Maynard James Keenan has been celebrating his 60th birthday all month with two of his bands — A Perfect Circle and Puscifer — along with Primus on the “Sessanta” tour. On Saturday night (April 20th) at the Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles, fans were treated to all three of Keenan’s bands when Tool gave a surprise performance toward the end of the concert.
The tour usually has a no-video policy until the last song of the night, which is Puscifer’s “Grand Canyon,” but Keenan said from the stage that he would permit filming of the next song because he had “picked up some strays” to join him onstage. At that point, Tool’s Danny Carey, Adam Jones, and Justin Chancellor walked out to the delight of the fans.
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Keenan joked, “Danny’s up there, like, ‘You call this a fuckin’ drum set! Where’s the rest of it?...
The tour usually has a no-video policy until the last song of the night, which is Puscifer’s “Grand Canyon,” but Keenan said from the stage that he would permit filming of the next song because he had “picked up some strays” to join him onstage. At that point, Tool’s Danny Carey, Adam Jones, and Justin Chancellor walked out to the delight of the fans.
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Keenan joked, “Danny’s up there, like, ‘You call this a fuckin’ drum set! Where’s the rest of it?...
- 4/21/2024
- by Spencer Kaufman
- Consequence - Music
Maynard James Keenan is currently busy with all of his bands: Tool, A Perfect Circle, and Puscifer. And based on comments in a new interview, fans can expect new music from all three in the near future.
Revolver captured Keenan and Primus’ Les Claypool in conversation amidst their joint “Sessanta” tour — a celebration of Keenan’s 60th birthday that involves collaborative and rotating sets by A Perfect Circle, Primus, and Puscifer.
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It was at the end of the discussion when Keenan revealed his post-tour plans, which also involve opening a fried chicken restaurant and his continued winemaking operation Caduceus Cellars.
“I’ve got three bands that need to write songs, so I’m going to be doing that,” said Keenan who turned 60 on Wednesday (April 17th). “But I’m also expanding out in Arizona, opening up a fried chicken place in Cottonwood. When it...
Revolver captured Keenan and Primus’ Les Claypool in conversation amidst their joint “Sessanta” tour — a celebration of Keenan’s 60th birthday that involves collaborative and rotating sets by A Perfect Circle, Primus, and Puscifer.
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It was at the end of the discussion when Keenan revealed his post-tour plans, which also involve opening a fried chicken restaurant and his continued winemaking operation Caduceus Cellars.
“I’ve got three bands that need to write songs, so I’m going to be doing that,” said Keenan who turned 60 on Wednesday (April 17th). “But I’m also expanding out in Arizona, opening up a fried chicken place in Cottonwood. When it...
- 4/18/2024
- by Jon Hadusek
- Consequence - Music
Maynard James Keenan’s monthlong 60th birthday celebration kicked off on Tuesday night (April 2nd) in Boston as A Perfect Circle, Primus, and Puscifer launched the “Sessanta Tour.”
The outing finds the three bands rotating on and and off the stage, with members of all three acts onstage at certain points. The 29-song setlist was divided into groups of tunes by each band.
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The evening kicked off with three A Perfect Circle songs, followed by four Primus cuts and three Puscifer numbers, and continued to rotate from there.
Highlights included Keenan singing on Primus’ “Tommy the Cat,” Primus drummer Tim Alexander sitting in on A Perfect Circle’s “The Hollow,” and Primus frontman Les Claypool jamming on the set-closing Puscifer song “Grand Canyon.”
The bands also debuted all three songs from their Sessanta E.P.P.P., a newly released EP featuring new tracks from each act.
The outing finds the three bands rotating on and and off the stage, with members of all three acts onstage at certain points. The 29-song setlist was divided into groups of tunes by each band.
Get Sessanta Tickets Here
The evening kicked off with three A Perfect Circle songs, followed by four Primus cuts and three Puscifer numbers, and continued to rotate from there.
Highlights included Keenan singing on Primus’ “Tommy the Cat,” Primus drummer Tim Alexander sitting in on A Perfect Circle’s “The Hollow,” and Primus frontman Les Claypool jamming on the set-closing Puscifer song “Grand Canyon.”
The bands also debuted all three songs from their Sessanta E.P.P.P., a newly released EP featuring new tracks from each act.
- 4/3/2024
- by Heavy Consequence Staff
- Consequence - Music
Sean Ono Lennon may have initially rejected the astrology his family embraced growing up, but when it came to his new album, it felt like the very stars were against him. “I just felt like there was too much cosmic interference,” he tells Rolling Stone of Asterisms, a genreless wash of instrumental music that flirts with jazz, rock, and electronic. In the end, though, the planets aligned, and the record dropped Friday on John Zorn’s Tzadik label.
But back in the days when Covid was rampant, the fate of...
But back in the days when Covid was rampant, the fate of...
- 2/16/2024
- by Brenna Ehrlich
- Rollingstone.com
South Park: The 25th Anniversary Concert will be released on vinyl for the first time ever on Record Store Day on April 20th.
The recording captures the August 2022 shows featuring South Park creators Matt Stone and Trey Parker performing at Colorado’s Red Rocks Amphitheater alongside Ween, Primus, and Rush’s Geddy Lee and Alex Lifeson.
While the concert is available to watch on Paramount+ and the audio can be found on streaming services, this marks the first time South Park: The 25th Anniversary Concert gets a vinyl release. The 3-lp set is pressed on “Towelie-Blue” vinyl and features 22 tracks.
The setlist includes a number of South Park songs along with Ween and Primus tunes, as well as a surprise performance featuring Lee and Lifeson joining Stone (on drums) and Primus for the Rush classic “Closer to the Heart.”
The Record Store Day release is limited to 4,000 copies, and...
The recording captures the August 2022 shows featuring South Park creators Matt Stone and Trey Parker performing at Colorado’s Red Rocks Amphitheater alongside Ween, Primus, and Rush’s Geddy Lee and Alex Lifeson.
While the concert is available to watch on Paramount+ and the audio can be found on streaming services, this marks the first time South Park: The 25th Anniversary Concert gets a vinyl release. The 3-lp set is pressed on “Towelie-Blue” vinyl and features 22 tracks.
The setlist includes a number of South Park songs along with Ween and Primus tunes, as well as a surprise performance featuring Lee and Lifeson joining Stone (on drums) and Primus for the Rush classic “Closer to the Heart.”
The Record Store Day release is limited to 4,000 copies, and...
- 2/16/2024
- by Spencer Kaufman
- Consequence - Music
The new docu-series Geddy Lee Asks: Are Bass Players Human Too? premieres today (December 5th) on Paramount+, and Consequence is offering an exclusive clip from the episode featuring the Rush frontman and Nirvana bassist Krist Novoselic.
The four-part series follows Geddy Lee as he partakes in random tasks and endeavors with fellow bass players. Most of the activities are decidedly non-musical, as we discovered in our previous exclusive clip in which Les Claypool shows Geddy how to use an excavator.
