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   claypool portrait by brad albright | submit your art  ELECTRIC APRICOT - Quest for Festeroo DVD in Stores Now!
 Go behind-the-scenes of one of the biggest tours the jam band world has ever seen in "National Lampoon presents Electric Apricot: Quest For Festeroo." It's the first film directed by world-renowned singer/bassist, Les Claypool, who makes his acting debut in the film. National Lampoon presents Electric Apricot: Quest For Festeroo is a hilarious mockumentary that gives viewers a glimpse into the entertaining world of jam bands while following one group, Electric Apricot, on their journey to discover musical enlightenment. The DVD features hours of never-before-seen footage, including actor and director commentaries, deleted scenes and bloopers, cast interviews, theatrical trailer, easter eggs and more! Featuring rock legends such as the Grateful Dead's Bob Weir, Phish's Mike Gordon as well as Warren Haynes and Matt Abts from Gov't Mule, this clever and entertaining film also features classic cameo appearances from Seth Green (Austin Powers in Goldmember, The Italian Job) and "South Park's" Matt Stone and was produced by Jason McHugh (producer of debut features for Trey Parker from "South Park"). Order the DVD Online | www.clubbastardo.com Watch the Trailer | www.electricapricot.com A New Interview with Les | www.nashvillescene.com Another Interview with Les | www.roxwel.com Read A Review | www.filmthreat.com CURRENT - Les Claypool's Electric Apricot & Interview Outtakes
ROTHBURY FESTIVAL - Primus Playing July 4th in Michigan
 Primus will appear at the Rothbury Festival on July 4th! Hosted at the one-of-a-kind Double JJ Ranch in Rothbury, Michigan, the unique festival site offers trails, forests, fields, lakes and beach fronts, and even on-site lodging, bars and eateries. Rothbury's goal is to harness the unique energy of the live music community into a durable social movement toward an important cause: Climate Change and Clean Energy Alternatives. In addition to over 70 bands on 8 stages, Rothbury will host a Think Tank and Energy Fair. Tickets are on sale now via the link below and at 1-888-512-SHOW (Open Mon-Sat 9am-9pm CST). More Info & Tickets | www.rothburyfestival.com CANADIAN FESTIVALS - Primus Playing July 6th & 8th in Canada
 Join Primus North of the Border for two shows in Canada! July 6th at the Cisco Ottawa Bluesfest 2008 in Ottawa, ON and July 8th at teh Quebec City Summer Festival in Quebec City, QC. Tickets are on sale now via the link below. Info & Tickets (July 6th) | www.ottawabluesfest.ca Info & Tickets (July 8th) | www.infofestival.com OUTSIDE LANDS FESTIVAL - Primus Playing August 23rd in San Francisco
 Primus will appear on August 23rd at the inaugural Outside Lands Music & Arts Festival at Golden Gate Park in San Francisco. The festival takes place on August 22, 23 & 24, 2008 and will eventually include over sixty acts on five stages! Tickets are on sale now via the link below. More Info & Tickets | www.sfoutsidelands.com JAM CRUISE 7 - Les Claypool - Cabins On-Sale June 4th
 Set sail with Les on Jam Cruise 7 which takes place January 4-9, 2009 aboard the luxurious MSC Orchestra - a ship with over 800 balconies! The cruise will head to Belize City, Belize & Costa Maya, Mexico. More Info & Cabin Reservations | www.jamcruise.com MUSHROOM MEN VIDEO GAMES - Now Featuring Music Courtesy of Les Claypool!
