NME - In The Office — 1The Dirty Mac Possibly one of the first ever supergroups, The Dirty Mac consisted of John Lennon (The Beatles), Eric Clapton, Keith Richards (The Rolling Stones) Mitch Mitchell (The Jimi Hendrix Experience) and Yoko Ono. Lennon put the band together... more info

Here Comes The Flood — Few hard rock records have made such a lasting impact as the Machine Head, the 1972 album by Deep Purple. Odd to think that band choose Never Before as the first single back then. Apparently they didn't realise the power of Highway Star and Smoke ... more info

411 Mania — Chad Smith discusses the upcoming releases… more info

Guardian Music — Stadium of Light, SunderlandWhen Red Hot Chili Peppers last visited the north-east – hauling their punky-funky-metal fusion into Newcastle's modest Riverside club in 1990 – few would have put money on the Californians living out their days playi... more info

Starpulse — The Red Hot Chili Peppers' former guitarist John Frusciante will not attend the group's Rock & Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony next month. Drummer Chad Smith has revealed that he and the grou... more info

411 Mania — According to drummer Chad Smith.... more info

ContactMusic — The Red Hot Chili Peppers former guitarist John Frusciante will not attend the groups Rock Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony next month Apr12 Drummer Chad Smith has revealed that he and the group have extended an invite to all their surviving ban.... more info

Perez Hilton — The Red Hot Chili Peppers are back to the old shenanigans. RHCP released their newest music video and it is definitely not for the easily dizzied. The video spins through the worlds of Anthony Kiedis, Flea (with blue hair this time), Chad Smith, and ... more info

Here Comes The Flood — Chickenfoot: Kenny Aronoff, Marc Antony, Sammy Hagar and Joe Satrianiphoto: Neil Zlozower Hard rock super group Chickenfoot will be on tour in Europe in January promoting their sophomore studio album III, playing shows in the UK, France, The Nether... more info

Here Comes The Flood — photo: Jon Hill Heavy rockers Chickenfoot take their new album III on the road in November. Drummer Chad Smith will be replaced by Kenny Aronoff for this "Road Test". Live dates: 11/01 Warfield Theatre, San Francisco, CA 11/02 Avalon Hollywood,... more info