John Frusciante and Omar Rodriguez Lopez release second album
Monday, May 31st, 2010
The spacey, psychadelic dynamic duo that is former RHCP axeman John Frusciante and the Mars Volta's Omar Rodriguez Lopez have done it once again.
Recording under the name Omar Rodriguez Lopez Quartet (also featured in the band are Marcel Rodriguez Lopez, Omar's brother, and Juan Alderete de la Pena), the guys took a different route from their last LP… Read More
RiO!B episode – May 3, 2010
Monday, May 3rd, 2010John Frusciante releases album with Omar Rodriguez-Lopez
Monday, May 3rd, 2010
Hey you! Are you looking for spacey-ambient-trippy-psych-groove-guitar rock? I've got something for you.
Ex-chili pepper John Frusciante teamed up with The Mars Volta's Omar Rodriguez-Lopez have released a brand new album that you can download online for free. However you can make a small donation when downloading the album and all the proceeds will go to… Read More
RiO!B episode – April 13, 2010
Tuesday, April 13th, 2010On today's Rock it Out! Blog episode, we ask the very debatable question: who is today's best guitarist?
Is it based on technique? Familiar songs or riffs? Relevance? Genre of music? Experimentation? Who do you think is… Read More
Who is today’s best guitarist?
Monday, April 12th, 2010
I was sitting around earlier this weekend and asked myself a puzzling question. "Sami," I said. "When will you try that new Double Down Sandwich from KFC?"
After nearly throwing up in my mouth, I moved on to the more puzzling question; who is today's best guitarist? Apparently, my question was answered twice over the weekend.
Former Red Hot Chili Peppers guitarist John Frusciante was recently voted "Best Guitarist" of the last 30 years according to listeners… Read More
MGMT, John Frusciante and more on David Bowie tribute album
Monday, January 4th, 2010
David Bowie is getting the tribute treatment. But unlike a lot of other tribute albums this one actually shows promise as bands like MGMT, Soulwax, Duran Duran and artists like John Frusciante step up to the plate and create their own interpretations of the Thin White Duke's tunes.
TwentyFourBit recently revealed the tracklisting for the album which also… Read More
RiO!B episode – Dec. 17, 2009
Thursday, December 17th, 2009John Frusciante officially quits RHCP
Thursday, December 17th, 2009
So the news on whether John Frusciante would leave the band Red Hot Chili Peppers has been confirmed by the man himself. Frusciante wrote on his blog (via CoS) yesterday that he would be leaving the band.
Josh Klinghoffer, who has toured with RHCP in the past and played with Frusciante on his solo albums, is… Read More
