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04/09/2008 signing crystal ballroom portland or
04/09/2008 gerard way signing portland or
nilina campbell for localcut.com posted on mychemicalfreak.com
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03/28/2008 tempe music festival tempe beach park tembe az
“Article By Christina Fuoco-Karasinski
Normally a preppy college town baked in desert heat, Tempe, Arizona was bathed in darkness Friday night thanks to the black-clad denizens who descended upon Tempe Beach Park for My Chemical Romance’s tour kickoff. The band eschewed their black-and-white Black Parade uniforms for casual street clothing and tore through a ninety-minute set that focused primarily on 2006’s The Black Parade. However, the New Jersey-based band, playing as part of the two-day Circle K Tempe Music Festival, went back to their 2004 breathrough album Three Cheers for Sweet Revenge for its opening and closing numbers: impassioned versions of breakout hits “I’m Not Okay (I Promise)” and “Helena,” respectively.
Frontman Gerard Way gains a little more confidence with each passing tour, and for this show he channeled the spirit of Mick Jagger: shimmying across the stage, stopping to wiggle his hips on a catwalk that projected into the mosh pit. During “This Is How I Disappear,” his bassist brother Mikey Way (wearing a fantastic T-shirt that announced, “Mikey Fuckin Way”) violently shook his head as Gerard encouraged the audience to raise their right hands.
“Thanks for coming out to the fucking rock show,” Gerard said while introducing “Dead!” “Are you all ready to die?” Luckily, nobody bit the dust before the band closed the show in mid-tour form. The group that began in garages in New Jersey has graduated to one of the top arena acts in the country, and its members wear it awfully well. The kids, as they say, are all right.”
photos mark peterman for rollingstone.com“
03/28/2008 tempe music festival tempe beach park tempe az
source: rolling stone
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05/07/2008 electric factory philadelphia pa
05/07/2008 electric factory philadelphia pa photos by ryan kruger
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t.rex style ray toro shirt
2008 tour merch from mychemicalfreak.com
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04/27/2008 stage banner from edgefest pizza hut park park frisco tx
stage banner from 04/27/2008 edgefest pizza hut park frisco tx
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04/06/2008 bamboozle festival verizon wireless
04/06/2008 bamboozle festival verizon wireless amphitheater irvine ca
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2008 gerard way lecture at sva
gerard way lecture at sva 2008
“I was there too yesterday, with my friend. We were the two Russian girls that raised our hands.
I thought the Detroit thing was really funny. We were laughing about that a lot later.I asked the question about meeting one person in history. I remember he scrunched up his face in that trademark way of his for that one. Haha. And the answer was just, so cute.
My friend asked the question about what his favorite font is. He got really excited about that one. The first time he’s been asked that!
He mentioned Trajan and Futura Bold as his favorite fonts. Everyone was like, please don’t say “Comic Sans”. Lol. He said something about a Fiesta font too. And Serif and Sans serif. (Forget which one he said he liked)And Alex Toth-that was the artist he mentioned as his biggest inspiration. “I will always be chasing that…”
I forget though, what was that Comic book that he mentioned as “changing his life”. It was issues 00 and 01 that he specified.
Omgosh, and X-Men! He bought the issue with Wolverine Crucified on the cover. And he was saying how, being Catholic, his parents weren’t going to like that. Lol.
Oh, and my favorite quote from the evening was, (It just really spoke to me, I guess, because I hope to go to SVA next year. I recently got accepted! )
“You have to live, breathe, eat, shit art” or at least, it was something along those lines.
From a girl called “softspirit” on INO.net
Pictures are not mine, if they are yours let me know.
I will gladly credit them to you.”originally from i’mnotokay.net cross posted on mychemicalfreak.com 2008
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03/28/2008 tempe music festival tempe beach park tempe fl
03/28/2008 tempe music festival tempe beach park tempe az from mychemicalfreak.com
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05/09/2008 fan meeting madison square garden nj
05/07/2008 electric factory philadelphia pa
from mychemicalfreak.com photos from meghan and additional from from eleanorsdream photobucket – saved on pretty-paulies lj
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03/28/2008 tempe music festival tempe beach park tempe az
03/28/2008 tempe music festival tempe beach park tempe az photos and article from azcentral.com saved on mychemicalfreak.com 2008
“azcentral.com has a new article about MCR’s Performance at the Tempe Music Festival…
By Kellie Hwang
The last time I saw My Chemical Romance perform was in 2005, at a secret show in an underground venue in London.There were only 200 people and the band put on a stellar show, but it got so intense that three kids were sent to the hospital mid-concert.
