ContactMusic — Billy Duffy, the English songwriter and guitarist with post-punk band 'The Cult', leaving Spagos restaurant in Beverly Hills after having dinner with Scott Ian of 'Anthrax' and Chad Smith of 'The Red Hot Chilli Peppers'. When quizzed on the recent Lo... more info

ContactMusic — Chad Smith, the drummer with the Red Hot Chilli Peppers, spotted leaving Spagos restaurant in Beverly Hills after having dinner with Scott Ian of 'Anthrax' and Billy Duffy of 'The Cult'. While strapping on his motorcycle helmet, Smith chatted with re... more info

ContactMusic — A screenwriter accused of harassing former Red Hot Chili Peppers star John Frusciante has been ordered to stay away from the rocker for two years. The guitarist claims August Elizabeth Thomas approached him with a request to write a film script about... more info

Guardian Music — (Warner Bros)Certain structural changes to the Chili Peppers should have affected the feel of their 10th studio album: guitarist John Frusciante has been replaced by fresh-faced Josh Klinghoffer, and bassist Flea has been studying musical theory. Yet... more info

Guardian Music — The best of your comments on the latest films and musicThe things you learn from threads never cease to amaze. Last week, Stephen Thrower wrote about horror movie soundtracks, to general approval. Among the approvers was Chosty, who noted "something ... more info

The Telegraph — I'm With You is a sprightly, involving, addictively catchy album. more info

Stereogum — Club Nokia hosted the Red Hot Chili Peppers’ benefit concert for the Silverlake Conservatory of Music, a non-profit musical education organization founded by Flea and Keith Barry that teaches kids the fundamentals of music and provides instruments.... more info

NME.COM - Reviews Blog — A disclaimer: I am not a fan of Red Hot Chili Peppers. NME's pesky Reviews Editor caught me offguard this morning when she asked if I was busy. I said no. Then came one of the most terrifying sentences I have ever heard. "You'll have time to do a Fi... more info

Altsounds — Red Hot Chili Peppers are set to release their 10th studio album next Monday and we all know how excited everyone is. Just to tease you the band have made the whole album available to stream on iTunes (http://itunes.apple.com/us/preorder/im-with-you/... more info

Stereogum — So you’ve heard (and seen) “The Adventures of Rain Dance Maggie.” You’ve also been privy to a new, leaked track “Monarchy Of Roses.” You’ve seen Damien Hirst’s pretty-stock-Hirst album cover and read a Progress Report with Flea. You�... more info