who frequents the party every year). (Fox News)

    Foo Fighters, Skynard front On Tour Decades  Oct 30, 2008
    Alien Ant Farm - "Smooth Criminal" All-American Rejects - "Dirty Little Secret" Blind Melon - "No Rain" Blondie - "One Way or Another" Bon Jovi - "You Give Love a Bad Name" Boston - "Rock and Roll Band" The Darkness - "I Believe in a Thing Called Love" Edgar Winter Group - "Free Ride" Fall Out Boy - "The Take Over, The Breaks Over" Foo Fighters - "The Pretender" Free - "All Right Now" Jimmy Eat World - "The Middle" Joe Satriani - "Satch Boogie" Journey - "Any Way You Want It" Lenny Kravitz -... (GameSpot)

    Russia's Sweetheart  Oct 29, 2008
    Ranging from Jimi Hendrix to My Chemical Romance, the Grateful Dead to Madonna, Fleetwood Mac to Frank Sinatra, Tab Hunter to the Red Hot Chili Peppers, the who's who of the label's roster reflects an unequalled cross section of cultural history and some of today's most important artists. Tab Hunter. (Fox News)

    Singer Dido takes music lessons  Oct 28, 2008
    Page last updated at 09:14 GMT, Monday, 27 October 2008. Singer Dido went to university in Los Angeles to take music classes while making her new album, she has revealed. (BBC News -- Entertainment)

    Today's Best Bets  Oct 28, 2008
    UGA's Speak Out for Species presents Karen Dawn, animal advocate and author of "Thanking the Monkey: Rethinking the Way We Treat Animals." The book covers the positive aspects of the animal rights movement and has been endorsed by Anthony Kiedis of the Red Hot Chili Peppers. Bambara, Nero and the Burning Violins, His Mischief. (Athens Banner-Herald)

    Revolutions In Sound: Warner Bros. Records Launches 50th Anniversary Celebration  Oct 28, 2008
    Ranging from Jimi Hendrix to My Chemical Romance, the Grateful Dead to Madonna, Fleetwood Mac to Frank Sinatra, Tab Hunter to the Red Hot Chili Peppers, the who's who of the label's roster reflects an unequalled cross section of cultural history and some of today's most important artists. Other notable artists associated with the company's rise and continuing industry leadership are Green Day, Van Halen, Michael Bubl, Regina Spektor, The White Stripes, Cher, Curtis Mayfield, Ramones, REM,... (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)

    Swift to play concert, ticket sales soar  Oct 11, 2008
    In the past, McKenzie Arena has played host to greats such as The Red Hot Chili Peppers and has a capacity for up to 11,000 people, Webster said. Brown said she is excited about the concert, and she knows that McKenzie Arena has a reputation for hosting good events. (The University Echo, TN)

    Bob's Back: Tell Tale Signs of joy...and a complete lack of judgement  Oct 11, 2008
    However, I'm also into just about everything else of quality being produced today, from Kanye West and OutKast to Alicia Keys and Lucinda Williams, from the Kings of Leon to the White Stripes, from the Red Hot Chili Peppers to M.I.A.; you name it. But the fact of the matter is that none of these great acts have ever written a song quite as magnificent as "Red River Shore". (Georgia Straight)

    Essentials: This weekend's live music picks  Oct 10, 2008
    Friday @ Rockit Room: The hombres from Oakland are back with a new album, "The Lesson," that has hints of Led Zeppelin, Red Hot Chili Peppers and Prince. With Solcraft, Plasterkatz, Hey Young Believer. (San Francisco Chronicle)

    Feature story: Master class  Oct 7, 2008
    Currently on a tour of the U.S., the Soweto Gospel Choir has been described by the New York Times as "meticulous and unstoppable ... spirited and spectacular." In its six years of existence, the Grammy-winning group has performed with such luminaries as Diana Ross, Celine Dion, Annie Lennox, Bono, Queen and the Red Hot Chili Peppers, and sung for Nelson Mandela, Archbishop Desmond Tutu and Oprah Winfrey. The Stanford performance is expected to consist mostly of pieces from the choir's 2008... (Palo Alto Online, CA)

    Snow Patrol on fame, the future and A Hundred Million Suns  Oct 5, 2008
    The band have just signed up with the management team responsible for the Red Hot Chili Peppers and Muse, Q Prime, who aim to take a band who sell well in four countries and turn them into a band who sell well in 20 countries. The album that Q Prime hope will turn Snow Patrol into a truly global band is A Hundred Million Suns. (Times Online)

