As it was announced earlier, Bram van Spluteren’s amazing documentary on various bits of Red Hots’ career, focusing on John and his contribution to the band as well as going to hell and back; was one of the movies shown on Beverly Hills Film Festival, and that was its world premiere on the big screen and overall premiere in North America.

I’m very very glad to inform you that the movie WON the audience choice award for the best documentary! And, in his short speech, mr. van Spluteren told the crowd in the room that he hoped this award would help make the release possible of the film on DVD, so all Chili Peppers fans can finally see the documentary in a proper fashion, and not in poor quality and cut up to pieces on You Tube.

Until that happens, just to remind you of how good the documentary is, here’s an excerpt from it. Stay tuned for more regarding this subject.

Many many congratulations to Bram van Spluteren on the behalf of all visitors of Invisible Movement!

(source: thegauntlet.com)

System of a Down bassist Shavo Odadjian, Wu-Tang Clan founder The RZA, Kinetic 9 (aka Beretta 9 from Killarmy), and up-and-comer, the Reverend William Burke from Chicago, have formed a musical alliance, Achozen, and have just finished recording their self-titled debut album which is expected out this summer.

Achozen’s debut also features an eclectic and impressive array of guest performers that includes George Clinton, Red Hot Chili Peppers’ guitar-god John Frusciante, Wu-Tang affiliate Killah Priest, Wu-Tang founding member GZA, emcee Sick Jacken from Psycho Realm, and Angolin rapper Leggezin Fin are all on the album.

Song titles have not been defined yet, but the song titled Deuces will make its online premier at urSESSION.com on Tuesday, 22nd April at 4:22PM PDT. You can read more about the band on its Myspace page.

This is seriously a slim update, but there will be one more this week and hopefully bigger and containing some unfilled requests as well. So, stay tuned.

1. Four new sets of magazine scans have been added and one set has been updated
2. Three albums in the press photos sections have been updated

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Red Hot Chili Peppers and GN’R will play shows in Brazil; RBD announces extra concert.
From Folha Online

The bands RHCP and GN’R will come to Brazil this year. Still pending to set places and dates of the concerts.

As some of you have probably seen on the Red Hot Chili Peppers’ official website, the documentary which was first aired last year after the show in Nijemegen will be shown again on Nederland 3, VPRO at 19.50 CET. However, there’s much more to it….

…this stunning documentary is making its USA premiere today, at 2:30 PM at the Beverly Hills Film Festival. It will be shown without Dutch subtitles, entirely in English language and, of course, in a quality much better than ever before.

Here’s the author’s own synopsis:

When Red Hot Chili Peppers guitarist John Frusciante was living the life of a junkie in a tiny appartement in Venice California in the mid nineties, Dutch filmmaker Bram van Splunteren was the only one to ever film him.

Van Splunteren has been a good friend of the band, since he made a documentary about their first European tour in 1988.

After that he filmed them on many occasions both in the States and in Europe.
In the summer of 2007 Van Splunteren looks the band up again, during their world tour. With bassplayer Flea he looks back at those years right before the band became a huge stadium act.
“A Dutch Connection” shows the history of the Red Hot Chili Peppers with lots of exciting footage from the band both live, in rehearsal and on tour. All from a unique and very personal point of view, that of filmmaker Bram van Splunteren and focusing on the role of guitarist John Frusciante.

And here’s how the movie is described on the festival’s website:

A story of the Red Hot Chili Peppers like you’ve never seen it told before, by Dutch filmmaker Bram van Splunteren, a friend of the band. The film focuses on the role of guitarist John Frusciante, who started out being the saviour of the band, then fell from grace and became a junkie, and then again joined the band and rose with them to great fame.

So, if you’re able to attend the documentary premiere, click here to get the tickets. Many thanks to mr. van Splunteren himself for the heads up on this.

A couple of people asked what was the thing in the top left corner of the page…well, I made it, I was testing it out and, as of today, it’s another way of promotion the Ataxia reunion petition. It’s really simple and you don’t have to be the world’s greatest web designer to insert it onto your web page…

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