Pearl Jam.
Red Hot Chili Peppers. True that John’s left RHCP again. In the article the website just published, MusicRadar's Joe Bosso - the same person who did the podcast/interview with John early this year - says that they "exclusively interviewed" a "source close to the band" and that John has indeed been replaced with Josh Klinghoffer. "Josh Klinghoffer has been playing with the group for a couple of months now," says the source. "Optimistically, the Peppers are trying to lock down a replacement for John, who has apparently quit.
"Mentally, John checked out a long time ago. He's interested in doing his own thing, his own albums - the whole big rock band machinery just doesn't appeal to him anymore. " Futhermore, they add that the podcast from early this year (remember, there's a transcript of it here) was actually edited at its very end and that there were some additional things going on.
The news that Frusciante has quit can hardly be viewed as surprising. You can read the whole article here. What do you think about John's departure from RHCP? Great!
Festival News, Reviews, Lineups, Photos, Info and Tickets | Virt. Festivals. While fans were salivating about a Big Four of thrash tour, would you be willing to leave Megadeth out of the mix to see Metallica, Heaven and Hell, Slayer, Anthrax and Mastodon all on one night? The lucky bastards in Prague will be able to do just that as this summer's Sonisphere Festival rolls through town. (This should make travel agents the world over very happy). Metallica is busy announcing 2010 tour dates like crazy and Thursday was no exception with the announcement of the afore mentioned date and another European date. Here is what they had to say: Good morning and welcome to today's tour date update. We're happy to announce that after over ten years, we will be returning to Budapest, Hungary for a show at the Puskas Ferenc Stadium on May 14, 2010 . . . a very long overdue visit for sure! Tickets go on sale Tuesday, December 15 at 9:00 AM and for more info about the Met Club member pre-sale, check www.metclub.com.
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