Bangdrumbang's Journals

Paramore to come to New zealand. Officially.

:) I'v been waiting for this to happen for years. So exited. Theyre coming in march 2010. More details on the exact date are to be confirmed soon. Not only am I stoked for Paramore, but New moon too. Booked my tickets & collected them the other day. Me & my friend Bec are gonna go see it on friday next week. New moon chaos is everywhere, I love it! Very highly anticipated film.

Gerard Way speaks.

Gerard Way speaks!

My Chemical Romance frontman Gerard Way has told MTV that the New Jersey emo heroes plan to get aggressive on their upcoming new studio album.

''The one thing is we've never really captured that 'live' feeling,'' says the frotnman. ''We've gone for sometimes more polish. We've obviously emulated bands like Queen in trying to get that classic, late-'70s glam sound, and we've gone for that at times, especially on the last record. But then, when we're playing this stuff live, it's ultimately going to get more aggressive, so I think it'd be interesting to hear what the band sounds like recorded at least somewhat in those parameters of a live set.''

In related news, guitarist Frank Iero has told Kerrang! that MCR hope to get into the studio to release the follow-up to 2006's The Black Parade as soon as possible.

"We got together in October to finish up a song for the soundtrack to the film Watchmen. That happened in New York, where we mixed and mastered the song. All we want to do now is to get together and write again. Really, right now, it's a waiting game to see whether Bob [Bryar, drummer who has suffered ongoing wrist injuries] is 100 per cent."

For the full interview, be sure to pick up a copy of this week's Kerrang! magazine.

Another message from Bob.

ANOTHER MESSAGE FROM BOB

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update...
in my little thing i wrote yesterday i included gerards address. when we write something to post we then send it to our friend jeff. jeff knows all the computer mumbo jumbo and passwords and stuff. jeff then puts it online. just so you know jeff changed gerards address to something else before he posted. he refused to give out gerard's address. i will find a way to get you his address. maybe if you beat me in halo. btw... dixie was a robot for halloween.

A message from Bob :D

MESSAGE FROM BOB

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hi! its bob

it's been a long time since since we have talked. i just wanted to say hi and fill people in on what has been happening with us. as a whole we are all getting ready to get rolling again. we really needed this break but enough is enough already. i cant wait to see the refreshed and excited MCR again. no more falling asleep at 5pm, no more drinking 20 red bulls, just good times coming up.

i will start with myself. my weird zoro scar on my wrist is going down finally. i have been doing physical therapy every few days now which is helping out a ton. i have to sit and lift tiny weights over and over again until i cant anymore, then i play with putty, then i stack cups, sometimes i squeeze plastic, play with rice, etc. It kinda feels like when i was in kindergarten day care except it hurts. my favorite part is hearing the stories of the other patients. one lady fell down her stairs because she tripped on her cat and broke her shoulder. i try not to laugh but i cant help it. i was actually sitting with a player from the bears last week too. that guy was about 20 feet tall and as big as a house. i didn't look him in the eye. i think i have a couple months before i am back to playing again. i am always going to have pain in my hand so i will be changing my playing a bit. i have to rearrange my drums and i will need to play waaay lighter. dont call me a p@$^y when you see me.

Other then that i am just hanging out. i got another dog! i now have two black german shepherds. they rule. they are my buddies. i am going to bring them everywhere with me. toro got a new puppy too. frank has 19 dogs now. i shot up up my garage with a pistol and the cops came. that was fun..... i also have been playing halo again. halo and legos is actually part of therapy for me. i just hit level 35 which is awesome for me. i would love to challenge anybody to a duel. my xbox name is dixiediarrhea (long story, my dogs name is dixie, she had diarrhea). if anyone knows souljaboy personally please let him know i challenge him. that guy seems like an awesome dude and i want to play against him. he says he can beat anyone. dixiediarrhea says differently. i will bet 2 dollars that i whoop him.

