Here Comes The Flood — photo: Greg Aiello Mike Dillon is a much in demand vibraphonist/percussionist who thrives when he can improvise. He is a member of a handful of bands, most notably Garage A Trois and The Dead Kenny G's. As a musician 's musician albums under his own... more info

Metalsucks — Clockwise from top left: Danny Carrey, Les Claypool, Neil Peart, Stewart Copeland are high Coincidences are so fun! To wit, this wknd I was veggin’ out w buds who regularly watch one of those unscripted shows on basic cable about picking through j... more info

Here Comes The Flood — Bass ace Les Claypool goes acoustic with Marc “MIRV” Haggard. They will perform two shows as the Duo de Twang: at Terrapin Crossroads in San Rafael, CA and on Oct 6th at the (free) Hardly Strictly Bluegrass festival in San Francisco's Golden G... more info

Here Comes The Flood — Music in general is looking for something new overall. Les Claypool more info

The Good, The Bad and The Unknown — There's a new trend going around with rock stars creating their own wines.  I think the Grateful Dead might have the been the first out of pure novelty.  But Tool's Maynard really took it to the next level by quitting the band to focus on his grape... more info

Metalsucks — Primus have always been I respected more than I liked; I mean, I’ve never heard a Primus song and thought “Oh, this band is terrible,” but I’ve never gotten really into a Primus album, either. People love Primus, and I get it. Les Claypool is... more info

Altsounds — *ATO Records* and *Prawn Songs* are excited to announce that *Primus* will be releasing its first studio album in 11 years on September 13, 2011. Titled *Green Naugahyde*, the record was produced and engineered by Les Claypool in his personal studio,... more info

Metalsucks — There’s a pretty legendary story about how a pre-Primus Les Claypool auditioned for Metallica after Cliff Burton died. Of course, the job actually went to Jason Newsted, so we’ll never really know what Claytallica might have sounded like. But we ... more info

The Good, The Bad and The Unknown — Les Claypool once said that "weekends don't mean as much when you're unemployed except you get to hang out with your working friends."  Now, that I'm working I miss the downtimes of being unemployed.  The drawbacks of being at home with young kids ... more info

Here Comes The Flood — Primus goes on the road in Europe. It's their first tour since 1998. Bass player and lead singer Les Claypool on the new album: The Primus record is nearly done. Every song is pretty much a variation of "Don't Fear the Reaper" by Blue Oyster Cult... more info