BBtv - Primus: Xeni interviews Les and Ler (music)

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Boing Boing tv caught up with Les Claypool and Larry "Ler" Lalonde of Primus at Outside Lands for a hyperdelic, transdimensional conversation about inflatables, Maker Faire, South Park, weird home-made electronic instruments, and more.

Les also made his film directing debut this year with Electric Apricot, a faux-cumentary feature about a fictional jam band in search of the ultimate music festival.

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Link to Boing Boing tv post with downloadable video, and video podcast subscription instructions. If you dig this, check out our previous BBtv episodes from Outside Lands. And there's tons of fan-made footage and photos of Primus on Crowdfire.net (they're a BBtv sponsor).

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(special thanks to Jason McHugh; to Virgin America for air travel, and to Wayneco for the magic bus)

Related Boing Boing tv episodes:

* Kaki King, guitar hero: performance, interview with Xeni (music)
* BB Gadgets' Joel at Outside Lands: Crowdfire deconstructed
* Carney at Outside Lands - a "Boing Boing tv Bus Session." (music)
* Steel Pulse founder David Hinds at Outside Lands (music)
* Boing Boing tv backstage at Outside Lands: (Xeni + Russell Porter)

[#1 posted by Fletcherism , September 18, 2008 10:35 AM]

omigod! Thanks for posting this!

[#2 posted by Joel Johnson , September 18, 2008 10:38 AM]

Dude! How did I not know about this?

[#3 posted by Xeni Jardin , September 18, 2008 10:48 AM]

Because you bailed on us for Burning Hippy that day!!!

[#4 posted by jbettineski , September 18, 2008 11:13 AM]

Primus sucks.

[#5 posted by Phikus , September 18, 2008 11:17 AM]

Nice!

[#6 posted by Karl Elvis , September 18, 2008 11:58 AM]

I used to lug amps for these guys when they opened for other bands at Marsugi's in San Jose.

I am *still* vaguely surprised they're the band from the scene that made it when Dot3 and Hellen Keller Plaid, and the Frontier Wives all sort of faded out. But still, here's to 'em!

[#7 posted by Wingo , September 18, 2008 12:48 PM]

Man, those guys put on one of the best shows, EVER.

Primus sucks!!

[#8 posted by Drew from Zhrodague , September 18, 2008 1:26 PM]

Fish on!

[#9 posted by Anonymous , September 18, 2008 2:04 PM]

Just in case any of those Primus lads read this...

Hey Gents! Thanks for coming through Ottawa this year. You put on a hell of a show and should come back. We have good fishing, a good Stompin' Tom coverband and lots of hicks.

Hey, hi, hey hi ho, the best man in Ottawa is Mufferaw Joe!

-whereisian

[#10 posted by Anonymous , September 18, 2008 5:00 PM]

man, they were playing YYZ by Rush.

that is so badass.

[#11 posted by enishmarati , September 18, 2008 6:55 PM]

Interview with Les and Ler my ass. Larry didn't say a word!

[#12 posted by nicheplayer , September 18, 2008 7:34 PM]

Les is an electrifying interview. :/

[#13 posted by prion , September 18, 2008 8:45 PM]

Thanks for this!!!!

[#14 posted by elNico , September 19, 2008 4:53 AM]

Talking prominent bass...whatever happened to NoMeansNo?

[#15 posted by bandannick , October 2, 2008 8:03 AM]

Les claypool is the baddest bass in outer space.