Caca Volante News

Douglas Esper recently interviewed Chuck Mosley about his new album and asked him what he thinks about the Faith No More reunion.

Read the interview at DomainCleveland.com

Faith No More confirmed For Austria’s Nova Rock Festival (June 19-21, 2009). More info and full line-up at http://www.novarock.at/

There have been three dates announced so far:

Download Festival
Donington Park, England
June 12-14

Southside Festival
Neuhausen ob Eck, Germany
June 19-21

Hurricane Festival
Eichenring, Germany
June 19-21

Southside and Hurricane are twin festivals that take place at the same time.  We don’t yet know which specific day FNM will be playing at each of these festivals.

For up-to-date tour date postings, check the events section of the Faith No More facebook page.

RollingStone.com has posted a few great photos from “The Real Thing” era of Faith No More.

Bill Gould set up a Twitter account to send updates on the band’s progress leading up to the upcoming tour. So now you can get updates directly from the band!

http://twitter.com/MRGOULD

From: http://www.fnm.com/news/

Faith No More has always stood out as some sort of unique beast; part dog, part cat–its music almost as schizophrenic as the personalities of its members. When it all worked, it worked really well, even if the chemistry was always volatile. Throughout our 17years of existence, the mental and physical energy required to sustain this creature was considerable and relentless. Though amicable enough, when we finally split, we all followed paths seemingly destined to opposite ends of the universe.

Yet during the entire 10 years that have passed since our decision to break up we’ve experienced constant rumors and requests from fans and promoters alike. Nevertheless, for whatever reason, none of us kept in regular touch, much less to discuss any possibilities of getting together.

What’s changed is that this year, for the first time, we’ve all decided to sit down together and talk about it. And what we’ve discovered is that time has afforded us enough distance to look back on our years together through a clearer lens and made us realize that through all the hard work, the music still sounds good, and we are beginning to appreciate the fact that we might have actually done something right.

Meanwhile we find ourselves at a moment in time with zero label obligations, still young and strong enough to deliver a kickass set, with enthusiasm to not only revisit our past but possibly add something to the present. And so with this we’ve decided to hold our collective breaths and jump off this cliff….
BACK, GOD FORBID, INTO THE MONKEY CAGE!!!

We can only hope that the experience of playing together again will yield results erratic and unpredictable enough to live up to the legacy of FNM.
Who know where this will end or what it will bring up…only the future knows. But we are about to find out!

FAITH NO MORE are:
Mike Bordin, Roddy Bottum, Bill Gould, Jon Hudson and Mike Patton

After months of rumors and speculation, it looks like the Faith No More reunion might really be happening.

“MTV News contacted Patton’s publicist, who told us that yes, the Faith No More reunion is happening … and no, they’re not going to be playing any dates in the U.S. (sorry, Coachella fans). This is will be a strictly European affair.”

More info from MTV.com

I’m going to try to get more concrete details, and I will try to post more soon.

We haven’t heard much from Chuck recently, but I just got word that he’s been hard at work:

Chuck Mosley is currently recording a new album at Ante Up Audio recording studios in Cleveland, Ohio. Multi-platinum producer/engineer Michael Seifert (Tori Amos, Regina Spektor, Dave Matthews, Bone Thugs ‘n Harmony) is currently working on the new release with Chuck. The album is sure to please fans new and old, with a mix of hard rock and acoustic numbers. Visit the Chuck Mosley website for more details!

More information:

• www.chuckmosley.com
• www.myspace.com/chuckmosleyvua
• www.reverbnation.com/chuckmosley

If you’ve curious about what Chuck has been up to since Faith No More, his new bio will fill you in:

A distinctly intriguing character, Chuck Mosley is an African American singer/songwriter and a pioneer of the musical genre commonly referred to as “Rap Rock”. Mosley was the original front man of the groundbreaking and highly influential band Faith No More. He was featured on their debut album “We Care a Lot”, and their second album, “Introduce Yourself”. Mosley was born in Hollywood, CA, but raised in South Central Los Angeles and Venice. He joined Faith No More between 1984 and 1985 replacing Courtney Love (Hole) as lead singer. Chuck parted ways with FNM in 1988 for a number of reasons, including creative differences with his band members and issues with substance abuse. Mosley went on to form a new band, Cement. Cement released two albums: “Cement”, and “Man with the Action Hair”. Both albums were distributed by Dutch East India Trading. The band toured the United States and Europe promoting their music. Mosley also spent a brief stint as lead singer in revered hardcore punk band Bad Brains. In the early 90’s, Mosley relocated to Cleveland, Ohio. He has spent the last several years writing and compiling new material while raising his two daughters, Sophie and Erica. Throughout his hiatus, Chuck has continued to be sited as a major influence by prevalent groups such as Korn, Limp Bizkit, and others. He was recently featured in Billboard Magazine in spite of the fact that he hasn’t released a record in several years. His original recording of “We Care a Lot” remains as popular and relevant as ever. It is currently the theme song for the Discovery Channel show Dirty Jobs, and it was featured prominently in the major motion picture Grosse Pointe Blank (starring John Cusack, Dan Aykroyd, and Minnie Driver). He retains an extremely loyal “cult” following amongst fans, both in the United States and overseas. Chuck recently teamed up with multi-platinum producer/engineer Michael Seifert (Reversed Image Productions) and inked a production deal for a new full-length album, which is currently in production at Ante Up Audio, a recording complex in Cleveland, Ohio. A supplemental documentary (produced by Bryan Porter of Enigma Digital Media) chronicling the making of the new record is also in the works. 

Many thanks to Ronnie Brannan of Reversed Image Unlimited, LLC for passing along this information.

Mike Patton lends his vocals on an upcoming track by Tagaq entitled “Fire ~ Ikuma” from the album “Auk/Blood”. Read more about it and listen to the track at ickmusic.com.

Magnolia High School’s Percussion Ensemble performed “Ma Meeshka Mow Skowz” on April 25, 2008.