‘We did Disneyland on mind-altering substances’: Primus frontman Les Claypool on being rock’s great joker – and why Metallica rejected him

After going platinum in the 90s and writing the South Park theme, bassist extraordinaire Claypool discusses the AI-themed concept album he’s made with Sean Ono Lennon ...

Primus’ Les Claypool on being rejected by Metallica

Les Claypool has looked back at being rejected after auditioning for Metallica, and said that he "didn’t know how popular ...
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'Nobody laughed': Les Claypool remembers his audition for Metallica

Now he’s made a concept album with Sean Lennon ...

The 10 most unsung musicians who made their bands great

While it might be nice to think of all bands as greater than the sum of their parts, there are plenty who wouldn't be the ...
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Pearl Jam's Mike McCready announces rock opera about the history of grunge in Seattle

Mike McCready's Farewell to Seasons will also be published as a graphic novel ...

Les Claypool looks back on his disastrous Metallica audition

Following the death of the sorely missed Cliff Burton, James Hetfield and co. auditioned the bassist of the then-emerging ...
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Protests, housing and Olympics. Takeaways from Bass' state of LA

Amid a mayoral election year, Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass focused on unity and bettering a city that she described as frequently watched by the world in her state of the city address on Monday, Feb.
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Pearl Jam's Mike McCready announces rock opera about the history of grunge in Seattle

Mike McCready's Farewell to Seasons will also be published as a graphic novel ...