Bass Week: The word ‘funk’ or ‘funky’ can be applied to almost anything, from butt-shaking basslines to scatter cushions. We all instinctively know what’s implied, but in a bass playing sense, what ...

Flea says he regrets destroying so many bass guitars in the ‘90s and ‘00s while playing with Red Hot Chili Peppers. The funk rock giants have always propelled their shows with energy and intensity, ...

Part of the fun of Twitter is the questions posed asking for "favorites" in specific categories. One Twitter poster recently asked for other Twitter users' "favorite 3 bass lines," and they ended up ...

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Flea had a funky birthday. So did the music school he co-founded that has become an LA institution. As the Red Hot Chili Peppers bassist turned 59 on Saturday, and his Silverlake ...

BOSTON — The Red Hot Chili Peppers gave its Bay State fans a complete funk-rock workout Saturday night as the band’s “Unlimited Love Tour” rolled into Fenway Park. The tour is not only the band’s ...

Avid Los Angeles Lakers fan Flea was no longer cheering from just the sidelines over the weekend, he was actually right under the spotlight in the pre-game festivities as he performed a blistering, ...

Rolling Stone ranked him the #2 bass player of all time. But Flea, one of the founding members of the Red Hot Chili Peppers, didn't start out in rock 'n'roll; he always dreamt of being a jazz musician ...

Red Hot Chili Peppers’ Flea is one of the most esteemed and recognizable bass players of the past four decades. So, for a younger bass player, getting praise from him has to be a sort of ...