This surfaced earlier today somehow, even before the official RHCP site actually announced it…it’s an interview with the band where they’re talking about Dani California…song, not the video clip. John is talking for the longest time and, I guess you all recognise the sight of The Past Recedes video.

If you want to watch the streaming version of the video, go to this page and select your preferences.

If you’re having problems with streams, if they’re banned on your school or office computer, if your internet connection is an excuse for an internet connection; or if you use the stone-age-based 14.4/28.8/22.6 Kbps dial up…or, if you simply want to save the clip, try the links below.

video/audio
audio only

I can’t guarantee that these links are 100% safe, reliable and permanent, as they’re leading to a website with pop ups and I can’t guarantee that the downloads will work for users of all operating systems, but it doesn’t hurt to try.

As I always say, enjoy.

As read on GHPG.net…

Glenn Hughes’ new album, “Music for the Divine”, is due in June. And, as we all know, it’s produced by Chad Smith and John is contributing on many tracks, and he also wrote a song especially for mr. Hughes.

Songtitles set to appear on the album include “Oil and Water”, “Frail”, “Black Light”, “Stepping On” and “The Valiant Denial”. Also playing on the set is guitarist J.J. Marsh, who has appeared on Hughes’ last several solo releases.

(as posted by debsy on the Ramparts forum, taken from Runners’ World )

Olympians With Earbuds
5 elite athletes on the tunes that start them up
by: Peter Gambaccini

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ANTHONY FAMIGLIETTI (steeplechase)
“John Frusciante, the guitarist for the Red Hot Chili Peppers, has a song called “Second Walk”. My favorite lines are ‘There’s no time at all, except how you move. Be who you are, do what you do, not win or lose.’ Basically, what we do as runners is race the clock every day. I listened to his CD every day at the Olympics. I’d listen to it a half hour to an hour before a race.”

The non-working links to the Hyde Park ‘04 video clips have been fixed (thanks to David for telling me about this mistake), I apologise for the problem. They work now.

And this is a very interesting read. It’s about Ryan Hewitt, but it’s pretty much related to John:
http://mixonline.com/mag/audio_la_grapevine_84/

This is an excerpt from an article published on Billboard.com…Anthony had some really nice words to say regarding John’s playing on Stadium Arcadium:

Kiedis cites “Snow” as one of his favorite tunes from the new album, due to its “really crazy sounding guitar part. It’s very busy but rhythmically desirable at the same time. That has grown into one of the epic, kind of great-feeling jams on this record.” Another tune, “Wet Sand,” goes in a new structural direction. “It isn’t so much verse/chorus/verse/chorus with a bridge,” Kiedis says. “It has a beginning, a middle and an end, which I like as a change of pace.”

Fans are sure to be thrilled by the playing of guitarist John Frusciante, who here eschews the more minimalist approach of the Peppers’ past two albums. Says Kiedis, “On this record, he was kind of like, ‘Okay, it’s time for me to lay it all on the table and really shine as a guitar player.’ He’s a lot more balls-out. It’s very solo intensive — there’s some incredible guitar solos. I guess there’s still a little bit of early Beach Boys and early Electric Light Orchestra and intense vocal harmonies. They make themselves known.”

The January 2006 issue of The Horse Chronicles Indie Magazine features a beautiful article on John, written by the magazine’s senior editor, Tanya Vece. Here’s an excerpt from it:

“There is so much I can explore when it comes to writing about John. Countless examples of humble brilliance and mystical sounds subsist across time and the various faces of him. He can be a misunderstood grin or an addict with the literal scars of his battles. At the same time John just may be a genius who walks quietly among us ; observing our vulnerable emotions on a subconscious level…”

To read the whole article, which is indeed beautifully written, click here. To read the whole January 2006 issue of the The Horse Chronicles Indie Magazine, click here.

According to the Buffalo News’ critic, Stephen Wilger, John’s final album in the series of six albums in six months is the second best album of the year 2006.

2. John Frusciante, “Curtains”:
Red Hot Chili Peppers’ guitarist/solo musician John Frusciante announced to fans that six solo albums would be released over six months. His last (and arguably best) of the series, “Curtains,” was recorded on an analog eight-track recorder in his living room. He uses beautiful arrangements for the acoustic guitar with an occasional electric guitar for his subtle lead lines.

link to the article