Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Primus has found a new drummer. About four months after the abrupt departure of longtime percussionist Tim “Herb” Alexander, the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. There’s a reason the members of Primus have adopted “Pure Imagination” as their own, not only covering the “Willy Wonka & the ...

Many musicians dedicated to the craft know what it’s like to spend years grinding through hundreds of local gigs annually. But what if one day, you suddenly found yourself as the drummer for one of ...

This time, the band went outside their circle to replace Alexander. As Claypool recalls, laughing, “Well, [Alexander quitting] kind of came from out of the blue, so we weren’t prepared for any of this ...

Last fall, Primus' drummer Tim "Herb" Alexander quit the band, prompting the other members to post an open call for a new drummer. A lot of big names apparently tried out for the gig, like Thomas ...

Last night, Primus stepped into the spotlight at Los Angeles’ iconic Greek Theatre for the penultimate staging in their Onward & Upward summer tour. The oddball funk-metal forerunners’ expansive ...

It was a long process that included more than 6,000 hopefuls looking to become the newest drummer of Primus, but after months of searching and some possible chicanery, they’ve seemingly found their ...

SHREVEPORT, La. (KTAL/KMSS) – John Hoffman has been receiving a whirlwind of good news lately. Earlier this year, the Shreveport drummer emerged victorious, beating out thousands in the national ...

Primus' Les Claypool in July 2025 (photo: Scott Legato / Getty Images). Primus pulled in an eclectic list of surprise guests for its show last night (Aug. 6) at Los Angeles’ Greek Theatre, welcoming ...

In late October of 2024, Primus and their fans were shocked when longtime drummer Tim “Herb” Alexander abruptly announced that he was leaving the trio. Primus—which also features ubiquitous ...