Notes on an End: My Chemical Romance, 2001-2013
Last Friday night I awoke from an extended fever-induced nap to discover My Chemical Romance had dissolved. My reactions were, in order: what. WHAT. Hold on, let’s check their blog . . . Well, shit. I guess this is really happening. Then I sat here for a while, toggling between various feeds on my … Read more
Frank Iero: Be My Baby
Yes, the classic one, written by Phil Spector, Jeff Barry, and Ellie Greenwich and made famous by the Ronettes. But I promise you’ve never heard it quite like this, i.e. as if the person singing it – Frank Iero, of My Chemical Romance and LeATHERM0UTH – might be having both heart and throat destroyed. It … Read more
My Chemical Romance: Conventional Weapons (to date)
The lost album is lost no more. Conventional Weapons is composed of the 10 songs My Chemical Romance made – and shelved – in the space between The Black Parade and Danger Days. I titled this post “Conventional Weapons (to date)” because they’re eschewing a traditional album release and instead putting the songs two at … Read more
Happy 2nd Birthday, NTSIB
Technically my second anniversary of starting to write here is a couple of months from now, but I’m chiming in to say: Happy Birthday, little blog! And also congratulations, Jessica H.! I hope you didn’t get too squashed in that Panic! pit – I totally read your story and nodded in rueful recognition, because, well, … Read more
July Video Challenge: Na Na Na, My Chemical Romance
This is My Chemical Romance, broadcasting from a post-apocalyptic California, in 2019. There’s lots of geeky details, fancy driving and things blowing up in a very satisfying manner. Every time this one comes up on shuffle I almost wish I had a car just so I could plug my iPod into the speakers and crank … Read more
Rock ‘n’ Roll Photog: My Chemical Romance
Yeah, you read that right. I’ll just say this is completely Jennifer’s thing and leave it at that. The first time I saw My Chemical Romance was at Madison Square Garden, for the last show of their last tour. It was the first time I had ever been on the floor for a stadium show, … Read more
Rock ‘n’ Roll Photog: A Few of My Favorite Things: Nerds and Novelty Songs
This is Jonathan Coulton performing at the High Line this past April. He is the uncrowned king of the nerdy novelty song. My iTunes informs me that his genre is “Unclassifiable” which I think is an unusual misspelling of “Awesome.” My personal favorites are Code Monkey, a love song for J. Alfred Programmer; Skullcrusher Mountain, … Read more