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Red Hot Chili Peppers Reveal New Album Artwork

WGRD — Wed, 06 Jul 2011 20:31:07 +0000

The Red Hot Chili Peppers have always made an effort to include a provocative visual component with their music, an aesthetic that has encompassed everything from their outlandish stage getups to the memorably bold covers for albums like 'Blood Sugar Sex Magik' and 'Mother's Milk.'

The band is continuing that tradition with the cover for their next release, 'I'm With You,' due August 30 from their longtime label, Warner Bros. Records. The strikingly minimal image, assembled by designer Damien Hirst, is a close-up shot of a fly resting on a pill that has the album title printed on it.

Red Hot Chili Peppers' Flea Says Band Almost Broke Up

Dave Kim — Fri, 24 Jun 2011 15:37:46 +0000

Red Hot Chili Peppers are ready to unleash their new album, I’m With You, on August 30, which would be their first since 2006′s double-disc Stadium Arcadium. However, according to bassist Flea, the group was pretty close to throwing in the towel. Speaking to Spinner (via NME), Flea admits that things were pretty tense after touring [...]

Red Hot Chili Peppers Announce New Album Title, Release Date

Dave Kim — Mon, 06 Jun 2011 16:46:12 +0000

Red Hot Chili Peppers have finally revealed details about their upcoming 10th studio album. The disc will be the first without longtime guitarist John Frusciante since 1995′s One Hot Minute, who left the group in 2008 during their hiatus. While the original working title was Dr. Johnny Skinz’s Disproportionately Rambunctious Polar Express Machine-head, the new [...]