Les Claypool News and Photos

LIVE REPORT: Rush

Fri, June 07 2013 4:55pm - Source: The Quietus

I've been a Rush fan since the release of Permanent Waves on January 1 1980.

My Recap of the 2013 McDowell Mountain Music Festival

Wed, March 27 2013 7:51pm - Source: Ickmusic

This past Saturday and Sunday, I made my way to the latest installment of my favorite local festival, the 10th annual McDowell Mountain Music Festival , this year taking place for the first time at Margaret T. Hance Park in downtown Phoenix.

Live Music: Les Claypool’s Duo De Twang @ Terrapin Crossroads

Fri, March 22 2013 4:56am - Source: Pop Dose

Les Claypool is truly a singular artist.

Wolfgang Van Halen on Joining Tremonti, His Bass Influences + Why He Got Kicked Out of 5th Grade Choir

Wed, February 20 2013 6:39pm - Source: Noisecreep

"I've always been a huge Alter Bridge fan and on the 2007 Van Halen tour we happened to be in the same city, so I went to go see them play and we met for the first time. We got along really well and kept in touch after that. I'm honored to be in his band now. Mark [Tremonti] is still one of my guitar idols," Wolfgang Van Halen tells Noisecreep.

Something Else! Interview: Mike Clark on Herbie Hancock, the Headhunters and Michael Wolff

Wed, February 13 2013 2:41pm - Source: Something Else!

Drummer Mike Clark, perhaps best known for his work with and without Herbie Hancock as a member of the Headhunters, is part of a new band now — the dazzlingly improvisational Wolff and Clark Expedition, with longtime friend Michael Wolff.

ROCK! Wine Country Gets Awesome New Music Festival

Mon, February 11 2013 7:46pm - Source: The Huffington Post - Entertainment

Despite oft-overlapping acts, massive music festivals have a tendency to always reflect their surroundings.

Look Back: Limp Bizkit "Three Dollar Bill, Yall$"

Fri, February 01 2013 5:03pm - Source: ArtistDirect

Now, rap and metal had certainly met before Limp Bizkit 's seminal 1997 debut, Three Dollar Bill, Y'All$.

Bass Legend Bootsy Collins Joins "BandFuse: Rock Legends"

Tue, December 18 2012 6:27pm - Source: ArtistDirect

Calling all bassists and musically-inclined gamers.

Punk jazz? Why the f**k not!

Mon, December 03 2012 5:41am - Source: MOG

Look up punk jazz in the dictionary and next to it you'll find a picture of its patron saint Mike Dillon.

What's going on Saturday?

Sat, November 17 2012 9:11pm - Source: Brooklyn Vegan

This sign is both triumph and tragedy: a celebration of a local band receiving deserved cultural significance and a public tombstone to an artist who dared front a band called Morphine.

Grave Dancer’s Union Turns 20

Fri, October 05 2012 9:09pm - Source: Stereogum

My first-ever music festival had one of those absolutely bizarre and random lineups that could've only existed at a mid-'90s alt-rock radio-station fest.

ALSO: new Soundgarden & Bad Brains songs; MIA art book; Diplo's new zine; Phil Collins erotic fan fiction; Apple maps & more

Sat, September 29 2012 12:26am - Source: Brooklyn Vegan

With the opening of the Barclays Center (follow @BrooklynVegan on Twitter for some scenes from the chaos), both New York and Time Out ponder the changing landscape of Brooklyn in this week's issues.

Quietus Albums Of The Year So Far 2012

Mon, July 02 2012 9:38am - Source: The Quietus

Friends and anonymous commenters alike can come away from reading the Quietus with a slightly skewed impression of what my own personal taste in music is like, or what the combined taste in music Luke Turner, Rory Gibb and I have is like.

Desert Island Discs with Rolie Polie Guacamole

Tue, June 26 2012 5:21pm - Source: Pop Dose

If you had to go away for awhile and you could only take five of your favorite albums with you, which ones would you choose?

