This isn't the first time Flea has made music without the other Chili Peppers, of course. In 2012, he released a solo EP, Helen Burns, to benefit the Silverlake Conservatory of Music. He's also played ...

Flea, a/k/a Michael Peter Balzary, the longtime bassist/co-founder and composer for the Red Hot Chili Peppers, will release ...

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 ...

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 ...

Red Hot Chili Peppers’ Californication reappears on the Official Physical Albums and Official Albums Sales charts in the U.K. as the band's Greatest Hits surges. INGLEWOOD, CALIFORNIA - JANUARY 30: (L ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Credit: Getty Images/Gie Knaeps Funk rock pioneers Red Hot Chili Peppers have penned their fair ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Hugh McIntyre covers music, with a focus on the global charts. Californication and Greatest Hits surge again on U.K. charts as the ...