The fans at the My Chem show on Friday night at Tempe Beach Park were just as energetic but not nearly as brutal, and the band again, did not disappoint.
My Chemical Romance’s success has skyrocketed since its formation in 2001, and the release of 2006’s The Black Parade put the band on a whole new level. The rock quintet has been touring nonstop ever since, becoming pros at live concerts.
Way stepped out to hundreds of screaming girls on the beautiful spring night, his jet black hair perfectly mussed up. He might be one of the few people that can pull off a denim jacket, denim vest and denim skinny jeans together.
My Chem tore into a blazing performance of I’m Not Okay, Way immediately dominating the crowd’s attention with his wailing vocals and charismatic stage presence.
The energy didn’t quit, and the band immediately threw out This Is How I Disappear. Guitarist Ray Toro scorched in his corner throughout the show, looking like a mix of Slash and Claudio Sanchez with his blanket of curly hair.
Way’s effeminate yet powerful gestures were a highlight, and his theatrical side came out during Mama when he slumped over his mic and started to pseudo cry.
One thing that always makes a My Chem show so successful is Way’s ability to have a routine in mind but appear completely spontaneous.
During Welcome To The Black Parade, Way shamelessly requested the crowd to sing and the thousands of fans happily obliged. Way’s voice sounded strained and forced him to lower an octave and share the mic.
Way quickly recovered with Kill All Your Friends, a track that didn’t make the cut on The Black Parade, and sent the crowd into a frenzy. Another memorable track was Teenagers and the band was joined by a bandana-wearing crew member who played the harmonica. Way closed the show with an emotional solo performance of Cancer. Standing beneath a deep red light, his voice quivered through the lyrics, and aside from the occasional scream, the audience was silent.
Puddle of Mudd’s performance before My Chem was mediocre. The sound quality was great, and the band powered through each track straying little from the album versions. Which is a good and a bad thing.
There wasn’t much spark or movement from the band members, and singer Wes Scantlin stayed planted in front of the mic strumming his guitar and showing off his pearly whites for the majority of the set.
His corny jokes didn’t help the performance, and his frequent attempts to be Kurt Cobain were distracting. But She Hates Me and Psycho got the audience reciting the lyrics and were delivered with an energy that lacked otherwise.
Unplanned, My Chem came out quickly after its last song for an encore number before the midnight curfew. Ending with the very appropriate song, Helena, the band said so long and goodnight to the very blissful crowd.
Photos and article from azcentral.com”
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notable rays from beachsidebingo on livejournal 07/16/2008 unorganized
notable rays from beachsidebingo on livejournal 07/16/2008 unorganized
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01/20/2008 hcmc stadium ho chi minh city vietnam
01/20/2008 meet and greet hcmc stadium ho chi minh city vietnam
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08/2008 kawanku indonesian magazine
“mikey way
“me and gerard, we’re the best friends in the world”
Once again, we meet Mikey Way. But this time this guy talks soooooo much. Hi hi hi! Never thought Mikey could be this chatty!
Long coat and black jeans, that’s the outfit worn by Mikey Way when he met W at the Malia Hotel, Thursday afternoon, January 31, 2008. Wow, he looked really neat. But when watching MCR’s concert a few hours later, it turned out that Mikey was also wearing the same costume, he he he. It’s very clear that his long coat and all-black jeans are not just a style but an important part of his identity.
Anyway… Mikey looked relaxed as he shook hands with W. As a small talk, W of course asked him what he thought about Jakarta. He answered honestly. “So far, great. But I haven’t been here long. Only 12 hours, only half a day. So, you know.”He said as he took a large white plastic cup of coffee from the table in front of him. His hands looked a little shaky.
