Shame-free since 1982

MusiCares

2011-10-03T21:11:00.001-05:00

A friend of mine brought this organization to my attention since I'm a lover of music and if you're someone who has come across this page either as an old fan or looking for some old dirt, then you obviously are a fan of music as well. Take a minute to read below about MusiCares and of course while donations are always helpful you guys know (especially those of you around from the beginning of Shame-free) that you don't need money to get the word out. <3

Stolen cymbals, the fall off the stage ankle break, a personal crisis, addiction issues, your studio destroyed by a hurricane, financial hardship, medical problems – you are a musician – and these are all things that can happen to you!

Who is always the first in line to help other musicians?

Concerned fellow musicians are usually the ones - sometimes the ONLY ones!

But now we have MusiCares - a non-profit organization that helps too. Big time!

We are reaching out to you – asking you to tell us what YOU can do to help our musician to musician grassroots push to get our music playing community to donate to MusiCares. The money raised will eventually come back to us and our musician friends when they are in need. It is an organization set up to work for us. Your little $5 / $10 / $25 – little donations will add up to help in a big way.

Please do what you can to help! In addition to making a donation you can:

· Add a banner to your website or blog: Download them here: http://mirror.secondthought.com/musicares/

· On Facebook, please “like” MusiCares® at http://www.facebook.com/MusiCares and then, share with your personal networks. If you have a page on Facebook, have your page like the MusiCares page and then share with the people who like your page. Share the stories from the MusiCares blog at http://blog.musicares.com/

· If you are on Twitter: Please follow @MusiCares. Share the news and participate in the Twitter contest at: http://blog.musicares.com/2011/08/29/tweet-for-musicares%C2%AE-and-win-free-swag/

· Ask people to Be A Part of the Heart at: http://bit.ly/BAPOTH.

· Enter our MusiCares® Blogger of the Year contest! One lucky blogger will be credentialed to a position the MusiCares® Person of the Year red carpet as well as attend the event as a blogger. http://bit.ly/MBOTY. And yes, Sir Paul McCartney will be there!

· Write about MusiCares and how they help musicians and artists facing difficult times. If you need any information or background materials, please let us know and we will do what we can to help!

· Do you have any upcoming shows? Talk about the campaign at your concerts and encourage your audiences to go to beapartoftheheart.com.

· Do you have other ideas? Let us know! And let us know when you DO something on behalf of MusiCares...then we can share your antics with the MusiCares community and get YOU some well deserved Kudos as well!

Just goes to show...

2011-07-12T11:35:00.001-05:00

no amount of money can make you any less of a dumbass. Someone needs to find him and smack him in the back of his stupid head.

Coheed and Cambria's bass player gets arrested for stealing drugs from Walgreen's.

Apocalyptica "End Of Me" feat. Gavin Rossdale (official full length HD v...

2011-05-10T09:12:00.000-05:00

Whoa whoa whoa

2011-02-11T14:39:00.002-06:00

WTF? Really?

Courtesy of TMZ

Do you recognize this mess? Yeah, me neither. This is Darcy from the Smashing Pumpkins! YES! I KNOW. I couldn't believe it either. What in the meth-faced hell has she done to herself? So sad.

She's been arrested for something involving her not paying a fine for her horses breaking loose from her farm. Whatever that fine was, it was not worth unleashing this picture on the public. I could have taken up a collection and saved everyone the burned retinas. Holy shit.

Pic

Anything new?

2011-01-13T11:53:00.001-06:00

Not really. I've obviously not been writing on here. Whoops. To be honest, it's kind of lost its fun hasn't it? I feel out of sorts. The music industry is shifting again and I feel really out of place. Every ten years or so, things go all crazy and I don't know where to lie my head, musically speaking, of course. Remember, like, in 1997 when everything got really terrible and the radio and MTV were taken over with boy bands and crappy teen tarts? And I don't mean Britney. I mean the wannabe Britney's. We're there again. It's hard to get motivated to write about music when everything you see is about Justin Beiber and Drake (who I will NEVER see as anyone other than Jimmy from Degrassi). Seriously. Geez, most bands aren't recording and if they are it sucks or they're so different I don't even know what to write about them. I mean, at this point, who cares that Nikki Sizz was/is/could've beeen dating Denise Richards? No one. This is why I haven't been writing, because music sucks right now. For real.

On the other hand, I've started blogging on another page. Granted, I'm working my way backwards to catching up is taking a little time, BUT, it will get there. My attention is now turned to food and travel with most likely some music thrown in here or there. Hell, I could very start this up again if music gets out of the shitter.

If you'd like to see what I'm up to now, check it here www.lizandjesse.com

Thanks guys and hope to see you soon! <3

Synyster Gates registered for my Calphalon Roaster

2010-10-15T08:52:00.000-05:00

Oh, the things you can learn on the internet...and seriously, what are celebrities doing registering anyway? Shouldn't they be able to afford all this crap? This just proves that the music industry just ain't paying what it used to.

Bloomingdale's
Macy's
Crate&Barrel

And if anyone is curious about what sort of sheets M. Shadows sleeps on, then check out he and his wife's registry.

Macy's

Why did I even think to look for their registries? Well, while scanning an old groupie website that I hadn't looked at in years I found out that they had gotten married. Thusly, through a yahoo answers search, I saw they had a weddingchannel.com page. I thought that was the silliest thing I had ever heard since they know they have crazy fan girls, but sure enough, there it was. The internet is a dark, mysterious place of useless knowledge.

Holy Shit. Don't miss the new My Chem video....

2010-10-14T13:13:00.001-05:00

It must be amazing if it brought me back from the dead, eh?

My Chemical Romance - New Music - More Music Videos

New Bush?!?! I know, it's like seeing a mirage.

2010-07-09T13:15:00.002-05:00

Pretty stoked. Not necessarily about the new song, "Afterlife", but definitely that they're back together. The song is fair and catchy, but I was hoping for something ala Golden State (which is an INCREDIBLE album btw). I guess Gavin and Nigel were able to kiss and make up after 8 years. Such good British boys. The new album is supposedly coming out this fall, but I don't know about all that - I'll believe it when I see it. Either way, the new single is out and you can hear it here:

*UPDATE - Nigel is not involved, neither is Dave. Just Robin and Gavin. You know, Gavin and Gavin-lite. Kidding, love you Robin. ;)

Kroq - it's underneath the above picture in an embedded player on the linked page.

