Exclusive: Universal Pictures has optioned rights to Anthony Kiedis’ New York Times bestseller Scar Tissue, with the feature film project is currently in early development at the studio. It will be produced by Brian Grazer through Imagine Entertainment, Kiedis, and Guy Oseary.
The candid book profiles Kiedis, the famed frontman of Red Hot Chili Peppers, an artist, addict and ringleader. It features a deeply unconventional father-and-son story set against a substance-fueled 1970s and ’80s L.A. punk scene and examines, without judgment, how Kiedis’ experiences shaped the music eventually embraced by millions.
Universal in recent years has shown a knack for delivering the goods on the biopic-based-on-musicians front. The N.W.A pic Straight Outta Compton was a massive box office hit that also earned an Oscar nomination for Original Screenplay. Universal’s EVP Production Development Jay Polidoro will oversee the project on behalf of the studio.
Kiedis was born in Grand Rapids,...
The candid book profiles Kiedis, the famed frontman of Red Hot Chili Peppers, an artist, addict and ringleader. It features a deeply unconventional father-and-son story set against a substance-fueled 1970s and ’80s L.A. punk scene and examines, without judgment, how Kiedis’ experiences shaped the music eventually embraced by millions.
Universal in recent years has shown a knack for delivering the goods on the biopic-based-on-musicians front. The N.W.A pic Straight Outta Compton was a massive box office hit that also earned an Oscar nomination for Original Screenplay. Universal’s EVP Production Development Jay Polidoro will oversee the project on behalf of the studio.
Kiedis was born in Grand Rapids,...
- 1/17/2024
- by Justin Kroll
- Deadline Film + TV
Los Angeles, July 4 (Ians) Flea, the founding member of the rock band Red Hot Chili Peppers, is not happy with one of the albums of the band and would like to re-record the same.
The ‘By The Way’ rock group’s bassist is not a fan of the way they made their 1984 self-titled record and he blames it on the lack of “connection” with musicians Jack Sherman and Cliff Martinez, who replaced Jack Irons and Hillel Slovak after they quit, though he insists they are “great” at what they do, reports ‘Female First UK’.
Speaking to the Los Angeles Times, he said: “I always regret the way we made the first one.
“I think the songs are really good. Our band was smoking at the time. But (drummer) Jack (Irons) and (guitarist) Hillel (Slovak) quit, and we hired these two other guys: Jack Sherman and Cliff Martinez.”
However, he can...
The ‘By The Way’ rock group’s bassist is not a fan of the way they made their 1984 self-titled record and he blames it on the lack of “connection” with musicians Jack Sherman and Cliff Martinez, who replaced Jack Irons and Hillel Slovak after they quit, though he insists they are “great” at what they do, reports ‘Female First UK’.
Speaking to the Los Angeles Times, he said: “I always regret the way we made the first one.
“I think the songs are really good. Our band was smoking at the time. But (drummer) Jack (Irons) and (guitarist) Hillel (Slovak) quit, and we hired these two other guys: Jack Sherman and Cliff Martinez.”
However, he can...
- 7/4/2023
- by Agency News Desk
- GlamSham
Dead Kennedys drummer D.H. Peligro died due to a drug overdose, according to a newly released autopsy (via TMZ).
Peligro passed away from the “combined effects of fentanyl and heroin,” the autopsy concluded. Additionally, he had non-small cell lung cancer at the time of his death.
Peligro died on Friday, October 28th, 2022, at the age of 63. Initially, his cause of death was reported to be trauma to the head caused by an accidental fall in his Los Angeles home. However, the autopsy stated that there was no evidence of traumatic injuries.
D.H. Peligro, who was born Darren Henley, replaced original Dead Kennedys drummer Ted (Bruce Slesinger) in 1981. He made his debut on the EP In God We Trust, Inc., and also drummed on the albums Plastic Surgery Disasters, Frankenchrist, and Bedtime for Democracy, as well as singles/rarities collection, Give Me Convenience or Give Me Death.
Following Dead Kennedys...
Peligro passed away from the “combined effects of fentanyl and heroin,” the autopsy concluded. Additionally, he had non-small cell lung cancer at the time of his death.
Peligro died on Friday, October 28th, 2022, at the age of 63. Initially, his cause of death was reported to be trauma to the head caused by an accidental fall in his Los Angeles home. However, the autopsy stated that there was no evidence of traumatic injuries.
