The frontcover of red hot chili pepper FLEA‘s upcoming
solo full-length, named Honora, out March 27th.
Flea: “The cover is a photograph of my beautiful mother-in-law, in Iran in
the late 60’s, Shahin. Shahin is a strong Persian woman, and the spirit of
a free Iran lives in her heart.”
This is the the 2nd shared single, featuring radio head Thom Yorke.
AL JARDINE, the now 82-year-old, former beach boy co-vocalist/co-founder
has no plans to retire. He just released a 4-track EP titled Islands In The Sun.
It’s his first new music since his 2010 LP, named A Postcard From California. Actually his only
solo album.
It features two tunes written by Jardine himself, and two reworked
versions of The Coasters’Leiber/Stoller classics ‘Smokey Joe’s Café’ and ‘Crumple Car’.
One of the two Jardine written songs, a romantic tearjerker named MY PLANE LEAVES TOMORROW (AU REVOIR) features vocals by living legend Neil Young and a short trumpet moment by Red Hot Chili Peppers bassist Flea. Their parts were already recorded during the ‘Posctard From California’ sessions, but Jardine only finished the song recently.
Have a listen. It’s a beauty.
The whole EP is a nostalgic beauty.
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Jardine will play a handful of gigs with his Pet Sounds Band this summer.
7/04 – Lake, MN @ Mystic Amphitheater at Mystic Lake Casino Hotel 7/18 – Cohasset, MA @ South Shore Music Circus 7/23-24 – Phoenix, AZ @ Musical Instrument Museum 8/23 – Des Plaines, IL @ The Des Plaines Theatre 8/24 – St. Charles, IL @ The Arcada Theatre 9/05 – Atlantic City, NJ @ Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa 9/07 – Concord, NH @ Chubb Theatre at Capitol Center for the Arts
Entrancing songstress ST. VINCENT (born Anne Clarke, 41 years ago in Oklahoma) has her 7th LP, called All Born Screaming out on April 26.
Clarke: “If you’re born screaming, that’s a great sign. Because it means you’re
breathing. You’re alive. My god. It’s joyous. And then it’s also a protest. We’re all
born in protest in a certain way. It’s terrifying to be alive, it’s ecstatic to be alive.
It’s everything.”
A couple of weeks ago we could dance to the disco doozie named Broken Man.
On the second taster, titled FLEA, foo fighter Dave Grohl hits the drums.
Dix Denney, the bassist and co-founder of pioneering LA punk band The Weirdos has died. They were trailblazers of West Coast punk. They
lasted for 4 years and released only one album, which was recorded when
they reunited in 1990. No details about his passing have been revealed
so far.
Red Hot Chili Peppers’ bass player Flea
was/is a big fan. He posted this message
on Instagram.