Lars Ulrich, Annie Clark (St. Vincent), Flea, The Edge, and more appear in an exclusive clip fromWhat Drives Us, a new documentary directed by Dave Grohl that pays tribute to the power of live performance. In the video, the musicians discuss why they love playing live as a montage of …
Read More »Tom Morello, Idles, La Roux to Contribute to Gang of Four Compilation
May 14th will see the release of a new Gang of Four tribute album,The Problem of Leisure: A Celebration of Andy Gill and Gang of Four, in honor of the post-punk band’s pioneering lead guitarist who died in February 2020. On Wednesday, the full tracklist for the compilation was announced, …
Read More »Book Review: Flea's 'Acid for the Children' Is a Portrait of a Chili as a Young Punk
Born Michael Peter Balzary, the Red Hot Chili Peppers’ bassist and spiritual adviser is the sort of rock star who begins his memoir, Acid for the Children, weeping at musical beauty in an Ethiopian church, blurting earnest declarations about his “endless search to merge with infinite spirit” and his surrendering …
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