    Satriani is out of this world  Oct 5, 2008
    Together with Red Hot Chili Peppers drummer Chad Smith, the guys have almost completed an album's worth of material, which they're thinking of releasing under the name Chickenfoot. "It's so different when I become one of four guys and there's a singer as outrageous as Sammy Hagar standing in front," he says. (Edmonton Sun)

    Infernophonic at the Whiskey Incendiary rock band prepares to conquer Hoboken  Oct 3, 2008
    From, "70s classics, to hard funk like the Red Hot Chili Peppers, or bands like Deep Purple," Tuttle continues, "it's riff rock, for sure.". Local shows. (West New York Reporter, NJ)

    The Bouncing Souls to play B-town  Sep 25, 2008
    BORDENTOWN - When it comes to Trenton rock lore, talking to Randy Now is like talking to Papa Smurf. Through the late-'80s-early-'90s, Now established Trenton's City Gardens as the top venue in New Jersey for touring bands, where it wouldn't be absurd to see Nirvana and Green Day in town making their first Garden State appearance or one of Now's classic genre mashups like the legendary Venom/Black Flag show from 1986. (The Trentonian, NJ)

    CAMPUS CLICKS: Join Flea at USC; Idaho's skimpy scandal  Sep 24, 2008
    Red Hot Chili Peppers bassist Michael Balzary (a. k.a Flea) is. (SportsIllustrated.CNN)

    'Rock Band 2' updated with minimal changes  Sep 19, 2008
    Some of the new songs are duds, but for every slow and boring tune, there's "Alive" by Pearl Jam, "Everlong" by Foo Fighters, "Give It Away" by Red Hot Chili Peppers, "Let There Be Rock" by AC/DC and the hilariously awesome "Master Exploder" by Tenacious D.. Too bad you can't play most of those songs right out of the box, even in quickplay. (UM Maneater)

    The Mars Volta jam forever  Sep 19, 2008
    When The Mars Volta opened for the Red Hot Chili Peppers October 20, 2006 at the Fleet Center, they were not greeted warmly ... Perhaps the memories of lack of reception when they opened for the Red Hot Chili Peppers were fresh in their heads and refused to encore, but the Mars Volta gave the audience exactly what they paid for, a short but sweet show for the fans of possibly one of the greatest progressive rock bands of our generation. (The Suffolk Journal, MA)

    BLOG:  More new music reviews from Nelly, Kristy Lee Cook  Sep 16, 2008
    Carlos Santana fuels a mesmerizing Gypsy Woman, while the Red Hot Chili Peppers make sure they Let the Good Times Roll. Sly Stone, El DeBarge, Kim Burrell, The RZA and System of a Down bassist Shavo Odadjian and the P-Funk All-Stars provide good times of their own. (USA Today -- Life)

    CORRECTING and REPLACING Warner Bros. Records Announces Staff Promotions  Sep 16, 2008
    Records in 2001, Quinn has been involved in the global development and marketing of the company's roster, which includes Red Hot Chili Peppers, Madonna, Tom Petty, Linkin Park, Faith Hill, Disturbed, and Enya, in addition to the Reprise artists mentioned above ... Biery has been with the WBR labels for more than 18 years, and has played a pivotal role in developing the careers of Linkin Park, Flaming Lips, Goo Goo Dolls, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Seal, and, most recently the launch of Metallica's... (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)

    Giving up the funk  Sep 14, 2008
    George Clinton (shown in Detroit in July) got help from Carlos Santana, the Red Hot Chili Peppers, and Sly Stone for his new CD. (Elizabeth conley/the detroit news via ap) By James Sullivan Globe Correspondent / September 14, 2008 ... For his new album, "George Clinton and His Gangsters of Love," out Tuesday, the bandleader enlisted the help of Carlos Santana, the Red Hot Chili Peppers, and funky recluse Sly Stone to cover the kind of old-school jams the 67-year-old Clinton grew up on. (Boston Globe)

    It all started at Uptown  Sep 14, 2008
    The old Uptown, which is today Copper Creek Brewery, continued its selectivity over time, yet bringing critically acclaimed groups such as Red Hot Chili Peppers and Indigo Girls to the bar Pilgrim described as a "big, small room.". "We had a good PA system. We sort of just did the best we could," Pilgrim said. (Athens Banner-Herald)

