Links for a day 205: World Cup. Dead Cross, book and mash-up

World Cup of Faith No More

In the greatest crossover event of all time, the Faith No More World Cup has kicked off on Twitter. Thirty-two Faith No More songs divided into 8 groups of 4. Twitter users vote for the favourite and the two with the most votes in each group advance to the round of 16. Then it is one song against another all the way until the final.
See all the polls here and vote

World Cup of Faith No More

#WorldCup of Faith No More Group A:
(Vote for your favourite; top 2 advance to round of 16; songs were drawn at random; all FNM singles and selected others qualified)
(Sponsored by Small Victories – https://t.co/NUfYINE6Fd )

— FNM 2.0 / Adrian Harte (@faithnomore20) June 14, 2018

#WorldCup of Faith No More Group B:
(Vote for your favourite; top 2 advance to round of 16; songs were drawn at random; all FNM singles and selected others qualified; no covers)
(Sponsored by Small Victories – https://t.co/NUfYINE6Fd )
RT to spread the word#FNMWORLDCUP

— FNM 2.0 / Adrian Harte (@faithnomore20) June 14, 2018

#WorldCup of Faith No More Group C:
(Vote for your favourite; top 2 advance to round of 16; songs were drawn at random; all FNM singles and selected others qualified)
(Sponsored by Small Victories – https://t.co/NUfYINE6Fd )#FNMWorldCup #smallvictories

— FNM 2.0 / Adrian Harte (@faithnomore20) June 15, 2018

#WorldCup of Faith No More Group D:
(Vote for your favourite; top 2 advance to round of 16; songs were drawn at random; all FNM singles and selected others qualified)
(Sponsored by Small Victories – https://t.co/NUfYINE6Fd )#FNMWorldCup #smallvictories

— FNM 2.0 / Adrian Harte (@faithnomore20) June 15, 2018

Book interviews

Interest is picking up on my Faith No More book, Small Victories—published by Jawbone Press in September—and two sites have published interviews with me this week.
Here is my chat with Hungarian site Fülesbagoly

And my interview—including a small excerpt that did not make the final edit—with Czech cultural site Protisedi

Dead Cross on tour

Mike Patton and Dead Cross are earning rave reviews for their high-octane European tour shows. I get the chance to see Dead Cross in Lausanne next week but here are some links showing their recent shows:
Great close-up of video of Dead Cross’s last-minute show in Camden

Friend of the site Nessie captured some great shots here on our Freaks and Geeks page

Jim and Faith No More Followers were at Dead Cross at Download last weekend, and here is their comprehensive review of the two shows.

Is When Good Dogs Do Bad Things the best Patton vocal?

Revolver magazine ran a fan poll to find the best Mike Patton vocal performance, and the Dillinger Escape Plan track was the winner.

Faith No More v Muse v Oasis

I stumbled across another of those Epic-featuring mash-ups recently, and actually the Oasis meets Epic part is somehow alluring.

More book stuff

Here is my guide on where to buy the book if you’re not keen on Amazon.

June 15th, 2018|Faith No More, Links for a day, News|7 Comments

7 Comments

Benrun August 9, 2018 at 3:55 am

Glad to see Imperial Teen are in the studio. However, it feels safe to say that Faith No More is likely finished. All the FNM nostalgia on the facebook pages is kind of nauseating. I don’t like living in the past. Remember when this happened….that was cool. Remember when that happened…that was cool too. I’m looking forward to the book next month, but I’m looking forward to the insight, not the nostalgia.
Benrun July 7, 2018 at 5:28 am

Midlife Crisis winning the FNM World Cup is very appropriate to me…that is my favorite song ever and the best FNM song. The Real Thing, KFAD being amongst the best fit too.
KingCol June 20, 2018 at 9:51 pm

@benrum – Pre-order confirmation … I’m really looking forward to this book .. iv been listening to a lot of fnm lately – matador has really impressed me , up there as one of their best songs I’d say. Great to see such an impressive song especially after being apart so long , to be honest I wasn’t expecting much from the album considering the gap of time apart and their age etc but they showed that they can still work together and release descent new material.
Benrun June 17, 2018 at 1:14 pm

KingCol, I also love that Race to Space version! I wish they would officially release it! But I don’t think it’s better, just different. Do you mean your family is pre-ordering the book for Father’s Day? You don’t mean you are already getting a copy?
KingCol June 16, 2018 at 10:53 pm

Faith no mores best songs : the world is yours – caffeine – ugly in the morning – matador – smaller and smaller – kfad – underwater love – the last to know – Spanish eyes (vocals) absolute zero …
I can’t decide upon the above vote poll .. I love “edge of the world”
The real thing is always gonna win simply because of the line “like your heartbeat when you realise your dying” and the 3rd one is simply impossible – kindergarten “return to your vomit like a dog” is actually a gem of a song – so is “everything’s ruined” and “stripsearch” is one of my fav fnm tracks too although i am partial for the ‘race for space” version – I’d be close to saying it’s better.
I’m expecting my copy of the book tomorrow (fathers day) if my many hints were heeded
admin June 16, 2018 at 10:46 am

Thanks Ben.
Am posting a lot on Twitter and FB but more conscious now that not everyone is on social media.
Benrun June 16, 2018 at 1:25 am

I just ordered FNM from my local bookstore using the indie service you posted, thanks! I hope I can pick it up before my flight on 9/12. I am not on Twitter, but I would pick Anne’s Song, The Real Thing, Stripsearch, and Just A Man. Best Patton vocal…they got it right! It is When Good Dogs, but I would have picked much different challengers. FNM is simultaneously the best and most frustrating band…release some live material! Okay, I’m going to go check out your book interviews now!

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