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BACK! FAITH NO MORE Mike Patton and his fellow Bay Area funk rock peddlers may have taken an elevenyear break from performing together, but the five piece are back! Look out for FNM at a number of European festivals this summer. www.fnm.com
BLINK-182 The band that put the It’s been twelve years since
the better part of a decade,
fore. When reminiscing about
pop into punk entered an
Far released Water & Solutions, Solutions
but after a successful series
touring the world with long-time
“indefinite hiatus” in 2005.
unwittingly fuelling the melodic
of comeback shows on both
friends Deftones, Jonah remarks:
Then tragedy struck, in the
rise of emo and making lead
sides of the Atlantic, Jonah’s
“Chino [Moreno] was always
form of a plane crash that
singer Jonah Matranga the
enthusiasm is fully restored. And
very sweet, very generous.
almost cost drummer Travis
Odo, real name Nicolas Le boy godfather of every sensitive
As a freelancer, it’s infectious. “I think itOdo wasknows good
he already has aplans take We have done lot oftosongs
Barker his life, and they
Borgne, has come with a guitar. Withinaalong year,way the
the importance on for us to go and of dotaking our own
his artwork in new directions. together. They are some of my“I
gained some perspective.
from writing ti on theBut streets quartet hadgraffi disbanded. after
jobs assays andthe when the“Now offersI thing,” singer.
would like[experiences] to take up oil Ipainting favourite have
Now they’re back in the
of decade Bayonne.apart, He currently works for a Sacramento’s
come Butlike far to from would in. really getbowing back to
in thebeen future,” he says. ever a part of. “And I’d
studio working on their sixth
one of surfing’s pioneers most respected post-hardcore have
to commerce, thethe UK powers and seeofwhat people
also“As like work authoring fartoas rockon bands go,”
album and prepping for a
brands and this year he will host returned with their impressive
he also setsnew timestuff.” aside to think of the
and creating children’s book.” elaborates theaforty-year-old,
European summer tour.
his first ever At solo exhibition. new album Night We Live.
concentrate onbe personal work. Far may not renowned
If OdoAerogramme keeps the balance “Thursday, and
www.blink182.com
This December will see Odo for their commercial success,
between business and are creativity Sunny Day Real Estate bands
moniker Odora afterthat tagging rumours circulated it was
hosting rst everon solo but theirhis inflfiuence theshow
going, they’re moreappreciate than likely to that I will always forbe
STONE TEMPLE PILOTS
it on to themajor walls label of his pressures native city due
at Spacejunk, developing alternative rockafter scene is
David McNamara worthtrying the wait. truly to create their own
Once among the most
but later shortened it to Odo from Sony and internal conflfor icts
a strong relationship with the undeniable. Numerous bands,
sound. Thursday are really close
commercially successful
convenience. Now, he’s swapped within the band. Jonah, ever
arts centre, which boastsScottish no including chart-topping
www.spacejunk.tv friends with us. I have sung
rock bands of the 1990s,
spray cans for is watercolours to the diplomat, keen to clear
less rockthan outfitfour Biffy galleries Clyro, citeacross Far as
‘Mother Mary’ with them at live
Stone Temple Pilots were
create fantasy the air.intricate “We didn’t hate worlds each
France. “I presented myuences work to one of their biggest infl
shows many times. They really
eventually torn apart by
and mystical creatures that he other or anything,” he asserts.
Spacejunk in 2008 for a&series of and songs from Water
care about the people who
Scott Weiland’s repeated
believes “a macabre “We werepossess just tired. It’s a
group shows,” says the covered twentySolutions are regularly
listen to their music.”
drug offences. The group
edge”. Itand didn’t take longlife forto strange confusing
fiby ve-year-old, still amazed at how Thursday and Funeral for a
Having garnered a cult
have reformed and recently
companies to notice Le Borgne’s share with people.”
quickly anlive offer to fly solo came Friend at shows.
following over their formative
released a self-titled album
unique “I workof fortheir Billabong Overtalent. the course
rolling in. “I achieving was totallycult surprised Despite fame in
years, Far’s legacy has endured
to mark their return.
as a freelance graphic designer,” hiatus, the foursome that is
when Jérome CatzFar’s [Spacejunk the years following demise
despite their time away. But the
www.stonetemplepilots.com
says–Le Borgne. “I create designs, Far guitarist Shaun Lopez,
founder] asked me to doand my through Onelinedrawing
weight of anticipation doesn’t
illustrations T-shirts and bassist Johnfor Gutenberger,
fiother rst solo show. I waslike thinking I’d side projects New End
seem to have affected how
ALICE IN CHAINS
typographies. also work drummer ChrisI Robyn andfor
do one in 2012 or 2015!” Original and Gratitude, Jonah
they approached the open-
Grunge legends Alice in
Billabong’sJonah marketing department, frontman – reasserted
Spacejunk will host an is quick to downplay his iconic
to-criticism monolith that is
Chains lay dormant for over
creating their look books.” their independence through a
art show mammoth winter status. “Weatare all very grateful
the comeback record. “I think
fourteen years beneath a
Besides Billabong, myriad of new projects.Le Jonah
sports tradeshow ISPOinfl 2010, that anyone was ever uenced
rock ‘n’ roll is about doing your
shadow of substance abuse
Borgne has a bunch went solo asscored Onelinedrawing,
which rumoured feature by our is stuff,” he saysto modestly.
best, playing your hardest and
and tragedy, namely the
of commercial deals that are taking to the stage with nothing
Odo’s artwork, but theusartist is “The people that love seem
seeing what happens,” says
death of lead singer Layne
likelyato leave his bank but tape recorder forbalance backup,
remaining tight-lipped any to believe we are moreabout popular
Jonah. “There are always going
Staley. Last year, the band
looking pretty healthy. “I’ve and Shaun made a brief
involvement the project: “I true! really than we are,in which just isn’t
to be people that will say it’s not
released their first album
worked for other names appearance as abrand member of
can’t say much about that for the It’s a strange little family.”
like Water & Solutions, but that’s
since 1995 and are currently
such Schools. as Cell Division and PTB,” Rival Other projects
moment. I’ve never gone to ISPO As Jonah talks about
okay.” David McNamara
undergoing an extensive US
he says. “Ibut recently designed followed, by 2008 their paths
and right now I’mFar onlyhave thinking the relationships
some trophies for the EuroSima began to realign.
about my one-man show.” established with other bands
At Night We Live is out now
vocalist William DuVall.
Waterman’s the cover They mayBall notand have
Lethe Borgne has not over Though the years, singer’s
on Vagrant Records.
www.aliceinchains.com
for the Hawaii as Surf collaborated a catalogue.” band for
yet completed hiscomes first exhibition, sentimental side to the
www.thebandfar.com
Le Borgne adopted When Far split back inthe 1999,
100 HUCK
and European tour with new