Red Hot Chili Peppers: A Look Back at ‘Blood Sugar Sex Magik’ 25 Years Later
By Brian Ives This weekend (September 24), the Red Hot Chili Peppers’ breakthrough album, Blood Sugar Sex Magik, turns 25. Here, we take a look back at the album that took the L.A. funk group from the...
View ArticleChad Smith’s ‘New Boy Band’ Includes Chris Martin, Beck and Jakob Dylan
By Brian Ives Last night, Chad Smith posted a short video on Instagram that looked like one hell of a backyard party. A band fronted by Chris Martin of Coldplay, and featuring Jakob Dylan of the...
View ArticleJames Corden, Adele, Gaga, Mariah, More Sing ‘All I Want for Christmas is You’
The video starts out with Corden and Mariah discussing her favorite holiday. From there, we get a who's who of pop stars (and the Red Hot Chili Peppers) jamming to Mariah.
View ArticleRed Hot Chili Peppers’ Guitarist Covers Chris Cornell’s ‘Seasons’
By Abby Hassler The Red Hot Chili Peppers gave a touching tribute to the late Chris Cornell at their Indianapolis concert Thursday night (May 18). During the show, guitarist Josh Klinghoffer went out...
View ArticleRed Hot Chili Peppers’ Anthony Kiedis on Chris Cornell: ‘I Don’t Know that...
Anthony Keidis discussed his relationship with and sadness over the passing of Chris Cornell in a new interview. Related: Eddie Vedder Makes Heartfelt Speech about ‘Close Friend’ Chris Cornell “He is...
View ArticleFlea Shuts Down Red Hot Chili Peppers Retirement Rumors
By Abby Hassler The Red Hot Chili Peppers won’t be slowing down anytime soon. TMZ caught up with the band’s bassist Flea, who discounted any retirement rumors as “silly talk.” Related: Red Hot Chili...
View ArticleFlea Compares Music Education Funding Cuts to ‘Child Abuse’
By Annie Reuter When he was in growing up, band class was all Red Hot Chili Peppers bassist Flea looked forward to. And music prevented him from getting in serious trouble. That’s why he’s so...
View ArticleRed Hot Chili Peppers’ Chad Smith Jokingly Storms Offstage After Will Ferrell...
By Scott T. Sterling Chad Smith of the Red Hot Chili Peppers had some fun during a recent show after a heckler called out his resemblance to comedian Will Ferrell. Related: Chad Smith Goes to Greek...
View ArticleChad Smith Relives Red Hot Chili Peppers’ 2002 ‘By The Way’ Video
By Maura O’Malley 2002: The year The Eminem Show dominated album sales and The Osbournes made its MTV debut. Also the year the Red Hot Chili Peppers released their eighth studio album, By The Way....
View ArticleRed Hot Chili Peppers’ Flea Comes Clean About the Horrors of Addiction in New...
By Scott T. Sterling Flea knows all about drug addiction. The Red Hot Chili Peppers’ bassist has opened up about his battles with drugs in a bracing new essay penned for Time magazine. Related: Flea...
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