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Concerts 

The guys behind South Park will hold a 25th-anniversary concert event

July 21, 2022July 22, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments 25th anniversary, Concert, Primus, South Park, Ween

The famous Red Rocks amphitheatre isn’t that far from South Park, Colorado–a real place, by the way–which makes it an

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Music News 

Random music news for Tuesday, May 17, 2022

May 17, 2022May 17, 2022 Alan Cross 1 Comment Alex Lifeson, Clash, Elon Musk, Jack Antonoff, Music Theory, Primus, Rush, Snoop Dogg, Twitter

Before we get into music news for May 17, 2022, break your brain here. Russian hackers tried to get into

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Recommended Music 

Primus has gone all conspiratorial with a concept EP entitled Conspiranoid

April 9, 2022April 9, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments Conspiracy Theories, Conspiratoria, Primus

Leave it to Les Claypool to go down a rathole of the world of insane conspiracists. The full EP will

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Concerts 

There will be a concert celebrating 25 years of South Park

March 17, 2022March 17, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments 25th anniversary, Comedy Central, Primus, Red Rocks, South Park, Ween

Music has always been integral to the production of South Park. Robert Smith, Rush, Radiohead, and tons of others have

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Recommended Music 

Watch members of Tool, Primus, Coheed & Cambria and more tear through Rush’s “Anthem”

July 28, 2020July 27, 2020 Alan Cross 0 Comments Coheed and Cambria, Cover Version, Mastodon, Mutoid Man, Primus, Rush, Tool

Er, wow. Here’s Claudio Sanchez, Bill Kelliher, Les Claypool, Danny Carey, and Steve Brodsky covering Rush. And any proceeds from

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Music News 

Random music news for Wednesday, November 28, 2018

November 28, 2018November 27, 2018 Alan Cross 0 Comments 8K video, Alessia Cara, Auschwitz, BBC, Brexit, Broadway, Bruce Springsteen, Country Music, Donald Trump, Facebook, Go-Gos, iPhones, Music sales, NHK, Primus, Roland, Sesame Street, Streaming, Studio, Ticketmaster, Toilets

Something happened in astronomy on this day in 1967 that eventually resulted in one of the most famous album covers

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Recommended Music 

New Music From The Inbox – Tuesday Edition! (Sep 12, 2017): !!! (Chk Chk Chk), Joy Again, Primus, and more!

September 12, 2017September 11, 2017 Mathew Kahansky 0 Comments Charlie Parr, Chk Chk Chk, Joy Again, Low Sun, New Music From The Inbox, Primus, Spinning Coin

Artist: !!! (Chk Chk Chk) Song: “NRGQ” Album/EP: Shake The Shudder One hell of a glamorous funk rock tune, this is

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Music News 

Random Music News for Friday, August 04, 2017

August 4, 2017August 4, 2017 Alan Cross 0 Comments BandCamp, Bernie Taupin, Bob Dylan, Burt Bacharach, Chester Bennington, Email, Gene Simmons, Justin Bieber, KISS, PHISH, Primus, Taylor Swift, Transgender

This summer long weekend is a strange one. Not everyone gets Monday off, so spare a thought for those folks.

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Music History Television 

South Park at 20: Secrets of the Opening Theme Song

September 15, 2016September 14, 2016 Alan Cross 0 Comments Les Claypool, Lyrics, Opening Theme, Primus, South Park

South Park is now 20 years old (funny how Kyle, Stan, Cartman and Kenny don’t look a day over 8)

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Music News
Music News 

Random Music News for Tuesday, July 5, 2016

July 5, 2016July 5, 2016 Alan Cross 0 Comments Avett Brothers, Damon Albarn, Darryl McDaniel, Gwen Stefani, iPhone, Liam Gallagher, Lollapalooza, Michael Jackson, Primus, Prophets of Rage, Puscifer, Sarah McLachlan, Snow Patrol, Syria, Tim Alexander, Zika

If Dolly the Sheep was still with us, she’d be 20 years old today. And now, the music news. Prophets

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Music Industry 

Watch Lars from Metallica and Les from Primus Discuss Creativity

March 21, 2016 Alan Cross 0 Comments Creativity, Lars Ulrich, Les Claypool, Metallica, Primus

Lars Ulrich of Metallica sat down with Les Claypool of Primus as part of an event in the Bay Area.

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