On the other hand, the episode with Novoselic is a bit more domestic, as Geddy finds himself in the Nirvana bassist’s kitchen among many homegrown vegetables (Novoselic would appear to be quite the gardener).
After donning an apron, Geddy gets right to work on a can of roasted tomatoes.
“You’re a natural,” exclaims Krist off the jump before placing the jar in bowling water to sterilize it.
“High drama,...
The four-part series follows Geddy Lee as he partakes in random tasks and endeavors with fellow bass players. Most of the activities are decidedly non-musical, as we discovered in our previous exclusive clip in which Les Claypool shows Geddy how to use an excavator.
On the other hand, the episode with Novoselic is a bit more domestic, as Geddy finds himself in the Nirvana bassist’s kitchen among many homegrown vegetables (Novoselic would appear to be quite the gardener).
After donning an apron, Geddy gets right to work on a can of roasted tomatoes.
“You’re a natural,” exclaims Krist off the jump before placing the jar in bowling water to sterilize it.
“High drama,...
- 12/5/2023
- by Jon Hadusek
- Consequence - Music
With the new Paramount+ docu-series Geddy Lee: Are Bass Players Human Too? set to launch on Tuesday (December 5th), Consequence is exclusively premiering a clip from the episode featuring the Rush legend alongside Les Claypool of Primus.
The four-part series features Geddy Lee engaging in random activities with fellow bassists in an effort to “show the world that a bass player can do many things,” in his own words.
For example, this exclusive clip sees Claypool showing Geddy how to use an excavator to consolidate some burn piles on Claypool’s land. At first, Geddy looks confounded by the heavy equipment.
“I’m a nice urban Jewish boy… where do I come to this kind of machinery?” asks Geddy.
Les responds by giving Geddy a Stetson and some coveralls while encouraging him to expand his horizons. Soon enough, Geddy gets the excavator arm moving and gets to work, picking up the basics fast.
The four-part series features Geddy Lee engaging in random activities with fellow bassists in an effort to “show the world that a bass player can do many things,” in his own words.
For example, this exclusive clip sees Claypool showing Geddy how to use an excavator to consolidate some burn piles on Claypool’s land. At first, Geddy looks confounded by the heavy equipment.
“I’m a nice urban Jewish boy… where do I come to this kind of machinery?” asks Geddy.
Les responds by giving Geddy a Stetson and some coveralls while encouraging him to expand his horizons. Soon enough, Geddy gets the excavator arm moving and gets to work, picking up the basics fast.
- 12/4/2023
- by Jon Hadusek
- Consequence - Music
Back in late 2016, Roger Waters delivered some bad news to his firstborn son Harry: He was firing him from his touring band.
In a new interview with Rolling Stone, Harry recalled the day shortly before Christmas of that year when his father made a visit to his Santa Monica home to inform him that after 14 years of playing keyboards in the band, he would not be onboard for the impending “Us + Them” tour.
“I was fired,” Harry said. “It was pretty miserable.”
Roger was apparently cleaning house with his live lineup, axing everyone except keyboardist Jon Carin and guitarist Dave Kilminster. There were no exceptions for immediate family.
“I think he just wanted a change of blood, something new, something fresh,” said Harry, who still doesn’t know exactly why he was let go. “I’m not sure of his exact reasoning, but everyone except two people got fired. But...
In a new interview with Rolling Stone, Harry recalled the day shortly before Christmas of that year when his father made a visit to his Santa Monica home to inform him that after 14 years of playing keyboards in the band, he would not be onboard for the impending “Us + Them” tour.
“I was fired,” Harry said. “It was pretty miserable.”
Roger was apparently cleaning house with his live lineup, axing everyone except keyboardist Jon Carin and guitarist Dave Kilminster. There were no exceptions for immediate family.
“I think he just wanted a change of blood, something new, something fresh,” said Harry, who still doesn’t know exactly why he was let go. “I’m not sure of his exact reasoning, but everyone except two people got fired. But...
- 11/30/2023
- by Jon Hadusek
- Consequence - Music
Shortly before Christmas 2016, Roger Waters visited his firstborn son, Harry, at his Santa Monica, California, home to deliver some rather bad news. Harry had spent the past 14 years playing keyboard and organ in his dad’s band, which included three extensive world tours, but Roger was making changes for his upcoming Us + Them tour. “I was fired,” Harry tells Rolling Stone. “It was pretty miserable.”
Harry claims he doesn’t know why his own father let him go. “I think he just wanted a change of blood, something new, something fresh,...
Harry claims he doesn’t know why his own father let him go. “I think he just wanted a change of blood, something new, something fresh,...
- 11/29/2023
- by Andy Greene
- Rollingstone.com
Rush legend Geddy Lee headlines an upcoming Paramount+ docuseries titled Geddy Lee Asks: Are Bass Players Human Too? The four-part series, premiering December 5th, will feature Lee engaging in random activities with fellow bassists Krist Novoselic (Nirvana), Robert Trujillo (Metallica), Les Claypool (Primus), and Melissa Auf der Maur.
In the just-released trailer (watch below), we see Lee visiting each of the aforementioned bassists’ homes, whereby he cans tomatoes and fruit with Novoselic; surfs with Trujillo; goes fishing and flies in an airplane with Claypool; and jams on the bass with Auf der Maur.
“I’m trying to show the world that a bass player can do many things,” Lee is heard saying in the trailer. “Join me as I travel to the homes of four bass legends and dive deep into their lives, and their inspirations, plus some fun making music … as I try to answer one really important question: Are bass players human,...
In the just-released trailer (watch below), we see Lee visiting each of the aforementioned bassists’ homes, whereby he cans tomatoes and fruit with Novoselic; surfs with Trujillo; goes fishing and flies in an airplane with Claypool; and jams on the bass with Auf der Maur.
“I’m trying to show the world that a bass player can do many things,” Lee is heard saying in the trailer. “Join me as I travel to the homes of four bass legends and dive deep into their lives, and their inspirations, plus some fun making music … as I try to answer one really important question: Are bass players human,...
- 10/25/2023
- by Spencer Kaufman
- Consequence - Music
Rush legend Geddy Lee headlines an upcoming Paramount+ docuseries titled Geddy Lee Asks: Are Bass Players Human Too? The four-part series, premiering December 5th, will feature Lee engaging in random activities with fellow bassists Krist Novoselic (Nirvana), Robert Trujillo (Metallica), Les Claypool (Primus), and Melissa Auf der Maur.
In the just-released trailer (watch below), we see Lee visiting each of the aforementioned bassists’ homes, whereby he cans tomatoes and fruit with Novoselic; surfs with Trujillo; goes fishing and flies in an airplane with Claypool; and jams on the bass with Auf der Maur.
“I’m trying to show the world that a bass player can do many things,” Lee is heard saying in the trailer. “Join me as I travel to the homes of four bass legends and dive deep into their lives, and their inspirations, plus some fun making music … as I try to answer one really important question: Are bass players human,...
