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Primus Frontman Les Claypool Mourns the Death of His Nephew

Chad Childers — Sat, 09 Feb 2013 21:28:44 +0000

Primus frontman Les Claypool is sad to report that his nephew Matthew has passed away after struggling with Infant's leukemia for the past two years. The bassist-singer brought Matthew's struggle to light last year when auctioning off one of his basses to raise funds to help offset his brother's family's mounting medical costs.

Les Claypool of Primus Didn't Want a Reunion

Jeff Giles — Mon, 17 Oct 2011 13:40:19 +0000

Last month, Primus fans celebrated the release of ‘Green Naugahyde,’ the band’s first new album in over a decade. But to hear bassist and band frontman Les Claypool describe the release, the Primus reunion didn’t meet up to the hype.

“To be honest with you, I wasn’t really that interested in doing it,” Claypool revealed during a recent interview with the Colorado Springs Independent. “I like turning over new rocks, and it didn’t feel like it was a new rock.”

Rush, Tool, Primus and Police Supergroup! [Video]

Mardi Gras — Thu, 28 Jul 2011 04:37:54 +0000

Rock’s newest supergroup is all about rhythm. CCCP brings together three world-class drummers and one equally talented bassist, all members of enormously famous bands. The Police’s Stewart Copeland hosted a jam session at his studio in April and invited Rush drummer Neil Peart, Tool drummer Danny Carey and Primus bassist (and Copeland’s Oysterhead bandmate) Les [...]

Neil Peart, Les Claypool, Stewart Copeland … Together!? [VIDEO]

Dubba G — Mon, 25 Jul 2011 17:42:46 +0000

No, this is not an early version of WTF Wednesday … it’s true!! They’re calling this .. thing .. CCCP and the song is “Count Drummula”. I was kind of excited to hear about this! Two incredible drummers, an AMAZING bassist and more! After all the great music made by The Police, Rush and Primus, [...]