Simon Harper

I do try and stick to only reading my Following feed, which is productive & funny, but since I’m inevitably always sucked into the doom scrolling that is For You until I can tear myself away from the vampiric algorithms, I’ve decided to go check out The Other Place. Come find me.

@RHCPMediaFan Surely you’d include Scar Tissue and Acid For The Children?

I’ve massively overthought about what “counts” as official physical media and in terms of RHCP books I only really include this and the Oral/Visual history, maybe the tab books too. I got this for the first time today and it’s been a joy to look through.

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🔊 Episode 12 is here! 🔊 In the season finale of Lip Service we meet Chris Kimsey: renowned engineer/producer of classic @RollingStones albums from ‘Sticky Fingers’ through ‘Some Girls’ to ‘Steel Wheels’. 🎧 Link in bio to this and all episodes!

🎷 Episode 11 is here! 🎷 This week on Lip Service: @KarlDenson, the saxophonist who has been holding down the horn chair with @RollingStones since 2014, following in the footsteps of the late, great Bobby Keys. 🎧 Link in bio to listen on all platforms. #therollingstones

@RHCPStuff Great! Any info on where/when this is from…?

Anthony goes track by track telling the story behind every Freaky Styley song! Love this. youtu.be/NDpihglM2yg?si…

🎬 Episode 10 is here! This week on Lip Service: @Stephen_Kijak on directing fan-favourite film Stones In Exile: gaining the trust of @mickjagger and @officialKeef, full access to their archives, and telling the real story behind the myth of Exile On Main St. 🎧 Link in bio!

@RHCPStuff @maxwantsback No pressure, @maxwantsback!

Sneak peak from last year. It is going to feature some never before seen images provided by @maxwantsback who helped James Slovak (Hillel's brother). Produced with input from Anthony Kiedis and Flea, the documentary examines the foundational bonds of the group.

Directed by Ben Feldman, the upcoming Netflix documentary "The Rise of the Red Hot Chili Peppers" is set to premiere on March 20. The film explores the band's formation as childhood friends in 1980s LA #RedHotChiliPeppers #Netflix #Documentary More: pitchfork.com/news/red-hot-c…

📖 Episode 9 is here! 📖 This week on Lip Service: Robert Greenfield, author of cult classic STP: A Journey Through America With The Rolling Stones, which chronicled @therollingstones infamous 1972 tour from its hedonistic heart. 🎧 Link in bio to listen now on all platforms.

@stacktownsend Absolute banger

Now spinning No.9983421

Designing a tour for @RollingStones in the ‘90s was to navigate a moment when live music was entering an entirely new era. In ep8, @StufishStudio’s Ray Winkler reflects on how the band’s touring operation expanded dramatically in the age of the mega tour. LINK IN BIO!

Episode 8 is here! This week, we meet architect, designer and CEO of @StufishStudio, Ray Winkler, who has shaped The Rolling Stones’ stages for over 30 years, to discuss the full creative process of conceiving & delivering their ambitious productions. Listen now - link in bio!

Episode 7 is here! This week on Lip Service we meet Paul Sexton (@psexton3): author of Charlie’s Good Tonight, the only authorised biography of @charlieboywatts. We talk about Charlie as a musician, collector, style icon, jazz nut, husband, father, and friend. 🎧 Link in bio!

After The Rolling Stones’ 1965 US winter tour, @GeredMankowitz and Keith Richards slipped away to Phoenix to live out their cowboy fantasies in the Arizona desert. 🤠 Hear the full story in episode 6 of Lip Service - link in bio!

Rest in peace, @OfficialCropper. A true giant of American soul music, it’s impossible to summarise the scale of his influence. Whether as a guitarist, songwriter, or producer, he was the essential architect of the Stax sound. Thanks for the music, Colonel.

Something very weird with #SpotifyWrapped2025 - saying my most listened-to song this year was Stay With Me by The Faces, but there is no way that’s true. Tis a banger, fo sho, but I have not searched and played that once to memory in 2025. 🤔

📸 Episode 6 is here! 📸 Photographer @GeredMankowitz defined the @RollingStones’ visual identity in the mid-‘60s and shot their iconic album covers. Capturing them on stage, in the studio, and at home, his are the most intimate portraits of a band on the rise. 🎧 Link in bio!

@KeithRothschild @flea333 @ChiliPeppers @RHCPchad @Pluralone1 @jackironsmusic Awesome! 🎸

I officially finished my Red Hot Chili Peppers guitar!! It only took 22 years 😂😂 13 members & 5 different states

Tony King knew Charlie Watts better than almost anyone, yet only after Charlie’s passing did he realise the depth of his passions, including his astonishing private collection. Tony shares the story with host @Simon__Harper in Episode 5 of Lip Service. 🎧 Link in bio.

Sending love & energy through the universe to the spirit of the great Jimmy Cliff, who has passed on from this life. Saw him at SXSW in 2012; he was joyful, powerful, transcendent. Got this vinyl signed that year, something I’ve treasured ever since. Thanks for the music, Jimmy.

@edibow Remember this so well! TV gold! Happened to be watching it while having dinner with my parents…! I probably looked exactly like Mani at the time…! 😂

Just one of the many times I was lucky to be in his company. Always made you laugh, always with that cheeky grin, always with warmth and gratitude. I loved being in his company. Thanks for the groove Mani, so much love to all of his friends and family.