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PRIMUS' LES CLAYPOOL To Appear On LYNYRD SKYNYRD Tribute Album

Les Claypool (PRIMUS) and GOV'T MULE are among the artists paying homage to to one of America's greatest rock bands on "Under The Influence - A Jam Band Tribute to Lynyrd Skynyrd", out October 5 via Sanctuary Records. For the special 11-song disc, Sanctuary recruited some of the top names in guitar-...

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PRIMUS, SHOTGUN MESSIAH Members Guest On New TOM WAITS CD

PRIMUS' Les Claypool (bass) and Brian "Brain" Mantia (drums) and SHOTGUN MESSIAH's Harry Cody (guitar, banjo) are among the guest musicians appearing on the new TOM WAITS studio album, "Real Gone", due October 5 through Epitaph's Anti- Records label, according to Billboard.com. "Real Gone" will be t...

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LES CLAYPOOL/BUCKETHEAD Project To Release Album In September

MTV.com reports: Two years after debuting at the 2002 Bonnaroo festival, COLONEL CLAYPOOL'S BUCKET OF BERNIE BRAINS, featuring PRIMUS bassist Les Claypool, GUNS N' ROSES drummer Brian "Brain" Mantia, PARLIAMENT/FUNKADELIC keyboardist Bernie Worrell, and former GN'R guitarist Buckethead, are preparin...

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Former GUNS N' ROSES Guitarist BUCKETHEAD Schedules In-Store Appearances

Former GUNS N' ROSES guitarist Buckethead will be signing copies of his new solo release, "Cuckoo Clocks of Hell", at two in-store appearances in California early next month. The details are as follows: Wednesday, May 5 Streetlight Records 939 South Pacific Ave Santa Cruz CA 95060 Time: 6pm - In Sto...

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A PERFECT CIRCLE: 'Bermuda' DVD To Include Unedited Version Of 'The Outsider' Video

A PERFECT CIRCLE's upcoming "Lost In The Bermuda Triangle" DVD, due in stores May 4, will include an extended and unedited version of the band's "The Outsider" video plus bonus previews for the upcoming Bikini Bandits feature films "The Golden Rod" and "Bikini Bandits Save Christmas". Co-directed by...

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Report: Top-Grossing OZZFEST Shows Of All Time (1996-2003)

As part of a special spotlight on the Osbournes in the current issue of Billboard, the magazine has compiled a list of the top 10 highest-grossing Ozzfest shows in the travelling festival's eight-year history. Since its inaugural run in 1996, Ozzfest has grossed a staggering $146.5 million from 236...

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PRIMUS To Sell Live Recordings Through Newly Launched Web Site

PRIMUS have announced plans to offer downloadable soundboard recordings of every single performance from their upcoming North American theater tour, dubbed "Tour de Fromage". The shows will be available in both standard MP3 and CD-quality FLAC audio formats via the newly launched web site www.primus...

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PRIMUS: Cautious Comeback

PRIMUS frontman Les Claypool recently spoke to Billboard magazine about the possibility of the band returning for good following the completion of their upcoming North American theater tour. Tickets for the road trip, titled "Tour de Fromage", are selling fast, and that sort of attention is encourag...

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PRIMUS: DVD Preview Posted Online

A preview of PRIMUS' forthcoming DVD, "Animals Should Not Try to Act Like People", has been posted online at this location. A DVD/CD set, "Animals Should Not Try to Act Like People", is due on October 7 through Prawn Song/Interscope Records. The DVD will contain all 13 PRIMUS videos, including the l...

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A Tribute To The Four Horsemen

Getting picked to feature on a tribute to San Franciscan legends METALLICA must prove something of a scramble to get the "good" tracks. In all honesty, it wouldn't be ideal to have to choose one of their, shall we say, more expansive songs, unless you have the power to recreate that "moment of magic...

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GUNS N' ROSES Drummer Guests On KIMYA DAWSON CD

GUNS N' ROSES drummer Brian "Brain" Mantia, also of PRIMUS fame, has laid down the drum tracks on the new album from Kimya Dawson, one half of quirky anti-folk duo THE MOLDY PEACHES, according to MTV.com. The follow-up to last year's "I'm Sorry That Sometimes I'm Mean", which features THIRD EYE BLIN...

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PRIMUS Announce More Tour Dates

The original lineup of PRIMUS — Les Claypool (bass/vocals),Tim "Herb" Alexander (drums) and Larry "Ler" Lalonde (guitar) — have announced more dates for their upcoming "Tour de Fromage", which is scheduled to kick off on October 17 at The Wiltern Theatre in Los Angeles, California. As previously re...

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PRIMUS Reform, Record New Material

The original lineup of PRIMUS — Les Claypool (bass/vocals),Tim "Herb" Alexander (drums) and Larry "Ler" Lalonde (guitar) — has reformed after a four-year hiatus and has recorded five new songs for inclusion on the upcoming DVD/CD set, "Animals Should Not Try to Act Like People", due October 7 on Pr...

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TOOL Drummer Collaborates With PRIMUS, KING CRIMSON Members

TOOL drummer Danny Carey is collaborating on a new project with Les Claypool of PRIMUS and Adrian Belew of KING CRIMSON, according to Carey's official web site (www.dannycarey.org). No further information is available at this time. ...

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GUNS N' ROSES' BUCKETHEAD To Issue Solo CD

GUNS N' ROSES guitarist Buckethead will issue his latest solo album, Electric Tears, on October 8th via Meta Records, according to Launch. Buckethead last solo effort, Bermuda Triangle, was released this summer through City Hall Records. Bermuda Triangle is described as an "instrumental underground...