 A completely revamped Mushroom Men website is packed with new information about Red Fly Studio's "Mushroom Men: The Spore Wars" for Wii and "Mushroom Men: Rise of The Fungi" for Nintendo DS, and also features original mushroom-inspired character and theme music by Les Claypool that will be used in-game. Les' exclusive tracks will play an important role in the game's audio gameplay experience. "Getting Les Claypool involved with Mushroom Men has always been a dream scenario! Having him on board and collaborating with everyone is a really exciting time for the project," said Kris Taylor, Co-Founder and Art Director of Red Fly Studio. "Now with the new website up and running, we hope people can really come and get a vibe for what we are creating with the Mushroom Men universe." "When Mushroom Men was first presented to me I was coincidentally on the perpetual late fall hunt for the elusive King Bolete mushrooms which dot the West Sonoma County landscape where myself and my family dwell," said Les Claypool. "The yearly quest for these fabulous, fungal delicacies has become a bit of a seasonal obsession for myself and my two children over the past few years. Coupled with my son's obsession with fantasy gaming, it was all I could do to get anything else done around Rancho Relaxo once he got wind of the impending Mushroom Man game and the creator's interest in having me do the soundtrack. After seeing the design material and mock-ups online, I was queried on a daily basis whether or not I had 'talked to the Mushroom guys' and would they be sending us a beta version to try out. I knew at once that this was an opportunity to gain massive brownie points in the eyes of my offspring, a feat that becomes more and more difficult the closer they get to adolescence. Thanks Mushroom Men." Check It Out | www.mushroommen.com CLUB BASTARDO - Get the Official Electric Apricot Theatrical Poster
 Now you can buy the official Electric Apricot theatrical poster from Club Bastardo! Place Your Order | www.clubbastardo.com REGISTER TO VOTE - Volunteer or Register to Vote with HeadCount!
 We will be working with the non-partisan organization HeadCount over the next year to register voters and encourage political participation among people of all ages. HeadCount has set a goal of registering 200,000 new voters in 2008, ensuring that our fans are well represented at the polls. We are proud to be among the many artists supporting this important cause. To volunteer for HeadCount at concerts or to register to vote... Please Visit | www.headcount.org ELECTRIC APRICOT SOUNDTRACK - In Stores Now - or Order Online!
 The Electric Apricot Soundtrack on Hip-O Records is in stores now! National Lampoon Presents Electric Apricot: Quest For Festeroo features the only known studio recordings of Electric Apricot, a band with no limits, no fear, and no clue - their anthem "Hey Are You Going To Burning Man?," "Backroads Of My Mind," "Uncle Pete's Party" and "Sugar Train Blues" - plus their epic live 19-minute "Yog Sagoff," recorded in May 2005 in Mill Valley, CA. Also heard on Quest For Festeroo are the jam gems "Shady Grove" from Grateful Dead legend Jerry Garcia and David Grisman, Bob Weir (Grateful Dead, RatDog) with "Playing In The Band", Gov't Mule led by Warren Haynes (Allman Brothers Band) with "Time To Confess" Primus guitarist Larry LaLonde with his electronic music masterpiece "Calling All Sand Worms," Michael Franti & Spearhead with "Everybody Ona Move", the classic "Fishing Blues" from Henry Thomas, and Stiff Dead Cat with a rockin' tribute to the Dead with their rendition of "Dire Wolf". Order The CD | www.clubbastardo.com LES CLAYPOOL FANCY DVD - Live Summer 2006... A Fan's Perspective
 "Fancy" is Les' first live concert DVD and shows his latest band at its peak performance. With long time associates Skerik on sax and Mike Dillon on vibes, marimba and percussion (both of Garage a Trois and Critters' Buggin), the band is rounded out by drummer Paulo Baldi and multi-instrumentalist Gabby La La. "Fancy" was assembled using footage shot by a small group of devoted fans over the course of several performances. The audio is a combination of board tapes blended with audience or "tapers" recordings to give the piece the true "fan's perspective." The 2006 tour was in support of Claypool's then current cd release Of Whales and Woe, and thus material from this album is favored here. Other songs are drawn from 2002's Purple Onion and the 1996 Interscope release Les Claypool and the Holy Mackerel: Highball With the Devil. The Fancy DVD was released May 29th and is in stores now! View A Song From The DVD: Of Whales And Woe Order The Fancy DVD: www.clubbastardo.com THE RELIX BAND - By Les Claypool