Vengeance and the Panther Queen

Tue, June 12 2012 8:09pm - Source: Music-News.com

These guys and gal may make a faintly ridiculous impression with the band name and the title of this EP but listen to it for a few minutes and you will begin to understand that they are smart, hot and play some awesome music.

MP3/VIDEO: Six Japanese Songs That I Am Into Lately

Sat, March 10 2012 7:24pm - Source: You Sound Like A Robot

One year ago one of the coolest places on the planet was struck by a devastating earthquake and an even worse tsunami.

Hank3: Doing it His Way by Blending Heavy Metal and Country Music

Wed, February 22 2012 2:15pm - Source: Noisecreep

Hank3 , the son of Hank Williams, Jr. and the grandson of Hank Williams , has country music in his DNA.

Adrian Belew – Side One (2005)

Tue, January 10 2012 12:25pm - Source: Something Else!

Adrian Belew released solo material in four separate installments through 2007, beginning with Side One. Yummy, it is.

Les Claypool Looks Back on Primus 'Breakup,' Influence of Coen Brothers

Wed, December 28 2011 9:17pm - Source: Spinner

Although Primus got their start in the Bay Area music scene, circa 1984, bassist and band leader Les Claypool is, by now, firmly entrenched in Sonom, two counties north of San Francisco.

THE BEST METAL ALBUMS OF 2011, AS CHOSEN BY METAL MUSICIANS THEMSELVES — PART V

Wed, November 30 2011 6:16pm - Source: Metal Sucks

Every year year, MetalSucks asks musicians from across the vast spectrum of the metalsphere (or, in a few cases, the almost-metalsphere) what their favorite albums of the year have been.

Top 10 TV Themes of the 1990s

Mon, November 14 2011 6:10pm - Source: AOL Music

From Pearl Jam to candy ravers, the 1990s are, as Austin Powers would say, back baby, yeah.

Trunks - On The Roof

Wed, November 09 2011 9:06am - Source: The Ripple Effect

It had been a long, arduous flight back home from France.

Tom Waits, 'Bad As Me'

Tue, October 25 2011 8:25pm - Source: Rolling Stone

"With my coat and my hat/I say goodbye to all that," snarls Tom Waits on "Chicago," hopping a train rhythm of horns, harmonica, banjo and electric guitars.

Bad As Me

Tue, October 25 2011 4:28am - Source: Rolling Stone

"With my coat and my hat/I say goodbye to all that," snarls Tom Waits on "Chicago," hopping a train rhythm of horns, harmonica, banjo and electric guitars.

'Bad As Me' Review

Mon, October 24 2011 12:59pm - Source: The Huffington Post - Entertainment

(The Associated Press) Tom Waits' first album of new music in seven years is a satisfying treat spanning his various sounds and styles.

Mike Ragogna: Cameron Crowe Directs Pearl Jam Video, Plus Chatting With The Flaming Lips' Wayne Coyne and Primus' Les Claypool

Mon, October 24 2011 4:20am - Source: The Huffington Post - Entertainment

Pearl Jam, Columbia Records/SONY Music Entertainment and IMDb (www.imdb.com)--the world's most popular and authoritative source for movie, TV and celebrity content--today announced that "Not For You," a full-length, never-before-seen music video directed by Cameron Crowe, featuring live, archival performances and behind-the-scenes footage of the band, is world premiering today exclusively on IMDb.com and IMDb's mobile apps.

Primus' Les Claypool Talks 'South Park,' Tom Waits' Politics + 'Green Naugahyde'

Mon, September 19 2011 4:14pm - Source: Spinner

Primus ' quirky blend of popping bass, atonal guitar and odd time signatures has impressed critics since day one, garnering the three-piece mainstream success in the early '90s -- this despite the fact frontman Les Claypool 's southern-fried storytelling (see 'Sailing the Seas of Cheese' and 'Pork Soda') relegated Primus to the dorms of adolescent humour.

