Hillel Slovak was instrumental in the sound and formation of one of the best-selling bands of all time: the Red Hot Chili Peppers. Slovak was influential on the Red Hot Chili Peppers’ sound, bringing ...

Red Hot Chili Peppers bassist Flea is reflecting on the impact his friendship with the group's founding guitarist Hillel Slovak had on his life, nearly 38 years after Slovak died at age 26. Flea, 62, ...

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Earlier on Friday, Jan. 30, news reports announced an upcoming Netflix documentary exploring the early years and success of the Red Hot Chili Peppers and the impact of the band's original guitarist ...

Doc features early days with original guitarist Hillel Slovak. Netflix will premiere "The Rise of the Red Hot Chili Peppers" documentary on March 20, 2026. The film explores the band's early years and ...

Israeli-born Hillel Slovak (second from left) was a founding member of The Red Hot Chili Peppers and died of a heroin overdose in 1988. Photo courtesy of Netflix In a chilling moment during the new ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... The subtitle of the new Netflix doc “The Rise of the Red Hot Chili Peppers: Our Brother, Hillel” makes no secret of the fact that the Chili Peppers are ...

Red Hot Chili Peppers at the Ritz in New York in 1986, from left: Jack Irons, Hillel Slovak, Flea and Anthony Kiedis Gary Gershoff/Getty Images EXCLUSIVE: As Bono premieres his Andrew Dominik-directed ...

Much is made of the Los Angeles punk scene when X, The Germs and Fear emerged during the early '80s. Those iconic bands pushed West Coast youth culture forward and their music, particularly songs from ...

The group's bassist Flea and singer Anthony Kiedis remember their late bandmate and friend in Netflix's new documentary on Slovak's life, The Rise of the Red Hot Chili Peppers: Our Brother, Hillel Red ...

Red Hot Chili Peppers have distanced themselves from an upcoming documentary about their former co-founding member Hillel Slovak. The Under the Bridge hitmakers were interviewed for the Netflix show, ...