Sabbatical...

2010-03-05T09:48:00.000-06:00

Just short of 1,000 posts, I'm taking a sabbatical. As I am sure you guys have noticed, the posts have been lacking. Besides being busy with a little thing called life (who knew, right? haha) I'm also completely unmotivated right now to work on this page. It's like I have writers block but with music. Nothing is really inspiring me so I'm finding it difficult to want to do this. I am hoping that a little guilt free break will get me going again. Maybe when I come back Shame-free will be reinvented. Until then, thanks for sticking with me and I promise, this isn't the last you'll see of me.

xo
-Shame-free

Moving on up, to the east side...

2010-02-22T13:15:00.000-06:00

I'm moving out of my apartment and into a house and won't have internet until Thursday or Friday of this week and with all the packing last week, I'm a little behind. Just so you didn't think I forgot about you. ;)

Ville on the cover of Rock Sound

2010-02-09T18:45:00.000-06:00

And I'm going to scour Louisville to find one. I hated living Cincinnati, but it did have one good thing about it - it was easy to find hard-to-find magazine. Wah waaaah.

White Stripes not happy over song used in Super Bowl ad

2010-02-09T18:41:00.000-06:00

TheWhite Stripes say it sounds like "Fell in Love With a Girl." The Air Force says it was completely coincidental. The guy who wrote the song insists he's never heard the White Stripes. Really?

I would show it to you so you could compare, but in a suspect move by the Air Force, they've removed it from their site. Hmmm.....

"A little creepy when you talk like that."

2010-02-09T18:10:00.000-06:00

Gerard's vocal problems have caused My Chemical Romance to cancel their upcoming Australian tour.     Kerrang!

Lady Gaga and Cyndi lauper do MAC Viva Glam campaign.     MTV.com

Pete Wentz to work with former Chiodos frontman, Craig Owens.     Alternative Press

Reuters actually did an article on Alkaline Trio.     Yahoo

Pitchfork Music Festival has started announcing artists.     Pitchfork

Bullet For My Valentine will be at Download Festival this year (lineup looks awesome) and will also be posting a new track on the 16th.     RockSound

Rock on the Range lineup announced

2010-02-09T17:53:00.002-06:00

I personally have never heard of this festival, but it looks pretty good and I rarely hear of anything good happening in Columbus, Ohio, so bonus on both counts!

2Cents
Adelitas Way
Airbourne
Anberlin
Apocalyptica
Bullet for My Valentine
Coheed & Cambria
Cold
Deftones
Drowning Pool
Escape The Fate
Five Finger Death Punch
Godsmack
Halestorm
Helmet
Janus
Killswitch Engage
Like A Storm
Limp Bizkit
Mastodon
Mushroomhead
Noise Auction
Nonpoint
Papa Roach
Puddle Of Mudd
Rise Against
Rob Zombie
Seether
Sevendust
Shaman's Harvest
Skillet
Slash
Taddy Porter
Theory Of A Deadman
Three Days Grace
Violent Soho
Year Long Disaster

HIM U.S. Tour Dates announced.

2010-01-21T14:21:00.001-06:00

It's been so long Ville. I long for the smell of your b.o. and stale cigarette smoke... Mwah! Oh, and apparently he's stopped drinking. I'll believe it when I see it.

3/26 Philadelphia, PA Theatre of the Living Arts
3/27 Baltimore, MD Sonar
3/28 Boston, MA House of Blues
3/30 Montreal, QC Metropolis
3/31 Toronto, ON Sound Academy
4/01 Cleveland, OH House of Blues
4/02 Pontiac, MI Clutch Cargo
4/03 Cincinnati, OH Bogarts
4/07 St. Louis, MO The Pageant
4/09 Chicago, IL House of Blues
4/10 Milwaukee, WI The Rave
4/13 Calgary, AB MacEwen Hall
4/14 Edmonton, AB Event Center
4/16 Vancouver, BC Commodore Theatre
4/17 Seattle, WA Showbox SoDo
4/18 Portland, OR Roseland Theatre
4/20 San Francisco, CA Regency Ballroom
4/21 Anaheim, CA House of Blues
4/23 Los Angeles, CA The Wiltern
4/24 Las Vegas, NV House of Blues
4/25 San Diego, CA House of Blues
4/27 Englewood, CO Gothic Theatre
4/29 Dallas, TX House of Blues
4/30 Houston, TX House of Blues
5/02 Orlando, FL House of Blues
5/03 Atlanta, GA Center Stage
5/04 Myrtle Beach, SC House of Blues
5/07 New York, NY The Fillmore at Irving Plaza
Ville = hilarious on We Need To Talk... Don't miss this. I actually LOL'd at the David Hasselhoff reference.

Buy your own him sex cuffs. No really.

Rockstar Mayhem Tour 2010 Line-up

2010-01-21T14:10:00.000-06:00

On the Main Stage:
Korn
Rob Zombie
Lamb of God
Five Finger Death Punch

Mayhem Festival Page:
Atreyu
Norma Jean
In This Moment
3 Inches of Blood

Jagermeister Stage:
Hatebreed
Chiamara
Shadows Fall
Winds of Plague

And the dates
Jul. 10 – San Bernardino, CA – San Manuel Amphitheater
Jul. 11 – Mountain View, CA – Shoreline Amphitheatre
Jul. 13 – Auburn, WA – White River Amphitheater Southeast
Jul. 16 – Phoenix, AZ – Cricket Wireless Pavilion
Jul. 17 – Albuquerque, NM – Journal Pavilion
Jul. 18 – Englewood, CO – Fiddler’s Green Amphitheatre
Jul. 20 – Maryland Heights, MO – Verizon Wireless Amphitheater
Jul. 21 – Cincinnati, OH – Riverbend Music Center
Jul. 23 – Camden, NJ – Susquehanna Bank Center
Jul. 24 – Hartford, CT – The Comcast Theatre
Jul. 25 – Montreal, QC – Parc Jean Drapeau
Jul. 27 – Mansfield, MA – Comcast Center
Jul. 28 – Holmdel, NJ – P.N.C. Bank Arts Center
Jul. 30 – Clarkston, MI – DTE Energy Music Theatre
Jul. 31 – Noblesville, IN – Verizon Wireless Music Center
Aug. 01 – Atlanta, GA – Lakewood Amphitheatre
Aug. 04 – Virginia Beach, VA – Virginia Beach Amphitheater
Aug. 06 – Tinley Park, IL – First Midwest Bank Amphitheatre
Aug. 07 – Pittsburgh, PA – Post Gazette Pavilion At Star Lake
Aug. 08 – Bristow, VA – Nissan Pavilion at Stone Ridge
Aug. 10 – Tampa, FL – Ford Amphitheatre
Aug. 11 – West Palm Beach, FL – Cruzan Amphitheater
Aug. 13 – Dallas, TX – Superpages.com Center
Aug. 14 – Oklahoma City, OK – Zoo Amphitheatre

I seriously can't believe that Korn is still considered like, a real band. Amazing. I can only imagine the people this show will draw. Everything from like, rocking dads to sweaty, basement dwellers. Good luck to all of you that brave it.

