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Larry LaLonde and Les Claypool join Alex Lifeson to discuss A Farewell To Kings and recall that one time the Rush guitarist used a tortilla chip as a guitar pick
By Joe Bosso published
With Primus on tour playing the 1977 classic, the band's guitarist and bassist/frontman talk tribute acts and discuss the album's legacy with Rush's Alex Lifeson

Rush’s Geddy Lee on A Farewell To Kings, Les Claypool the bassist, and what he thinks of Primus playing the album live in its entirety
By Ellen O'Reilly, Joel McIver published
Playing A Farewell To Kings in full is not for the fainthearted. Even Geddy Lee, the man who recorded it, thought Les Claypool “was a little bit nuts” for attempting it

Les Claypool: “Singing Geddy Lee parts and playing bass, or just singing Geddy Lee parts period, is f**king hard, because it’s up in the upper stratosphere”
By Ellen O'Reilly, Joel McIver published
Primus are currently on the road, playing the Rush album A Farewell To Kings in its entirety. We ask Claypool what made him embark on such a mad endeavor

Keeley collaborates with Primus’ Larry LaLonde for Artist Series Edition BubbleTron flanger/phaser
By Matt Owen published
New-look unit introduces aesthetic and functional tweaks to the original BubbleTron, which is described by LaLonde as “the greatest pedal ever made”

From Pink Floyd to Primus: here are this week's essential guitar tracks
By Michael Astley-Brown published
Start your weekend off on the right foot with top-tier tunes from Clutch, Interpol, Anna Calvi, Helms Alee, Hovvdy and Delicate Steve

Primus announce Conspiranoid EP, share sprawling 11-minute lead single, Conspiranoia
By Sam Roche published
The EP arrives April 22, days after the trio are set to embark on the second leg of their Rush tribute tour, A Tribute to Kings

“Pro tip: play triangles!” Watch Primus’s Ler LaLonde offer a madcap masterclass in Gibson’s latest Riff Lords video
By Matt Parker published
Insight, eye candy and a load of ways to reinvigorate your playing with Primus's master of unhinged licks

Watch Primus perform the entirety of A Farewell To Kings as they kick off their Rush tribute tour
By Matt Owen published
Fresh from his lesson with Geddy Lee, a kimono-kitted Les Claypool took to the stage with his bandmates to tackle the daunting setlist from start to finish
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