In the just-released trailer (watch below), we see Lee visiting each of the aforementioned bassists’ homes, whereby he cans tomatoes and fruit with Novoselic; surfs with Trujillo; goes fishing and flies in an airplane with Claypool; and jams on the bass with Auf der Maur.
“I’m trying to show the world that a bass player can do many things,” Lee is heard saying in the trailer. “Join me as I travel to the homes of four bass legends and dive deep into their lives, and their inspirations, plus some fun making music … as I try to answer one really important question: Are bass players human,...
- 10/25/2023
- by Spencer Kaufman
- Consequence - Film News
The prolific solo career of Les Claypool is being condensed into a new box set called Adverse Yaw: The Prawn Song, out February 9th.
Adverse Yaw will compile highlights of Claypool’s discography, outside the work he’s most widely known for in Primus. This includes his various other projects like Fearless Flying Frog Brigade, Colonel Claypool’s Bucket of Bernie Brains, and The Fancy Band. The set will feature five albums total: Live Frogs Sets 1 & 2, Purple Onion, Of Whales & Woe, and Of Fungi & Foe LPs, plus The Big Eyeball In the Sky, which is being pressed to vinyl for the very first time.
“Let’s put it this way … I think, with Primus and without, I’ve played every music festival in the last ten years, except Lilith Fair,” Claypool recalls. “You could say I’m the guy who doesn’t fit in anywhere, but a little bit everywhere.
Adverse Yaw will compile highlights of Claypool’s discography, outside the work he’s most widely known for in Primus. This includes his various other projects like Fearless Flying Frog Brigade, Colonel Claypool’s Bucket of Bernie Brains, and The Fancy Band. The set will feature five albums total: Live Frogs Sets 1 & 2, Purple Onion, Of Whales & Woe, and Of Fungi & Foe LPs, plus The Big Eyeball In the Sky, which is being pressed to vinyl for the very first time.
“Let’s put it this way … I think, with Primus and without, I’ve played every music festival in the last ten years, except Lilith Fair,” Claypool recalls. “You could say I’m the guy who doesn’t fit in anywhere, but a little bit everywhere.
- 10/9/2023
- by Abby Jones
- Consequence - Music
Quantum of Solace is one of the most divisive movies in the James Bond franchise. The contentious Bond entry was intended to be a direct sequel to 2006’s Casino Royale, successfully launching Daniel Craig as the new 007. Still, in a rush to get it into theaters within two years of that movie, the budget ballooned to make it the costliest film in the series up to that point. It didn’t help that it was filmed during a writer’s strike (history repeats itself) and had a director in Marc Forster, who had never made a film of this scale before. When it came out, the short length (106 minutes) and Bourne-style action scenes were criticized, with many saying the film was a mind-numbing mess. Plus, there was a wimpy villain, a Bond girl with no romantic relationship with 007, and a theme song people mostly hated.
Despite the film’s failure...
Despite the film’s failure...
- 9/6/2023
- by Steve Seigh
- JoBlo.com
Jason Momoa got his mosh on during Metallica’s Friday (August 25th) and Sunday (August 27th) shows at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, California. The Aquaman star was captured on video going elbow to elbow with other headbangers on both nights.
In addition to hanging out with support act Pantera backstage alongside other celebs like John Travolta and Tommy Lee on Friday night, Momoa also pogo-ed up and down in the audience during Pantera’s set.
Then, on Sunday, as posted on TMZ (watch below), Momoa joined the circle pit during Metallica’s set, with his hulking figure standing out among the large crowd.
On his own Instagram (also below), Momoa shared the story of how he had wanted to bring his friend Travis Snyder, who is battling leukemia, to the Metallica shows. Unfortunately, Travis had a medical emergency leading up to the concerts, and wasn’t able to make it,...
In addition to hanging out with support act Pantera backstage alongside other celebs like John Travolta and Tommy Lee on Friday night, Momoa also pogo-ed up and down in the audience during Pantera’s set.
Then, on Sunday, as posted on TMZ (watch below), Momoa joined the circle pit during Metallica’s set, with his hulking figure standing out among the large crowd.
On his own Instagram (also below), Momoa shared the story of how he had wanted to bring his friend Travis Snyder, who is battling leukemia, to the Metallica shows. Unfortunately, Travis had a medical emergency leading up to the concerts, and wasn’t able to make it,...
- 8/28/2023
- by Spencer Kaufman
- Consequence - Music
The 11th edition of the Peach Music Festival is underway on Montage Mountain in Scranton, Pennsylvania, with a roster of artists that highlight the fest’s musical-exploration aesthetic: headliners Tedeschi Trucks Band, Ziggy Marley, Lettuce, and Joe Russo’s Almost Dead all close out the fest today.
Last night, Saturday headliners My Morning Jacket nodded to Sean Lennon — the only son of John Lennon and Yoko Ono — with a cover of “The Ballad of John and Yoko.” Lennon had just performed with Les Claypool’s Flying Frog Brigade prior to...
Last night, Saturday headliners My Morning Jacket nodded to Sean Lennon — the only son of John Lennon and Yoko Ono — with a cover of “The Ballad of John and Yoko.” Lennon had just performed with Les Claypool’s Flying Frog Brigade prior to...
- 7/2/2023
- by Joseph Hudak
- Rollingstone.com
Back in January, Les Claypool announced that he’d be taking his Fearless Flying Frog Brigade on their first tour in 20 years. The musician is keeping the reunion excitement going even further with additional 2023 shows through October.
Claypool and company are already in the thick of their previously-announced 42-date trek, which wraps up in Phoenix on July 15th. The Frog Brigade will get things going again in Oakland on October 11th, making stops in cities including Albuquerque, Denver, Chicago, and Cincinnati before the finale on Halloween in Nashville.
The Frog Brigade touring lineup includes Claypool on bass, Sean Lennon on guitar, Harry Waters on keys, Paulo Baldi on drums, Mike Dillon on percussion, and Skerik on horns. Each night, the band’s set will feature a performance of Pink Floyd’s Animals in full, reprising the Frog Brigade’s rendition of the LP that was included on 2001’s Live Frogs Set 2 recording.
Claypool and company are already in the thick of their previously-announced 42-date trek, which wraps up in Phoenix on July 15th. The Frog Brigade will get things going again in Oakland on October 11th, making stops in cities including Albuquerque, Denver, Chicago, and Cincinnati before the finale on Halloween in Nashville.
The Frog Brigade touring lineup includes Claypool on bass, Sean Lennon on guitar, Harry Waters on keys, Paulo Baldi on drums, Mike Dillon on percussion, and Skerik on horns. Each night, the band’s set will feature a performance of Pink Floyd’s Animals in full, reprising the Frog Brigade’s rendition of the LP that was included on 2001’s Live Frogs Set 2 recording.
- 6/13/2023
- by Abby Jones
- Consequence - Music
Fishbone are ringing in their belated 40th anniversary with a new self-titled EP, out May 26th, and the ska legends accompanied the announcement with a new single and collab with Nofx titled “Estranged Fruit.”