Rockstar Mayhem Festival

Coachella 2010 Lineup Announced

2010-01-21T14:05:00.000-06:00

Yes, there are shitloads of bands. Below are just a few.

Grace Jones
Grizzly Bear
Jay-Z
LCD Soundsystem
Ra Ra Riot
The Dillinger Escape Plan
Them Crooked Vultures
Coheed and Cambria
DEVO
Dirty Projectors
Faith No More
Gossip
Les Claypool
MGMT
Muse
The Dead Weather
The Ravonettes
Tokyo Police Club
Deerhunter
Gorillaz
Little Boots
MUTEMATH
Pavement

See the full list here ---> Coachella

Placebo - Bright Lights

2010-01-21T13:57:00.000-06:00

Geez, his voice is polarizing, isn't it? It's a good thing I love it! ;) Too bad for my other half. haha

"The kind of dirty where the water never cleans off the clothes."

2010-01-21T13:55:00.000-06:00

Egomaniac, Matt Tuck talks about the new Bullet For My Valentine album. RockSound

The Spice Girls create a lot of excitement? Where? NME

New Stone Temple Pilots album MetalHammer

Under Great White Northern Lights, The White Stripes tour documentary is being released March 16th along with their first live album and some other recorded shows in a limited-edition boxed set. Stereogum

HIM - Heartkiller video

2010-01-21T13:35:00.001-06:00

Life has been hectic the past few weeks so I'm a little delayed but I did get to go to New York and see Ms. S it made it all worth it. Anyway, HIM released their video for the first single off of their new album, Screamworks: Love in Theory and Practice. Heartkiller as a song is fair but as a video is strange and has a pretty low production video but you get some good shots of Ville's new ink, skinny body, aging face and Lindes ridiculously long hair.

Heartkiller

HIM | MySpace Music Videos

He's still sex on a stick and yes, I am aware it's 2010 and that saying is passe. Don't care.

And MetalHammer gives a play by play for the tracklisting.

Katy Perry and Russell Brand are engaged

2010-01-06T17:38:00.000-06:00

Bless their hearts. I hope they realize how ridiculous this all is. I'm all for being in love but really, they just need to slow this silliness down a little bit. Anyone can be awesone for 6 months. It's all the stuff that happens after you decide the way they chew their nails isn't so cute afterall that matters. Word.

Oh, and my proof that they're ridiculous? Here This is only acceptable if you're not actually famous and this picture won't live on in internet history for all of eternity.

MTV.com

Oh Courtney...

2010-01-06T17:32:00.001-06:00

your face looks like it was put into a blender and then stuck back together with super glue. Oh, and get off Francis' ass. You're bat-shit crazy. I'd be worried about my money too. That's all.

RollingStone.com

"You all think you've figured me out..."

2010-01-06T17:30:00.000-06:00

Shadows Fall to release Ozzy's Bark At The Moon as their next single.     Kerrang!

Ew. Why?     Kerrang!

Lenny Kravitz did collaborate on song with Michael Jackson.     NME.com

Pete Wentz and Mark Hoppus working on song for Tim Burton's, Alice In Wonderland - which looks completely amazing by the way.     AP

And yes, I heard about The Rev. So very, very sad. Let's be honest though. Inconclusive autopsy? We all know the kind of shit he was into. However, a very talented drummer is lost - good thought to the rest of A7X and his family.

Musicians send holiday wishes and ideas for world peace...nice one, Ville.

2009-12-23T12:54:00.001-06:00

NME lists images and quotes of the decade.

2009-12-23T12:47:00.000-06:00

NME lists their most beautiful pictures of the last decade.

and the quotes of the decade. Both lists are definitely worth a look.

"I don't care what nobody says, she's gonna have my baby."

2009-12-23T12:28:00.001-06:00

Listen to the new Lostprophets album. Kerrang!

Amy Winehouse's new boobs did not cure her insanity. Yahoo

Britney Spears lists the most ridiculous stories written about her in the past year. However, I'm pretty sure they're just respinning the media. Silliniess thrown in with obvious PR movements. britneyspears.com

Black Rebel Motorcycle Club release track listing for new album. NME

AND My Chemical Romance talk new album. NME

New HIM song! - Heart Killer

2009-12-06T15:53:00.001-06:00

It's posted at their MySpace, but I have a lyrics video posted with the song below. Let's just say that I liked it better the second time I heard it. The first time, meh...

Katy Perry - I Kissed A Girl unplugged

2009-12-06T15:45:00.003-06:00

Jazzy and just beautiful, if you doubted her vocal abilities from other live performances, this will show you the light. Wow.

Katy Perry - New Music - More Music Videos

30 Seconds to Mars answer fan questions

2009-12-06T15:41:00.001-06:00

from Kerrang!

Lady Gaga - Bad Romance

2009-12-06T15:38:00.000-06:00

This video is craziness and her body is insane. Sure, I feel like I'm at a gay dance club in 1994 when I listen to it, but seriously, she is the next Madonna. Yeah, I said it.

"It doesn't have to make sense at all..."

2009-12-06T15:36:00.000-06:00

30 Seconds to mars streaming new album here iheartradio

Rivers Cuomo hurt in bus crash this morning Alternative Press

Kurt Loder reviews black metal movie, "Until The Light Takes Us': Dead Boys MTV.com

Alkaline Trio to name new album, "This Addiction." Kerrang

G. Way talks new album

2009-11-21T13:25:00.000-06:00

Gerard Way, singer for My Chemical Romance (in case you had forgotten) recently spoke with RockSound about their new album.