D.H. Peligro, who was born Darren Henley, replaced original Dead Kennedys drummer Ted (Bruce Slesinger) in 1981. He made his debut on the EP In God We Trust, Inc., and also drummed on the albums Plastic Surgery Disasters, Frankenchrist, and Bedtime for Democracy, as well as singles/rarities collection, Give Me Convenience or Give Me Death.
Following Dead Kennedys...
- 5/2/2023
- by Scoop Harrison
- Consequence - Music
Pearl Jam are celebrating the 25th anniversary of their 1998 album Yield with a couple of new gems for fans of the record, including a 2xLP collaboration with Vinyl Me, Please and a live album from the era.
The band’s latest releases come in two categories: Stuff for the audiophiles, and stuff for the collectors. The vinyl reissue, of course, fits into the first category. Available on translucent red and black vinyl, the Yield reissue will mark the opening of Vinyl Me, Please’s new audiophile-grade pressing plant in Denver. Pre-orders are ongoing. Additionally, available now on streaming services is a new spatial audio mix of the album, produced and mixed by Josh Evans and Nick Rives.
For those more interested in rarities, Pearl Jam are finally pressing Give Way, a live concert from the Yield era, to vinyl and CD for the first time. The album comes from a Melbourne Park,...
The band’s latest releases come in two categories: Stuff for the audiophiles, and stuff for the collectors. The vinyl reissue, of course, fits into the first category. Available on translucent red and black vinyl, the Yield reissue will mark the opening of Vinyl Me, Please’s new audiophile-grade pressing plant in Denver. Pre-orders are ongoing. Additionally, available now on streaming services is a new spatial audio mix of the album, produced and mixed by Josh Evans and Nick Rives.
For those more interested in rarities, Pearl Jam are finally pressing Give Way, a live concert from the Yield era, to vinyl and CD for the first time. The album comes from a Melbourne Park,...
- 2/26/2023
- by Carys Anderson
- Consequence - Music
Drummer D.H. Peligro (real name: Darren Henley) died at his home in Los Angeles on Friday. Police reported that he died from a trauma to the head caused by an accidental fall.
Peligro joined The Dead Kennedys in February 1981 and appeared on the EP In God We Trust, released in December 1981.
He would also record on the studio albums Plastic Surgery Disaster, Frankenchrist, and Bedtime for Democracy. He also appeared on the singles/rarities collection, Give Me Convenience or Give Me Death.
Guitarist East Bay Ray, who performed with Peligro, posted on Facebook following the death. “I am heartbroken. D.H. Peligro passed away in his Los Angeles home yesterday, Oct 28th. He died from trauma to his head from an accidental fall. Arrangements are pending will be announced in the coming days. We were musical brothers. Thank you for your thoughts and words of comfort.”
The Dead Kennedys broke...
Peligro joined The Dead Kennedys in February 1981 and appeared on the EP In God We Trust, released in December 1981.
He would also record on the studio albums Plastic Surgery Disaster, Frankenchrist, and Bedtime for Democracy. He also appeared on the singles/rarities collection, Give Me Convenience or Give Me Death.
Guitarist East Bay Ray, who performed with Peligro, posted on Facebook following the death. “I am heartbroken. D.H. Peligro passed away in his Los Angeles home yesterday, Oct 28th. He died from trauma to his head from an accidental fall. Arrangements are pending will be announced in the coming days. We were musical brothers. Thank you for your thoughts and words of comfort.”
The Dead Kennedys broke...
- 10/29/2022
- by Bruce Haring
- Deadline Film + TV
Without Joe Strummer, Eddie Vedder would have never found his way to Jack Irons, and subsequently Pearl Jam. During a show the Clash singer played in November 1989, Vedder ended up becoming Strummer’s right hand man during an unexpected power outage. The fateful case of right place, right time brought him together with Irons, who would later recommend him when Stone Gossard and Jeff Ament were looking for a fourth band member to join a band that would be known as Pearl Jam. Ahead of what would have been Strummer’s 70th birthday (Aug.
- 8/19/2022
- by Larisha Paul
- Rollingstone.com
Rolling Stone interview series Unknown Legends features long-form conversations between senior writer Andy Greene and veteran musicians who have toured and recorded alongside icons for years, if not decades. All are renowned in the business, but some are less well known to the general public. Here, these artists tell their complete stories, giving an up-close look at life on music’s A list. This edition features drummer Jack Irons.
Whenever the history of the Nineties alt-rock revolution is chronicled, the name Jack Irons comes up quite a bit. Not only...