    Metallica nearly fades to black, but comes back  Sep 13, 2008
    "Death Magnetic" is a renaissance orchestrated by famed producer Rick Rubin, a man associated with comeback recordings by the Red Hot Chili Peppers, Johnny Cash and, most recently, Neil Diamond. "It's like a solar eclipse," says guitarist-vocalist James Hetfield, "every five to 10 years, a Metallica album. Our watches are so slow - until we get onstage. We take our time. We want it to be right. I realize in five years, a lot of bands have come and gone. Our fans are patient. I think they realize... (San Francisco Chronicle)

    Firefighters gain ground in Malibu: Conditions help tame wind, fire  Sep 13, 2008
    5 million home of Flea, the bass guitarist for the band Red Hot Chili Peppers, was "burnt to a crisp," Flea told the Times. Erin Allday reported from Malibu and Meredith May from San Francisco. (Yahoo News -- Wildfires & Forest Fires)

    Metallica's back, noisier than ever  Sep 11, 2008
    Rubin, who has produced icons from Public Enemy to Jonny Cash and Red Hot Chili Peppers, told them reach back to the inspirations of their first and greatest 1986 album Master of Puppets. "The exercise wasn't to rewrite songs like that, but to write songs in that spirit," Rubin told The New York Times. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)

    80 Hours Calendar  Sep 11, 2008
    MUSIC , 7 p.m., Picador "Red Hot Chili Peppers Tribute," with Lunatix on Pogostix, 8 p.m., Yacht Club Damon Dotson Band, 9 p.m., Mill. THEATER , 2 p.m., Englert , 7:30 p.m., Englert *Stones in His Pockets*, 7:30 p.m., Riverside Theatre , 8 p.m., Buchanan Auditorium, John Pappajohn Business Building. (Daily Iowan, IA)

    2008 Rock Hall eligibility pool induces yawns  Sep 8, 2008
    The closest thing to the Madonnas, R.E.M.s, Van Halens and U2s that have starred at recent inductions is probably the Red Hot Chili Peppers. Other leading prospects include the Pet Shop Boys, the Jesus & Mary Chain, Nick Cave and a potential controversy generator, Whitney Houston. (USA Today)

    Rock goes east  Sep 7, 2008
    Described as Poland's answer to Pink Floyd and Red Hot Chili Peppers, their albums have sold three million copies. Alongside Bracia's modern grungy-rock and Natalia Kukulska's soulfull R'n'B, the show even has its own tabloid hellraiser in Doda, who has posed for Playboy and courted controversy by spitting on stage. (BBC News -- UK)

    The eye of the storm  Sep 6, 2008
    " And in the past few years, her venerable status and personal presence have allowed her to become a kind of shaman figure to whom other performers are drawn. Following her work with Kevin Shields, she is now writing with the Red Hot Chili Peppers' Flea. Age has its advantages, she agrees, as well as its small physical humiliations. "Certainly as a worker, understanding things and seeing things more clearly, it has a lot of advantages. And I don't think I've lost any strengths as a performer. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)

    Because the light . . .  Sep 6, 2008
    Following her work with Kevin Shields, she is now writing with the Red Hot Chili Peppers' Flea. Age has its advantages, she agrees, as well as its small physical humiliations. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)

    Rock Band' vs. 'Guitar Hero  Sep 3, 2008
    Rock Band is hawking full albums (on tap: Foo Fighters' Colour and the Shape, Red Hot Chili Peppers' Blood Sugar Sex Magik, Jane's Addiction's Nothing's Shocking, and a No Doubt best-of), while Guitar Hero is ditching all cover versions in favor of the original recordings. Rock Band 2 features a drum training mode, and World Tour offers a studio function that lets players create their own music and post it online. (Entertainment Weekly)

    'Tis the season to be a gamer  Sep 2, 2008
    " On Sept. 7, Will Wright's "Spore" will be released for the PC alongside "Spore Creatures" for the Nintendo DS. On Sept. 14, "Rock Band 2" will be released for the Xbox 360. The PS3 version will be released on Oct 19, while other versions will be released after that date. "Rock Band 2"s official tracklist has already been released and will include AC/DC, Steve Miller Band, Beck, The Guess Who and Jane's Addiction, among others. Six downloadable albums have already been announced, including Foo... (The Daily Campus, CT)