"A friend who heard the record recently said he now had no interest in listening to our older work anymore, that we had made all our old material redundant. I took it as a compliment, the next thing you do should always make the last thing seem unimportant and I think that will happen when we finally release this album."

I can't wait to hear this new album. Everytime the release something I am completely impressed and excited about what a grib their song writing and lyrics have on me. Definitely anticipating this release.

RockSound

Also, they're on the January cover of Alternative Press. They all look like grownups now! Except for Bob, he still has little kid face.

AFI on Alternative Press

2009-11-21T13:20:00.000-06:00

Davey Havok looks like a tired mess. Ick.

LostProphets new album cover...maybe

2009-11-21T13:18:00.000-06:00

Singer Ian Watkins says this isn't the final draft but also made it sound like it was pretty close.

Also, "Where We Belong" will be the second single off of their new album, titled, "The Betrayed."
RockSound

HIM announcing tours starting in December

2009-11-21T13:14:00.002-06:00

Normally I would be disappointed since there isn't anything scheduled in the US (as far as I know), however, at least there is something. Jesus Christ. This is only the first HIM post this year and it's November. It's like coming home again, no? *squee*

Watch a video from about a week ago of Ville talking about the work on the new album.

F*cking sexy. Good lord. Oh, and the album is supposed to be out in February. Stop it. I can't even talk about it. BTW - check out our Facebook to see a pic of me with the amazing Mr. Valo.

"This is not how we should be. How come you feel so far from me?"

2009-11-21T13:01:00.000-06:00

I can't decide if Courtney Love looks insane or hot in these pictures...I have to say though, I'm pretty interested to hear this album she's working on. RollingStone

40 years of amazing musical moments on Sesame Street. RollingStone

And one more from RollingStone - Jack White talks The Dead Weather. RollingStone

Katy Perry did MTV Unplugged. Newsvine

Lily Allen doesn't care if you pay her, you just need to pay someone for her music. NME

Fall Out Boy on Kerrang! Kerrang!

Cobra Starship - Hot Mess

2009-11-12T13:41:00.004-06:00

Gabe and crew are in Louisville tonight. I'm not going to the show because they're not headlining. I've seen them 5 times, so paying $30 to see them for a half an hour isn't really high on my list of acceptable expenses. Anyway, I am watching Twitter to see if they're boozing after the show in which case I may become a 'Hot Mess' myself. I mean, haven't all of us been like these girls at one point or another? All I can say is San Antonio, May 2006. Wow.

30 Seconds to mars on the cover of Rock Sound

2009-11-05T18:41:00.002-06:00

See their photo shoot from the cover. Jared needs a good meal and Shannon, well, we love you too honey...really, we do....yikes

OMGWTF! Pete answers your questions!!! OMG WTF

2009-11-05T17:48:00.001-06:00

and...Pete got a Gabe Saporta tattoo. Yeah, like, for reals.

"Those poor unfortunate souls..."

2009-11-05T17:14:00.003-06:00

Yeah, but why? Newsvine

Lady Gaga on Gossip Girl Rolling Stone

Ew Is she really going out with him? Yeah, like the song. MTV

Jack White won't work with Slash. Really? Yahoo

No Doubt sues Activision. I mean, I would too is they were trying to pull a Kurt Cobain in Rock Band on me. Yahoo

Katy Perry talks about hosting the MTV Europe awards for the second time. Yahoo

We've all met them...

2009-10-30T08:00:00.001-05:00

and they all need to be smacked in the mouth. Obnoxious-ass music fans...

New Fan Death - Reunited

2009-10-30T07:56:00.003-05:00

Love this song - really love this video. Don't miss the "cameos"...

"Don't give me no lines, and keep your hand to yourself."

2009-10-30T07:50:00.002-05:00

New Peter Gabriel album features covers of Arcade Fire, David Bowie. Stereogum

Lilith Fair to tour again. Aversion

Paramore's second single from Brand New Eyes to be Brick By Boring Brick. Kerrang!

Drummer Travis Smith not touring with Trivium for US tour. Kerrang!

Lily Allen - Who'd Have Known

2009-10-27T15:25:00.002-05:00

Some people are confused about this video. If you know the history she and Elton John have, it's pretty hilarious. Definitely one of the best videos she's done.

Paramore on the cover of NME

2009-10-21T17:41:00.002-05:00

The burden of girls leading a band - they're always stuck in those "Gwen on the cover of Spin" moments...

NME

Mateo and Dan of Madina Lake talk movies on the road

2009-10-21T17:34:00.004-05:00

Ok, they were both sweethearts when I met them ,but this video does them no justice. Maybe they were just having a 'duh' moment or maybe Kerrang! was just digging deep for some material. This thing is all over the place.

Mikey Way (MCR) guest hosts on Mat Devine's Blog

2009-10-21T17:31:00.002-05:00

Mat Devine writes a blog if you weren't aware of this. Mat Devine is the lead singer of Kill Hannah if we need to take a couple of steps back. Anyway, his blog is really interesting to read. not only does he have an odd sense of humor that I can definitely appreciate, but he also has a reallty unique way of writing. Well, this past week he gave readers of his blog an opportunity to have all their burning questions for Mr. Mikey Way answered. Check out the results.

Mat Devine Blog

"I like apple pie...and you like Banoffee."

2009-10-21T17:06:00.002-05:00

Courtney Love reforming Hole. New single to drop in January. Really? Is she even capable of recording music what with all the conspiracy theorizing she's been doing? Aversion

Slash working on solo project with other big names in rock. Kerrang

Metal Hammer celebrates 200 issues. Some of these covers are killing me! So dated. I love it. Metal Hammer

Fightstar may do acoustic tour. Rock Sound

Nirvana's Bleach being reissued. Punk News

Gabe Saporta and pete Wentz start a prank war. MTV

BMTH: The Sadness Will Never End

2009-10-14T17:27:00.002-05:00

BRING ME THE HORIZON - The Sadness Will Never End

BMTH. SADNESS VIDEO ONLINE NOW! MySpace Music Videos

And the Tek-One remix of "Sleep With One Eye Open" can be heard at their MySpace.

