Any dude who makes “Your Pussy’s Glued to a Building on Fire” is A-OK with us. You can stop there. But then you continue to be in Red Hot Chili Peppers as you were before and, you know what, “Californication” is kinda a jam. Anyway, John Frusciante now you are in a band on the same label as Rainbow Arabia? Whatever! Swahili Blonde follows that same label of “foreign thing” + “color related thing.” And hey they are awesome!? Mostly the project of Nicole Turley, Swahili Blonde’s got some heavy Raincoats vibes, strings and reeds and high lady voice. But it’s also got inner spiral guitar drain from the dude wearing the winter hat in the “Under the Bridge” video. Also we heard Devo’s drummer just joined this band (that’s not a joke, though it is funny). Check out “Elixor Fixor” from their album Man Meat.
Update: After some varying reports on Frusciante’s past and present status in the group, we asked Swahili Blonde publicist Tim Jones for the skinny. He says, “He plays on every track on Man Meat but then quit the band. He felt obligated to perform at least a song the other week as tons kids drove very far to seem him play thinking he was in the band still. I don’t think he’ll be making anymore cameos though. Probably won’t be on their next album I hear, but he definitely left his mark on this one.”
The fact that he “quit” the band, does lead us to believe he was officially a member. Bummer he’s gone, but at least there’s a cool record.
Download: Swahili Blonde, “Elixor Fixor”
I had this pointed out to me on Twitter when I retweeted this awesome track!
http://www.invisible-movement.net/2010/07/john-frusciante-not-swahili-blonde-member-anymore
Reached out to Swahili Blonde’s publicist to hopefully procure the official status and will update the post when we hear.
Once you’ve done so, please tell me the result as I have no nerves to deal with this anymore this month (which is understandable after that WWIII occurring in comments). In fact, I’ll be eternally thankful.
Thank you!
the statement is a lie, he was set to join them for one song one way or another perhaps the number of his fans present only made him want to play more, as he almost got on the stage long before that one song he played. great marketing there! using someones name to become famose for nothing. and they think we are all stupid, yet its only his name that gave the band this much buzz and its likely only his fans that supported them until this, b/c nicole is his gf and we love to see him in love.
im angry
what does it matter if john is in the band or not? seriously!!
i just saw them play at the echo tonight and they were awesome. and i even talked to a couple of them, which is more than i can say for all of you… although i didn’t ask them the details regarding john’s involvement (bc honestly, it’s none of MY BUSINESS or YOURS) we did have nice quaint chats about music. which is why they do what they do anyway. for the music.
people know people. and sometimes they do things together. sometimes they don’t. so what? i’m glad they’re playing out and look forward to anything and everything they come out with. because not only is their music new, fresh, and original- they themselves are pretty badass.
and as far as that quote goes, that’s total bullshit. just because it’s posted on the internet doesn’t make it true.