Red Hot Chili Peppers announce new album ‘Unlimited Love’ and share single ‘Black Summer’

Regina Spektor has announced her new album ‘Home, Before And After’ and shared the single ‘Becoming All Alone’ – you can hear the track below.The forthcoming LP, which will be her eighth studio album, is the follow-up to the US artist’s September 2016 album ‘Remember Us To Life’.Described in a press release as Spektor’s “most quintessentially ‘New York’ [record] in decades”, ‘Home, Before And After’ was recorded in upstate New York and produced by Spektor and John Congleton.‘Home, Before And After’ is set for release on June 24 via Warner. You can hear the record’s first single, ‘Becoming All Alone’, in the below lyric video.You can see the tracklist for Regina Spektor’s ‘Home, Before And After’ below, and pre-order the album here.01 ‘Becoming All Alone’02 ‘Up the Mountain’03 ‘One Man’s Prayer’04 ‘Raindrops’05 ‘SugarMan’06 ‘What Might Have Been’07 ‘Spacetime Fairytale’08 ‘Coin’09 ‘Loveology’10 ‘Through a Door’Spektor will perform tracks from ‘Home, Before And After’ during a special live show at New York’s Carnegie Hall in April, before a run of dates in Utah and Colorado in July.

Pearl Jam‘s Stone Gossard has tried to defuse the recent war of words between his bandmate Eddie Vedder and Mötley Crüe‘s Nikki Sixx.Gossard said that he was a fan of Mötley Crüe’s music, despite Vedder’s recent comments, and that he had purchased the band’s 1981 debut album ‘Too Fast For Love’ when it was still available only on the indie label Leathür Records.“Jeff [Ament, Pearl Jam bassist] and Mike [McCready, guitarist] and I loved hard rock, like, went through it all. I bought the first Mötley Crüe on Leathür Records,” Gossard told the Fan First podcast. “I thought it was, at the time, it was punk-like.

Red Hot Chili Peppers‘ Chad Smith has opened up about his “unbelievable” experience meeting legendary late Rolling Stones drummer, Charlie Watts.Speaking to NME for the latest Big Read, the Chili’s drummer also discussed his respect for the Stones’ staying power.“They’re still going man, still wheeling around,” said Smith. “I think because they were there in the very beginning of rock and roll or modern rock and roll anyway.

People in 2019, after the dissolution of her second marriage, that 'I believe in love. 'The 37-year-old also sang about finding love after heartbreak on her 2019 album Head Above Water, and she's now, once again, spoken candidly about her pursuit of romantic happiness. Interviewed by FAULT Magazine, Lavigne said: 'Yes, love is hard and relationships are not easy.

Avril Lavigne's track record has been somewhat spotty. Now, though, she's learned to "prioritize" herself in a relationship and lean into her independence."Yes, love is hard and relationships are not easy.

Sunflower Bean have announced details of their third album. The New York band will release Headful of Sugar on May 6 via Mom + Pop.

Eddie Vedder has made another jab at Mötley Crüe following bassist Nikki Sixx’s swipe that Pearl Jam are “one of the most boring bands in history”.Vedder and Sixx’s back-and-forth began when the Pearl Jam frontman dismissed the hair metal group as “vacuous” in a recent interview.Sixx then responded on Twitter, calling the diss “kind of a compliment” before dropping his own insult Pearl Jam’s way. The Seattle band went on to respond on Twitter two days later (February 7), writing “We [love] our bored fans” alongside a video of an animated crowd at one of their shows.We ❤️ our bored fans.

Sunflower Bean have announced details of their third album ‘Headful of Sugar’ – you can listen to their new track ‘Who Put You Up To This?’ below.The New York trio will release the follow-up to 2018’s ‘Twentytwo in Blue’ on May 6 via Lucky Number. You can pre-order/pre-save it from here.“We wanted to write about the lived experience of late capitalism, how it feels every day, the mundanity of not knowing where every construct is supposed to ultimately lead you,” vocalist Nick Kivlen said about the new Sunflower Bean record, which was produced and mixed by Unknown Mortal Orchestra’s Jacob Portrait.“The message is in the title: this is about fast pleasures, the sugar of life, the joy that comes with letting go of everything you thought mattered.”Sunflower Bean have today (February 8) shared the Josefine Cardoni-directed video for their new single ‘Who Put You Up To This?’.“Are you satisfied? Who put you up to do things that you do? Was it your own choice?” the band asked in a statement about the track.“Questioning your life is the first step to taking the agency to change it.