Whenever the history of the Nineties alt-rock revolution is chronicled, the name Jack Irons comes up quite a bit. Not only...
- 5/2/2022
- by Andy Greene
- Rollingstone.com
Eddie Vedder reflects on a seminal night in his rock & roll life — when he got the chance to meet the Clash’s Joe Strummer and future Pearl Jam bandmate Jack Irons — in an excerpt from his new Audible Original, I Am Mine, from the platform’s Words + Music series.
The night in question, Vedder recalls, was Nov. 21, 1989. In a year, he’d move to Seattle and begin fronting Pearl Jam, but that fall he was living in San Diego, playing music and working at a venue called the Bacchanal, where Strummer was playing that night.
The night in question, Vedder recalls, was Nov. 21, 1989. In a year, he’d move to Seattle and begin fronting Pearl Jam, but that fall he was living in San Diego, playing music and working at a venue called the Bacchanal, where Strummer was playing that night.
- 11/18/2021
- by Jon Blistein
- Rollingstone.com
Former Pearl Jam drummer Dave Abbruzzese has joined forces with the Pearl Jam France Facebook community to rerecord the band’s 1993 classic “Rearviewmirror.” The seven-minute video cuts between several fans taking turns on vocals, guitars, and bass, while Abbruzzese handles the drums, just as he did on the original recording.
Abbruzzese was Pearl Jam’s third drummer, but the first two (Dave Krusen and Matt Chamberlain) had very brief stints, and his time with the group between 1991 and 1994 coincided with their commercial peak. He plays on Vs. and Vitalogy and...
Abbruzzese was Pearl Jam’s third drummer, but the first two (Dave Krusen and Matt Chamberlain) had very brief stints, and his time with the group between 1991 and 1994 coincided with their commercial peak. He plays on Vs. and Vitalogy and...
- 6/3/2021
- by Andy Greene
- Rollingstone.com
The Kill Journal is an upcoming horror graphic novel about revenants and the survivors who hunt them. Fully backed via Indiegogo (and with a few days still to go for those that are interested in supporting), we have a preview that you can read right now!
"It’s Revenants and the Survivors who hunt them. Failed Superheroes Club, renowned LA-based graphic novel, board game, and toy development company, is excited to announce the launch of The Kill Journal Indiegogo campaign! Written and lettered by Adam Lawson (The Eighth) with art by Jason Crager, colors by Steve Canon (Jack Irons), The Kill Journal celebrates a tale of anti-heroes forged in the terrifying world of Revenants and their Survivors."
To learn more and support visit: https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/the-kill-journal?create_edit=true#/
To read the preview, click on the cover below or visit: https://dailydead.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/Kill-Journal_preview.
"It’s Revenants and the Survivors who hunt them. Failed Superheroes Club, renowned LA-based graphic novel, board game, and toy development company, is excited to announce the launch of The Kill Journal Indiegogo campaign! Written and lettered by Adam Lawson (The Eighth) with art by Jason Crager, colors by Steve Canon (Jack Irons), The Kill Journal celebrates a tale of anti-heroes forged in the terrifying world of Revenants and their Survivors."
To learn more and support visit: https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/the-kill-journal?create_edit=true#/
To read the preview, click on the cover below or visit: https://dailydead.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/Kill-Journal_preview.
- 12/3/2020
- by Jonathan James
- DailyDead
The Strokes, Pearl Jam’s Eddie Vedder, the Red Hot Chili Peppers, Jenny Lewis, Tash Sultana, Incubus and Nathaniel Rateliff & the Night Sweats will lead the 2019 Ohana Festival. The fourth annual fest will run from Friday, September 27th through Sunday, the 29th at Doheny State Beach in Dana Point, California. Tickets go on sale Friday, March 8th at 10 a.m. local time.
The eclectic line-up also features Laura Jane Grace & the Devouring Mothers, Glen Hansard, Mudhoney, LP, Devendra Banhart, White Reaper, Benjamin Booker, Jacob Banks, Lukas Nelson & the Promise of the Real,...
The eclectic line-up also features Laura Jane Grace & the Devouring Mothers, Glen Hansard, Mudhoney, LP, Devendra Banhart, White Reaper, Benjamin Booker, Jacob Banks, Lukas Nelson & the Promise of the Real,...
- 3/5/2019
- by Ryan Reed
- Rollingstone.com
Nashville, Tenn. -- As producers are known to do, Jay Joyce called Jakob Dylan to discuss plans before they were scheduled to start recording The Wallflowers' first album in seven years.
