Why all the haterade for Chad Smith's assertion that pop songs in commercials are "dangerous," "idiotic" and "weird"? For all the reasons you guys mentioned in the comments. Fine with me if the…   Read Story »

Chad Smith thinks pop songs in commercials are lame. The Red Hot Chili drummer tells Yahoo!:"I'd feel like a jerk if we did that. But they're all lining up to do it. I think Black Eyed Peas look like…   Read Story »

First they leak Stadium Arcadium, then they whine that RHCP ripped off Tom Petty, now Internet predators are going after the fans. From redhotchilipeppers.com:It has come our attention that an…   Read Story »

Does "Dani California" sound too much like "Mary Jane's Last Dance"? Tom Petty tells Rolling Stone he doesn't give a shit."I seriously doubt that there is any negative intent there. And a lot of rock…   Read Story »

After an unofficial survey of the entire planet NY Post have anointed Red Hot Chili Peppers "the most popular band on earth."As of the June 17 charts, the quartet's double disc, Stadium Arcadium,…   Read Story »

A lot of reasons to blog about Tom Petty these days. With a full scale tour, a Peter Bogdanovich doc, a third solo album (future "classic" Highway Companion, out 7/25), and a hit XM radio show, the…   Read Story »

Never gave you a proper heads up about the contests that are ending this week, so we'll extend Gomez and RHCP to Monday at 6 PM...Win a 400% autographed Gomez Be@rbrick and limited-edition 7". Enter…   Read Story »