HISTORICAL FACTS: Flea - Caught on Camera

Beveridge revisited: Simon Callow film celebrates the radical co-founder of Britain’s welfare state

Christine Edzard’s The Man With the Plan tours the country with a timely message about tackling want, disease, squalor, idleness and ignorance

The Guardian - UK · Sep 1

Simon Callow leads wild political fantasy The Man With The Plan as film hits the road across the UK

A new film reimagining William Beveridge’s battle against Britain’s “Five Giants” is touring the UK — complete with dancing magpies, media sheep and Miriam Margolyes as the voice of Squalor.

BANG Premier · Jul 22

‘Fun, propulsive, full of queer joy’: readers’ favourite albums of 2026 so far, from Muna to Raye and J Cole

After the Guardian’s music critics chose their best of the half-year, we asked you for your picks – from Brian Jackson and Arlo Parks to Maya Hawke, Flea and more

The Guardian - UK · Jul 14

“I'm, like, sobbing… in tears, because it was so… I mean, he's a poet”: Flea talks collabs and a new Chili Peppers album

He admits he cried when he heard Nick Cave’s vocal on his solo album

MusicRadar · Mar 31

Flea: Honora review – Chili Pepper turns piper, taking up trumpet for a soulful jazz odyssey

Imaginative interpretations of Funkadelic and Frank Ocean sit alongside starry collaborations and gorgeous instrumentals on the bassist’s brassy side project

The Guardian - UK · Mar 27

"I was like, Get out of this studio right now. And his jaw hit the ground." The day Anthony Kiedis was fired from Red Hot Chili Peppers, and why it was the wake-up call he desperately needed

How detox helped save Anthony Kiedis' soul, and possibly his life

Louder · Mar 24

“A few years ago, I decided, ‘I'm just going to play trumpet every day, no matter what. And after a couple of years of doing it, I'm going to make a record’”: Flea covers Frank Ocean and explains why he’s scratching a long-standing itch on his new album

Watch him doing double duty on trumpet and bass in the company of Jimmy Fallon

MusicRadar · Mar 24

“I felt I deserved a songwriting credit because it was a No. 1 hit. They sold millions of records and I only got $200!” Flea’s bittersweet hip-hop recording experience

In 1989, as the Red Hot Chili Peppers enjoyed their first big hit, Flea was hopping around MTV in the video for Young MC’s Bust A Move

Guitar World · Feb 28

Red Hot Chili Peppers actively working on first album in four years

Flea has confirmed new Red Hot Chili Peppers music is on the way.

BANG Premier · Feb 19

“I would never have played bass without him, and without him I would never have been in a rock band. He taught me so much”: Red Hot Chili Peppers bassist Flea remembers the band’s original guitarist Hillel Slovak

“His guitar playing was beautiful”

MusicRadar · Feb 16