The track offers the best of both bands, with Fishbone joined by Nofx’s El Hefe on trumpet in the horn-laden backbone of the arrangement, and Fat Mike backing Angelo Moore’s lead vocals. There’s even some fast-paced pop punk in the track, most noticeably during the race-to-the-finish ending. Fat Mike also handled the production of the song and EP.
“‘Estranged Fruit’ is a timeless composition merging the past and present embodied by the irony of us repeating what should be in the rear view mirror of a so called evolved society that still has far to go,” commented Fishbone’s Chris Dowd, who returned to the band in 2018 after stepping away in 1994 (one of...
The track offers the best of both bands, with Fishbone joined by Nofx’s El Hefe on trumpet in the horn-laden backbone of the arrangement, and Fat Mike backing Angelo Moore’s lead vocals. There’s even some fast-paced pop punk in the track, most noticeably during the race-to-the-finish ending. Fat Mike also handled the production of the song and EP.
“‘Estranged Fruit’ is a timeless composition merging the past and present embodied by the irony of us repeating what should be in the rear view mirror of a so called evolved society that still has far to go,” commented Fishbone’s Chris Dowd, who returned to the band in 2018 after stepping away in 1994 (one of...
- 5/10/2023
- by Jon Hadusek
- Consequence - Music
Primus were joined by Tool members Danny Carey and Justin Chancellor, as well as Queens of the Stone Age’s Troy Van Leeuwen, for a benefit performance at The Belasco in Los Angeles on Monday night (April 17th).
The show served as a fundraiser for Canadian director, animator, and writer Jimmy Hayward, who is currently undergoing cancer treatments. The filmmaker is a close friend of the members of Primus.
Per Setlist.fm, Primus and company played a 10-song set that included six Primus songs and four covers. Among the highlights was a performance of Tool’s “Ænema,” as well as a drum battle between Carey and Primus’ Tim Alexander during a rendition of Led Zeppelin’s “Moby Dick.” Other covers included King Crimson’s “Thela Hun Ginjeet” and AC/DC’s “Whole Lotta Rosie.”
The set started out with just Primus performing “Those Damned Blue-Collar Tweekers” but they were eventually joined by Van Leeuwen,...
The show served as a fundraiser for Canadian director, animator, and writer Jimmy Hayward, who is currently undergoing cancer treatments. The filmmaker is a close friend of the members of Primus.
Per Setlist.fm, Primus and company played a 10-song set that included six Primus songs and four covers. Among the highlights was a performance of Tool’s “Ænema,” as well as a drum battle between Carey and Primus’ Tim Alexander during a rendition of Led Zeppelin’s “Moby Dick.” Other covers included King Crimson’s “Thela Hun Ginjeet” and AC/DC’s “Whole Lotta Rosie.”
The set started out with just Primus performing “Those Damned Blue-Collar Tweekers” but they were eventually joined by Van Leeuwen,...
- 5/2/2023
- by Spencer Kaufman
- Consequence - Music
Primus and Tool members Danny Carey and Justin Chancellor are set to perform at a concert benefitting Canadian director, animator, and writer Jimmy Hayward.
The show is set for April 17th at The Belasco in Los Angeles. Tickets go on sale Friday (March 24th) at 10 a.m. Pt. via Ticketmaster.
Hayward, who is a close friend of Primus, is currently undergoing cancer treatment. The filmmaker notably worked in the animation department on iconic Pixar films such Toy Story, Toy Story 2, Monsters Inc., and Finding Nemo [per IMDb]. He also directed Dr. Seuss’ Horton Hears a Who!, Jonah Hex, and Free Birds.
“Every now and again cancer steps into our world and pulverizes the lives of people that are dear to us,” said Primus frontman Les Claypool in a press release. “Such a thing happened a while back with our good friend Jimmy Hayward. Over the past couple years Jimmy has...
The show is set for April 17th at The Belasco in Los Angeles. Tickets go on sale Friday (March 24th) at 10 a.m. Pt. via Ticketmaster.
Hayward, who is a close friend of Primus, is currently undergoing cancer treatment. The filmmaker notably worked in the animation department on iconic Pixar films such Toy Story, Toy Story 2, Monsters Inc., and Finding Nemo [per IMDb]. He also directed Dr. Seuss’ Horton Hears a Who!, Jonah Hex, and Free Birds.
“Every now and again cancer steps into our world and pulverizes the lives of people that are dear to us,” said Primus frontman Les Claypool in a press release. “Such a thing happened a while back with our good friend Jimmy Hayward. Over the past couple years Jimmy has...
- 3/23/2023
- by Jon Hadusek
- Consequence - Film News
Primus and Tool members Danny Carey and Justin Chancellor are set to perform at a concert benefitting Canadian director, animator, and writer Jimmy Hayward.
The show is set for April 17th at The Belasco in Los Angeles. Tickets go on sale Friday (March 24th) at 10 a.m. Pt. via Ticketmaster.
Hayward, who is a close friend of Primus, is currently undergoing cancer treatment. The filmmaker notably worked in the animation department on iconic Pixar films such Toy Story, Toy Story 2, Monsters Inc., and Finding Nemo [per IMDb]. He also directed Dr. Seuss’ Horton Hears a Who!, Jonah Hex, and Free Birds.
“Every now and again cancer steps into our world and pulverizes the lives of people that are dear to us,” said Primus frontman Les Claypool in a press release. “Such a thing happened a while back with our good friend Jimmy Hayward. Over the past couple years Jimmy has...
The show is set for April 17th at The Belasco in Los Angeles. Tickets go on sale Friday (March 24th) at 10 a.m. Pt. via Ticketmaster.
Hayward, who is a close friend of Primus, is currently undergoing cancer treatment. The filmmaker notably worked in the animation department on iconic Pixar films such Toy Story, Toy Story 2, Monsters Inc., and Finding Nemo [per IMDb]. He also directed Dr. Seuss’ Horton Hears a Who!, Jonah Hex, and Free Birds.
“Every now and again cancer steps into our world and pulverizes the lives of people that are dear to us,” said Primus frontman Les Claypool in a press release. “Such a thing happened a while back with our good friend Jimmy Hayward. Over the past couple years Jimmy has...
- 3/23/2023
- by Jon Hadusek
- Consequence - Music
Brett Radin, a talent manager with Knitting Factory Management, died Friday at his home in Los Angeles at 53. No cause of death was given by his family.
Brian Long, President of Knitting Factory Management, said, “We are extremely saddened to learn the news of Brett’s passing. He brought a lightning bolt of positive energy. He was passionate for his artists, deeply knowledgable about the workings of the music industry, and intuitive. He will be missed.”
Knitting Factory Entertainment CEO Morgan Margolis said, “Brett was a friend first, his passing deeply saddens us all beyond words. A true positive and compassionate spirit on all fronts . Sending love to his family and friends everywhere.”
Radin joined the Knitting Factory Management team from Zero Management. His client list included Lee DeWyze, Dave Eggar, Dave Matthews, Tracy Chapman, The Weepies, Vanessa Carlton, and Les Claypool.
