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Pachyderm Instruments
January 4, 2026
Pachyderm Instruments is thrilled to be at NAMM 2026 in Booth 5520, where the Sleek Bass and the Whamola will be available for testing. Stop by and check out these beautiful instruments designed and played by Les Claypool.
Primus Interstellar Drum Derby
In late 2024, the mind boggling and undefinable rock band Primus found themselves in search of a drummer. They scoured the galaxy for the greatest drummers available. After over 6100 eager submissions, this is what they narrowed it down to.
The 1-hour 12th and final episode of the Drum Derby brings two drummers back for additional auditioning in the Primusville studio, Gergo Borlai & John Hoffman. Watch as these two drummers play a full set of iconic Primus tracks and then collaborate with Les & Larry on write and recording a new song. Talent, hilarity and cake.
Catch up and watch all 12 episodes of hte series.
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Ler Benefit Shirt
January 30, 2025
"On Tuesday, Jan 7 at 10:44 am I got a video text from Ler Lalonde with the words 'Here we go!' in the caption. The video showed flames and a large plume of smoke coming down the hillside above his house."
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South Park 25
August 14, 2022
South Park The 25th Anniversary Concert features co-creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone taking the stage to perform songs from the show's 25-year history. They'll also be joined by Primus, Ween, and Geddy Lee and Alex Lifeson of Rush. Recorded live at Red Rocks Amphitheatre on August 9-10, 2022 and streaming on Paramount+.
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Conspiranoid
April 6, 2022
Digital Release April 22
Vinyl Release August 5 via ATO Records
“I'd been itching to record an opus--basically a long, winding, bastard of a song, reminiscent of some of the compositions I cut my teeth (or ears) on, in my music-hungry adolescence,” bassist Les Claypool told Consequence. “"Conspiranoia" was sprouted from a seed I had planted in my notebook a year or so ago--a few lines commenting on the mental state of the contemporary world.”
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