 Les Claypool has donated several sets of strings to "Wear Your Music" from Relix magazine. Both Relix and Azu Studio have teamed up to produce unique jewelry handcrafted from authentic strings donated by acclaimed musicians. Profits from all the sales of the jewelry will go to benefit selected charities. Help out a great cause and start a new fashion trend too! To order and for complete information please visit: TO DEFY THE LAWS OF TRADITION - A Photographic Archive Of Primus & Les Claypool
 This 184-page hard covered book features over 750 images from San Francisco photographer Jay Blakesberg's archive of Primus, Holy Mackerel, Sausage, Oysterhead, and Frog Brigade photos. The book is a limited-edition, signed & numbered collector's item limited to one printing. Available for $105 (including shipping and handling – in the US, International orders check the website for shipping costs) only through the Primus and Les Claypool websites (no bookstores), your copy of "To Defy The Laws of Tradition" – will be signed by Les Claypool and Jay Blakesberg and will come in a special handmade box. Purchase This Book | www.rockoutbooks.com PRIMUS - New DVD & CD Available Now
 "Blame It On The Fish - An Abstract Look at the 2003 Primus Tour de Fromage" DVD Order the DVD online: "They Can't All Be Zingers" CD CD Track List Order the CD online: www.clubbastardo.com PRIMUS DVD/CD ECARD - Plus iTunes Zingers Exclusive
 Watch the "Blame It On The Fish" dvd trailer and listen to Jerry Was A Race Car Driver from "They Can't All Be Zingers"! Check out the Primus eCard: www.umecard.com/primus iTunes Exclusive Live Track Check out iTunes: www.apple.com/itunes SOUTH OF THE PUMPHOUSE - Les' Debut Novel
 South Of The Pumphouse Is Available Now A dark, clever tale of two brothers, a fishing trip, misconceptions, drugs and murder, South of the Pumphouse skillfully combines classic motifs of epic struggle and intelligent layers of imagery, reminiscent of The Old Man and the Sea, and the raw, tweaked perspective and hallucinogenic tutorial of a Hunter Thompson novel. But like Les Claypool's music, the material is still hugely innovative, highly independent, and excruciatingly thought-provoking. South of the Pumphouse is sure to be a cult phenomenon, doing for books what Donnie Darko and the Coen brothers did for film: bringing disquiet back to the forefront of popular writing. "South of the Pumphouse" was published by Akashic Books. Buy The Book | www.clubbastardo.com Excerpt | www.akashicbooks.com Interview | Ten Questions With Les Claypool OF WHALES AND WOE - Les Claypool Studio Album
 Track List & Audio Clips Bassist, songwriter, and virtuoso Les Claypool kicked off one of the most sustained periods of activity in his career on May 30th with the release of 'Of Whales And Woe' on Prawn Song. Marked by Claypool's wry worldview and the ferocious musical chops of the legendary bassist and his musical co-conspirators Skerik, Mike Dillon, and Gabby La La, the album is an aggressive tour de force that recalls his best work as one of the pioneers of alternative music. The album's 12 all-new songs match the irreverent aesthetic that has characterized Claypool's storied career with a gritty, uncompromising drive. The lead track "Back Off Turkey" is menacing and sparse, followed by the dirge march of "Lust Stings" and the propulsive "Rumble Of The Diesel." Other highlights include "Phantom Patriot," with references from Bohemian Grove to "the elite right wing maze," and the album's closer, and instrumental titled simply "Off-white Guilt." Order The CD Now | www.clubbastardo.com iTunes - Exclusive Live Track: The iTunes Music Store is offering an exclusive track with the purchase of the complete album "Of Whales and Woe". D's Diner was recorded live at Les' show at the Electric Factory in Philadelphia on 10/20/05. Featured in Les' band were Skerik, Mike Dillon, Gabby La La, and Jay Lane. Buy From iTunes | www.itunes.com PHANTOM PATRIOT - The Video
 Check out Les' new video for "Phantom Patriot" Watch QuickTime Video | Phantom Patriot Animation by Derek Roczen |
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