Radin’s also worked at 19 Entertainment, where...
Brian Long, President of Knitting Factory Management, said, “We are extremely saddened to learn the news of Brett’s passing. He brought a lightning bolt of positive energy. He was passionate for his artists, deeply knowledgable about the workings of the music industry, and intuitive. He will be missed.”
Knitting Factory Entertainment CEO Morgan Margolis said, “Brett was a friend first, his passing deeply saddens us all beyond words. A true positive and compassionate spirit on all fronts . Sending love to his family and friends everywhere.”
Radin joined the Knitting Factory Management team from Zero Management. His client list included Lee DeWyze, Dave Eggar, Dave Matthews, Tracy Chapman, The Weepies, Vanessa Carlton, and Les Claypool.
Radin’s also worked at 19 Entertainment, where...
- 2/26/2023
- by Bruce Haring
- Deadline Film + TV
Ska-funk-rock-punk-metal masters Fishbone have shared the new song “All We Have Is Now,” which is included on the Bottle Music for Broken People label comp via Fat Mike’s Bottles to the Ground imprint.
The track is signature Fishbone with its joyous horns and funky rhythms. Its positive lyrical message also serves as a poignant reminder to live in the present: “All we have is now.”
“Philosophically, it’s far from a new concept,” notes Fishbone’s Norwood Fisher in a press release. “Eckard Tolle, Allan Watts, Joseph Campbell and many others have contemplated and pontificated on this topic. The pursuit of self inquest, in the hopes of experiencing an extended, extraordinary sense of Being, the song, wrapped in a fully blown Fishbone party, reminds me to take advantage of the gift of the ever present now. Feel free to interpret it however it speaks to you.”
The song was...
The track is signature Fishbone with its joyous horns and funky rhythms. Its positive lyrical message also serves as a poignant reminder to live in the present: “All we have is now.”
“Philosophically, it’s far from a new concept,” notes Fishbone’s Norwood Fisher in a press release. “Eckard Tolle, Allan Watts, Joseph Campbell and many others have contemplated and pontificated on this topic. The pursuit of self inquest, in the hopes of experiencing an extended, extraordinary sense of Being, the song, wrapped in a fully blown Fishbone party, reminds me to take advantage of the gift of the ever present now. Feel free to interpret it however it speaks to you.”
The song was...
- 2/23/2023
- by Jon Hadusek
- Consequence - Music
The second night of the South Park 25th anniversary shows at the historic Red Rocks Amphitheater in Morrison, Colorado Wednesday night provided plenty of surprises — even, in some cases, for the key figures on stage, not all of whom had been prepped ahead of time about a crowd-rousing musical cameo from two members of Rush.
With an unprecedented number of Kyle, Cartman, Stan and Kenny costumes sprinkled throughout the sold-out crowd, the concert got underway with the co-creators of the Comedy Central animated series (and proud Colorado natives), Trey Parker and Matt Stone, performed a rendition of “Uncle Fucka” that magically brought tears to some of those watching. Despite the expectedly crass lyrics, the song felt more like a ballad, with Parker at the grand piano singing his heart out and Stone on the mic shouting the word “fucka” with the passion of Pavarotti.
Parker explained they’d play some...
With an unprecedented number of Kyle, Cartman, Stan and Kenny costumes sprinkled throughout the sold-out crowd, the concert got underway with the co-creators of the Comedy Central animated series (and proud Colorado natives), Trey Parker and Matt Stone, performed a rendition of “Uncle Fucka” that magically brought tears to some of those watching. Despite the expectedly crass lyrics, the song felt more like a ballad, with Parker at the grand piano singing his heart out and Stone on the mic shouting the word “fucka” with the passion of Pavarotti.
Parker explained they’d play some...
- 8/11/2022
- by Kyle Eustice
- Variety Film + TV
Primus have spent the past year honoring Rush by playing their 1977 masterpiece Farewell to Kings straight through on tour, and it reached a stunning climax Wednesday night at Colorado’s Red Rocks Amphitheater when Alex Lifeson and Geddy Lee joined them to play “Closer to the Heart” as part of South Park: The 25th Anniversary Concert. The Rush duo, playing together for the first time since Neil Peart’s death, were joined on drums by South Park co-creator Matt Stone.
“This is one of the most amazing moments of my life,...
“This is one of the most amazing moments of my life,...
- 8/11/2022
- by Andy Greene
- Rollingstone.com
Drugs, Bluegrass, and Bass Fishing: How Billy Strings Outran His Past and Infiltrated the Mainstream
Billy Strings backs his black Jeep Gladiator down to the lip of Nashville’s Percy Priest Lake and hops out to unhook the tricked-out bass boat he’s towing behind him. The heavy sounds of Primus, one of his favorite bands, spill loudly out of the cab, where old Combos wrappers, cigarette butts, and fishing lures are strewn about. Strings, in a Dickies work coat with “Boomer” embroidered over the heart and a “Billy Strings” patch on the opposite side, lets his cigarette dangle from his mouth while he frees...
- 6/22/2022
- by Joseph Hudak
- Rollingstone.com
Jesse Malin sang about a “gypsy playing his nylon-string guitar” in his 2010 barnstormer and live-show staple “All the Way From Moscow,” a song about touring his way back to New York. The gypsy in question was the Ukrainian-born singer of Gogol Bordello, Eugene Hütz, who reunites with Malin for a cover of the Pogues’ “If I Should Fall From Grace With God” to benefit the people of Ukraine during Vladimir Putin’s assault on their country.
Released Friday via Velvet Elk Records, “If I Should Fall From Grace With God...
Released Friday via Velvet Elk Records, “If I Should Fall From Grace With God...
- 4/29/2022
- by Joseph Hudak
- Rollingstone.com
Who better to fight the “prowling big bear” of Russia than Volodymyr Zelensky, “the man with the iron balls.” At least that’s what Primus’ Les Claypool and Gogol Bordello‘s Eugene Hütz sing about on their irreverent new track about Ukraine’s president.
“As soon as Russian aggression broke out, Les and I connected to address the catastrophe Asap,” Hütz, who is from Ukraine, tells Rolling Stone about making the song. “We jumped on creating affirmative music that calls for unity and pays respect to the real doers in Ukrainian defense,...
“As soon as Russian aggression broke out, Les and I connected to address the catastrophe Asap,” Hütz, who is from Ukraine, tells Rolling Stone about making the song. “We jumped on creating affirmative music that calls for unity and pays respect to the real doers in Ukrainian defense,...
- 4/20/2022
- by Tomás Mier
- Rollingstone.com
Alex Lifeson’s new band Envy of None are releasing their debut self-titled album on April 8, and they recently rolled out their new single “Liar.” The group is fronted by vocalist Mariah Wynne.
“Mariah became my muse,” Lifeson said in a statement. “She was able to bring this whole new ethereal thing through her sense of melody on tracks like ‘Liar’ and ‘Look Inside.’ After hearing her vocals on ‘Never Said I Love You,’ I felt so excited. I’ve never had that kind of inspiration working with another musician.