30 Seconds to Mars new video

2009-10-14T17:22:00.003-05:00

Jared Leto and crew are in Los Angeles filming the video for their new single, "Kings and Queen." I tried to read what he said about it, but my head almost exploded. I'm not sure if this is because I am sick or because it doesn't make any fucking sense. You let me know if you figure it out.

"But the idea, the night rides, I just had some friends that were doing Critical Mass and Crank Mob and People's Ride in L.A. And it's that sort of serendipitous thing, where people started talking to me about it in my life, and then my friend got a fixed gear, and then another friend of mine got a fixed gear. I thought the world was really interesting, and I thought it would be a really beautiful backdrop for the video."

RockSound

Cobra Starship talks "Hot Mess" video

2009-10-14T17:20:00.001-05:00

This clip, or whatever you want to call it sucks a little bit, but it's like 15 seconds of Gabe so I'll take it. ;)

MTV Shows

What's so impressive about a diamond...

2009-10-14T17:09:00.002-05:00

Inapproriate music videos! nme

For every one time John Mayer is funny (yes, he can sometimes make a joke) there are 10 times that he's an idiot. nymag

Oasis is still broken up. Yahoo

For all you crazy Fall Out Boy fans and Pete Wentz stalkers - please control yourself. The level of creepy just isn't worth it. Besides, we're in a recession, remember? You crazy kids, get off my lawn! Kerrang

And ew. I love skinny boys who look like they're about to die (ahem Ville Valo) but Russell Brand is just too far. He's so.....sweaty. I don't know, just ew. NyDailyNews

Coheed signs with Roadrunner?

2009-10-07T18:11:00.003-05:00

RockSound has it on good authority that Coheed and Cambria have not only signed with Roadrunner Records, but will also be releasing their follow-up to 'Good Apollo, I'm Burning Star IV, Volume Two: No World for Tomorrow' in April of next year.

That's a lot sooner than I thought it would be. I can only assume they were writing while they're were doing Neverender and touring. Awesome.

Rocksound

Lostprophets - It's Not The End Of The World, But I Can See It From Here

2009-10-07T18:08:00.000-05:00

Fall Out Boy tracklisting...

2009-10-07T17:56:00.002-05:00

for their Greatest Hits Album, Believers Never Die

01 Dead On Arrival

02 Grand Theft Autumn

03 Saturday

04 Sugar, We're Goin' Down

05 Dance, Dance06 A Little Less Sixteen Candles, A Little More Touch Me

07 This Ain't A Scene, It's An Arms Race

08 Thnx Fr Th Mmrs

09 The Takeover, The Break's Over

10 I'm Like A Lawyer The Way I'm Always Trying To Get You Off (Me and You)

11 Beat It

12 I Don't Care

13 America's Suitehearts

14 What A Catch, Donnie

I don't like FOB, but if I did, this would be the only album I would buy. Why? Because I like catchy songs...I just can't help it.

I'll touch it if you ask me to, but how is up to you...

2009-10-07T17:08:00.002-05:00

Photos from Austin City Limits: The Dead Weather, Arctic Monkeys, Airborne Toxic Event, etc.

RollingStone

30 Seconds to Mars album delayed until December.

Kerrang!

Beastie Boys Adam Yauch talks about cancer status and treatment.

MTV

I can't believe it, well maybe I can, but this biopic about Liberace actually sounds alright.

MTV

Gorgeous yet morbid?

2009-10-01T19:11:00.004-05:00

Are they beautiful or what? This is almost as amazing as their scuba picture.

Awesome. That's all.

2009-10-01T19:06:00.003-05:00

This is Spanish Prime Minister, José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero, his wife and their two daughters with President Obama and his wife Michelle. I don't know about you, but I think it's pretty awesome that they're letting their daughters be themselves even though they're apparently getting shit for being different.

On a related note, I had a lenthy, in-depth and pretty pointless conversation with someone this past weekend in which I tried to explain that goth and metal weren't the same thing. yeah, I know...we won't even go there.

Again, Hayley Williams of Paramore is adorable.

2009-10-01T18:54:00.002-05:00

If Cribs was like this instead of Crystal and Playstations, people might actually watch it.

MTV Shows

Talking about writing the new album.

30 Seconds To Mars on the cover of Kerrang!

2009-10-01T18:48:00.001-05:00

All of the boys and all of the girls are begging to...

2009-10-01T18:40:00.002-05:00

Jack White directs new The Dead Weather video. NME.com

Enter Shikari talk about their van accident. Rocksound

Alice In Chains release first album since lead singer, Layne Staley's death. Newsvine

Tokio Hotel remains to strange no matter how many times I see them. MTV

Thom Torke forms band with members of Red Hot Chili Peppers and REM. Yahoo

Katy Perry talks American Idol and new album

2009-09-23T18:44:00.003-05:00

How cute is she, seriously? She gets shit because people compare her to Lily Allen and Lady Gaga (which is so random and can't even talk about it) but I think she's awesome. You know why? Cause that girl just don't care. She wears what she wants and says what she wants and is eat up with puppies, kitten ans cute all at the same time. She's like Hello Kitty with vampire teeth. Love it.

MTV Shows

Source 1 Source 2

Hear the new Paramore album...

2009-09-23T18:21:00.002-05:00

Brand New Eyes

and watch how completely adorable Hayley Williams is below:

MTV Shows

I'm near Franklin, TN ALL THE TIME...i'll have to keep my stalker eye open the next time I'm there. Like, I knew they were from Franklin, but it didn't really hit me until now.

Read this article also - pretty good stuff.

BMTH: Suicide Season remix track listing and album art.

2009-09-23T18:17:00.002-05:00

Bring Me The Horizon track listing and album artwork.

01 The Comedown (RobotSonics)
02 Chelsea Smile (KC Blitz)
03 It Was Written In Blood (L'Amour La Morgue)
04 Death Breath (Toxic Avenger)
05 Football Season Is Over (After The Night)
06 Sleep With One Eye Open (Tek One)
07 Diamonds Aren't Forever (I Haunt Wizards)
08 The Sadness Will Never End (Skrillex)
09 No Need For Introductions, I've Read About Girls Like You On The Back Of Toilet Doors (Ben Weinman, Dillinger Escape Plan)
10 Suicide Season (The Secret Handshake)
11 Football Season Is Over (Utah Saints)
12 Sleep With One Eye Open (Shawn Crahan, Slipknot)
13 Chelsea Smile (Travis McCoy, Gym Class Heroes)
14 Suicide Season (Outcry Collective)

Source

Why does it always seem to be, me looking at you, you looking at me...

