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Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Adds Six Backing Bands to its Roster

Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Adds Six Backing Bands to its Roster

This year's inductees into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame will be six backing groups that for three decades have been overlooked. We say to you Hall of Fame gods - it is about time. The Comets, Blue Caps, The Crickets, Famous Flames, The Midnighters and The Miracles will be added to the Hall despite the years their talents remained unrecognized.   read more

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Red Hot Chili Peppers Add New String of Tour Dates

Red Hot Chili Peppers Add New String of Tour Dates

Red Hot Chili Peppers have announced a string of new shows from late April through early June for their upcoming tour. The band recently announced they would reschedule dates due to lead singer Anthony Keidis’ recent surgery.  read more

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Red Hot Chili Peppers Postpone Tour Due to Injury

Red Hot Chili Peppers Postpone Tour Due to Injury

The Red Hot Chili Pepper announced today on their website that they had to reschedule the start of their upcoming U.S. tour.   read more

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Beastie Boys, Red Hot Chili Peppers and Guns N' Roses Inducted Into Rock and Roll Hall of Fame

Beastie Boys, Red Hot Chili Peppers and Guns N' Roses Inducted Into Rock and Roll Hall of Fame

The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame announced their 2012 group of inductees. This year’s inductees include Beastie Boys, the Red Hot Chili Peppers and Guns N’ Roses. The ceremony is set for April 14, and will air on HBO in May.  read more

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Red Hot Chili Peppers Add U.S. Tour Dates

Red Hot Chili Peppers Add U.S. Tour Dates

Red Hot Chili Peppers have added new dates to their 2012 American tour, including an entire second leg in March. The original tour, which is bookended with dates in Europe, was originally supposed to start on Jan. 25 in Charlotte, N.C. and run through Feb. 3 in Memphis, Tenn.  read more

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Red Hot Chili Peppers Announce North American Tour Dates

Red Hot Chili Peppers Announce North American Tour Dates

Following the success of their most recent album I'm with You, the Red Hot Chili Peppers have announced their first North American tour dates since the departure of longtime guitarist John Frusciante and the addition of replacement Josh Klinghoffer.  read more

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Watch Red Hot Chili Peppers' Video for "Monarchy of Roses"

Watch Red Hot Chili Peppers' Video for "Monarchy of Roses"

The Red Hot Chili Peppers just released their second single from newest album I'm with You: "Monarchy of Roses." The psychedelic disco-funk song follows the enormous success of lead single "The Adventures of Rain Dance Maggie," which is still sitting high on the alternative rock charts.  read more

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Celebrating the Ultimate Muse: An A-Z Look at Great Songs Named After Women

Celebrating the Ultimate Muse: An A-Z Look at Great Songs Named After Women

There are a few factors to take into consideration when reading this list, which was immense in its scope and terribly difficult to whittle down.  read more

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Red Hot Chili Peppers: I'm With You

Red Hot Chili Peppers: <i>I'm With You</i>

It was only a matter of time. John Frusciante—arguably the most versatile, talented guitarist in “mainstream” rock ‘n’ roll—left the Red Hot Chili Peppers in 2009 after 15 on-and-off years and five studio albums. For many fans and observers, the writing was basically plastered all over the wall: While his main act continued to sell out arenas and top the Billboard charts as funk-pop gods, Frusciante spent his non-Chili hours crafting homemade psychedelic solo albums and laying down session work for pal Omar Rodriguez-Lopez’s experimental prog band The Mars Volta. While Red Hot Chili Peppers continued down their relatively conventional...  read more

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This Week’s New Album Releases (8/30/2011)

This Week’s New Album Releases (8/30/2011)

A lot of heavyweight's released new albums this week. Lil' Wayne finally dropped _Tha Carter IV_ teaching children everywhere how to spell incorrectly and about roman numerals. Another highly anticipated album, Red Hot Chili Peppers _I'm With You_, the first without John Frusciante also came out. Rage Against the Machine guitarist Tom Morello, released his third album under his Nightwatchmen name while the ever present Lenny Kravitz explored _Black and White America_ for his latest release.  read more

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