“Mariah became my muse,” Lifeson said in a statement. “She was able to bring this whole new ethereal thing through her sense of melody on tracks like ‘Liar’ and ‘Look Inside.’ After hearing her vocals on ‘Never Said I Love You,’ I felt so excited. I’ve never had that kind of inspiration working with another musician.
- 3/3/2022
- by Andy Greene
- Rollingstone.com
Tom Waits turns 72 today, but don’t expect him to mark the occasion in any sort of public way. The cult favorite singer-songwriter has kept a very low public profile during the past decade and has largely walked away from his music career, even though he takes on the odd movie role every couple of years.
Waits hasn’t released a new album since 2011’s Bad as Me, and he hasn’t hit the road since the 2008 Glitter and Doom tour. The United States leg of that run was just...
Waits hasn’t released a new album since 2011’s Bad as Me, and he hasn’t hit the road since the 2008 Glitter and Doom tour. The United States leg of that run was just...
- 12/7/2021
- by Andy Greene
- Rollingstone.com
Oysterhead, the eclectic musical collective of Trey Anastasio, Les Claypool, and Stewart Copeland, will headline the 2021 Peach Music Festival. After the pandemic canceled the 2020 fest, the Peach, founded by members of the Allman Brothers Band in 2012, returns to Scranton, Pennsylvania, over Independence Day weekend.
This year’s festival dovetails with the 50th anniversary of the Allmans’ seminal live document At Fillmore East, released July 1st, 1971. The Peach will celebrate the album with a tribute set featuring various special guests.
The legacy of the Allman Brothers is well represented on the Peach lineup,...
This year’s festival dovetails with the 50th anniversary of the Allmans’ seminal live document At Fillmore East, released July 1st, 1971. The Peach will celebrate the album with a tribute set featuring various special guests.
The legacy of the Allman Brothers is well represented on the Peach lineup,...
- 5/14/2021
- by Joseph Hudak
- Rollingstone.com
During the past year, the virtual jam — wherein a group of artists each claim their own corner of a 16:9 YouTube screen to rock out in isolation, together — has become as ubiquitous as Zoom conference calls, online schooling, and any other pandemic-era activity. Pearl Jam did it for Covid relief. The Rolling Stones did it for Global Citizen. Metallica did it very quietly. But few virtual jams have been as relentlessly creative and consistently surprising — not to mention flat-out awesome — as the ones featured in metal-themed talk show Two Minutes...
- 5/4/2021
- by Richard Bienstock
- Rollingstone.com
Primus will mount their long-delayed tour in homage to Rush, A Tribute to Kings, this summer. The band postponed the dates last year due to the coronavirus pandemic.
The trek, which will see Primus performing Rush’s 1977 album A Farewell to Kings in its entirety as well as some of their own music, will now kick-off August 10th in Boise, Idaho, before wrapping in Phoenix, Arizona, in October. Wolfmother will open all of the dates, and the Sword will join in on the festivities at some of them. Tickets are available now at Ticketmaster.
The trek, which will see Primus performing Rush’s 1977 album A Farewell to Kings in its entirety as well as some of their own music, will now kick-off August 10th in Boise, Idaho, before wrapping in Phoenix, Arizona, in October. Wolfmother will open all of the dates, and the Sword will join in on the festivities at some of them. Tickets are available now at Ticketmaster.
- 4/27/2021
- by Kory Grow
- Rollingstone.com
Les Claypool teamed up with Metallica bassist Robert Trujillo for Precious Metals, a short film directed by Claypool’s son, Cage.
Shot at Claypool’s Northern California estate, the clip features Claypool in Western garb, using a metal detector to search for gold. He’s ecstatic when he finds two pieces of gold, but his smile fades when he encounters Trujillo with a gun — who shoots Claypool’s hat right off of him. The two bassists prepare for a quick draw, but erupt in laughter when Trujillo reveals he already...
Shot at Claypool’s Northern California estate, the clip features Claypool in Western garb, using a metal detector to search for gold. He’s ecstatic when he finds two pieces of gold, but his smile fades when he encounters Trujillo with a gun — who shoots Claypool’s hat right off of him. The two bassists prepare for a quick draw, but erupt in laughter when Trujillo reveals he already...
- 2/10/2021
- by Angie Martoccio
- Rollingstone.com
Primus will hit the vineyards for Alive From Pachyderm Station, a virtual concert airing on December 11th.
The set was filmed at Claypool Cellars — Les Claypool’s Sebastopol, California, winery — marking the band’s first performance there. The trailer above features an aerial view of the vineyards as words flash across the screen: “Twelve months into Covid cross/In mourning of the tours lost/In a wondrous flash of glory/Once more to grace the light.”
“Strange, eclectically wonderful things tend to happen when the three of us get in...
The set was filmed at Claypool Cellars — Les Claypool’s Sebastopol, California, winery — marking the band’s first performance there. The trailer above features an aerial view of the vineyards as words flash across the screen: “Twelve months into Covid cross/In mourning of the tours lost/In a wondrous flash of glory/Once more to grace the light.”
“Strange, eclectically wonderful things tend to happen when the three of us get in...
- 11/30/2020
- by Angie Martoccio
- Rollingstone.com
Alice in Chains will receive the Founders Award from Seattle’s Museum of Pop Culture (MoPOP) at a virtual event to be held on December 1st. The broadcast will feature performances by Alice in Chains, as well as tributes from several notable musicians from the area.
“It feels truly special to receive the MoPOP Founders Award in our hometown of Seattle,” Alice in Chains’ guitarist and singer Jerry Cantrell said in a statement. “It’s also humbling to be joined by so many of our friends, peers, and heroes to rock some Aic tunes.
“It feels truly special to receive the MoPOP Founders Award in our hometown of Seattle,” Alice in Chains’ guitarist and singer Jerry Cantrell said in a statement. “It’s also humbling to be joined by so many of our friends, peers, and heroes to rock some Aic tunes.
- 11/18/2020
- by Kory Grow
- Rollingstone.com
Eddie Jennings, a manager, booker and club owner in Hollywood at Jacks Sugar Shack and at such San Francisco music landmarks as the I-Beam, died Nov. 2 after a long battle with cancer. He was 61.
His death led to an online outpouring from the music community that he nurtured in both cities at his venues. There he mixed national acts with promising locals, always treating both with the same level of respect.
A fine musician in his own right, Jennings worked under Bill Graham in the 1970’s, operating such clubs as Rock n Bowl, I-Beam and Jack’s Bar. Later, he ran both locations of Jacks Sugar Shack, an earlier version on Pico Boulevard and a later one in Hollywood near Capitol Records.
He was also a collaborator and music coordinator of the Haight Ashbury Fair in San Francisco for over 20 years.
“With his big personality and even bigger heart, Eddie gave our band,...
His death led to an online outpouring from the music community that he nurtured in both cities at his venues. There he mixed national acts with promising locals, always treating both with the same level of respect.