2009-09-23T17:50:00.001-05:00

The saddest thing I have heard in a while - whether or not it's true...so f*cked up.

Muse talk new album.

Oink! Manson has swine flu. Oh, of course he does...he needs the press.

MTV Europe Music Awards nominees named.

I've spoken about illegal file sharing on here before so I was excited when I found out that Lily Allen is taking a shot at it head on. Go Lily!

Speaking of...more insanity from the music industry. What are they thinking? Really?

Iggy Pop as a Lego man. Awesome.

Twilight New Moon sountrack listing released.

Fiona Apple - I Walk A Little Faster

2009-09-17T17:02:00.002-05:00

If you didn't hear Extraordinary Machine, then you will probably think this sounds way off base for her. I think it's perfect. Not too hot and it's not too cold - it's juuuust right. It's set for a Cy Coleman tribute album.

Kat Von D's wig from Halloween Express

2009-09-17T16:56:00.004-05:00

Ok. It's probably not from Halloween Express because if it were, it would have looked the same but been a lot cheaper. It looks like shit. Aside from her hair though, she looks better than she usually does. Usually she looks like she smells like pee and bitch. Good for you Kat! She also looks like she's lost some weight, which since she insisted on wearing t-shirts the size of washcloths and pants so low I can see her ovaries, it was really necessary. And don't leave comments about, "She's so talented it doesn't matter how she looks. or It's what on the inside that counts." We all know that's not true, it's just something moms tell their middle school kids (me included) so they don't feel like shit because they're so ugly for three years of their life. I calls it likes I sees it.

ICYDK

AND, if it were even possible...this wig looks better than what she has going on under there. EEK.

Whits Stripes clip - Under Great White Northern Lights

2009-09-17T16:52:00.001-05:00

Awe...look at those bebeh cheeks

2009-09-17T16:41:00.003-05:00

I can't believe Bronx Mowgli is already this old. I don't know what age this old is, but it's older than I thought he was. He has hair and his neck can hold up his head. That old. Anyway, his parents look like they should be on the show that's on his fathers' shirt, but that's another story. Bronx is already well on his way to being more awesome than either of them because it's apparent with his Woody toy selection that he's got great taste. ;)

Source

Pete being Pete.

Kate Moss getting pissy at GQ awards.

2009-09-17T16:38:00.001-05:00

No, Kate Moss isn't usually a topic here and she isn't really today either. Lily Allen is in the video AND it's pretty funny.

"I don't know what you're looking for..."

2009-09-17T16:30:00.003-05:00

I'm changing Link it. It's boring me to death. Now, I'll post the first part of a lyric and if you feel so compelled - post the next part. Try not to Google it - it'll make it more fun.

More proof that Courtney Love is cuh-razy. Nymag.com

OMG It can't be true. Avril and Derrriyeczk are getting a divorce? Usmagazine

30 Seconds to Mars making album covers from your photos. Didn't someone else already do this?

Speaking of Jared Leto. I'm sorry, douchebag or not - he is so fine. Yes, said early 90's style.

Britney Spears covers Alanis Morissette

2009-09-09T17:08:00.002-05:00

Yeah, I know. I gasped myself but as much as I want to hate this, I can't because it's really not that bad. I mean, those pants are bad, the hair is bad and the jean jacket, well, we won't even talk about it, but the singing, not terrible. Though, I'm not fully convinced she isn't singing over a track during the chorus parts, call me a cynic.

Gwen Stefani at Fashion Week

2009-09-09T17:05:00.005-05:00

Damn. Girl needs a nap on the real. She looks TIRED. And not the rude, "You look like shit" 'tired." I mean, she needs a nap or something. Geez.

Other pics from a fairly lame slide show Yahoo did for Fashion Week.

Bring Me The Horison on the cover of RockSound

2009-09-09T17:04:00.000-05:00

OLI! OLI! OLI!

Paramore covers Kings of Leon, "Use Somebody"

2009-09-09T17:00:00.001-05:00

Link it like you mean it

2009-09-09T16:42:00.003-05:00

I was going to comment on this, but Ben took the words right out of my mouth. For shame people...for shame. NY Mag

I figured Lukas Rossi would be dead by now. Color me surprised. Billboard.com

Manson touring the UK. NME

Muse covering "America" for MTV VMA's. MTV

Black Rebel Motorcycle Club releasing DVD and new album. Yahoo

Listen to this. The end.

2009-09-02T19:09:00.001-05:00

Amazing

2009-09-02T19:05:00.002-05:00

Mark Knopfler and Emmylou Harris. Her voice is more incredible than anything I will ever do in my life. haha

Full VMA promo

2009-09-02T19:01:00.001-05:00

Featuring Cobra Starship, Leighton Meester, Ne-Yo, Katy Perry (having a Mommy Dearest moment with those rose bushes) and Taylor Swift.

MTV Shows

Link it like you mean it

2009-09-02T18:46:00.002-05:00

Rolling Stone Reviews Cobra Starships, Hot Mess.

Bring Me The Horizon to remix, Suicide Season in the UK - but you smart kiddoes out there should have no problem getting your hands on a copy here in the states.

Pictures of Fall Out Boy at Leeds Festival.

Pictures of Lostprophets at Leeds Festival.

I don't think Kurt Cobain is the 'god' everyone else considers him, so I actually think this is pretty funny. I'd bet is he were here - he'd probably think it were pretty funny also.

Patrick Stump is not a sex symbol.

2009-08-26T17:33:00.003-05:00

Tsk tsk tsk. Driving without a license...

You can't tell me that if he wasn't famous and you just met him in some random bar, you would want to have the sex with him. I simply won't believe it.

No wonder he always wears a hat. Nice comb-forward, champ.

Link it like you mean it

2009-08-26T17:26:00.002-05:00

Karen O's song for Where The Wild Things Are. How amazing does this trailer look?

Muse talk about new album. 30-second clips available for streaming.

30 Seconds to Mars talk title and progress of upcoming album.

Ellie Greenwich (you don't think you know who she is, but you've def heard songs she's written) passed away today.