Joyce was surprised when Dylan said he really didn't have anything.
"We had a couple of songs, nothing but a bunch of stuff on a laptop that I said, `This might sound like this. This might sound like this,'" Dylan recalled.
"But they were lyrics," Joyce said in mock protest.
"I was like, `This is what I got,'" Dylan, 42, said with a laugh.
The singer and producer got together recently in Nashville to talk about "Glad All Over," the first Wallflowers' album since 2005's "Rebel, Sweetheart." This time around the Grammy winners tried something different as Dylan – no longer comfortable with his lead songwriting role – took a step back and tried to blend into the band.
In the past,...
Joyce was surprised when Dylan said he really didn't have anything.
"We had a couple of songs, nothing but a bunch of stuff on a laptop that I said, `This might sound like this. This might sound like this,'" Dylan recalled.
"But they were lyrics," Joyce said in mock protest.
"I was like, `This is what I got,'" Dylan, 42, said with a laugh.
The singer and producer got together recently in Nashville to talk about "Glad All Over," the first Wallflowers' album since 2005's "Rebel, Sweetheart." This time around the Grammy winners tried something different as Dylan – no longer comfortable with his lead songwriting role – took a step back and tried to blend into the band.
In the past,...
- 10/11/2012
- by AP
- Huffington Post
The Wallflowers have announced plans to release a new album this fall and are hitting the road in July for a summer tour. The band is currently in the studio putting the finishing touches on the album . recording in Nashville at Dan Auerbach.s (The Black Keys) Easy Eye Sound studio. The new album finds frontman Jakob Dylan joining original band members Greg Richling (bass) and Rami Jaffee (keyboards), with Wallflowers. longtime guitarist Stuart Mathis and drummer Jack Irons (Red Hot Chili Peppers, Pearl Jam) rounding out the lineup. The album is being produced by Jay Joyce (Emmylou Harris, Cage the Elephant) and mixed by Rich Costey (Bruce Springsteen, The Shins). The Wallflowers have taken their deep history...
- 5/9/2012
- by Patrick Luce
- Monsters and Critics
Beastie Boys were also inducted on a night when Guns singer Axl Rose refused to attend.
By Gil Kaufman
Former Guns N' Roses members Matt Sorum, Duff McKagan, Slash and Steven Adler attend the 2012 Rock And Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony
Photo: Getty Images
If it's the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony, then drama is as much a prerequisite as loud guitars, receding hairlines and a night-ending all-star jam on a golden oldie.
Saturday night's 27th edition was no exception according to reports, with as much intrigue as a telenovela, as well as some genuinely peaceful Southern California bro-downage, irreverent induction speeches and fresh spots in the Hall for the Red Hot Chili Peppers, Beastie Boys, The Faces, Freddie King, Laura Nyro and Guns N' Roses.
The spotlight, of course, was on the famously fractured band of battling former brothers in Gnr. Lead singer and sole...
By Gil Kaufman
Former Guns N' Roses members Matt Sorum, Duff McKagan, Slash and Steven Adler attend the 2012 Rock And Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony
Photo: Getty Images
If it's the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony, then drama is as much a prerequisite as loud guitars, receding hairlines and a night-ending all-star jam on a golden oldie.
Saturday night's 27th edition was no exception according to reports, with as much intrigue as a telenovela, as well as some genuinely peaceful Southern California bro-downage, irreverent induction speeches and fresh spots in the Hall for the Red Hot Chili Peppers, Beastie Boys, The Faces, Freddie King, Laura Nyro and Guns N' Roses.
The spotlight, of course, was on the famously fractured band of battling former brothers in Gnr. Lead singer and sole...
- 4/15/2012
- MTV Music News
Los Angeles — Anthony Kiedis had a dream the other night.
The 49-year-old frontman of the Red Hot Chili Peppers imagined that he was playing at this year's Rock and Rock Hall of Fame induction ceremony, and the band's on-again, off-again guitarist John Frusciante was sitting in the front row.
Kiedis is quick to note that this vision won't become a reality when the 29-year-old group is actually inducted Saturday.
"No," Kiedis said in a hushed tone during a break from rehearsing at Sir Studios last month. "That was just a dream."
"I can't speak for (Frusciante), but I think it's kinda like an ex-girlfriend vibe," added 49-year-old bassist Flea.
