ContactMusic — Red Hot Chili Peppers have defended their decision not to plug in their instruments at the Super Bowl. The band - who were joined Bruno Mars for a... more info

NME — Bassist Flea comes clean in message to fans more info

CNN Showbiz — Red Hot Chili Peppers bassist Flea just gave it away, confirming what everyone already suspected. more info

Time — The Red Hot Chili Peppers have been in hot water this week after careful analysis of the Super Bowl XLVIII halftime show footage revealed that the band’s instruments weren’t plugged in to anything. Flea, the Peppers’ zany bassist, took to the b... more info

ContactMusic — Flea has been very honest about the Red Hot Chili Peppers epic performance at this Sunday's (Feb 2nd) Super Bowl halftime show.The 51 year-old was... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — A MESSAGE FROM FLEADear everybody, When we were asked by the NFL and Bruno to play our song Give It Away at the Super Bowl, it was made clear to us that the vocals would be live, but the... more info

MTV.com News — While the band is fervently anti-miming, Flea explained on Wednesday that 'there was not any room for argument.' By Emily Blake more info

L.A. Times - Entertainment — As our regular readers might recall, Pop & Hiss didn't especially enjoy Red Hot Chili Peppers' appearance Sunday night during the otherwise-delightful Super Bowl halftime show by Bruno Mars.     more info

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TMZ — Flea now admits he pulled a Beyonce at the Super Bowl ... pretending to play "Give It Away" when in fact it was an air guitar performance.The lead bassist for the Red Hot Chili Peppers says the NFL made it clear from the get-go -- the vocals would…... more info