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Flea reportedly set to appear in upcoming Star Wars spin-off show, Obi-Wan Kenobi

By Matt Owen Published

The Red Hot Chili Peppers bassist will swap his Fender four-string for fantasy firearms in the hotly anticipated Disney+ show, which arrives May 27

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Flea from the Red Hot Chili Peppers performs on stage at Yaamava’ Theater at Yaamava’ Resort & Casino on April 14, 2022 in Highland, California. The Red Hot Chili Peppers are the first to perform at Yaamava' Theater, the all-new state-of-the-art theater at Yaamava' Resort & Casino at San Manuel.
Flea: “I think about playing bass as like a river. I can unleash it however it needs to go – like violent rapids, or a calm, still pool”

By Joel McIver Published

The Red Hot Chili Peppers’ new album, Unlimited Love, is a showcase for Flea’s irrepressible talents, but as he explains, he’s always looking to improve

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Flea of the Red Hot Chili Peppers
Watch Flea perform a fuzzed-up rendition of the US national anthem at an LA Lakers game

By Sam Roche Published

The Red Hot Chili Peppers bassist dialed in extreme levels of fuzz before the Lakers played the Denver Nuggets on Sunday

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Flea reveals he changed his long-serving bass amp setup for Red Hot Chili Peppers’ latest album

By Matt Owen Published

The Gallien-Krueger loyalist opted for a new bass rig on Unlimited Love – and liked it so much he'll be taking it on tour later this year

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Flea (left) and John Frusciante of the Red Hot Chili Peppers perform at the Continental Airlines Arena on October 17, 2006
Red Hot Chili Peppers dial back the tempo on dreamy new ballad, Not the One

By Jackson Maxwell Published

The third single from the band's forthcoming album, Unlimited Love, shows John Frusciante's textural side

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Flea and Warren Ellis perform live with Nick Cave
Watch Flea jam with Warren Ellis and Nick Cave on the Bad Seeds‘ We No Who U R

By Matt Parker Published

The Red Hot Chili Peppers bassist dropped in for a guest spot with the Bad Seeds icons at their recent LA show

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Flea, Chad Smith, and John Frusciante of the Red Hot Chili Peppers perform as part of the Coachella Music and Arts Festival at Empire Polo Fields in Indio, California.
Red Hot Chili Peppers share footage of new John Frusciante and Flea studio jam

By Michael Astley-Brown Published

A new single is expected any day now from the LA funk-rock titans

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Anthym
Alain Johannes digs out another Anthym demo from 1980, featuring pre-Red Hot Chili Peppers Flea, Hillel Slovak and Jack Irons

By Matt Owen Published

The Rush-flavored cut, taken from an early eight-track recording session, is the second demo to be shared from the RHCP founding member’s high school band

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What Is This?
Alain Johannes unearths 1979 demo of pre-Red Hot Chili Peppers band Anthym featuring Flea, Hillel Slovak and Jack Irons

By Matt Parker Published

Johannes found the demo at the bottom of a box of old cassettes and was astonished to hear it still worked

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(from left) Flea, Anthony Kiedis and John Frusciante perform live on MTV on New Years Eve, 1991
Watch Red Hot Chili Peppers bring the funk to MTV's New Years Eve 1991 broadcast

By Jackson Maxwell Published

The band's seminal, star-making Blood Sugar Sex Magik album celebrates its 30th birthday this week

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