Alanis Morissette talks role on Weeds and the book she's writing. She's f*cking hilarious, so hopefully it will have more humor than not.

New HIM album producer, Matt Squire on Twitter

2009-08-20T20:00:00.004-05:00

Giving HIM updates has pretty much complicated his Twitter which is good considering how long we've waited for anything. Can't wait to hear the beginnings of the new album!

Cute doggie picture on his profile also. Awwwe.

I have a sweet spot for little puglies!

Matt Squire on Twitter

Blender in print is no longer.

2009-08-20T19:27:00.003-05:00

I got this nice message on my new subscription to Maxim. I mean, it's the same, right? *eye roll*

Welcome to Maxim!

This note if to inform you that Blender has ceased publishing with the April 2009 issue. The balance of your paid subscription will be fulfilled with Maxim. If you are already a subscriber to Maxim, the balance of your Blender subscription will be added to your existing Maxim subscription.

I would bet my good eye that Spin is ceasing to be as well. My subscription ran out this month and I haven't gotten one single renewal request...

Coheed and Cambria - August 17, 2009 - Headliners, Louisville, KY

2009-08-20T18:34:00.003-05:00

Of course, the show wasn't as epic as Neverender but it was really good. Even in shitty Headliners they sounded good. Played fan favorites and not singles which was awesome. I mean, All The Killer - that's incredible live, especially since they're using the same mixes they used for Neverender. Really great. A couple notes about the show. The Church cover was beautiful, the Iron Maiden cover melted faces and Claudio impressed the crowd with some mic stand-guitar playing. Oh, and it was hot as balls while they were playing. I don't know how he did it with all that hair. Speaking of hair - Travis cut his again. Randomness all around, I know, but I also know you Coheed fans are picking up what I'm laying down. Word.

No World For Tomorrow
Gravemakers and Gunslingers
In Keeping Secrets of Silent Earth: 3
Ten Speed (Of God's Blood & Burial)
A Favor House Atlantic
The Velorium Camper III: Al The Killer
Under The Milkyway (Church cover)
Devil in Jersey City
Blood Red Summer
The End Complete/The Trooper (Iron Maiden cover)
Welcome Home

The Crowing
The Final Cut

*I'm pretty sure I got them all - if not, let me know and I'll correct it.

Pete as Gabe? Too much! No mas por favor.

2009-08-20T18:22:00.003-05:00

A tweet from Gabe that's really about Pete Wentz so cut me some slack on all the Cobra updates today.

Ding ding ding! Yup that's pete dressed as me. RT: @clarinesadira http://twitpic.com/el0tx this is @petewentz I repeat, THIS IS PETE WENTZ!

And no, I didn't need to highlight the other chica but I didn't want her to feel left out since I highlighted everyone else. Everyone around here is important - except for Mariah Carey.

Scenes from the studio

2009-08-20T18:21:00.003-05:00

Updates from My Chemical Romance on their yet to be titled upcoming album. Don't get too excited, their ain't a lot in these - but you'll get your fix.

Paramore - Ignorance

2009-08-20T18:17:00.001-05:00

Good video - good song. Her voice is f*cking incredible and so damn unique. <3

2009-08-20T18:02:00.003-05:00

Cobra Starship and Katy Perry have filmed their VMA promos - check out the 'making of' clips below. And by the way, Gabe Saporta and Katy Perry, again, are hilarious. Oh, also, I heard that Katy and what's his face are back together. Good for them. Ahhh, young kids in love. ;)

Self Magazine Review of Katy and Cobra at Hammerstein Ballroom in New York. Kind of an amateur type article really targeted at the Self Magazine type - but the clips from the show are watchable.

Link it like you mean it

2009-08-20T17:13:00.002-05:00

Just stop it.

Hot Mess single Good Girls Go Bad gets Cobra Starship top sales week of their career.

Flyleaf talk about their new album. Is anyone still listenting to them anyway?

Smashing Pumpkins name new drummer.

Flame me if you like, but I like some Third Eye Blind songs. NYMag reviewed the new album, some say it's snarky, some say it's not, but it did get UltraGrrrl in on the action, so apparently it conjured up something.

Liam Gallagher's 50 Funniest Quotes according to NME. Good shit.

Fall Out Boy just can't get this video release thing right.

2009-08-12T17:32:00.001-05:00

Jack White might be a genius

2009-08-12T17:29:00.003-05:00

Jack White got put on the spot to create a new song in 10 minutes for the documentary, "It Might Get Loud." Pretty cool and definitely shows how insanely talented he is particularly since it apparently took way less time than 10 minutes.

Movie Trailers - Movies Blog

Paramore on cover of Rock Sound

2009-08-12T17:28:00.000-05:00

Rock Sound

Link it like you mean it

2009-08-12T17:08:00.002-05:00

More talk about the new My Chemical Romance album from Mr. Way.

Other songs Muse's new single, Uprising, sounds like.

Stephan Jenkins talks new Third Eye Blind album and yes, he's right about the audience being filled with 15 year olds.

New Stripper radio station, 101.5 The Pole. Wow.

Lollapalooza pictures via Rolling Stone.

Claudio talks Kill Audio

2009-08-06T15:14:00.000-05:00

Mikey Serpico gives a rundown of Kerrang! Awards 2009

2009-08-06T12:12:00.004-05:00

Our good friend Mikey of Serpico (best pic ever) had the pleasure of attending the Kerrang! Awards and wrote a full recap which was posted on their MySpace. There's an exert posted below, but don't miss the full thing if only to see who he hit in the head with the stress ball from his goodie bag. Fun times.

Highlighted words link to their meaning on Urban Dictionary. haha

"One of the oddest characters of the evening was one Mr Oli Sykes. He just looked thoroughly glum all night - cheer up dude, it's a fucking party! Firstly he was being followed around all night by a burly body guard. Like a walk around right behind him all night, stand outside the bog while he's taking a shit, kinda bodyguard. Even Jared "White Gloves and Shades on Inside" Leto didn't have a bodyguard. It's the fucking Kerrang Awards - who was gonna go and molest him!? Very strange. The even weirder thing was when he got a shout out on stage from Limp Bizkit (Wes Borland said BMTH were his "favourite new band") he literally just looked totally blank. No thumbs up. No cheer. Not even a smile! If someone from any band had given Serpico a shout out from stage, no matter if I thought their band was the worst ever I'd at least go "cheers mate!" So yeah, generally an odd night for Oli Sykes."