anyway, i see that im rambling. im tired. i was going to fill you in on everyone else but i dont want to anymore. hahaha. which actually brings me to a point. we are soon going to launch a new website. its going to be very simple and to the point. one of the new features will be us typing in on our phones straight to the site so everyone can tell you themselves what they are up to. now that we are coming out of MCR hibernation we want to keep everyone informed and to maybe have some fun. blogathon 5000. i will type in all the juicy details like perez hilton.

ok. im going to bed. me and my friend, the sanch, and dixie are about to drive from chicago to los angeles to hang with gerard and friends. come hang out.
gerardâ�™s address is 2800 E Observatory Rd Los Angeles, CA 90027. see you there. bring fun.

see everyone soon or on halo
bcbryar
dixiediarrhea

They are finally coming.

I found out the Raddest news ever..

Jonas brothers and The academy is.. are coming to new zealand!!

2 of some of my favorite bands coming :D Im so ecstatic over it haha. Iv seen Tai live before - fucking epic. Wouldnt miss this for the world ever..if you havnt got their new albums yet then GO!

Lately iv been really busy. Friend problems, school stuff, spending time with friends i havnt seen in ages, sorting out family stuff etc. I now live with my mum : / Moved there around a week and half ago. Getting used to it gradually..i miss my dads place. Long story as to why i went to my mums. I done something very naughty lets just leave it at that haha. Below is me and my dog sassy. Hah shes kissing me..i love her mucchhly.

Bored in the bathroom during the holys a while ago..

Haha. I just felt the need to put this pic here..his hair is insane!! I love it.

dont you?

and how mint is it that Tokio hotel and the jonas brothers met!

Photos much? Hehe. Its halloween soon! And franks bday heh. What are you guys going as for halloween? I still dunno what im gonna be dammit..

Mikey Way is having his own comic..To be released for Halloween :]

Mikey Way comic to be released for Halloween

As previously reported on Kerrang! Dot Com, My Chemical Romance bassist Mikey Way is following in his big brother Gerard's footsteps by penning his own comic book.

The first fruits of which - an eight-page story - will be released in an upcoming DC Comics Halloween special.

Internet rumours have hinted that it might appear in one of the Batman comics, although official sources are yet to confirm this.

Gerard's update that he posted on myspace :)

UPDATE FROM GERARD

Hey guys,

Gerard here... I'm hanging out with Mikey in New Jersey, relaxing, drinking coffee, talking comics, and getting ready to take a drive down south tomorrow. I don't know what states I'm passing through but I know where I'm heading. Don't worry I've got a the Clockwork Orange audiobook, a Dr. Pepper air-freshener, and a GPS so I don't get lost. We figured b now everyone that's a fan of the band might be wondering what we're up to, what we're planning, so I thought I'd write this letter and fill you all in.

We're living, decompressing- The Black Parade took over two years to tour and six months to make so that's a lot of existing in a fictional world, and we're just extremely happy to live in a real one for a while. One thing I can let you know is that we're excited. Genuinely more excited then we have ever been to be in this band, make some new music. Genuinely more excited then we have ever been in this band, make some new music. And we have ALL been writing new material in our own separate worlds... I started a week after I got home, buying a good rig, an old Jag, and a bunch of pedals- just searching for the next sound.

Bob is recovering well from his recent wrist surgery- exceedingly well considering how risky the procedure can be. We're all really happy that when he picks up the sticks again he won't be in the intense pain he was in during the last year of touring. It's going to take him a while to rehabilitate but know him, he will most likely be playing the drums before the doctor says it's a good idea. He just loves playing, we all do. Franks on the road with Leathermouth and Reggie and The Full Effect so you should go see them and get spit on. I know Leathermouth doesn't have a record out yet, but Frank gave it to me in Mexico and I can easily say it's my favorite post-hardcore record of the year, so I know you will at least enjoy the songs if you don't know the words.

