Craig Fairbaugh
Encyclopedia
Craig Fairbaugh is a guitarist
, who is best known for playing with the rock
band +44
. The band was made up of Mark Hoppus
and Travis Barker
, who reunited with Tom Delonge
to continue the pop punk
band Blink-182
in 2009, and Shane Gallagher
of The Nervous Return
. Fairbaugh has joined Juliette and the Licks
full time as guitarist and back-up vocalist. He is also the guitarist and vocalist of the goth rock/punk
band Mercy Killers
.
’s Tim Armstrong
who vowed to release one of the band’s albums on a new label he was starting up. Unfortunately that never materialized. He later moved to Los Angeles
to try pursue his musical interests.
punk rock
band Mercy Killers
. He was made an official member of +44
after their former guitarist Carol Heller had left the band while the group was recording their debut album, When Your Heart Stops Beating
, which was released on November 14, 2006. Fairbaugh has also played for Lars Frederiksen and the Bastards
, Transplants and The Forgotten
in the past, and contributed his voice for the spoken introduction to Alkaline Trio's "Warbrain", which was featured on Rock Against Bush
Volume 1. Fairbaugh went on the Warped Tour with the Transplants, and played with them live twice on The Jimmy Kimmel Show. In late 2006 and early 2007, he went on tour with +44
throughout the United States, and then throughout Europe. The band then enjoyed a short break before touring in Australia and Japan. After Japan, the band announced that they cancelled their second European tour to begin work on their next album.
In 2009, due to the reformation of Blink-182
, +44 began an indefinite hiatus due to Hoppus and Barker returning to their old band. As of 2010, the future of +44 was assumed to be nonexistent until Bassist and vocalist Mark Hoppus
announced that after the Blink-182 album, +44 will release their album and will be worked on in a lower capacity.
As of 2011, Fairbaugh is assumed to be touring with The Transplants once again for the new record, until The Transplants performed on Conan
with a new back-up guitarist.
and Joe Strummer
of The Clash
Guitarist
A guitarist is a musician who plays the guitar. Guitarists may play a variety of instruments such as classical guitars, acoustic guitars, electric guitars, and bass guitars. Some guitarists accompany themselves on the guitar while singing.- Versatility :The guitarist controls an extremely...
, who is best known for playing with the rock
Rock music
Rock music is a genre of popular music that developed during and after the 1960s, particularly in the United Kingdom and the United States. It has its roots in 1940s and 1950s rock and roll, itself heavily influenced by rhythm and blues and country music...
band +44
+44 (band)
+44 was an alternative rock band formed by Blink-182 members Mark Hoppus and Travis Barker...
. The band was made up of Mark Hoppus
Mark Hoppus
Mark Allan Hoppus is an American musician, record producer, and television host. He is the bass guitarist and one of the two lead vocalists of the pop punk band Blink-182, as well as the bass guitarist and lead vocalist of the alternative rock band +44. He is a co-founder of both bands...
and Travis Barker
Travis Barker
Travis Landon Barker is an American musician, producer and entrepreneur, most noted as the drummer for the American pop punk band Blink-182, as well as the alternative rock band +44, the rap rock band The Transplants, and the alternative rock band Box Car Racer. He was a frequent collaborator with...
, who reunited with Tom Delonge
Tom DeLonge
Thomas Matthew "Tom" DeLonge, Jr. is an American rock musician. He is the guitarist and one of the two lead vocalists for the American pop punk band Blink-182 as well as the guitarist and lead vocalist for the alternative band Angels & Airwaves...
to continue the pop punk
Pop punk
Pop punk is a fusion music genre that combines elements of punk rock with pop music, to varying degrees. Allmusic describes the genre as a strand of alternative rock, which typically merges pop melodies with speedy punk tempos, chord changes and loud guitars...
band Blink-182
Blink-182
Blink-182 is an American rock band consisting of vocalist and bass guitarist Mark Hoppus, vocalist and guitarist Tom DeLonge, and drummer Travis Barker. They have sold over 27 million albums worldwide since forming in Poway, California in 1992...
in 2009, and Shane Gallagher
Shane Gallagher
Shane Gallagher is an musician who played guitar for rock/alternative band +44, goth-punk band Mercy Killers, and formerly The Nervous Return.-Early life:...
of The Nervous Return
The Nervous Return
the Nervous Return was a New Wave/Post-punk band from Los Angeles. Noted for their electrifying and unpredictable live shows, the band toured Europe and North America headlining their own club tours as well as supporting arena tours with well-known acts such as No Doubt and Blink 182...
. Fairbaugh has joined Juliette and the Licks
Juliette and the Licks
Juliette and the Licks was an American rock band led by actress Juliette Lewis. Other band members included guitarist Craig Fairbaugh and guitarist Emilio Cueto, bassist Jason Womack and drummer Ed Davis. Their popular songs include "You're Speaking My Language" and "Hot Kiss"...
full time as guitarist and back-up vocalist. He is also the guitarist and vocalist of the goth rock/punk
Punk rock
Punk rock is a rock music genre that developed between 1974 and 1976 in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Australia. Rooted in garage rock and other forms of what is now known as protopunk music, punk rock bands eschewed perceived excesses of mainstream 1970s rock...
band Mercy Killers
Mercy Killers
Mercy Killers is a goth/punk band from Los Angeles. It was formed in 2005 by future members of electro pop/punk band . These were guitarists Craig Fairbank and Shane Gallagher, who continued with the project after the reformation of Blink 182 in 2009...
.
Early life
Fairbaugh grew up in the Bay Area and began playing guitar at the age of 15. He later formed and fronted his own three-piece band called Vintage 46, although the band never really played more than local house parties and small hometown gigs. Along the way, Fairbaugh handed off a demo CD to RancidRancid (band)
Rancid is an American punk rock band formed in Berkeley, California in 1991. Founded by Tim Armstrong and Matt Freeman, both of whom previously played in the ska punk band Operation Ivy, Rancid is credited—along with Green Day and The Offspring—for reviving mainstream interest in punk rock in the...