Red Hot Chili Peppers have said that they have a “loose plan” to release another new album after their forthcoming LP ‘Unlimited Love’.The returning four-piece announced their twelfth studio album last week, which is set to arrive on April 1 via Warner Bros. It’ll be their first full-length record since 2016’s ‘The Getaway’.Speaking to NME in last week’s Big Read, RHCP frontman Anthony Kiedis and returning guitarist John Frusciante said that, going forward, their fans could expect new material from the band on a more frequent basis.“We’re gonna put out music by the handful – literally,” Kiedis told NME.

Red Hot Chili Peppers have discussed their founding guitarist Hillel Slovak, who died in 1988 at the age of just 26, saying his energy has “never truly faded”.Speaking to NME in an exclusive cover interview, featuring photographs by Oscar-winning director Gus Van Sant, the band spoke about their new album ‘Unlimited Love’, reuniting with former guitarist John Frusciante and more.Discussing Slovak’s impact on the band ahead of what would have been his 60th birthday, frontman Anthony Kiedis said: “The energy of Hillel Slovak has never truly faded.“I wish Hillel hadn’t missed out on that first recording [self-titled debut ‘The Red Hot Chili Peppers’] in the first year,” he added. “We did some TV shows in 1984 and I look at them now and think: ‘Damn, I wish Hillel would have been there for that.

Red Hot Chili Peppers are back!

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John Frusciante‘s return to Red Hot Chili Peppers, ahead of the band’s forthcoming album ‘Unlimited Love’.Speaking to NME in an exclusive interview photographed by Oscar-winning director Gus Van Sant, the band spoke about the new album and how reuniting with Frusciante “pushed each other in a positive way”.“The biggest event, honestly, was John returning to the band. That was the most monumental change in our lives.

Wallows have announced details of their sophomore album ‘Tell Me That It’s Over’ and released a video for its upbeat track, ‘Especially You’. Check it out below.Produced by Ariel Rechtshaidm ‘Tell Me That It’s Over’ arrives on March 25 via Atlantic Records and will be the follow-up to the Los Angeles trio’s 2019 debut album, ‘Nothing Happens’.

Radiohead, Red Hot Chili Peppers, The Eagles and more have donated items to a new online charity auction.The ‘Igniting The Change’ auction is being operated through eBay and is raising money for the LA-based Watts Community Core non-profit, which supports youth and families living in the Nickerson Gardens Housing Project and its surrounding neighbourhood.Radiohead have donated a vinyl and CD box set of their 2007 album ‘In Rainbows’ which has been signed by the whole band, while Red Hot Chili Peppers have given a signed Fender Stratocaster guitar. Bassist Flea has also contributed a customised Fender Jazz bass with his own hand-drawn illustrations.An acoustic guitar signed by The Eagles and used at the 1999 Millennium Concert at Staples Concert is also up for grabs, alongside items from Tony Hawk, Steve Vai, Quincy Jones, George Clinton, Cypress Hill and more.

New Found Glory’s Chad Gilbert has announced he is “cancer free” after having “half a liver, a gallbladder and one adrenal gland” removed.In December, the New Found Glory vocalist took to social media to reveal he was “minutes from death” when his wife found him unconscious.Following numerous tests, he was told he had a “very rare tumour called a Pheochromocytoma! It’s a tumour that grows on your adrenal gland and messes up all of your hormones. It was eating all my glucose, changing my hormones, and raising my blood pressure.

Red Hot Chili Peppers have teased new music last night (January 28) – listen to the clip below.The clip, shared on social media, contains a neon red visual along with the opening bars to what appears to be a new song.The 18 second clip features a guitar rift that fans are speculating is played by returning guitarist John Frusciante.You can listen to it here:pic.twitter.com/oRxtGEMR2i— Red Hot ChiliPeppers (@ChiliPeppers) January 28, 2022Last October, Red Hot Chili Peppers were, according to drummer Chad Smith, “almost done” recording their next album. It will be the first to feature guitarist Frusciante since 2006’s ‘Stadium Arcadium’.In an interview with Rolling Stone, Smith said the band is “getting along great”, and that they are “really listening to each other in a new way”.After a ten-year absence from the group, Frusciante re-joined in 2019, replacing Josh Klinghoffer.

Toro y Moi has announced his forthcoming seventh studio album, with ‘Mahal’ set to arrive on April 29 via Dead Oceans.To coincide with the announcement, the singer-songwriter and producer – real name Chaz Bear – has shared two singles, ‘Postman’ and ‘Magazine’. The latter track features vocals from Salami Rose Joe Louis. The songs arrive alongside accompanying videos, directed by Kid.