Addict Music — The guitarist's appointment was revealed on Stadium-Arcadium.com, a Red Hot Chilli Peppers fan site, earlier today and confirms that the 30-year-old will replace John Frusciante, who left the band last month. more info

Music News Net — MUSIC NEWS - John Frusciante's replacement in the RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS has been named. Josh Klinghoffer (Ataxia, Frusciante's buddy and RHCP touring guitarist) is the guy and he confirmed it recently on his website, with Josh-Klinghoffer.net now bei... more info

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Undercover, Australia — 30-year old Los Angeles guitarist and producer Josh Klinghoffer is the replacement for John Frusciante in Red Hot Chili Peppers. more info

Rolling Stone — It was the year that gave us our Number One single of the entire decade: Gnarls Barkley’s 2006 hit “Crazy.” Bob Dylan got the friskiest he’d been since 1968’s John Wesley Harding on his stellar Modern Times, the Red Hot Chili Peppers churne... more info

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Perez Hilton — Guitarist John Frusciante has quit the Red Hot Chili Peppers, confirming the news on his MySpace: “To put it simply, my musical interests have led me in a different direction. I really love the band and what we did. Over the last 12 years, I ha... more info

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Music News Net — MUSIC NEWS - Guitarist John Frusciante has confirmed thats he's left Red Hot Chili Peppers (for the second time in his career). On his MySpace blog he says he left the Chili Peppers a little over a year ago, when... more info