Claypool preps tour in support of Fungi

By David Buchanan on May 7th, 2009

In a world of original artists, Les Claypool is a name that truly stands out. Beyond the well known exploits and music videos of Primus’ past, the slap bass guru has had countless projects between the Flying Frog Brigade, original songs for TV (South Park, Robot Chicken) and his solo album work. The fruits of [...]

Matisyahu readies a summer of Light

By Alex Young on May 6th, 2009

Despite a number of delays, Matisyahu is still planning to release Light, the followup to 2006′s Youth, sometime before the year is over – presumably as soon as this summer. After all, the Jewish rapper has to have something to support during his extensive summer tour, right? In addition to a stint on this summer’s [...]

Les Claypool preps album and tour with lots of guests

By Alex Young on January 19th, 2009

Little did we know that when Les Claypool was tapped to compose several songs for the Ninteno Wii video game, Mushroom Men, last year, the work would result in a spur of creativity, and ultimately a brand new-full length studio album. On March 17th, Les will unveil this album with the release of Of Fungi [...]