Rolling Stone is conducting a survey and asking which band MTV should do a ICON show on next. Aerosmith just were tributed on MTV'S Icon this past week (they were the 2nd to recieve the tribute, Janet Jackson was the first)and the Red Hot Chili Peppers are one of the many choices on the Rolling Stone survey. Weather it be good or a bad idea choosing the Peppers (if anyone saw the Aerosmith Icon they know that the tribute was a little of a letdown seeing as MTV threw out a bunch of hip TRL artists to perform Aerosmith covers and the "REAL" artists that were influenced by the band aren't even MTV or radio worthy anymore). Go to Rolling Stone Sounding Board to vote for the Peppers.

(thanks to Dolphin In A Silly Hat at the RHCP BBS for this info) 

21.04.2002 - (по материалам onehotglobe.com)

In Rhythm (popular UK drum magazine) there is a 5 page Chad smith review of his week in the UK where he played to students at Academy of contempory music in Guilford and also at the Royal Opera house in London. Both were a great sucess as Chad played amongs other top drummers like Steve White. But chad seemed to have been the star of both nights. Chad gave away cymals, he jammed with lucky students (VERY VERY VERY VERY VEREY VERY VERY VERY lucky students). At the ACM he did 12 (!) different versions of Suck my Kiss.....but he also played 3 songs of the new album.Rhythm said that the new tracks have a definate 80's new wave feeling to them. And the one they said to be a "future fave" was a track called "Throw away your television" (so not just called "Television" then!) which was "hook laden" and featured a "heavy tribal tom beat". Sounds very cool if you ask me. Chad also challenged the audience to think of a title for the new album. Bear in mind this was long before "By the Way" was confirmed as the album title. 

(thanks to antipop over at the RHCP BBS for this info) 

21.04.2002 - (по материалам onehotglobe.com)

This comes from BeenInsane92 over at the rhcp bbs and it also comes from the offical site's fanclub section posted by Blackie himself:

Just back from LA where I met with our fan club member ticket winners and attended the ESPN Action Sports and Music Awards Show at the Universal Amphitheatre--had a great time. Also did an interview with VH1 for the upcoming Ultimate Album show which will feature Blood Sugar Sex Magik. On the personal side I got to spend some time with Anthony--listening to some of the new songs, visiting him at home with his dog Buster, having a fun lunch, and a great evening attending with him the grand opening of Jennifer Lopez's new Cuban restaurant in Pasadena joining other celebs including Nicole Kidman, Ben Afleck, Christain Slater, Dave Navarro and Carmen Electra, Jay Leno, Brooke Shields, Johnny Depp and Winona Ryder.

Also got to visit briefly with John and his girl friend Stella, Chad and Flea backstage at the ESPN shindig. Saw the CD cover work. The release date is scheduled for June 25 and the title is "By the Way".

Bill Ryan took some photos of the ESPN gig and fan club get together which I expect Terry will be posting along with this update. 

16.04.2002 - (по материалам onehotglobe.com)

The latest news are driving everyone nuts. Let's cheer up with three pics from the ESPN show

16.04.2002 - (по материалам onehotglobe.com)

Red Hot Chili Peppers, Sum 41, Jay-Z Favorites At ESPN Awards
04/16/2002

(4/16/02, 12 p.m. ET) -- The Red Hot Chili Peppers, Sum 41, and Jay-Z were among the acts honored at the Second annual ESPN Action Sports & Music Awards at the Universal Amphitheatre in Los Angeles on Saturday (April 13). The event, to be aired on the cable network Tuesday night (April 16), celebrates the best in extreme sports and the connection that such athletes have with some of today's rock and hip-hop music.

The Peppers earned the show's top music honor, the Action Sports & Music Artist Contribution Award, following in the footsteps of last year's recipient, Metallica. The group also capped off the night with spirited performances of their songs, "Parallel Universe" and "Give It Away."

The appearance came as the band works on the final mixes for its next album, By The Way. Guitarist John Frusciante tells LAUNCH that it's unusual for the group to play a show during the album-making process but that "we thought it was a cool event so we decided to do it." 

Frusciante tells LAUNCH that there was a time when skateboarding was more important to him than guitar. "When I was a little kid I was a skateboarder at Marina Del Rey (California) Skate Park in like 1978 until they closed in '81, and that's when I started playing guitar and stopped skateboarding," he recalls. "I would imagine a lot of the emotional rudiments in the feelings of flying that took place in skateboarding, I probably am trying to emulate those same things with music."

Sum 41 earned the people's choice award while Jay-Z was deemed skateboarding's musical artist of the year. Winners in others categories were Outkast (skiing) Slayer (BMX), Radiohead (snowboarding), Pennywise (motocross), and Jack Johnson (surfing). 

Jay-Z also performed his song "You Don't Know" on the show, backed by the X-Ecutioners, Korn's Fieldy, Static-X's Wayne Static, and Limp Bizkit's John Otto. Other performers included the X-Ecutioners with Static-X and Xzibit, Unwritten Law, and Third Strike. 

Several athletes were singled out for their respective talents, including Mat Hoffman, who grabbed the show's top honor, the Action Sports Achievement Award.

-- Neal Weiss, Los Angeles


This article. like the mtv article is being posted on many websites out there with incorrect info stating that the album is now being pushed back to August but as you can clearly see...there is nothing in either articles about August! There are alot of Peppers fans in a panic now about hearing the news of the album being pushed back but that doesn't look to be the case because there has yet to be a article saying that and the articles that were supposed to say that...don't! 

16.04.2002 - (по материалам onehotglobe.com)