You had to give them credit – the Red Hot Chili Peppers were crafty buggers. Having spent the seven years since their ...

Harlan Howard once explained that a great country song is just “three chords and the truth.” But you can still get at the truth with an extra chord as the Red Hot Chili Peppers have done over and over ...

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 ...

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - APRIL 05: (L-R) Bassist Flea, Singer Anthony Kiedis, Drummer Chad Smith and Guitarist John Frusciante of the Red Hot Chili Peppers attend Red Hot Chili Peppers Visit SiriusXM ...

"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 ...

Flea has previewed his first full-length solo album with a eight-minute long jazz song entitled “A Plea.” You can watch the “A Plea” video, which finds the longtime Red Hot Chili Peppers bassist ...