pop

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Before we stage-dive into the Red Hot Chili Peppers’ contributions to pop music’s feel-good pantheon, a confession: Pretty much every entry in their post-”Californication” discography gives me hives.

From Salon • Apr. 4, 2026

There was a dropped pop fly in foul territory, a misplayed ball in center that went for a triple by Phoenix Call, wild pitches and walks.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 4, 2026

It even gave bored fingers little air bubbles to pop.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 4, 2026

Many were raised in “immigrant households, with a ravenous appreciation for American pop culture, sneakers, graphic T-shirts, and hip-hop.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

The narrow stairs pop and squeak as we walk upstairs.

From "The Wrong Way Home" by Kate O’Shaughnessy