They say you can't go home again. And yet, the Red Hots have not only reteamed with guitarist John Frusciante, with whom they enjoyed their biggest success in the early '90s, but they've created an album that's an homage to California. Fine. But in the time then and now, they've upped the ante; One Hot Minute, an uneven but potent album, was marked by the band's strongest songwriting to date and the fiery guitar of ex-Jane's Addiction axman Dave Navarro. In comparison most of the new one seems sparse, and a bit of a step backward. The title track, melds a strong, simple melody to one of Anthony Kiedis' more comprehensible lyrics, creating a sad, dreamy Hollywoodland ode to sex, eternal youth, and the silver screen. Elsewhere, though, Californication suffers from too much filler. It's as if Kiedis scribbles ideas down on cocktail napkins, and then, rather than develop them into actual songs, he simply leaves them as is. In "I Like Dirt," he muses, "Some come slow and overload/ Must roll over when you're told/ Let's unzip and let's unfold." Whatever. If he couldn't write better stuff, maybe it wouldn't matter. But he has and it does.
MusicianThe Price is RightTuesday, 11 November 2008 | Low Po-YuRick Price is an Aussie crooner best known for multi-platinum ballad "Heaven Knows" flew in specially for a one-night-only performance at DXO. Gashaus chatted to find out what's strumming in his music haven. Click to Continue...
DeejaysDJ Bliss and Brian Stillwater of Activated RecordsSunday, 09 November 2008 | Jeffree BenetDJ Bliss (AKA Jamie Brady) and Brian Stillwater are a pair of talented DJs hailing from the city of Baltimore, Maryland, where they have been affecting the hemisphere with their unique techno trance mixes and the publication of their record label,... Click to Continue...
Sounds likeTHE DELGADOS PelotonThursday, 20 November 2008 | Keith Kirchner
LISTEN-Catchy cool guitar pop that defies the fact that it's out of style. Brings back memories of the Pixies and the dream of jumping in a bus headed for cities unknown, armed only with poetry written in beer stained notebooks.... Click to Continue...
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Rick Price is an Aussie crooner best known for multi-platinum ballad "Heaven Knows" flew in specially for a one-night-only performance at DXO. Gashaus chatted to find out what's strumming in his music haven.
DJ Bliss (AKA Jamie Brady) and Brian Stillwater are a pair of talented DJs hailing from the city of Baltimore, Maryland, where they have been affecting the hemisphere with their unique techno trance mixes and the publication of their record label,...