One of the best parts of the last five months was getting to see Ray get married and all of us be a part of the wedding. It was beautiful. I'm not sure where the happy couple is right now but I am sure wherever they are, they are really enjoying it. I have never seen him happier in my life. So we made plans to get together soon and make some demos, see where our heads are at, take it slow. If explosions happen in our heads right away who knows how soon we could have a record out, we aren't in any rush but we get just as anxious as you to find out what the next "thing is going to be.

So that about wraps it up... I'm glad I could stop by for a chat, I think I will do it more often. I'm writing more comics, writing more music, and missing my wife right now. Oh, and I heard a rumor that I died in a car accident.
I didn't.
xo.
g

MCR: ''People need to miss us''

MCR: "People need to miss us"

Okay, calm down My Chemical Romance fans! The word on the street is that MRC are not splitting up and they will record a follow-up to their Top 10, 2006 album, The Black Parade.

It's just not gonna be any time soon though...

"We can't make any more music unless we live," frotnman Gerard Way told MTV in a recent interview. "When we get a chance, we're going to get together and do some demos and start rolling. But we're going to take it slow. I feel like we needed to be away for a while. People need to kind of miss us because there was a point in the last two-and-a-half years where you could have seen us at least once a month if you wanted."

The singer, who tied the knot with Mindless Self Indulgence bassist Lyn-Z last September, is taking time off to enjoy married life as well as working on the follow-up to his award winning comic book, The Umbrella Academy, and he is also busy penning another "top secret" comic for DC Comics. His brother and MCR bassist Mikey Way is also working on a comic book, guitarist Frank Iero is taking time off to have some fun with his side-project Leathermouth, Ray Toro is busy preparing to wed his long time girlfriend Christa as well as gigging with his Wezer cover band and drummer Bob Bryar is enjoying some quality time with his family in his native Chicago.

However, album number four is not far from the band's thoughts.

"I'm already starting to get the ideas and the aesthetics and everything [for the record]," continued Way.

When asked how it'll compare to their previous efforts, he replied: "It's [going to be] very different from The Black Parade."

So, how different is different?

"It's hard to say at this point, but musically, how Black Parade tapped into the glam, classic rock of Queen and Ziggy Stardust, this taps into something different - not punk, but maybe in its proto sense. The aesthetic - it is extremely different, and it is more stripped-down too."

"It will be more direct, more about life, and have more social commentary in there," Gerard continues. "That's where it's kind of heading now. It won't be a 'boohoo' record about 'Oh, we got famous,' but a commentary on how the world is now."

As previously reported on Kerrang! dot com, MCR will contribute a cover of Bob Dylan's Desolation Row for an upcoming film adaptation of Alan Moore's graphic novel, Watchmen, which is due out in 2009.

Paramore start work on album number three :)

Paramore start work on album number three

K! faves Paramore have begun work writing material for the as-yet-untitled follow-up to 2007's Riot!.

Speaking to US magazine Billboard, guitarist Josh Farro said the new material is taking a more mellow direction, and they hope to have it finished for a mid 2009 release.

"The first record [2005's All We Know Is Falling) and Riot! seemed to stay at the same level," said Farro. "But now we've got some really, really mellow songs that you'd never expect to hear out of our band.

"But then we've got even heavier songs than we've ever had," he continued. "It's gonna be a little different."

Mcr, AFI, Fob, 30stm and 65daysofstatic team up.

My Chemical Romance, AFI, Fall Out Boy, 30 Seconds To Mars and 65daysofstatic have all teamed up to remix tracks by The Cure in aid of the International Red Cross.

The Hypnagogic States EP will be rleased on September 13 and will feature the following tracklisting:

01, The Only One (remixed by Jared Leto from 30 Seconds To Mars)
02, Freakshow (remixed by Jade Puget from AFI)
03, Sleep When I'm Dead (remixed by Gerard Way from My Chemical Romance)
04, The Perfect Boy (remixed by Pete Wentz and Patrick Stump from Fall Out Boy)
05, Exploding Head Syndrome' (a mix of all four tracks by 65 Days Of Static)

The Cure's as yet untitled 13th studio album will be released on October 13.