Red Hot Chili Peppers’ Greatest Hits climbs on two U.K. lists and reaches 450 weeks on the Official Albums chart — more than twice as long as any other release. (L-R) Bassist Flea, singer and ...

"Are you more of a rock band now than funk?” I asked Anthony Kiedis as we sat having lunch by the pool at the Sunset Marquis hotel in Los Angeles. He looked at me askance. “We see ourselves as this ...

In The Alternative Number Ones, I'm reviewing every #1 single in the history of the Billboard Modern Rock Tracks/Alternative Songs, starting with the moment that the chart launched in 1988. This ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Hugh McIntyre covers music, with a focus on the global charts. Despite being over 20 years old, Greatest Hits by Red Hot Chili ...

After decades of anchoring the Chili Peppers’ explosive sound, Flea is rewriting his own story with the announcement of his debut solo album. Rather than leaning on the funk‑rock grooves that made him ...

There's a famous Nick Cave quote that gets passed around whenever anyone wants to dismiss the music of a certain long-running Los Angeles funk-metal act: "I'm forever near a stereo saying, 'What the ...

Red Hot Chili Peppers is already a goofy name for a band, but what about some others that take those elements and put a spin on them? What of the OG Hot Chili Peppers? The name didn’t fully originate ...

Speed metal solo act Hellripper is back with a surprise new EP and it's got one hell of a surprise on it. Hellripper is now streaming Fork-Tongued Messiah featuring an original title track and an ...

When Anthony Kiedis wrote the words that became “Under the Bridge,” he didn’t plan on anyone reading what was in his notebook. Producer Rick Rubin convinced him to show it to his bandmates. Soon, John ...

“I'm sick and tired of them telling us we should hate each other, that we should divide,” Brittany Howard said, addressing the sweat-soaked crowd assembled at Bonnaroo’s Which Stage Saturday afternoon ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- A Grammy-winning drummer is giving back to musicians in Chicago. Chad Smith is a member of the Red Hot Chili Peppers, and he says he's working to bridge the gap of opportunity for ...