’s Tim Armstrong
Tim Armstrong
Timothy Lockwood Armstrong is an American musician, songwriter, and record producer, best known for his work with punk rock bands Rancid, Operation Ivy, Downfall, and the Transplants. He is also the owner and operator of Hellcat Records.-Personal life:Armstrong was born November 25, 1965 and was...
who vowed to release one of the band’s albums on a new label he was starting up. Unfortunately that never materialized. He later moved to Los Angeles
Los Ángeles
Los Ángeles is the capital of the province of Biobío, in the commune of the same name, in Region VIII , in the center-south of Chile. It is located between the Laja and Biobío rivers. The population is 123,445 inhabitants...
to try pursue his musical interests.
Career
Fairbaugh currently sings and plays guitar for the Hellcat RecordsHellcat Records
Hellcat Records is an independent record label based in Los Angeles, California. The label, an off-shoot of Epitaph Records, was started as a partnership between Brett Gurewitz carp Bad Religion, the owner of Epitaph, and Tim Armstrong of Rancid, the latter of whom is generally responsible for...
punk rock
Punk rock
Punk rock is a rock music genre that developed between 1974 and 1976 in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Australia. Rooted in garage rock and other forms of what is now known as protopunk music, punk rock bands eschewed perceived excesses of mainstream 1970s rock...
band Mercy Killers
Mercy Killers
Mercy Killers is a goth/punk band from Los Angeles. It was formed in 2005 by future members of electro pop/punk band . These were guitarists Craig Fairbank and Shane Gallagher, who continued with the project after the reformation of Blink 182 in 2009...
. He was made an official member of +44
+44 (band)
+44 was an alternative rock band formed by Blink-182 members Mark Hoppus and Travis Barker...
after their former guitarist Carol Heller had left the band while the group was recording their debut album, When Your Heart Stops Beating
When Your Heart Stops Beating
When Your Heart Stops Beating is the debut studio album by American alternative rock band +44. Produced by Jerry Finn, the album was released November 13, 2006 through Interscope Records...
, which was released on November 14, 2006. Fairbaugh has also played for Lars Frederiksen and the Bastards
Lars Frederiksen and the Bastards
Lars Frederiksen and the Bastards were an American street punk band formed to release the songs that Lars had written. Their songs include subject matter consisting of drinking, fighting, drugs, sex, prostitutes, gangs, and street life...
, Transplants and The Forgotten
The Forgotten (band)
The Forgotten is an American punk rock band based in Campbell, CA. The Forgotten have toured the US, Canada, Europe and Japan numerous times and continues to play locally and tour abroad almost every year. Currently The Forgotten are playing locally and writing new material for the next...
in the past, and contributed his voice for the spoken introduction to Alkaline Trio's "Warbrain", which was featured on Rock Against Bush
Rock Against Bush
Rock Against Bush was a project mobilizing punk and alternative musicians against the 2004 U.S. Presidential re-election campaign of George W. Bush...
Volume 1. Fairbaugh went on the Warped Tour with the Transplants, and played with them live twice on The Jimmy Kimmel Show. In late 2006 and early 2007, he went on tour with +44
+44 (band)
+44 was an alternative rock band formed by Blink-182 members Mark Hoppus and Travis Barker...
throughout the United States, and then throughout Europe. The band then enjoyed a short break before touring in Australia and Japan. After Japan, the band announced that they cancelled their second European tour to begin work on their next album.
In 2009, due to the reformation of Blink-182
Blink-182
Blink-182 is an American rock band consisting of vocalist and bass guitarist Mark Hoppus, vocalist and guitarist Tom DeLonge, and drummer Travis Barker. They have sold over 27 million albums worldwide since forming in Poway, California in 1992...
, +44 began an indefinite hiatus due to Hoppus and Barker returning to their old band. As of 2010, the future of +44 was assumed to be nonexistent until Bassist and vocalist Mark Hoppus
Mark Hoppus
Mark Allan Hoppus is an American musician, record producer, and television host. He is the bass guitarist and one of the two lead vocalists of the pop punk band Blink-182, as well as the bass guitarist and lead vocalist of the alternative rock band +44. He is a co-founder of both bands...
announced that after the Blink-182 album, +44 will release their album and will be worked on in a lower capacity.
As of 2011, Fairbaugh is assumed to be touring with The Transplants once again for the new record, until The Transplants performed on Conan
Conan
-People:* Conan O'Brien , American talk show host* Saint Conan , bishop of the Isle of Man* Conan I of Rennes , king of Brittany* Conan of Cornwall , medieval bishop...
with a new back-up guitarist.
Equipment
Fairbaugh plays Gibson Les Paul guitars and for +44, uses a Fender Twin amp with a Fulltone distortion pedal. When playing for Mercy Killers, he uses Marshall amps.Influences
Some of Fairbaugh's influences include Johnny CashJohnny Cash
John R. "Johnny" Cash was an American singer-songwriter, actor, and author, who has been called one of the most influential musicians of the 20th century...
and Joe Strummer
Joe Strummer
John Graham Mellor , best remembered by his stage name Joe Strummer, was the co-founder, lyricist, rhythm guitarist and lead vocalist of the British punk rock band The Clash. His musical experience included his membership in The 101ers, Latino Rockabilly War, The Mescaleros and The Pogues, in...
of The Clash
The Clash
The Clash were an English punk rock band that formed in 1976 as part of the original wave of British punk. Along with punk, their music incorporated elements of reggae, ska, dub, funk, rap, dance, and rockabilly...