The current line-up of Flea, Kiedis, drummer Chad Smith and guitarist Josh Klinghoffer will be honored along with past bandmates like late founding member Hillel Slovak, the original Chili Peppers guitarist who died of a drug overdose in 1988, and Frusciante, who...
The 49-year-old frontman of the Red Hot Chili Peppers imagined that he was playing at this year's Rock and Rock Hall of Fame induction ceremony, and the band's on-again, off-again guitarist John Frusciante was sitting in the front row.
Kiedis is quick to note that this vision won't become a reality when the 29-year-old group is actually inducted Saturday.
"No," Kiedis said in a hushed tone during a break from rehearsing at Sir Studios last month. "That was just a dream."
"I can't speak for (Frusciante), but I think it's kinda like an ex-girlfriend vibe," added 49-year-old bassist Flea.
The current line-up of Flea, Kiedis, drummer Chad Smith and guitarist Josh Klinghoffer will be honored along with past bandmates like late founding member Hillel Slovak, the original Chili Peppers guitarist who died of a drug overdose in 1988, and Frusciante, who...
- 4/11/2012
- by AP
- Huffington Post
Guns N' Roses, Donovan and the Faces will also be inducted in April.
By Gil Kaufman
Beastie Boys
Photo: Capitol
More than a quarter century after they brought hard rock back to the top of the heap, the original lineup of legendary Los Angeles band Guns N' Roses will be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in April. Guns were among the acts named on Wednesday as the Class of 2012, which includes fellow L.A. rockers the Red Hot Chili Peppers, iconic New York rap trio the Beastie Boys, 1960s pop singer Laura Nyro, the Small Faces (and their later Rod Stewart-led incarnation, the Faces), as well as mellow 1960s singer Donovan.
Also on the roster for the induction ceremony, which will take place on April 14 in Cleveland and air on HBO in early May, is early influence blues guitarist Freddie King and nonperformer Don Kirshner,...
By Gil Kaufman
Beastie Boys
Photo: Capitol
More than a quarter century after they brought hard rock back to the top of the heap, the original lineup of legendary Los Angeles band Guns N' Roses will be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in April. Guns were among the acts named on Wednesday as the Class of 2012, which includes fellow L.A. rockers the Red Hot Chili Peppers, iconic New York rap trio the Beastie Boys, 1960s pop singer Laura Nyro, the Small Faces (and their later Rod Stewart-led incarnation, the Faces), as well as mellow 1960s singer Donovan.
Also on the roster for the induction ceremony, which will take place on April 14 in Cleveland and air on HBO in early May, is early influence blues guitarist Freddie King and nonperformer Don Kirshner,...
- 12/7/2011
- MTV Music News
Arcade Fire and Soundgarden go head-to-head with powerful Sunday night sets
By James Montgomery and Kyle Anderson
The Arcade Fire's Win Butler performs at Lollapalooza on Sunday
Photo: Barry Brecheisen/WireImage
Chicago — Over the past three days, there's been no shortage of power from the big stages at Lollapalooza, though usually, it was coming from one side of Grant Park or the other. On Friday, it was Lady Gaga who provided the surge, and on Saturday, it was Green Day. But on Sunday (August 8), during the final night of Lolla 2010, we finally got dueling dynamos, as the Arcade Fire and the reunited Soundgarden squared off across the park with sets that packed a wallop, not just sonically, but physically, and emotionally, too.
This wasn't showmanship — neither band really brought out the big lights (or the even bigger explosions) like Gaga or Green Day did — this was old-fashioned, roll-up-your-sleeves, sweat-on-the-stage rock and roll,...
By James Montgomery and Kyle Anderson
The Arcade Fire's Win Butler performs at Lollapalooza on Sunday
Photo: Barry Brecheisen/WireImage
Chicago — Over the past three days, there's been no shortage of power from the big stages at Lollapalooza, though usually, it was coming from one side of Grant Park or the other. On Friday, it was Lady Gaga who provided the surge, and on Saturday, it was Green Day. But on Sunday (August 8), during the final night of Lolla 2010, we finally got dueling dynamos, as the Arcade Fire and the reunited Soundgarden squared off across the park with sets that packed a wallop, not just sonically, but physically, and emotionally, too.
This wasn't showmanship — neither band really brought out the big lights (or the even bigger explosions) like Gaga or Green Day did — this was old-fashioned, roll-up-your-sleeves, sweat-on-the-stage rock and roll,...
- 8/9/2010
- MTV Music News
Watch out Jay-z, Diddy, Eminem!
