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1. My Chemical Romance at iTunes Festival On July 9, My Chemical Romance appeared at London's Roundhouse as a part of the 31-day-spanning iTunes Festival . The performance streamed in full through iTunes and is still available to watch there, but -- luckily for us -- MCR fans are pros at streamripping by now, so you can watch it through the hour-and-a-half video embedded above. I know almost two hours sounds like an intimidating amount of time to dedicate to watching a concert online, but My Chem's iTunes Fest performance is one of the best I have seen from them in years. Vocalist Gerard Way, toward the middle of their set, had proclaimed it a magical night. And it truly was. 2. VH1's Do Something Awards VH1 and DoSomething.Org are honoring artists and other personalities who have donated their time and resources to helping others in the 2011 Do Something Awards Winners will be announced on August 18 at 9 p.m. EST on VH1. MCR fans : "#SINGItForJa...

Against Me! White Crosses Sire June 8, 2010 My Rating: 8/10 TRACKLISTING 1. White Crosses 2. I Was a Teenage Anarchist 3. Because of the Shame 4. Suffocation 5. We're Breaking UP 6. High Pressure Low 7. Ache With Me 8. Spanish Moss 9. Rapid Decompression 10. Bamboo Bones "White Crosses" is a decent release carried by its lyrics but without many surprises. Read my full review for ACRN.com XoXo c.

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I am so sorry to have posted so little during my summer break. This whole “living with dial-up” problem is getting pretty brutal. But, let us forget about the slowness of my blog as-of-late, we have some serious issues to discuss. An epidemic of sorts seems to be spreading through the land of bands lately: it’s the strange virus of members’ quitting and dismissals. Bands including Against Me!, Senses Fail, and the Matches have fallen victim to this virus, and all during these spring and summer months! Is it the summer heat messing with their heads? Here are a few cases of this rapidly-spreading disease: Chiodos announced in mid-May that they were parting ways with their drummer, Derrick Frost. The band are currently on Warped Tour with a replacement drummer. Chiodos’ fellow 2009 Warped Tourmates, Senses Fail, announced that after Warped tour their guitarist, Heath would be leaving the band. Two bands that I had recently seen live have replaced a part of their live show that I witn...