Stereophonics frontman Kelly Jones as ended his rift with sacked former drummer and childhood friend Stuart Cable.

The founding members of the Welsh band bumped into each other earlier this summer and shared a drink till the early hours.

Kelly, who has been celebrating 10 years since signing off the dole, wrote on his official diary: "...me and Stuart been talking lately too, we bumped into each other in a toilet in Shepherds Bush Empire a while ago and drank together till the morning hours.

"This week he was telling me about his ringleader outfit he had to wear presenting the Kerrang awards."

Cable had been furious with Jones since his surprise sacking in September 2003, which Kelly blamed on commitment issues and putting his media career ahead of the band. This went on to result in a protracted legal case, which was later settled out of court for a reported six figure sum in 2005.

Earlier this year Cable appeared to have put the troubles of the split behind him when he revealed that he would one day like to play again in his former band.

Kelly has also revealed that the band have been busy in the studio working on the follow-up to 2005's 'Language. Sex. Violence. Other?'.

He said of the new material, "The songs are rocking yet different from the last album and it seems they have pretty big choruses. We go back into the studio mid September for another two weeks and continue working on the sound of the record. The songs are there, but we want the record to have a big sound that translates anywhere, so rather than do this record the typical way in one big batch of time, taking breaks in between to analyse it, is working well."

Kelly also revealed details of a trip to Hollywood, where he's presenting an idea for a movie based on a short script he has written.

He said, "I'm going to LA at the beginning of September. I've written a short film, which I'm trying to develop. I will be shooting a read through scene out there with Dougray Scott, a fan and friend of mine for a number of years, he was really into the story and the idea, so that should be a blast and a new experience for me which I'm nervous and excited about."

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