    Hardcore gamers flock to Seattle  Sep 2, 2008
    The lineup includes classic albums by the Foo Fighters, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Jane's Addiction and Megadeth as well as a No Doubt greatest hits package - pretty much something for everybody. The news out of the "Guitar Hero" camp is more likely to make fans cringe. (AZCentral -- Business)

    Sexy films fest 'not hardcore'  Aug 31, 2008
    "It's like band names, like the Red Hot Chili Peppers. The band becomes bigger than the name, and that's what I'd like the festival to do.". Sexy International Film Festival, August 31 to September 6, George Cinema (opening and closing nights) and Glitch Bar (all other sessions. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)

    Ninja Gaiden II skewers 1M  Aug 31, 2008
    Foo Fighters, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Jane's Addiction, Megadeth, Stevie Ray Vaughan, and No Doubt lending full track packs to rhythm game "in the coming months.". Posted Aug 28, 2008 11:41 am PT. (GameSpot)

    EW:  'Exclusive: 'Rock Band 2' offering new slate of full albums'  Aug 29, 2008
    Stocking the digital bins, EW.com has learned exclusively, will be seminal full albums by Foo Fighters (The Colour and the Shape), Red Hot Chili Peppers (Blood Sugar Sex Magik), Jane's Addiction (Nothing's Shocking), Megadeth (Peace Sells ... Red Hot Chili Peppers (Blood Sugar Sex Magik). (USA Today -- Tech)

    Jay-Z To Open Renovated Hollywood Palladium  Aug 27, 2008
    Since opening nearly 70 years ago, the Hollywood Palladium has hosted such acts as the Rolling Stones, James Brown, Led Zeppelin, the Who, the Police, Rod Stewart, Metallica, the Clash, the Pixies, No Doubt, Red Hot Chili Peppers and Public Enemy, among many others. MORE LIKE THIS ARTICLES August 07, 2008 August 04, 2008 May 02, 2008 April 02, 2008 August 11, 2008. (Billboard.com)

    Renovated Hollywood Palladium to open with Jay-Z  Aug 27, 2008
    Among the performers at the Palladium in recent decades have been the Rolling Stones, Led Zeppelin, the Who, Metallica, Public Enemy, the Sex Pistols, the Red Hot Chili Peppers and No Doubt. Live Nation entered into a long-term lease of the Palladium last year to add a mid-size venue to its roster of L.A.-area concert facilities, which includes the 1,000-capacity House of Blues in West Hollywood, the Wiltern (2,300), Gibson Amphitheatre (6,200), Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre in Irvine (16,000)... (Los Angeles Times)

    Rock Band 2: Rated : Complete rankings of every song in Harmonix's sequel, from ...  Aug 26, 2008
    Red Hot Chili Peppers - "Give it Away". 21. (IGN PS2)

    Six of the best who used to be bad  Aug 25, 2008
    She married former Red Hot Chili Peppers guitarist Dave Navarro in 2003 and was hardly snapped on the red carpet without him. Although they divorced in 2006, Electra has found new love with Korn guitarist Rob Patterson and now maintains a tamer image, keeping most of her clothes on for films like Scary Movie and Meet The Spartans. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)

    LL Cool J Challenges President Bush, Reaches Out To Bon Jovi Fans In Exit 13  Aug 22, 2008
    The hip-hop vet says 'Mr. President' asks our present and future leaders tough questions. (VHI.com -- Music News)

    Neil Diamond preps for concert at Fenway  Aug 18, 2008
    Diamond was baffled when Rubin, whose resum was filled with rap and rock projects from the likes of Public Enemy, the Beastie Boys, and Red Hot Chili Peppers, approached him about collaborating. But the artist was intrigued when Rubin floated a novel idea: Why didn't Diamond take a close listen to his earliest work, introspective records that pre-dated the symphonic pomp and circumstance of his big hits. (Boston Globe)

    Ethier heats up following Manny trade  Aug 17, 2008
    Anthony Kiedis, the lead singer for the Red Hot Chili Peppers, also threw out a first pitch. As part of the Dodgers' celebration of the '90s this weekend, Eric Karros and Tim Wallach will sign autographs Sunday in Autograph Alley. (MLB.com -- Los Angeles Dodgers)

    Enjoying F.A.M.E. in a world of chic  Aug 14, 2008
    Then I watched "The Funky Monks," which is the Red Hot Chili Peppers making "Blood Sugar Sex Magik."You get up and crank out two movies before lunch. Yes. (Boston Globe)