A fine musician in his own right, Jennings worked under Bill Graham in the 1970’s, operating such clubs as Rock n Bowl, I-Beam and Jack’s Bar. Later, he ran both locations of Jacks Sugar Shack, an earlier version on Pico Boulevard and a later one in Hollywood near Capitol Records.
He was also a collaborator and music coordinator of the Haight Ashbury Fair in San Francisco for over 20 years.
“With his big personality and even bigger heart, Eddie gave our band,...
- 11/6/2020
- by Bruce Haring
- Deadline Film + TV
Mastodon’s Brann Dailor and Baroness’ Sebastian Thomson linked up for a Halloween-appropriate quarantine cover of Ozzy Osbourne’s 1981 track “Over the Mountain.”
Dailor — hamming it up for the camera in a long black wig and an “Ozzy for President” T-shirt, flanked by a pair of fake skeletons — sings lead on the heavy track, with Thomson on drums. They’re joined by Darkest Hour’s Mike Schleibaum (guitar), Kvelertak’s Marvin Nygaard (bass) and Jordan “Gwarsenio Hall” Olds, host of the “Two Minutes to Late Night” series (guitar).
“Diary of a Sad Man!
Dailor — hamming it up for the camera in a long black wig and an “Ozzy for President” T-shirt, flanked by a pair of fake skeletons — sings lead on the heavy track, with Thomson on drums. They’re joined by Darkest Hour’s Mike Schleibaum (guitar), Kvelertak’s Marvin Nygaard (bass) and Jordan “Gwarsenio Hall” Olds, host of the “Two Minutes to Late Night” series (guitar).
“Diary of a Sad Man!
- 10/13/2020
- by Ryan Reed
- Rollingstone.com
A group of heavy music stars — including members of Primus, Mastodon, Tool and Coheed and Cambria — linked up to record a lockdown rendition of Rush’s 1975 tune “Anthem.”
The lineup features Primus bassist Les Claypool, Mastodon guitarist Bill Kelliher, Tool drummer Danny Carey, Coheed and Cambria frontman Claudio Sanchez and guitarist Stephen Brodsky (Mutoid Man, Cave In).
A quarantine-style video, recorded for Gwarsenio Hall’s “Two Minutes to Late Night” series, utilizes a split-screen format, with each of the members tracking their parts at home. The virtuosity is intense, including...
The lineup features Primus bassist Les Claypool, Mastodon guitarist Bill Kelliher, Tool drummer Danny Carey, Coheed and Cambria frontman Claudio Sanchez and guitarist Stephen Brodsky (Mutoid Man, Cave In).
A quarantine-style video, recorded for Gwarsenio Hall’s “Two Minutes to Late Night” series, utilizes a split-screen format, with each of the members tracking their parts at home. The virtuosity is intense, including...
- 7/28/2020
- by Rolling Stone
- Rollingstone.com
Primus have rescheduled their Rush tribute tour, during which they’ll play A Farewell to Kings in its entirety, for the summer of 2021.
This actually marks the third time Primus have announced dates for their Tribute to Kings trek: It was originally supposed to take place back in the fall of 2019, but Primus pushed it off to spring 2020 after Slayer tapped them as openers for their farewell tour. Then, before the run could kick off this May, it was called off again because of Covid-19.
Now, the Tribute to Kings Tour will launch June 9th,...
This actually marks the third time Primus have announced dates for their Tribute to Kings trek: It was originally supposed to take place back in the fall of 2019, but Primus pushed it off to spring 2020 after Slayer tapped them as openers for their farewell tour. Then, before the run could kick off this May, it was called off again because of Covid-19.
Now, the Tribute to Kings Tour will launch June 9th,...
- 6/26/2020
- by Jon Blistein
- Rollingstone.com
The nationwide shutdown of the concert industry has forced musicians to get creative. Over the past month, everyone from Neil Young to Paul Simon to Elvis Costello to Joan Baez to the Backstreet Boys has released homemade performance videos.
The newest one comes from Anthrax drummer Charlie Benante, in collaboration with Testament guitarist Alex Skolnick and Suicidal Tendencies bassist Roberto “Ra” Diaz. The trio teamed up to cover the 1978 Rush classic “La Villa Strangiato.”
“Despite being an instrumental, the song tells a complete story, complete with plot and characters,” Benante wrote of the video.
The newest one comes from Anthrax drummer Charlie Benante, in collaboration with Testament guitarist Alex Skolnick and Suicidal Tendencies bassist Roberto “Ra” Diaz. The trio teamed up to cover the 1978 Rush classic “La Villa Strangiato.”
“Despite being an instrumental, the song tells a complete story, complete with plot and characters,” Benante wrote of the video.
- 4/13/2020
- by Andy Greene
- Rollingstone.com
On November 16th, 1978, Rush came through the Bay Area on their Hemispheres tour. In the audience at the band’s Cow Palace show that night was a young Les Claypool, and 40-some years later, the Primus bassist still seems awed by what he witnessed.
“Hemispheres was my first concert,” Claypool says. “Little 14-year-old guy who just threw up in the parking lot from drinking three Löwenbräus, having my mind blown by watching these guys do their thing.”
This spring and summer, he’ll have the chance to relive that adolescent thrill over and over,...
“Hemispheres was my first concert,” Claypool says. “Little 14-year-old guy who just threw up in the parking lot from drinking three Löwenbräus, having my mind blown by watching these guys do their thing.”
This spring and summer, he’ll have the chance to relive that adolescent thrill over and over,...
- 2/18/2020
- by Hank Shteamer
- Rollingstone.com
Josh Homme picks up a hitchhiking Grace Libby in the hallucinatory video for Desert Sessions’ “If You Run.” The track appears on the supergroup’s latest compilation, Desert Sessions Vols. 11 and 12, a.k.a. Arrivederci Despair and Tightwads & Nitwits & Critics & Heels.
Directed by Rio Hackford, the clip shows the singer-songwriter Libby wandering Joshua Tree in a long white dress, her thumb stuck out on the side of the road. “You can lie for the honey, lie for the wealth,” she sings over a haunting, sparse acoustic guitar. “You can lie...
Directed by Rio Hackford, the clip shows the singer-songwriter Libby wandering Joshua Tree in a long white dress, her thumb stuck out on the side of the road. “You can lie for the honey, lie for the wealth,” she sings over a haunting, sparse acoustic guitar. “You can lie...
- 2/13/2020
- by Angie Martoccio
- Rollingstone.com
For all the stories they’ve told through song, the actual formation story of Rush is quite simple: Friends from school who live in the same suburban Canadian neighborhood form a band to play gigs at youth centers and local bars. After a few years, their songs gain traction on the radio, their albums start selling, and they’re soon traveling and touring the world. An overnight success they weren’t.
Of course, the details are more complicated, but the fact remains that the success of Rush is really a...
Of course, the details are more complicated, but the fact remains that the success of Rush is really a...
