Red Hot Chili Peppers guitarist John Frusciante has quit the group to concentrate on his solo career, according to reports. The Californication hit-makers reconvened earlier this year after a two year hiatus

The Mars Volta's fifth studio album, "Octahedron", will be released June 23 by Warner Bros. Records. The record will be preceded by its first single, "Since We've Been Wrong."

Happy Birthday to "Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace" star Jake Lloyd (1989), supermodel Niki Taylor (1975), "Star Trek: Enterprise" actress Jolene Blalock (1975), "Hitch" actress Eva Mendes (1974),

The Red Hot Chili Peppers are considering doubling their year-long hiatus to allow bassist Flea to complete his music studies.

Whenever one creates an "underrated" list, it often sparks an argument. Maybe that's because it's such a hard concept to define.

Happy Birthday to "Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace" star Jake Lloyd (1989), supermodel Niki Taylor (1975), "Star Trek: Enterprise" actress Jolene Blalock (1975), "Hitch" actress Eva Mendes (1974), Red Hot Chili Peppers guitarist John Frusciante (1970), French hip-hop artist MC Solaar (1969), British singer Andy Gibb (1958; d. 1988),

Rap supergroup the Wu-Tang Clan are giving the Beatles an urban twist by reworking the Fab Four's While My Guitar Gently Weeps with George Harrison's son for a new album.

Red Hot Chili Peppers star Flea has reacted angrily to an internet pest who is pretending to be him on a MySpace.com page. The bassist has written an email to the group's fans urging them not to pay attention to a cyber impersonator who has been sending out "racist and insulting and disgusting" messages using his identity.

The Red Hot Chili Peppers have teamed up with actor/comedian Chris Rock on the video for "Hump de Bump" -- the upcoming fourth U.S. single from the band's multiple-Grammy winning, double-platinum album "Stadium Arcadium."

Happy Birthday to "Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace" star Jake Lloyd (1989), Chicago White Sox player Paul Konerko (1976), supermodel Niki Taylor (1975), "Star Trek: Enterprise" actress Jolene Blalock (1975), "Hitch" actress Eva Mendes (1974), Red Hot Chili Peppers guitarist John Frusciante (1970), French hip-hop artist MC Solaar (1969), British singer Andy Gibb (1958; d. 1988), comedic magician Penn Jillette (1955), comedienne Marsha Warfield (1954), Electric Avenue singer Eddy Grant (1948), "Quantum Leap" actor Dean Stockwell (1936), and "My Fair Lady" actor Rex Harrison (1908; d. 1990).