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Thunderca performs during the Wonderfront Music & Arts festival at Seaport Village on November 20, 2022 in San Diego, California.

Thundercat: “People are telling me to turn down, and I’m like, No! I’m trying to burn down the stage!”

By Nick Wells published 12 April 23

The 6-string superhero on his gigantic bass tone, and how he nearly set fire to the Sydney Opera House

Watch the trailer for Flea’s new podcast series

By Nick Wells published 5 April 23

First guests on the show will include Rick Rubin, Patti Smith and Thundercat

Which is better: 4- or 5-string bass?

By Nick Wells published 27 January 23

“Unless you’re Les Claypool, more than four is unnecessary!” Duff McKagan, Adam Blackstone and Glenn Hughes weigh in on the age-old debate

Fredrik Thorendal, Tim Henson and Thundercat

Tim Henson wants to work with Meshuggah and Thundercat – and says new Polyphia music is coming in the summer

By Matt Owen published 13 January 23

The prog virtuoso hopes to push Polyphia's sonic versatility even further by linking up with the Swedish extreme metal outfit and bass extraordinaire

Watch Thundercat make his acting debut in Star Wars spin-off series, The Book of Boba Fett

By Sam Roche published 24 January 22

The bass wizard portrays a body modification artist with a mechanical hand

Thundercat dishes out a souped-up, jazz-charged rendition of Dragonball Durag on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

By Matt Owen published 10 November 21

In the company of Colbert house band leader Jon Batiste, the bass virtuoso delivers a hypnotic performance complete with off-the-cuff noodling and a face-melting solo

Thundercat joins Haim to perform 3AM at their Santa Barbara show, serves up a dizzyingly virtuosic bass solo

By Sam Roche published 20 September 21

The bass extraordinaire appeared on an alternate version of the LA pop-rock sister trio's 3AM, released last year

Robert Trujillo, Kamasi Washington and Kirk Hammett

Kirk Hammett and Rob Trujillo partner with sax virtuoso Kamasi Washington for jazz-infused cover of Metallica's My Friend of Misery

By Matt Owen published 20 July 21

The trio were joined onstage by an elite house band, featuring bass phenom Thundercat, who transformed the high-gain track into a lounge-style jazz number

Thundercat: “Not every instrument carries the weight to be able to morph and change in the way that bass does“

By Joel McIver published 7 April 21

Want to learn the secrets of the universe? Then you’d better join us as we sit down with Stephen ‘Thundercat’ Bruner

[L-R] H.E.R., Thundercat, Albert Hammond Jr. and Ernie C

H.E.R., Thundercat, The Strokes, Body Count win at the Grammys 2021

By Sam Roche published 15 March 21

Fantastic Negrito, Taylor Swift, Andrew Watt and Brittany Howard also bagged awards

[L-R] Danielle Haim, Taylor Swift and Thundercat

Haim recruit Taylor Swift and Thundercat for extended edition of Women In Music Pt. III

By Sam Roche published 19 February 21

Listen to new versions of Gasoline and 3am now

Pete Townshend reveals his love for Thundercat's latest album, It Is What It Is

By Sam Roche published 16 February 21

“It’s so absolutely incredible, kind of like Sgt. Pepper's – it's been an obsession”

Thundercat names his favorite basslines and explains why slap bass is so controversial

By Richard Bienstock published 6 April 20

“If your feel sucks, you just suck,” says the multi-instrumentalist Dragonballer

Stephen Bruner of Thundercat performs during the Newport Jazz Festival 2019 at Fort Adams State Park on August 02, 2019 in Newport, Rhode Island

Thundercat: "I’ll try anything, even if I hear something I don’t like. I’ll go for it. There’s no wrong way"

By E.E. Bradman published 8 January 20

The six-string maverick on his tricked-out rig, working with Kenny Loggins and Michael McDonald, and how he made Drunk with Flying Lotus