Nominess for MTV Video Music Awards

2009-08-04T17:32:00.003-05:00

Some good - mostly predictable. I wouldn't have even put it on here if Cobra Starship weren't nominated. Good luck guys!

Video of the Year
Beyoncé, "Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)"
Lady Gaga, "Poker Face"
Eminem, "We Made You"
Kanye West, "Love Lockdown"
Britney Spears, "Womanizer"

Best New Artist
Lady Gaga, "Poker Face"
Drake, "Best I Ever Had"
3OH!3, "Don't Trust Me"
Kid Cudi, "Day 'N' Nite"
Asher Roth, "I Love College"

Best Male Video
Eminem, "We Made You"
Ne-Yo, "Miss Independent"
Kanye West, "Love Lockdown"
T.I. (featuring Rihanna), "Live Your Life"
Jay-Z, "D.O.A."

Best Female Video
Lady Gaga, "Poker Face"
Beyoncé, "Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)"
Katy Perry, "Hot N Cold"
Kelly Clarkson, "My Life Would Suck Without You"
Taylor Swift, "You Belong With Me"
Pink, "So What"

Best Hip-Hop Video
Eminem, "We Made You"
Flo Rida, "Right Round"
Kanye West, "Love Lockdown"
Asher Roth, "I Love College"
Jay-Z, "D.O.A."

Best Pop Video
Britney Spears, "Womanizer"
Beyoncé, "Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)"
Lady Gaga, "Poker Face"
Wisin y Yandel, "Abusadora"
Cobra Starship (featuring Leighton Meester), "Good Girls Go Bad"

Best Rock Video
Coldplay, "Viva la Vida"
Paramore, "Decode"
Kings of Leon, "Use Somebody"
Green Day, "21 Guns"
Fall Out Boy, "I Don't Care"

Breakthrough Video
Yeah Yeah Yeahs, "Heads Will Roll"
Matt and Kim, "Lessons Learned"
Passion Pit, "The Reeling"
Bat for Lashes, "Daniel"
Anjulie, "Boom"
Cold War Kids, "I've Seen Enough"
Death Cab for Cutie, "Grapevine Fires"
Gnarls Barkley, "Who's Gonna Save My Soul"
Chairlift, "Evident Utensil"
Major Lazer, "Hold the Line"

Best Video (That Should Have Won A Moonman)
David Lee Roth, "California Girls"
Foo Fighters, "Everlong"
U2, "Streets Have No Name"
George Michael, "Freedom"
OK Go, "Here It Goes Again"
Tom Petty, "Into the Great Wide Open"
Dr. Dre (featuring Snoop Dogg), "Nuthin' But a 'G' Thang"
Beastie Boys, "Sabotage"
Björk, "Human Behavior"
Radiohead, "Karma Police"

Best Choreography
Beyoncé, "Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)"
Kristinia DeBarge, "Goodbye"
Britney Spears, "Circus"
Ciara (featuring Justin Timberlake), "Love Sex Magic"
A. R. Rahman and Pussycat Dolls (featuring Nicole Scherzinger), "Jai Ho!"

Best Direction
Beyoncé, "Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)"
Lady Gaga, "Paparazzi"
Britney Spears, "Circus"
Cobra Starship (featuring Leighton Meester), "Good Girls Go Bad"
Green Day, "21 Guns"

Best Editing
Beyoncé, "Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)"
Lady Gaga, "Paparazzi"
Britney Spears, "Circus"
Miley Cyrus, "7 Things"
Coldplay, "Viva la Vida"

Best Special Effects
Gnarls Barkley, "Who's Gonna Save My Soul"
Lady Gaga, "Paparazzi"
Beyoncé, "Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)"
Eminem, "We Made You"
Kanye West (featuring Mr. Hudson), "Paranoid"

Best Cinematography
Beyoncé, "Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)"
Lady Gaga, "Paparazzi"
Britney Spears, "Circus"
Green Day, "21 Guns"
Coldplay, "Viva la Vida"

Art Direction
Beyonce "Single Ladies (Put A Ring On It)"
Lady Gaga, "Paparazzi"
Britney Spears, "Circus"
Gnarls Barkley, "Who's Gonna Save My Soul"
Coldplay, "Viva la Vida"

Cobra Starship streams new album

2009-08-04T17:27:00.002-05:00

Via MTV The Leak on Rhapsody.

Check it out here.

As of this moment, I am only through 'You're Not In On the Joke.' Mostly winners but that first song made me want to injure myself. Terrible.

MCR talk new album

2009-08-04T17:23:00.003-05:00

Gerard talked to Rolling Stone about the new album, including a new song he says will be the best song they're written:

"It's a completely different sound for the band - it's like an anti-party song that you can party to,"

"I can't wait for people to hear it. It brings back, lyrically, some of that wonderful fiction from the first album. I think we wrote our Born To Run, and I'm so amped about that."

"To me, it's the greatest song we've ever written - it's my favourite MCR song,"

And you all know, Gerard would never lie. ;)

Here

Kerrang! 2009 Award Winners

2009-08-04T17:05:00.002-05:00

BEST BRITISH NEWCOMER:
In Case Of FirePresented by Relentless Energy Drink

BEST INTERNATIONAL NEWCOMER:
The Gaslight AnthemPresented by Criminal Damage

BEST SINGLE:
The Prodigy - OmenPresented by Red Stripe

BEST VIDEO:
Mastodon - OblivionPresented by Rival Colour

CLASSIC SONGWRITER:
Linkin Park

SPIRIT OF INDEPENDENCE:
The Wildhearts

ICON:
Alice In ChainsPresented by Orange Amplification

BEST ALBUM:
Metallica - Death MagneticPresented by My Rock City.com

BEST LIVE BAND:
SlipknotPresented by Marshall Amplification

INSPIRATION:
Machine Head

HALL OF FAME: Limp Bizkit
Presented by: Russian Standard Vodka

BEST BRITISH BAND:
Bullet For My ValentinePresented by Roadrunner Records

BEST INTERNATIONAL BAND:
SlipknotPresented by Guitar Hero

Ew. Limp Bizkit gets and Hall of Fame? Gross.

They've also put out their Best of 09 album. What do you guys think of what made it? HERE