News
Chad Smith: In Conversation
Chad Smith plays talk show host at MusicRadar.com on In Conversation for three weeks, interviewing other notable musicians.
News
Interview Chad Smith With DRUM! And Twitter
Chad Smith holds a global interview session March 6, 2013 at 2 PM PST. He'll be taking questions from Twitter fans about touring.
Lessons
Chad Smith: Early Chili Peppers Licks
One of the funkiest rock drummers around, Chad Smith’s musical, percolating grooves provide the anchor for the Red Hot Chili Peppers.
Features
Chad Smith: Appropriately Overplaying
Chad Smith takes a sec to chat about the new live album by his side band the Bombastic Meatbats just before the Chili Peppers head to Eastern Europe.
News
Chad Smith Booed For Singing Fight Song
Chad Smith was loudly booed after he sang a few stanzas of the fight song for the University Of Michigan’s football team at Ohio State.
Lessons
Chad Smith: Tribal Grooves
Chad Smith shows us how to get out of our typical kick-hat-snare rut with some cool tribal grooves.
Lessons
Chad Smith: The Big Phat Funk Loop
Chad Smith gives us the lowdown on how he devised his drum part to “Power Of Equality” from the Red Hot Chili Peppers album Blood Sugar Sex Magik.
Plugged In
In The Studio With Chad Smith & Rick Rubin
Renowned producer Rick Rubin is the fifth Red Hot Chili Pepper. We sat down with he and Chad Smith to discuss their unique professional relationship.
Lessons
Chad Smith: More Tribal Chili Pepper Beats
Chad Smith lets us take a look at a couple of tribal grooves that he's played with the Chili Peppers including a section from “Warped.”
Lessons
Chad Smith: Laid-Back Slinky Feel
On the tune “Walk About” from the One Hot Minute CD, Chad Smith basically plays old, slinky, ’70s funk.
