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“I walked away feeling we had done justice to Taylor and justice to Neil”: Geddy Lee on how playing the Taylor Hawkins tribute concerts helped bring Rush closure

Lee and bandmate Alex Lifeson played Rush classics with Dave Grohl, Omar Hakim, Chad Smith and Danny Carey

Louder

"As the tour wound down, the mood started to change and it split into two camps... we were quite divided by the end": Geddy Lee recalls the internal tensions on Rush's final tour, R40

Rush's R40 tour represented a victory lap for the much-loved Canadian prog-rock heroes, but for the three musicians it was a bitter-sweet experience, Geddy Lee admits

Louder

Chad Smith on his contribution to Dua Lipa’s Break My Heart

The Red Hot Chili Pepper recorded drums on the 2020 hit

MusicRadar

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Watch Dave Grohl, Chad Smith and Taylor Hawkins' son Shane cover Led Zeppelin, Queen, AC/DC and Van Halen classics in a pizza joint

Chevy Metal rocked a Californian pizza restaurant earlier this week with a few famous friends, including Foo Fighters frontman Dave Grohl and Red Hot Chili Peppers drummer Chad Smith

Metal Hammer

Red Hot Chili Peppers prove to be ageless, compelling crowd with psychedelic performance

The final song of the night was crowd favorite “Give It Away,” illustrating the organic combination of rock, rap and funk that helped earn this band induction into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame.

Chicago Sun-Times

Foo Fighters officially name Josh Freese as their new drummer

With the help of Chad Smith, Tommy Lee and Danny Carey, Dave Grohl and co confirmed Freese would be joining the band full-time for their upcoming tour

Guitar World

Foo Fighters reveal Josh Freese as replacement drummer for Taylor Hawkins in live stream video

The band introduces their new drummer in a star-studded live stream video featuring Chad Smith, Tommy Lee and a few poodles.

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How Red Hot Chili Peppers recorded a sweet tribute to Guns N' Roses, but ended up causing beef with Axl Rose instead

Guns N' Roses frontman Axl Rose wasn’t happy about Red Hot Chili Peppers' "tribute" to his band on their fourth record

Metal Hammer

Watch Chad Smith break down Red Hot Chili Peppers drum beats and fills in a virtual masterclass with Drumeo

Chad took a trip to Drumeo HQ to talk through some of the band's biggest songs

MusicRadar

LA Phil's 2023-24 season lineup celebrates the 20th anniversary of Walt Disney Concert Hall

LOS ANGELES — Walt Disney Concert Hall, the Frank Gehry-designed home of the Los Angeles Philharmonic, celebrates its 20th anniversary this year with a 2023-24 season that will pay tribute to the hall and its architect, the orchestra is expected to announce Tuesday — on Gehry's 94th birthday.

Los Angeles Times

From Empire of Light to Hunters: a complete guide to this week’s entertainment

Between Sam Mendes’s love letter to cinema and Al Pacino hunting Hitler, our critics unpack all the culture you need to keep going for the next seven days

The Guardian - UK

Foo Fighters honor Taylor Hawkins with a star-studded music marathon at Kia Forum

ANAHEIM, Calif. — “It’s gonna be a long night,” Foo Fighters’ frontman Dave Grohl kept telling the sold-out crowd at Kia Forum in Inglewood Tuesday night.

The Orange County Register

Rockies’ doubleheader split at Cincinnati leaves them with 3-7 road trip

It was the best of times; it was the worst of times. It was a tale of the Rockies’ two seasons all wrapped into one doubleheader at Cincinnati’s Great American Ballpark on Sunday.

The Denver Post

Taylor Swift Wins Top Prize, Announces New Album at MTV VMAs

Taylor Swift took home the top prize at the 2022 MTV Video Music Awards on Sunday before she closed out the show with a surprisingly big announcement: Her new album. “I thought it would be a fun moment to tell you that my new album comes out Oct. 21,” said…

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Comedian Kevin Bridges jokes that he 'Dublin'd' himself at the Red Hot Chilli Peppers gig in Marlay Park

Taking to Instagram, the Scotsman shared a photo of himself enjoying some downtime in Dublin watching The Red Hot Chilli Peppers at Marlay Park

The Guardian - AU

Three things with Tony Armstrong: ‘I’m really painting myself as a slob here’

In our weekly interview about objects, the presenter and former AFL player tells us about his childhood as a drum nerd, and his favourite place in the world: the couch

Tribune News Service

Red Hot Chili Peppers and Pearl Jam drummers slam ‘sensationalized’ Rolling Stone article about late Taylor Hawkins

The friends of late Foo Fighters drummer and singer Taylor Hawkins aren’t pleased with the way he’s been memorialized by Rolling Stone.

Los Angeles Times

Taylor Hawkins' friends clarify damning comments about Foo Fighters drummer's last days

A new posthumous profile of Taylor Hawkins, the Foo Fighters' drummer who died in March, examines his final months on the road with the legendary rock band. And it isn't sitting well with his former bandmates and some of his friends who were interviewed for the story.

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New Orleans' Jazz Fest looks to second weekend after Chili Peppers, the Who help honor lost heroes during first

NEW ORLEANS — The first weekend of Jazz Fest at times felt like one long funeral. And by its host city's rich standards, that means it was actually a great party.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Chili Peppers Honor Foo Fighter Drummer at Jazz Fest

A cathartic return of music and culture to New Orleans' chief music festival after three years ended its first weekend with the Red Hot Chili Peppers honoring the late Foo Fighters drummer Taylor Hawkins by closing out the show for his band. Hawkins died March 25 and the Foo Fighters…

The Independent UK

Chili Peppers honor Foo Fighter's drummer at Jazz Fest

A cathartic return of music and culture to New Orleans’ chief music festival ended its first weekend with the Red Hot Chili Peppers honoring the late Foo Fighters drummer Taylor Hawkins by closing out the show for his band

The Independent UK

Red Hot Chili Peppers pay touching tribute to Taylor Hawkins at Hollywood Walk of Fame ceremony

‘We will all miss you so much,’ drummer Chad Smith said

Los Angeles Times

How the Red Hot Chili Peppers rediscovered the best version of themselves

LOS ANGELES — Dressed in the signature colors of the basketball team he loves — loves even when the team pains him as it has over the last few months — Flea comes roaring into the parking lot of the Red Hot Chili Peppers' Van Nuys rehearsal space astride a…

The Guardian - UK

Red Hot Chili Peppers: ‘People misbehave and make mistakes. They don’t know better’

As they reunite for their 12th album, the punk-funk rockers are trying to age gracefully after a youth full of sex and drugs. So why does Anthony Kiedis hang up after a difficult question?

Los Angeles Times

LA Phil's 2022-23 Disney Hall season lineup celebrates Black women artists and Pan-American music

LOS ANGELES — The history of collaboration between Black women artists; the legacy and thriving state of classical music in the Americas; the untold stories of women who lived during the California Gold Rush; and an immersive, multimedia exploration of the work of three historic female composers, dating back to…

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