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OWAW - Phantom Patriot w/ Matt Hunter
Today's track tells the tale of Richard McCaslin, a self-proclaimed superhero, who, disguised as the Panthom Patriot, invaded the Bohemian Grove in search of child sacrifices and other horrific crime…
Published on 5 months ago
OWAW - Vernon The Company Man w/ Gene Meyer
The great Gene Meyer (@genemeyelol on the socials) of Bandit fame returns to the pod to discuss Vernon the Company Man. We get literary with some associations to Kerouac, Ginsberg, Arthur Miller, but…
Published on 5 months, 1 week ago
OWAW - Of Whales and Woe w/ Lalo Fierro
We tackle the title track this week with the help of old friend Lalo Fierro, who, even as a seasoned gigging bassist, maintains an uneven relationship with Claypool's bass playing, mostly due to its …
Published on 5 months, 2 weeks ago
OWAW - Lust Stings
After the bicep of One Better, we head straight to the crotch for Lust Stings. Les seems to want to highlight the body parts that the people want to see. Lust Stings gleefully swamps the listener wit…
Published on 5 months, 4 weeks ago
OWAW - One Better w/ Luke Bemand
The great Luke Bemand returns to Primus Tracks to tackle One Better, the "bicep" of the Of Whales and Woe record. Luke shows us how Les flexes all over this track, and it's not limited to bass, as Le…
Published on 6 months ago
Of Whales And Woe - Album Overview
Les Claypool followed up his Electric Apricot jaunt with a collection of taut, focused tunes in 2006's Of Whales And Woe record, which largely sees Les on his own in the studio, laying down bass, gui…
Published on 6 months, 1 week ago
Inter-Album Interview: Steve "Extrakd" Freeman
We are thrilled to speak with Soya and Steve Freeman, aka Extrakd, who has created loads of diverse music over the years with the likes of Brain, Disk, Mirv, Ler, and Buckethead. We tread some of the…
Published on 6 months, 2 weeks ago
5 Gallons of Diesel & Fancy DVDs
Les Claypool was quite productive in the mid 00s, including these two discs - one a smattering of videos and live cuts from his numerous non-Primus projects; the other a live experience sourced from…
Published on 7 months ago
Electric Apricot
In 2005, Les Claypool spawned an idea that would form Electric Apricot, a fictitious jam band of goofballs and misfits chasing their dream gig at Festeroo. The "band" formed and recorded some tracks …
Published on 7 months, 1 week ago
Inter-album Interview: Dave "Flapjax" Libby
Flapjax has been there since the beginning and seen it all in the world of Primus and Les - the long, slow rise to notoriety, life on the road, making music a sort-of career, and being with his frien…
Published on 7 months, 2 weeks ago