- 1/14/2020
- by Tim Chan
- Rollingstone.com
Reading a Bonnaroo lineup is like slowly strolling through and all the way down the looking glass — the familiar big-name headliners giving way to a mix of special performances and a broad array of up-and-comers from across the globe and musical spectrum.
The 2020 lineup is no different: Lizzo, Tame Impala, Tool, Miley Cyrus, Bassnectar, Lana Del Rey, Vampire Weekend, DaBaby and Young Thug are among the artists who got top billing this year, while the biggest “surprise” headliner award may go to Oysterhead, the jam supergroup of Trey Anastasio, Les Claypool and Stewart Copeland,...
The 2020 lineup is no different: Lizzo, Tame Impala, Tool, Miley Cyrus, Bassnectar, Lana Del Rey, Vampire Weekend, DaBaby and Young Thug are among the artists who got top billing this year, while the biggest “surprise” headliner award may go to Oysterhead, the jam supergroup of Trey Anastasio, Les Claypool and Stewart Copeland,...
- 1/7/2020
- by Jon Blistein
- Rollingstone.com
It probably won’t surprise anyone that Jason Momoa — a.k.a. Khal Drogo, a.k.a. Aquaman — is a devoted metalhead. So when he showed up at The Forum in Los Angeles on Saturday night for Slayer’s farewell concert, he didn’t pass up the chance to sing a Pantera classic with Phil Anselmo.
Anselmo was one of the opening acts for the thrash metal legends, performing alongside his post-Pantera solo band, The Illegals. During the set, Momoa, who was attending the show with his two kids, joined him onstage while he was performing Pantera’s famous ballad “This Love” from their biggest album, “Vulgar Display of Power.”
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The Ian’s and the Momoa’s got nothing but Love for Philip and the Illegals at the Forum last night. @prideofgypsies @philiphanselmo @panteraofficial #thislove
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Anselmo was one of the opening acts for the thrash metal legends, performing alongside his post-Pantera solo band, The Illegals. During the set, Momoa, who was attending the show with his two kids, joined him onstage while he was performing Pantera’s famous ballad “This Love” from their biggest album, “Vulgar Display of Power.”
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The Ian’s and the Momoa’s got nothing but Love for Philip and the Illegals at the Forum last night. @prideofgypsies @philiphanselmo @panteraofficial #thislove
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- 12/2/2019
- by Jeremy Fuster
- The Wrap
Queens of the Stone Age frontman Josh Homme led his first “Desert Session” in 1997, a year after he left stoner-metal firebrands Kyuss, when he invited members of Monster Magnet and Soundgarden, among others, together for an improvisational jam in Joshua Tree, California. After that, he regularly organized different groups of musicians to record whatever came to them and put out 10 volumes of their recordings through 2003.
Now, after a 16-year break that saw him playing with the Queens and Them Crooked Vultures and producing Iggy Pop, he gathered together a new...
Now, after a 16-year break that saw him playing with the Queens and Them Crooked Vultures and producing Iggy Pop, he gathered together a new...
- 11/2/2019
- by Kory Grow
- Rollingstone.com
Josh Homme and his Desert Sessions crew unveiled an action-packed animated video for “Crucifire,” a quick-ripper off volumes 11 and 12 of The Desert Sessions, Arrivederci Despair and Tightwads & Nitwits & Critics & Heels, out Friday, October 25th, via Matador.
“Crucifire” clocks in at just under two minutes, but boasts driving guitars, rumbling drums and a deceptively tender vocal performance by Royal Blood’s Mike Kerr. The wild anime-style video for the song, directed by Anthony Francisco Schepperd, centers around a half-girl-half-motorcycle hero trying to stop an evil witch from taking control of a...
“Crucifire” clocks in at just under two minutes, but boasts driving guitars, rumbling drums and a deceptively tender vocal performance by Royal Blood’s Mike Kerr. The wild anime-style video for the song, directed by Anthony Francisco Schepperd, centers around a half-girl-half-motorcycle hero trying to stop an evil witch from taking control of a...
- 10/25/2019
- by Jon Blistein
- Rollingstone.com
The short-lived jam supergroup Oysterhead — featuring Primus bassist Les Claypool, Phish guitarist Trey Anastasio and the Police drummer Stewart Copeland — will reunite for a pair of 2020 concerts, the trio’s first shows together in 14 years.
The band has announced two shows at Broomfield, Colorado’s 1stBank Center on February 14th and 15th; check out the Oysterhead site for ticket information.
The two shows mark Oysterhead’s first since their one-off reunion show at Bonnaroo in 2006. The announcement of the gigs arrive just days after Oysterhead social media accounts popped up,...
The band has announced two shows at Broomfield, Colorado’s 1stBank Center on February 14th and 15th; check out the Oysterhead site for ticket information.
The two shows mark Oysterhead’s first since their one-off reunion show at Bonnaroo in 2006. The announcement of the gigs arrive just days after Oysterhead social media accounts popped up,...
- 10/16/2019
- by Daniel Kreps
- Rollingstone.com
Queens of the Stone Age’s Josh Homme has recruited Primus bassist Les Claypool, Zz Top guitarist Billy Gibbons and more for the latest all-star installment of The Desert Sessions, his long-running stoner/hard-rock collective series. Volumes 11 and 12, Arrivederci Despair and Tightwads & Nitwits & Critics & Heels, are out October 25th via Matador Records.
The album, which arrives 16 years after Volume 10: I Heart Disco, also features contributions from Scissor Sisters singer Jake Shears, Warpaint drummer Stella Mozgawa, Royal Blood singer-bassist Mike Kerr, Autolux drummer Carla Azar, guitarist Matt Sweeney, actor-comedian Matt Berry,...
The album, which arrives 16 years after Volume 10: I Heart Disco, also features contributions from Scissor Sisters singer Jake Shears, Warpaint drummer Stella Mozgawa, Royal Blood singer-bassist Mike Kerr, Autolux drummer Carla Azar, guitarist Matt Sweeney, actor-comedian Matt Berry,...
- 9/26/2019
- by Ryan Reed
- Rollingstone.com
The Claypool Lennon Delirium conjure a demented fish-human showdown in their psychedelic “Little Fishes” video.
Animator Micah Buzan uses the song’s intro lyrics as a springboard, particularly Les Claypool’s visions of men “gobbling” up mercury-heavy fish and the pollutant settling “in their soft and supple brains.” Using those elements — men, fish and brains (along with random cameos from an Easter Bunny) — the visual expands into its own surreal narrative that culminates in a battle via fish-hook.
“I’ve had the intro vocal and melody for ‘Little Fishes’ kicking...
Animator Micah Buzan uses the song’s intro lyrics as a springboard, particularly Les Claypool’s visions of men “gobbling” up mercury-heavy fish and the pollutant settling “in their soft and supple brains.” Using those elements — men, fish and brains (along with random cameos from an Easter Bunny) — the visual expands into its own surreal narrative that culminates in a battle via fish-hook.
“I’ve had the intro vocal and melody for ‘Little Fishes’ kicking...
- 7/25/2019
- by Ryan Reed
- Rollingstone.com
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