red hot chili peppers – No Fightin'

In 1986, a Red Devils trio flirted with hard rock

For a brief time in the mid-’80s, a power trio Red Devils recorded a demo, inspired the Red Hot Chili Peppers, and were captured live on this wild set from Huntington Beach.

The Red Devils on the eve of first US tour

The Los Angeles Times catches The Red Devils in August 1992, when they were graduating from local bar band to touring machine.

‘King King’ at 30: 1992’s underground blues classic

In the final #KingKingXXX post, we put The Red Devils’ “King King” into 1992 context: The underground blues album for the grunge era.

Red Devils, Thelonious Monster close Jack’s Sugar Shack

A very cool poster from 1994 commemorates The Red Devils and Thelonious Monster (and maybe the Red Hot Chili Peppers) at Jack’s Sugar Shack in L.A.

Rubin bio gives hints of producer at work

Simply calling Rick Rubin a “producer” misses what has made him such an important modern musical figure: He has been a guru, shaman, caretaker, curator, therapist and friend for many artists, coaxing some to produce their greatest music ever. What he does simply cannot be reproduced. Using already-published interviews as a backbone, author Jake BrownContinue reading “Rubin bio gives hints of producer at work”