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Here are the Skin Off Our Bones updates from December 2006 through to December 2007. Newer updates can be found on our main website. Please note that not all the links and images will work.

Mr Bob Bryar turns 28 today! We all wish him a very happy birthday
Posted on 31 Dec 2007 by Lauren

Happy christmas to everyone who celebrates it, and happy holidays to everyone else 

I've added 11 avatars to the media section. Heres some previews:
Posted on 25 Dec 2007 by Lauren

For the replaning of the dates for their tour on February in US, Colombia has remained without a date for the accomplishment of My Chemical Romance's concert.

Both the agency, and the group are deeply sorry and they support the firm conviction of being able to present their show in our country in some moment. For the present, the concert programmed for February 12, 2008 in Bogota is cancelled.

We offer excuses to the press, to the fans of the band, to our friends who always support us, and we report to the people who bought their tickets, that they can go at any time to the sell places of Mister Ticket to reclaim your money.

We expect to be able to offer new news soon. 

Source

MCR have designed a shirt for Fashion Against AIDS. Heres what it looks like. The shirt will be sold in H+M stores. source.

Here's an interview with Gerard were he talks about romance,  fans and what films make him cry.
Posted on 23 Dec 2007 by Lauren

Issue four of The Umbrella Academy came out yesterday. UK people can get it at Forbidden Planet, O.K Comics or Traveling Man.
Posted on 20 Dec 2007 by Lauren

MCR AOL SESSIONS EP ON ITUNES

Last year, My Chemical Romance performed a few songs for AOL Sessions, and now iTunes is offering the videos from the show for sale. Click here to get "Welcome To The Black Parade," "Famous Last Words," "I Don't Love You" and "Cancer" live. And stay tuned for more tracks to be added soon. Click here to pick up a copy.

ENTER TO WIN A LIMITED EDITION MCR PHOTOBOOK

Click here to enter to win a very limited edition My Chemical Romance Photo Book from Buzznet. Happy holidays, yo.

Posted on 19 Dec 2007 by Lauren

I just want to say sorry for how little attention this place is getting lately. Due to various real life commitments, ill-ness and my exams I have little time to update, though hopefully I'll have more time in the holidays.

Here are the results of the Kerrang! Readers Poll. I've only typed up the ones MCR won an award in. And way to go Toro, getting forth sexist male! Gerard came first in sexist female but was disqualified.

Kerrang! Readers Poll results...
Best Thing About 2007:
1. Download Festival
2. My Chemical Romance - Black Parade Tour
3. The Black Crusade Tour
4. Dir en grey finally coming back to the UK
5. Mega Lolz!!! - Lostprophets shirt

Best Band:
1. My Chemical Romance
2. Bring Me The Horizon
3. 30 Seconds to Mars
4. Linkin Park
5. Fall Out Boy

Worst Band:
1. My Chemical Romance
2. Lostprophets
3. 30 Seconds To Mars
4. HIM
5. Fall Out Boy

Sexiest Male
1. Ville Valo
2. Ian Watkins
3. Jared Leto
4. Ray Toro
5. Frank Iero

Best Video:
1. 30 Seconds To Mars - The Kill
2. My Chemical Romance - I Don't Love You
3. Fall Out Boy - This Ain't A Scene...
4. Foo Fighters - The Pretender
5. Paramore - Misery Business

Best Single
1. 30 Seconds To Mars - The Kill
2. My Chemical Romance - Teenagers
3. Foo Fighters - The Pretender
4. Paramore - Crushcrushcrush
5. Enter Shikari - Anything can happen in the next half hour

Villian of The Year
1. Jared Leto
2. Pete Wentz
3.Gerard Way
4. Marylin Manson
5. Ian Watkins

Hero of The Year
1. Ville Valo
2. Rob Flynn
3. Jared Leto
4. Ian Watkins
5. Gerard Way

Best Live Band:
1. Muse
2. My Chemical Romance
3. Machine Head
4. Lostprophets
5. Foo Fighters

Best Book:
1.Harry Potter
2.The Umbrella Academy by Gerard Way
3. Eclipse by Stephanie Mayer
4. Nineteen Minutes
5. The Heroin Diaries

And why not try having a veggie x-mas this year?
Posted on 14 Dec 2007 by Lauren

Ray talks about toilet roll, Australia and being engaged.
Posted on 10 Dec 2007 by Lauren

You better have been saving up your money, cause this post brings news from both the Skeleton Crew and My Chem online stores.

You can pre-order some new Skeleton Crew merch here. Here's what the guys posted on the S//C myspace:

S//C has 5 NEW CLOTHING DESIGNS

Circus Girls Shirt
Medusa Baby Doll Tunic
Heart & Anchors Bandana
Circus Zip Hoodie (American Apparel)
Lungs Zip Jogger Jacket (American Apparel)

As you know Skeleton Crew clothing goes quick! Get yours now before they are gone!