    Red Hot Fan Of Dylan  Aug 14, 2008
    Thursday, August 14, 2008 Last Update: 08:10 AM EDT. BOGEYWOMAN FOUND IN NY MAYOR'S MANOR. (New York Post -- Gossip)

    Warner Music Exec Sells 23 Percent of Stake  Aug 14, 2008
    Cohen is the second most important executive at Warner Music after Chief Executive Edgar Bronfman and is responsible for artists like Red Hot Chili Peppers and Green Day. Warner's shares fell more than 10 percent on Wednesday in mid-day trading. (ABC News -- Wire)

    Provo Band Shares Stage with Bob Dylan  Aug 12, 2008
    Elizabethan Report was one of 15 college bands hand selected from around the country by Anthony Kiedis of the Red Hot Chili Peppers, to play at the Music Union festival. "A BYU student referred us to someone who was working for American Eagle," Petersen said. (The Daily Universe, UT)

    Return Of The Red Hot Chili Peppers, 1999, In The Loder Files  Aug 12, 2008
    Red Hot Chili Peppers' Anthony Kiedis in 1999 (Photo: MTV News). Where do old interviews go to die. (VHI.com -- Music News)

    Metallica Compare Hands-Off Producer Rick Rubin To Longtime Hand-Holder Bob Rock  Aug 11, 2008
    They found what they were looking for in Rick Rubin, one of the most important producers of the last 20 years, who has worked with artists as diverse as Slayer, the Red Hot Chili Peppers, Neil Diamond, Weezer, Rage Against the Machine and Jay-Z.. At the start of the studio sessions, frontman James Hetfield said Rubin challenged them to think back to 1985, when they wrote and recorded 1986's Master of Puppets. (VHI.com -- Music News)

    Joe Orso: Teen takes time to get to know father, La Crosse  Aug 10, 2008
    Since then, Torrence has shown T.C. his music everything from Stevie Wonder to Red Hot Chili Peppers helped him land a job at Red Lobster, where Torrence also works, and talked to him about mistakes he has made so T.C. can learn from them. I want to teach him how to be the best T.C. that he can be, said Torrence, 44, while T.C. nodded and smiled. (La Crosse Tribune, WI)

    Hating On Tom  Aug 9, 2008
    Anthony Kiedis told me the other night that for the moment, the Red Hot Chili Peppers are staying put. I know, everyone s left but us, he said. (Fox News)

    No Breakdown  Aug 8, 2008
    Oh yes, the other guests: the great Patricia Clarkson, whose small role in VCB so impressed Woody that he made her the lead in his next film, plus Red Hot Chili Peppers front man Anthony Kiedis, actress Carla Gugino, Jon Turturro and wife Kathryn Borowitz, Moonstruck writer John Patrick Shanley, director Julie Taymor, Nora Ephron and Nick Pileggi, designer Tara Subkoff, rock royalty Ann Dexter Jones (mother of DJ Samantha Ronson) in a dazzling firehouse red Prada dress and of course Harvey... (Fox News)

    Still festive: Late-summer festivals have a special feel  Aug 8, 2008
    Branstock - Aug. 30, noon-9:30 p.m.; features New England bands, pro wrestlers, the CT Roller Girls, karate demos and more, with proceeds to benefit Branford's Community Dining Room, donations and canned or boxed food accepted all day, bands include Black Sabbath cover band Earth, a Red Hot Chili Peppers tribute band The Good Time Boys, and more, hosted by local musicians Opus and The Big E (rain date Aug. 31; Branford Green; www. myspace. (New Haven Register, CT)

    Montreal Company Premier Muzik International Corporation Buys an Unreleased Recording by the Beatles in an Internet Auction  Aug 8, 2008
    MONTREAL, August 7 /PRNewswire/ -- Gino Olivieri, founder of Premier Muzik International Corporation, a Montreal company that administers and redistributes royalties to such artists as Red Hot Chili Peppers, Metallica, Bob Sinclar and Andrea Bocelli, has realized one of his fondest dreams by becoming the winning bidder for an unreleased recording by The Beatles, in an Internet auction by Cameo Auctions on August 5, 2008. ADVERTISEMENT. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)

    Music festival set to soar on South Side  Aug 7, 2008
    In between will be a handful of Anthony Keidis' favorite bands, and the Red Hot Chili Peppers singer has pretty good taste. While American Eagle's inaugural festival doesn't have the scope of a Lollapalooza or Bonnaroo, there's a "more killer than filler" sense to this event. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)