When Dick Van Dyke and Red Hot Chili Peppers’ drummer Chad Smith got together in the recording studio to make their new kids’ CD Rhythm Train, the result was unexpected: “I did a rap number,” says Mary Poppins star Van Dyke, with a laugh. “Chad did the drums and I laid down the rap. We had a good time. I really can’t wait to do another one.”
So how did this unlikely duo join forces? Van Dyke — famous for his roles in musical classics like Bye Bye Birdie and Chitty Chitty Bang Bang — and...
When Dick Van Dyke and Red Hot Chili Peppers’ drummer Chad Smith got together in the recording studio to make their new kids’ CD Rhythm Train, the result was unexpected: “I did a rap number,” says Mary Poppins star Van Dyke, with a laugh. “Chad did the drums and I laid down the rap. We had a good time. I really can’t wait to do another one.”
So how did this unlikely duo join forces? Van Dyke — famous for his roles in musical classics like Bye Bye Birdie and Chitty Chitty Bang Bang — and...
- 3/15/2010
- by Shanelle
- People - CelebrityBabies
Put 47 candles on the cake for Michael Balzary today, as it's another birthday for the man known as Flea. Back in the early 1980s, Flea and friends Anthony Kiedis, Hillel Slovak and Jack Irons formed the Red Hot Chili Peppers, a band that infused Los Angeles hardcore punk with Sly Stone-esque psycho funk, surf-friendly reggae and twists of metal and hip-hop. Flea's bass grooves stood at the center of the band's sound, so it's no surprise that on the band's biggest hits — including their 1991 smash "Give It Away" — the elastic low end acts as the hook. Throughout the band's long and sometimes troubled career, the diminutive bassist has always provided energy, creativity and plenty of pants-free performances.
He's also made a career as a coveted collaborator. He filled in on bass during the first Jane's Addiction reunion in 1997, formed a band with Johnny Depp called P, provided grooves for...
He's also made a career as a coveted collaborator. He filled in on bass during the first Jane's Addiction reunion in 1997, formed a band with Johnny Depp called P, provided grooves for...
- 10/16/2009
- by Kyle Anderson
- MTV Newsroom
Kiss, Donna Summer, Genesis, Jimmy Cliff and the Stooges also make the list.
By Gil Kaufman
Red Hot Chili Peppers' Anthony Kiedis
Photo: Kevin Winter/Getty Images
LL Cool J, the Red Hot Chili Peppers and Kiss lead the list of first-time nominees for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame class of 2010.
The nominees also include such first-timers as long-running rock act Genesis, reggae legend Jimmy Cliff, early rock band the Hollies and singer/songwriter Laura Nyro. According to a press release from the Rock Hall, the 12-member nominee class has some repeat offenders as well, including disco diva Donna Summer, girl-group icons Darlene Love and the Chantels, 1970s pop superstars Abba and punk godfathers the Stooges (hoping the eighth time will be the charm).
After last year's ceremony returned to the Cleveland site of the Hall for the first time in 12 years to mark the induction of Metallica,...
By Gil Kaufman
Red Hot Chili Peppers' Anthony Kiedis
Photo: Kevin Winter/Getty Images
LL Cool J, the Red Hot Chili Peppers and Kiss lead the list of first-time nominees for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame class of 2010.
The nominees also include such first-timers as long-running rock act Genesis, reggae legend Jimmy Cliff, early rock band the Hollies and singer/songwriter Laura Nyro. According to a press release from the Rock Hall, the 12-member nominee class has some repeat offenders as well, including disco diva Donna Summer, girl-group icons Darlene Love and the Chantels, 1970s pop superstars Abba and punk godfathers the Stooges (hoping the eighth time will be the charm).
After last year's ceremony returned to the Cleveland site of the Hall for the first time in 12 years to mark the induction of Metallica,...
- 9/23/2009
- MTV Music News
Here’s what Brody Dalle has been up to in the six years since the last album she made with The Distillers: She’s been stockpiling hooks. Teaming up with ex-Pearl Jam/Chili Peppers drummer Jack Irons and Alain Johannes (a frequent contributor to Queens Of The Stone Age, the band of Dalle’s husband, Josh Homme), as well as fellow Distiller Tony Bevilacqua, Dalle makes Spinnerette a showcase for her ability to trade styles with equal facility, from clipped, rocking new wave (the uber-catchy “Geeking,” with its throwback double-tracked vocal) to the grungy closer (“A Prescription For Mankind.” which ...
- 6/23/2009
- avclub.com
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