Red Hot Chili Peppers have been one of the most consistently popular bands in the world for most of its 39 years together, but it hasn’t always been an easy ride. Frontman Anthony Kiedis and bassist ...

History: “Californication” is from RHCP's Californication, an album that people high-fived when it was released but seems to grow weaker with each passing year. I mean, this was probably the best song ...

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 ...

Following the somewhat disappointing 1995 album 'One Hot Minute,' Red Hot Chili Peppers were in need of a creative rebound. That disc found the band teaming with guitarist Dave Navarro, but what ...

The Red Hot Chili Peppers were one of the first “alternative” bands I was ever exposed to thanks to the steady appearance of the video for their cover of Stevie Wonder’s “Higher Ground” on MTV back in ...