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-R) Chad Smith, Anthony Kiedis, Flea, and John ...

After nearly 50 years of making music, a Red Hot Chili Peppers mainstay is swapping funk rock for jazz with his first solo album. Premiere bass player Flea (who actually started out on the trumpet, believe it or not) is finally dropping his first solo album.

Did you know Red Hot Chili Peppers had one of their relatives sing backup on one of their biggest songs? Mother knows best, and sometimes sings best, too. The Red Hot Chili Peppers needed to call Mom for help while recording their biggest hit. Which Chili ...

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 Red Hot Chili Peppers enjoy a standout week driven by ...

Chad Smith remembers the night in 2003 when the Red Hot Chili Peppers played for an audience of 80,000 or so amid the rolling hills of the Irish countryside. After a somewhat fallow period in the mid-’90s, the veteran Los Angeles alt-rock band resurged ...

If there’s something that the Red Hot Chili Peppers aren’t lacking, it's hit songs. The California foursome has remained among the most successful rock bands of all time for decades, outliving most of their contemporaries, such as Nirvana and Soundgarden.

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Bolivia is believed to be the chili's motherland, home to dozens of wild species that may be the ancestors of all the world's chili varieties—from the mild bell pepper to the medium jalapeño to the rough-skinned naga jolokia, the hottest pepper ever tested. The heat-generating compound in chilies, capsaicin, has long been known to affect taste buds, nerve cells and nasal membranes (it puts ...

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Brr! It was a cold weekend in the Adirondacks. When the weather chills, we crave wholesome, starchy food. Enter chili, with bold spices and fresh flavor. Chili is always a crowd pleaser — and everyone has a unique recipe.