Fififf Teeners (or The 5:15ers) is the name given to the side project of musicians
Josh Homme and
Chris Goss
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.
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'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
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Career
The band released several 12-inches on German di ...
. 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 "
t will besomething 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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