Rolling Stone — The ballot for next year’s Rock and Roll Hall of Fame class is one of the most diverse ever: the Red Hot Chili Peppers, LL Cool J, Kiss and Genesis are up for nomination alongside the Stooges, Donna Summer, ABBA, Darlene Love, Laura Nyro, the Chant... more info

MTV.com News — Kiss, Donna Summer, Genesis, Jimmy Cliff and the Stooges also make the list.By Gil Kaufman Red Hot Chili Peppers' Anthony Kiedis Photo: Kevin Winter/Getty Images LL Cool J, the Red Hot Chili Peppers and Kiss lead the list of first-time nom... more info

MSN Music — ABBA, Kiss, Red Hot Chili Peppers, LL Cool J and Stooges among nominees for 2010 Rock Hall more info

Undercover, Australia — Red Hot Chili Peppers drummer Chad Smith has a side project. more info

Guardian Music — Fair Ohs – Almost Island(From MySpace via nowhere)A south London trio trying to contain the blast from the "bomb in the baby carriage" Paul Simon sang about. Think Vampire Weekend stripped bare of trust funds and yachting attire and left to bl... more info

Stopcryingyourheartout.com — Robbie Williams had the edge on his chart-topping former bandmates Take That today as he was named the greatest superstar in music.Williams, who is about to hit the comeback trail, nudged his old pals into second place in a poll of music fans by MTV.... more info

Chad Smith recently told Billboard the band would reconvene in the studio this fall, and Keidis and Flea confirm to Rolling Stone they are indeed ready to rock again. more info

411 Mania — RHCP happy to be getting back together... more info

We All Want Someone To Shout For — The Red Hot Chili Peppers are finally going to head into a studio in October to work on new material. This would finally end their 2 year hiatus, which is good news to anyone who likes rock music. RHCP are one of my favorite bands. Although I didn’... more info

Rolling Stone — While the Red Hot Chili Peppers slumbered, the band’s members have been keeping busy these last couple of years, what with drummer Chad Smith joining all-star group Chickenfoot, frontman Anthony Kiedis developing a series for HBO and bassist Flea e... more info