Gosh, Mikey, the conversation has become so serious, huh, he he he. W reminds me that the name My Chemical Romance was taken from one of the books Mikey read when he was still working at Barnes & Noble bookstore, namely Ecstasy: Three Tales of Chemical Romance by Irvine Welsh. mentioned by Mikey, here. Wow, it seems so funny to imagine Mikey being a bookworm, huh? Apart from Gerard being the vocalist and frontman of My Chem, he is still Mikey’s ‘big brother’. So, let’s just start asking about Gerard, shall we?
Mmm, maybe we can start with a question that’s not too direct, huh…
What’s the most annoying thing about Gerard?
“Him? There’s nothing bad about him. Even if there’s something annoying, it makes me love him even more. Ha ha. Even if there’s something bad about him, it’s endearing. Gera is a very talented and admirable individual.”
What is the annoying side of you in Gerard’s eyes?
“Me? Well, I don’t know. Ha ha. Maybe you guys better ask Gerard directly, haha ha.”
Have you two ever fought?
“We have. It’s natural. But not too often. In a few years maybe.”
Can you tell us a little bit about how you and Gerard are actually brothers? what kind?
“We’re the best friends in the world. We always hang out together. We always talk. Especially when we’re on tour, we always share a room in a hotel. only once we fought, ha ha ha. We barely fight.”
Do you still have time to read a book?
“Yes, I still am. Right now I’m reading Needful Things by Stephen King. This is actually my second time reading it, he he he.”
Wow, you really like horror stories, huh?
“Ha ha ha, yes. I like horror novels and also horror movies. Stephen King is a great horror writer. Many of his books are horror themed. I really like Stephen King.”
From early on, it seemed like Gerard did most of the talking.
“I only talk when necessary. Not only me, Frank, Bob and Ray have also. But more often than not we have to take care of our own musical instruments, so we leave that responsibility to Gerard, he he he.”
Totally agree, Mikey Unfortunately, Gerard isn’t there, hu hu hu!
On stage, Gerard is the same. Have you ever joined in the conversation with the audience?
“Well, yes sure. I have.”
Anyway, really happy to chat with you. Lately, MCR has been using piano players a lot at concerts, huh?
“We do everything like other big bands do.”
Are there plans to make James Dewees a permanent member of MCR?
Oh, James. He’s already become My Chem family member since ama. Even though he is not a member of MCR, he is our friend. We have also known him for a long time. Besides, we like the sound of our concert piano. So, we keep using it.
Why, the hell, is the sound of the piano so important to MCR?
“Piano is the basis for all music. Since we know a cool piano player like James Dewees, we might as well include him in the line-up. Unfortunately, James is currently at sound check, so he can’t be here.”
My Chem, that’s how Mikey shortens the name My Chemical Romance. Frankly, W also knows nothing, he he he. When asked when My Chem (yikes, I’m following Mikey) will release a new album, Mikey said it would be around early or mid 2009. Wow, that’s still quite a long time away, huh. When W asked about My Chem’s three previous albums, this guy remained enthusiastic, cas cis cus.(?)
Tell us about the metamorphosis from the first to the third album…
“Sure sure”
Album: Bullets
“We were still very young. We were in our early 20s and we had only been in the band for about 10 months. Every song that was created at that time was indeed in accordance with our condition at that time. If you listen to it, you will definitely feel the nuances of My Chem now. The songs on the first album are like ‘the younger brother of The Black Parade,
Is the creative process different?
“Let’s see… The first album, / was really green, he he he. Gerard was also very young. We felt more spontaneous. The second album, Three Cheers… was more mature, more aggressive. The longer it went on, the clearer it became in The Black Parade. The difference was probably with the presence of Bob on drums. He is one of the phenomenal drummers. Many people say so. Because of Bob, The Black Parade seemed touching on many musical genres.”
What if someone says that The Black Parade sounds smoother than previous albums?
“Technically, yes. The first album was made in the basement. The sound was rough. But eventually we had a bigger studio and had more time to prepare the material.”
adhika annisa, marti photo: yudha
08/2008 kawanku (indonesia) from mcrhollywood
english translation done by google translate
