Red Hot Chili Peppers are "almost done" working on their new album with John Frusciante, says Chad Smith By Sam Roche The drummer describes Frusciante as "so dedicated… he's in there with all the overdubs and the magic that he brings"
Alain Johannes unearths 1979 demo of pre-Red Hot Chili Peppers band Anthym featuring Flea, Hillel Slovak and Jack Irons By Matt Parker Johannes found the demo at the bottom of a box of old cassettes and was astonished to hear it still worked
Red Hot Chili Peppers announce 2022 world tour dates By Jackson Maxwell The Chili Peppers will be joined, at various shows, by The Strokes, A$AP Rocky, Beck, HAIM, St. Vincent, Thundercat, King Princess and Anderson .Paak & The Free Nationals
Watch Eddie Vedder, Josh Klinghoffer, Chad Smith and Pino Palladino perform Prince, R.E.M. and the Pretenders classics at Ohana Festival By Matt Parker The Pearl Jam frontman and his all-star covers band were a last-minute replacement for the recently bereaved Kings of Leon
Watch Red Hot Chili Peppers bring the funk to MTV's New Years Eve 1991 broadcast By Jackson Maxwell The band's seminal, star-making Blood Sugar Sex Magik album celebrates its 30th birthday this week
Red Hot Chili Peppers give first interview with John Frusciante back in the fold By Matt Parker Costumed RHCP members present ‘KHOT’ news announcement detailing world tour plans for 2022
Former Red Hot Chili Peppers guitarist Josh Klinghoffer joins Pearl Jam as touring musician By Sam Roche Watch the guitarist jam with the Seattle rock giants during their weekend set at the Sea.Hear.Now festival in New Jersey
Eddie Vedder’s new single, The Long Way, features a backing band of Red Hot Chili Peppers and Heartbreakers members By Matt Parker Hear the first single from the Pearl Jam man’s new album, Earthling, produced by Andrew Watt
Rick Rubin cried watching the Red Hot Chili Peppers' first rehearsal after reuniting with John Frusciante By Sam Roche The legendary producer says watching the classic lineup play together again hit him in an “emotional way”, before offering insight into the making of their forthcoming reunion record
John Frusciante and Flea team up for their first recorded material in over a decade By Sam Roche The Red Hot Chili Peppers duo offer up a version of Gang of Four's Not Great Men as part of the new Andy Gill tribute album
Nandi Bushell’s all-looped cover of Under the Bridge receives Flea’s seal of approval By Matt Owen The 10-year-old music sensation tries a Red Hot Chili Peppers track on for size after nailing Dave Grohl, Audioslave and Led Zeppelin hits
John Frusciante is working on new material with the Red Hot Chili Peppers By Sam Roche The reappointed guitarist says returning to the band was like “returning to family”
Flea pens touching tribute to late Red Hot Chili Peppers guitarist Jack Sherman By Richard Bienstock “The excitement we shared over music, and the joy that bubbled up between us will last forever,” he writes
Former Red Hot Chili Peppers guitarist Jack Sherman dies aged 64 By Michael Astley-Brown RHCP pay tribute to Sherman, who played on the band’s self-titled debut and co-wrote its follow-up
We salute this YouTuber who used an AI bot to help create an AC/DC song called Great Balls By Richard Bienstock Funk Turkey has given the same treatment to Metallica, the Red Hot Chili Peppers and Nickelback
Flea's 10 craziest bass licks revealed as YouTuber slap, pops and picks his way through 'em all By Richard Bienstock Charles Berthoud conjures some four-string blood sugar sex magik
Flea: "Playing bass gets you into this hypnotic state - you’re not thinking because you’re just a conduit for the rhythm" By Joel McIver The iconic Red Hot Chili Peppers bassist discusses philosophy, gear and his new autobiography, Acid For The Children
Somebody recreated John Frusciante's ridiculously enormous pedalboard - and it sounds right on the money By Richard Bienstock We dread to think how much this Red Hot Chili Peppers-worthy 'board cost
John Frusciante plays his first show with the Red Hot Chili Peppers since 2007 - and jams with Dave Navarro By Michael Astley-Brown Tony Hawk Foundation memorial gig showcases more than one reunion
Josh Klinghoffer opens up on Red Hot Chili Peppers firing: "It’s absolutely John Frusciante’s place to be in that band" By Richard Bienstock Guitarist reflects on his 10-year tenure with the funk-rock stalwarts
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