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Chad Smith and Eddie Vedder

Chad Smith ditches drums for guitar during Eddie Vedder show – and ticks off every guitar hero trick in the book

By Matt Owen published

The Red Hot Chili Peppers drummer's six-string cameo took place during a cover of Neil Young's Rockin' in the Free World, and featured some inch-perfect power stances, flawless back-to-back guitar action and a rogue stampede on the wrong pedalboard

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Chad Smith, Andrew Watt and Eddie Vedder perform onstage at Beacon Theatre on February 04, 2022 in New York City.

Watch Eddie Vedder cover the Beatles, Prince and Jimi Hendrix with Josh Klinghoffer, Andrew Watt and Chad Smith

By Michael Astley-Brown published

Vedder and his band of Red Hot Chili Peppers vets have kicked off their Earthlings tour with plenty of setlist surprises, including Pearl Jam rarities and some big-name covers

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Lucy Dacus performs at the Okeechobee Music Festival at Sunshine Grove on March 08, 2020 in Okeechobee, Florida

From Hendrixian comebacks to riff-fueled throwdowns: here are this week's essential guitar tracks

By Michael Astley-Brown published

Start your weekend in style with killer new tracks from the Red Hot Chili Peppers, Halestorm, Arch Enemy, Nova Twins, Lucy Dacus, Painted Shield and more

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Red Hot Chili Peppers announce new album Unlimited Love, drop lead single, Black Summer

By Matt Owen published

The upcoming 17-track effort – the first to feature John Frusciante since 2006’s Stadium Arcadium – arrives on April 1

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Flea, Chad Smith, and John Frusciante of the Red Hot Chili Peppers perform as part of the Coachella Music and Arts Festival at Empire Polo Fields in Indio, California.

Red Hot Chili Peppers share footage of new John Frusciante and Flea studio jam

By Michael Astley-Brown published

A new single is expected any day now from the LA funk-rock titans

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Reading Festival, Britain - 25 Aug 2007, Red Hot Chili Peppers - John Frusciante

Red Hot Chili Peppers tease new music with fresh John Frusciante riff

By Michael Astley-Brown published

The Hendrix-flavored cut hints towards an imminent single release

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(from left) Andrew Watt, Chris Chaney, Josh Homme, Taylor Hawkins and Chad Smith jam at Malibu Elementary School

Watch Foo Fighters, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Jane's Addiction, Tool, Queens of the Stone Age members jam on classic rock standards at all-star benefit concert

By Jackson Maxwell published

Taylor Hawkins, Chris Chaney, Chad Smith, Danny Carey, Andrew Watt, Josh Homme and Troy Van Leeuwen came together for a loose, one-off performance at Malibu Elementary School

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Josh Klinghoffer

Josh Klinghoffer talks touring with Pearl Jam, his relationship with the Red Hot Chili Peppers and his ambitious quest to make a solo album every year

By Greg Prato published

Two years after his departure from RHCP, the guitarist reveals how he ended up joining the legendary Seattle rockers on tour, and what the future holds for his solo project, Pluralone

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Anthym

Alain Johannes digs out another Anthym demo from 1980, featuring pre-Red Hot Chili Peppers Flea, Hillel Slovak and Jack Irons

By Matt Owen published

The Rush-flavored cut, taken from an early eight-track recording session, is the second demo to be shared from the RHCP founding member’s high school band

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Red Hot Chili Peppers are "almost done" working on their new album with John Frusciante, says Chad Smith

By Sam Roche published

The drummer describes Frusciante as "so dedicated… he's in there with all the overdubs and the magic that he brings"

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