Each order will receive a FREE Skeleton Crew Sampler CD featuring Costa, Leathermouth, Hot Like a Robot, The Mean Reds and Keith Buckley! WHILE SUPPLIES LAST!!

Don't forget the other items still available in the S//C store!

*PLEASE NOTE: This item is NOT guaranteed by Christmas. They are tentatively scheduled to begin shipping on December 17th but given the tight production schedule we cannot promise them in hand by Christmas. Thank you.

*PLEASE NOTE: Any items purchased with your pre-order will ship at the same time as the pre-ordered items. If you place multiple pre-orders in one order they will ship together, on the date of the latest shipping pre-order. The designs shown are mock ups, and final designs may vary slightly in size, placement, and/or color.
xoxo
s//c

MCR posted this on their MySpace:

SPECIAL HOLIDAY OFFER IN THE MCR ONLINE STORE!

Hey everybody. We have another deal cooking in the merch store. If you spend $35 on merchandise in the My Chemical Romance store, you will receive a "limited edition 6 button pack" absolutely free. This offer is good only while supplies last and does not include pre-recorded music.

Do you need help with holiday gift ideas for your friends? Try this awesome vinyl special edition.

Plus, Skeleton Crew have a David Costa contest going on the the moment. Click here for more details.

Posted on 06 Dec 2007 by Lauren

Click here to vote for My Chemical Romance in the Fuse Best of 2007 poll. They guys are currently losing with 49% to 30 Seconds To Mars. Thanks to Blazule for that.
Posted on 01 Dec 2007 by Lauren

The Umbrella Academys' MySpace profile sent out this bulletin:

UMBRELLA ACADEMY CHAT-FEST 2007 CONTINUES!

I've posted a new interview with iFanboy on the blog. I'm also posting a link to the Comic Geek Speak interview from last week.

iFanboy (20 minutes):

http://cdn.libsyn.com/ifanboy/iFanboy_podcast106a.mp3

Comic Geek Speak (38 minutes):

http://www.comicgeekspeak.com/tracker.asp?id=37

Gabriel Ba has also posted some behind the scenes Umbrella art on his Flickr account, check his myspace located on our top friends for more details.

Carry on,
Jonathan

 

Posted on 01 Dec 2007 by Lauren

The guys posted this on their MySpace blog:

WIN A SPECIAL MCR PRIZE PACK!

On Friday, December 14th, MCR will be performing at the Neal S. Blaisdell Center in Honolulu, Hawaii, and there are a few tickets left. We're holding a special contest for ticketholders for this show - just send your ticket confirmation in an email to mcrhawaii@gmail.com, and 2 random winners will get a $50 gift certificate in the MCR online merch store. Enter now!

Posted on 27 Nov 2007 by Lauren

Have a great idea that you think could improve Skin Off Our Bones? Or just want to tell us what you think of the band? Then take our survey. All your ideas will be tried out.
Posted on 22 Nov 2007 by Lauren

Gerard recently did an interview with Geek Speak here. You can listen to it . You can also watch a video interview he did with NME here on YouTube.
Posted on 21 Nov 2007 by Lauren

The Umbrella Academy #3 is released today. UK peoples can get it at Forbidden Planet, O.K Comics or Traveling Man.
Posted on 17 Nov 2007 by Lauren

BLACK PARADE ON VINYL!

The time is here for all you pure record people - MCR's 'The Black Parade' will be available as a limited edition on December 11th, but you can pre-order your copy right now by going to mychemicalromance.com/store. There are two versions - the regular version comes as a double gatefold with 2 discs and is limited to only 2,000. The special edition comes in a slip-case box, with 2 - 15 page books and 2 triple gatefold sleeves with the vinyl housed in a center sleeve. Only 2500 of these were made! Make sure to order your copy today!

GET AN AUTOGRAPHED BOOKLET WITH $30 OR MORE PURCHASE!
There's a VERY limited special going on right now in the MCR store. If you spend $30 or more at mychemicalromance.com/store, you will get a signed MCR booklet for "The Black Parade" free! There are only 300 of these available, so if you want to spend, spend fast.

mychemicalromance.com

theblackparade.com

Posted on 17 Nov 2007 by Lauren

HEY GUYS!
 just wanted to give a heads up. steve, vincent, and andrew are also in a new band called March Of The Saints. they will be playing their first show on January 4th in Brooklyn. there is no music up on the site yet but it will be up with in the next week or so... myspace.com/marchofthesaints keep checkin it for updates.
we'll let you know when the music is up.

