Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Hugh McIntyre covers music, with a focus on the global charts. As of 2026, the Red Hot Chili Peppers have been charting hit albums ...

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A vintage Dr. Pepper commercial is going viral, and viewers are reacting with shock and confusion over a drink trend that many didn’t see coming. A vintage Dr. Pepper ad with Dick Clark promoted ...

On his first ever solo album, Red Hot Chili Peppers' eccentric bassist Flea is full of surprises. He opens with a track that serves as an abbreviated segue between what most fans know him for and what ...

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March is going out like a lion, at least when it comes to new music releases. The first full-length solo album by the Red Hot Chili Peppers’ Flea is joined by new Rock Hall nominee Melissa Etheridge’s ...

Netflix’s new documentary about the early days of the Red Hot Chili Peppers and the influence of their founding guitarist, Hillel Slovak, uses an AI voiceover of the late musician reading through his ...

If Flea wasn’t already your favorite Pepper, after you watch the new Red Hot Chili Peppers Netflix documentary, The Rise of the Red Hot Chili Peppers: Our Brother Hillel—which began streaming today—he ...

Discover What’s Streaming On: If you’ve been a Red Hot Chili Peppers band from the early days, then perhaps you remember that front man Anthony Kiedis skipped the funeral of his band-mate Hillel ...

There aren't many active American rock bands that have enjoyed the kind of longevity and shapeshifting path the Red Hot Chili Peppers have. When the band formed in 1983, they exploded onto a Los ...

Ben Feldman tackles the early years of the Red Hot Chili Peppers, including the influence of founding member Hillel Slovak, with an assist from Flea and Anthony Kiedis. By Daniel Fienberg Chief ...

It's a definitive chronicle of how three L.A. delinquents forged a new brute funk sound. But Hillel Slovak's tragedy shouldn't have taken the film over. Kiedis, a good-looking club kid who liked to do ...