    Film on 'The Germs' brings a punk band back to life  Aug 5, 2008
    The Germs' sole album, 1979's "GI," sold few copies but influenced much bigger Los Angeles bands, like the Red Hot Chili Peppers and Jane's Addiction. Yet even as the Germs cracked wise and brought a sense of fun and mayhem to the scene, the final stage of Crash's plan (its window inspired by David Bowie's 1972 apocalyptic anthem "Five Years") always loomed. (International Herald Tribune -- Arts)

    It's electric: 0-100 kmh in 3.9 seconds  Aug 3, 2008
    Australian-born Michael "Flea" Balzary, bass player for the Red Hot Chili Peppers, said on his blog he decided to go electric after watching the documentary Who Killed The Electric Car. A dozen Teslas are already on Californian roads. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)

    DBJ Confidential  Jul 29, 2008
    Red Hot Chili Peppers guitarist Dave Navarro will host a birthday bash at Ghostbar July 25 for Wade Randolph Hampton, marketing director of N9NE Group. Described as the king of Dallas nightlife scene, Hampton oversees the party action at Ghostbar, N9NE Steakhouse and Nove Italiano, and has worked with celebs such as Paris Hilton, Jessica Simpson and Tony Romo. (Dallas Business Journal, TX)

    Bravado and The Killers Partner for Merchandising  Jul 24, 2008
    Bravado artists include Kanye West, Robbie Williams, Beyonce, Elton John, Guns 'N Roses, Metallica, Led Zeppelin, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Iron Maiden, Alicia Keys and Nine Inch Nails. Contact: Maria Ho-Burge, +1-212-331-2569. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)

    DJ funking off into sunset  Jul 23, 2008
    With regular gigs at the Yacht Club, Quinton's, and the Mill, and with his Red Hot Chili Peppers tribute band Lunatix on Pogostix, Grundstad is no stranger to Iowa City music. He said he's proud to have added "variety" to the scene and to inspire younger musicians. (Daily Iowan, IA)

    tableau's Guide to Summer Music  Jul 22, 2008
    Lil' Wayne and Red Hot Chili Peppers. Radiohead and Jay-Z. (The Cavalier Daily, VA)

    Harmonix, MTV Games unveil setlist for 'Rock Band 2'  Jul 16, 2008
    AC/DC AFI Alanis Morissette Alice in Chains Allman Brothers Avenged Sevenfold Bad Company Beastie Boys Beck Bikini Kill Billy Idol Blondie Bob Dylan Bon Jovi Cheap Trick Devo Dinosaur Jr. Disturbed Dream Theater Duran Duran Elvis Costello Fleetwood Mac Foo Fighters Guns N' Roses Interpol Jane's Addiction Jethro Tull Jimmy Eat World Joan Jett Journey Judas Priest Kansas L7 Lacuna Coil Linkin Park Lit Lush Mastodon Megadeth Metallica Mighty Mighty Bosstones Modest Mouse Motorhead Nirvana Norman... (USA Today -- Tech)

    Rock Band 2 Video Game Song List Re...  Jul 15, 2008
    Alanis Morissette - You Oughta Know" Alice in Chains - "Man in the Box" Allman Brothers - "Ramblin' Man" Anarchy Club - "Get Clean" Avenged Sevenfold - "Almost Easy" Bad Company - "Shooting Star" Bang Camaro - "Night Lies"Beastie Boys - "So Whatcha Want" Beck - "E-Pro" Bikini Kill - "Rebel Girl" Billy Idol - "White Wedding Pt. I" Blondie - "One Way or Another" Bob Dylan - "Tangled Up in Blue" Bon Jovi - "Livin' on a Prayer" Breaking Wheel - "Shoulder to the Plow"Cheap Trick - "Hello There" Devo... (Suite101.com)

    Billy Joel looks back at The Stranger  Jul 15, 2008
    Rap music for miffed white people - not angry blacks - has trumpets, plucked strings and some admiration for the Red Hot Chili Peppers. Recommend this article. (Globe and Mail -- Entertainment)

    Pre-E3 2008: Rock Band 2 Hands-On  Jul 13, 2008
    Red Hot Chili Peppers "Give it Away". System of a Down "Chop Suey". (IGN PS2)

