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News 14/01/12

News — Sat, 14 Jan 2012 15:50:27 +0000

The best Christmas present I could ever hope for was this next bit of news: R. Kelly has written another 32 chapters for his hip-hopera, Trapped in the Closet. The news was bittersweet, however. While the chapters have been written, Kelly is currently struggling to find funding for the epic. Following in Hawthorne Heights’ footsteps, [...]

News 22/06/2010

News — Tue, 22 Jun 2010 15:47:32 +0000

Paul Gray, Slipknot’s bassist who died recently, died of an accidental morphine overdose according to his autopsy report. A large number of artists, led by Korn’s Jonathan Davies, have decided to boycott BP products as a result of the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. The artists, including Disturbed, Rise Against, Lady Gaga, Godsmack, [...]

News 01/06/2010

News — Tue, 01 Jun 2010 11:31:18 +0000

It would appear that Saves The Day have left Vagrant Records; they are listed as an alumnus on Vagrant’s website. All Time Low were stopped from playing a second night at Six Flags. The first night, apparently the crowd got a bit excited, and security then sprayed them with mace. The venue then told fans [...]

News 06/04/2010

News — Tue, 06 Apr 2010 11:00:44 +0000

Apologies for last week’s lack of news, I was in Hungary. Emo’s Annex have banned Fat Mike from the venue after his now infamous Cokie the Clown gig as part of SXSW. You can read more about the gig here. Viking Funeral is a new label, started by Fletcher Dragge (Pennywise) and Ken Seaton of [...]

News 09/03/2010

News — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 12:00:05 +0000

Roy Berry and Brian Venable of Lucero were mugged recently after a show in Georgia (the US state, not the former soviet republic). Berry’s jaw was broken, and the band have had to cancel at least one gig. NOFX’s Fat Mike has had his phone stolen in Argentina. He was apparently sending a text message [...]