Fififf Teeners (or The 5:15ers) is the name given to the side project of musicians
Josh Homme
Joshua Michael Homme ( ; born May 17, 1973) is an American musician, singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and record producer. He is best known as the founder and only continuous member of the rock band Queens of the Stone Age, which he for ...
and
Chris Goss
Chris Goss is an American record producer and musician. Best known for producing records for Kyuss and Queens of the Stone Age, he is regarded as an important figure in the development of stoner rock and desert rock genres. Goss is also the ...
.
The alias of the duo was first used when they co-produced
Queens of the Stone Age
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'',
and again for the band's fifth studio album, ''
Era Vulgaris''.
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from Qotsa.com To date, the pair have only performed as the 5:15ers once, at the ArthurBall held at the Echoplex, a club in
Echo Park
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, California. The set was a mix of tracks from both their respective careers, including a number of
Masters of Reality
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songs, "100 Days" from
Mark Lanegan
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's ''
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'' (Which both Goss and Homme contributed to) and "You Would Know" by Queens of the Stone Age. Another song played was a cover of "Space For Rent" by the Danish three-piece
WhoMadeWho
WhoMadeWho is a Copenhagen-based experimental pop trio, who formed in 2003. The band consists of jazz guitarist Jeppe Kjellberg, drummer Tomas Barfod and singer/bassist Tomas Høffding.
Career
The band released several 12-inches on German dis ...
. The performance also included original work, with the song "Into the Hollow" later appearing on ''Era Vulgaris''.
When asked in February 2007 about the future of the project, Goss answered, "There will be one show and more to follow. We're focusing on the show, but we have talked about doing a record". Despite this, nothing has come into fruition since. On the band's musical direction, Goss opined that "
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something that's neither Masters of Reality or Queens of the Stone Age. This one will be more 'art fag.
References
Hard rock musical groups from California
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