    Plenty of clash, not crash  Jul 13, 2008
    That medley included songs by Jimi Hendrix, Velvet Revolver, the Red Hot Chili Peppers and some original music by the band. It was cool to be out there with the other bands and to rock with the skateboarders, Eredia said. (Big Bear Grizzly, CA)

    Kid Rock resurrected  Jul 4, 2008
    Although Rock would eventually team up with Rob Cavallo (who helmed Green Days mega-selling American Idiot), he initially met with Rick Rubin, an icon whos hit home runs with everyone from Jay-Z and Johnny Cash to the Red Hot Chili Peppers and Neil Diamond. The reason that I didnt work with Rick, Rock explains, is that the way he likes to work on a record is to hear your songs and make sure youve got great stuff. (Georgia Straight)

    Guitar Hero: On Tour  Jul 3, 2008
    There's a reasonable selection of 25 eclectic tracks to play, most of which are original master recordings by artists including Nirvana, Blink-182, Jet, Incubus, Ozzy Osbourne, Rick Springfield, Twisted Sister and the Red Hot Chili Peppers. Some good covers from Kiss, Santana and ZZTop bolster the collection. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Technology)

    South Abington artist combines music, painting and humanity  Jun 29, 2008
    Besides teaching, Mr. Rishko also has worked security at Toyota Pavilion at Montage Mountain for the past three years, and has met countless popular artists, ranging from Red Hot Chili Peppers to Willie Nelson. I d take photos (at the concert) and go home and paint, then bring the drawings to school, Mr. Rishko said. (Scranton Times, PA)

    Geeks bearing riffs  Jun 28, 2008
    On Seeing Sounds, there are political manifestos and odes to voyeurism (the Mayfield-esque Love Bomb and the '60s-tinged Windows respectively), a funk banger called Kill Joy that's reminiscent of the Red Hot Chili Peppers and even a seven-minute opus, Sooner Or Later, that features Williams singing in his trademark falsetto and rapping over a crescendo of guitars, synthesisers and crashing beats. "Until now I've been living my life just to have fun," the 35-year-old Williams says. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)

    Pop Tarts: Is Angelina Jolie Better at Bashing Than at Kissing?  Jun 21, 2008
    But when it comes to the sexiest meat-hatin' male, Red Hot Chili Peppers frontman, Anthony Kiedis, has taken the dairy-free cake. A vegan since the 1980s, Kiedis scraped in ahead of Casey Affleck, Milo Ventimiglia and Jason Schwartzman. (Fox News)

    Celtics storm back, beat Lakers 97-91 in Game 4  Jun 13, 2008
    Anchorage Daily News. Celebrate the 50th anniversary of our admission into the U.S.. (Anchorage Daily News)

    Firefighters gain ground in Malibu: Conditions help tame wind, fire  Jun 13, 2008
    5 million home of Flea, the bass guitarist for the band Red Hot Chili Peppers, was "burnt to a crisp," Flea told the Times. Erin Allday reported from Malibu and Meredith May from San Francisco. (Yahoo News -- Wildfires & Forest Fires)

    Stars come out, LA style  Jun 11, 2008
    Other VIPs on the guest list included soccer stud David Beckham, who was sitting next to Celtics managing partner Irv Grousbeck, directors Steven Spielberg, Spike Lee, and Penny Marshall, New Kid Donnie Wahlberg, A-list actors Denzel Washington, Matt Damon, Dustin Hoffman, Eddie Murphy, Sylvester Stallone, Kristin Davis, Tobey Maguire, and Adam Sandler, Red Hot Chili Peppers frontman Anthony Kiedis, rapper Kanye West, ex-boxing champ Floyd Mayweather, and former NBA player John Salley. (Our boy... (Boston Globe)

    SIGHTS & SOUNDS:  Galaxy of stars on hand  Jun 11, 2008
    Nicholson topped the list, followed by Cannon, the Red Hot Chili Peppers duo of Anthony Kiedis and Flea, Ice Cube, Andy Garcia, Washington, Marshall, Leonardo DiCaprio, Arsenio Hall and Doris Day. Sounds good. (USA Today -- Sports)

    More of this story  Jun 4, 2008
    Landowner Joseph Brescia and Red Hot Chili Peppers lead singer Anthony Kiedis have plodded for several years down a winding road of government agencies to build adjacent beachfront homes on their Wainiha properties. The pursuit has involved multiple court rulings, county Planning Commission denials and approvals, Kauai Burial Council decisions and numerous house redesigns. (Lihue Garden Island, HA)

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