Why ‘Snow Patrol’?
They were forced to change when an identically-christened American band (fronted by Eric Avery, the ex-bassist of Jane's Addiction, fact fans) threatened to sue. When the official caution reached Jeepster HQ, the label's MD, one Mark Jones, phoned the band to deliver the bad news, a moment caught forever on the intro to Little Hide.
Hi Gary. Hi Jonny. Err Mark here. Just calling up because I’ve just been speaking to Rankin and he’s going to send me a fax tomorrow that he’s received from America regarding the use of the name Polarbear. They want to sue us or make sure that we basically don’t ever use the name again. But I’ll speak to you later about this. Sorry to drop the bombshell.
Within 24 hours however, a new name had been found, thanks to a friend of Gary and Mark's shite memory. Never able to remember the name of his chums' band, it was one man's off-the-cuff remark that made way for the moniker we know and love today. Mark explains: "We've got this mate, who's just a bit mad, and he goes, "What's your band's name again? Snow Patrol"? And we were like, "No, don't be silly, it's Polar Bear!" Then the next day we got the phone call through and we went "hmmm…sounds okay to me". It only took us about two minutes to change."
Why ‘Snow Patrol’? They were forced to change when an identically-christened American band (fronted by Eric Avery, the ex-bassist of Jane's Addiction, fact fans) threatened to sue. When the official caution reached Jeepster HQ, the label's MD, one Mark Jones, phoned the band to deliver the bad news, a moment caught forever on the intro to Little Hide.
Hi Gary. Hi Jonny. Err Mark here. Just calling up because I’ve just been speaking to Rankin and he’s going to send me a fax tomorrow that he’s received from America regarding the use of the name Polarbear. They want to sue us or make sure that we basically don’t ever use the name again. But I’ll speak to you later about this. Sorry to drop the bombshell.
Within 24 hours however, a new name had been found, thanks to a friend of Gary and Mark's shite memory. Never able to remember the name of his chums' band, it was one man's off-the-cuff remark that made way for the moniker we know and love today. Mark explains: "We've got this mate, who's just a bit mad, and he goes, "What's your band's name again? Snow Patrol"? And we were like, "No, don't be silly, it's Polar Bear!" Then the next day we got the phone call through and we went "hmmm…sounds okay to me". It only took us about two minutes to change."
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