Interview: Les Claypool (of Primus)

Fri, September 16 2011 2:19am - Source: Consequence of Sound

When Primus called it quits more than a decade ago, the music world lost perhaps one of the weirdest bands of the alternative era.

Shawn Amos: PLAY > SKIP: This Week's New Music

Wed, September 14 2011 10:24pm - Source: The Huffington Post - Entertainment

Now that the remembrance is over, let's pay our respects to some new music.

SHIT THAT COMES OUT TODAY – THE SEPTEMBER 13, 2011 EDITION

Tue, September 13 2011 6:01pm - Source: Metal Sucks

Damn. After a few slow weeks of new releases, we have a ton of new stuff coming out this week, including new stuff from Anthrax, Dream Theater, Wolves in the Throne Room, Haste the Day, Vader, Primus and my personal favorite, Elks, plus many more.

Hank Williams III to Release Four Albums on the Same Day

Thu, June 23 2011 10:42pm - Source: Noisecreep

With his own new label, Hank3 Records, and the sense that he has thrown off the chains that have been holding him back, Shelton Hank Williams III, aka Hank 3, is coming out swinging with the release of four records on September 6th.

Live Review: Primus & The Dead Kenny G’s in Raleigh, NC (5/31)

Thu, June 02 2011 10:07pm - Source: Consequence of Sound

The job of a music weblog takes many forms: fair and unbiased critiques of albums in all genres, prompt news feeds that deliver the latest info to your web browser, relatable commentary on anything involving the entertainment industry as a whole, a biting wit, and a knack for concert/festival storytelling.

Les Claypool News

LIVE REPORT: Rush

My Recap of the 2013 McDowell Mountain Music Festival

Live Music: Les Claypool’s Duo De Twang @ Terrapin Crossroads

Wolfgang Van Halen on Joining Tremonti, His Bass Influences + Why He Got Kicked Out of 5th Grade Choir

Something Else! Interview: Mike Clark on Herbie Hancock, the Headhunters and Michael Wolff

ROCK! Wine Country Gets Awesome New Music Festival

Look Back: Limp Bizkit "Three Dollar Bill, Yall$"

Bass Legend Bootsy Collins Joins "BandFuse: Rock Legends"

Punk jazz? Why the f**k not!

What's going on Saturday?

Grave Dancer’s Union Turns 20

ALSO: new Soundgarden & Bad Brains songs; MIA art book; Diplo's new zine; Phil Collins erotic fan fiction; Apple maps & more

Quietus Albums Of The Year So Far 2012

Desert Island Discs with Rolie Polie Guacamole

Vengeance and the Panther Queen

MP3/VIDEO: Six Japanese Songs That I Am Into Lately

Hank3: Doing it His Way by Blending Heavy Metal and Country Music

Adrian Belew – Side One (2005)

Les Claypool Looks Back on Primus 'Breakup,' Influence of Coen Brothers

THE BEST METAL ALBUMS OF 2011, AS CHOSEN BY METAL MUSICIANS THEMSELVES — PART V

Top 10 TV Themes of the 1990s

Trunks - On The Roof

Tom Waits, 'Bad As Me'

Bad As Me

'Bad As Me' Review

Mike Ragogna: Cameron Crowe Directs Pearl Jam Video, Plus Chatting With The Flaming Lips' Wayne Coyne and Primus' Les Claypool

Primus' Les Claypool Talks 'South Park,' Tom Waits' Politics + 'Green Naugahyde'

Interview: Les Claypool (of Primus)

Shawn Amos: PLAY > SKIP: This Week's New Music

SHIT THAT COMES OUT TODAY – THE SEPTEMBER 13, 2011 EDITION

Hank Williams III to Release Four Albums on the Same Day

Live Review: Primus & The Dead Kenny G’s in Raleigh, NC (5/31)

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