***also dont forget to check out Bobbie Venom's other band The Champagne Charade.

thanks

Posted on 16 Nov 2007 by Lauren

Recently, a load of new sites have joined the ThinkYouNeedToSmile.Net family. One of them is my other fansite, Emilie Autumn Fan. Its as fansite for the amazing and talented Victoriandustrial artist Emilie Autumn, who you really should listen to.


Posted on 16 Nov 2007 by Lauren

The Conductor conducts with grace and subtlety in this final preview of issue 3, on sale next week!



Posted on 14 Nov 2007 by Lauren

You can now pre-order items such as the 'I Am A Monster' and Robot shirts at Skeleton Crew. Click here to order.

The band posted this on their MySpace blog:

BID ON SIGNED MCR ITEMS FOR CHARITY!
Bid on an autographed My Chemical Romance t-shirt and messenger bag at the Music for Relief and Unite the United eBay auction. All proceeds will aid in recovery and reforestation following the recent Southern California wildfires.
To view and bid on all auction items, please visit www.musicforrelief.org and click on the wildfire auction banner or click here.
Proceeds will be divided to address the immediate needs of the victims and long-term needs of the environment. Auction earnings will be donated to the California Community Foundation's Southern California Wildfire Relief Fund to aid victims in intermediate and long-term recovery needs with a particular focus on needy populations, and those in need of affordable housing. Proceeds will also go to American Forests' California Wildfire ReLeaf Fund to reforest affected areas.

Click here to go directly to the MCR bag and signed shirt.
Posted on 14 Nov 2007 by Lauren

As most people know Bob is currently not touring because of an injured wrist. Frank left the tour on monday to fly home due to 'personal reasons'. We hope everthing is ok with all the members and Bob gets well soon
Posted on 13 Nov 2007 by Lauren

Hi, it's Bob. We are very sorry about canceling our recent show in Maine. I have been having many problems with my wrists over the past few years. They have been getting worse but I kept playing. I have seen many doctors to get some relief so I wouldn't have to stop playing. I guess I pushed it too hard this time. During our show at Maxwell's I got a golf ball-sized lump in my wrist, I started to not only have pain, but lose control and feeling in my fingers. I went through a process to control the swelling and attempted to play the show with Bon Jovi the next day. The Bon Jovi show was really bad for me - I was dropping sticks and could barely hit my drums. After that show we decided I had to go get immediate treatment. I had to leave the tour. Being the stubborn person I am, I made a last minute decision to give it another shot on the second Bon Jovi show. It didn't work, we had to cut the set in half. We have a fill in now as I am getting treatment - he learned the songs in one day. We will try our hardest to make the show up to you when the specialists give me the okay. Thanks for understanding.
Posted on 10 Nov 2007 by Lauren

Join the new improved SOOB forums here.
Posted on 07 Nov 2007 by Claire

We're very proud to be Site Of The Month at Hopelessly Hopeful! Thanks so much to them for giving us this, and for having such an awesome site.

 
Posted on 06 Nov 2007 by Lauren

Last night at the Zurich Show the band played Headfirst For Halos and their new song as part of their set. Frank called the song 'The New Song', so they're still not revealing the title.

My Chemical Romance will be co-hosting the Jo Wiley show on either Monday 12th November or on Friday 9th November 10am - 12:45pm. The reason I say or is because different places say different days. The offical site actually says they will be co-hosting the show with Kylie Minogue, unless i'm interpreting what it says wrong.

Posted on 05 Nov 2007 by Lauren

We now have some brand new forums. Old members will have to join again, but these forums will have a lot more features that are being added in the days to come.


Click to enter the forums!
Posted on 04 Nov 2007 by Lauren

Click for larger images.
Posted on 04 Nov 2007 by Lauren

Unfortunately the guys didn't win any awards at the EMAs last night. They performed Teenagers about 55 minutes into the show. I'll be adding photos from the night to our gallery soon.
Posted on 02 Nov 2007 by Lauren

My Chemical Romance are ending the year with a new show just announced in Honolulu, Hawaii at Blaisdell Arena at 7pm on Fri, Dec 14th!  This show goes on sale tomorrow morning, Sat. Nov 3rd, at 9am HST!!!  Click here to get tickets. Aloha.
Posted on 04 Nov 2007 by Lauren

The band will be performing at the MTV EMAS tonight. You can watch it on MTV at 9.00.
Posted on 01 Nov 2007 by Lauren

It's time for the Kerrang! magazine readers poll again. If you go to this page you can nominate who ever you like for what ever reward.
Posted on 31 Oct 2007 by Lauren

The reason the band canceled their Maine Show the other night was because Bob has broken his wrist. This was confirmed by Frank.
Posted on 31 Oct 2007 by Lauren

Posted on 31 Oct 2007 by Lauren

I've added a new catergory in the media section for Leathermouth avatars. Heres a few:



I've uploaded 9 so far and will be adding more by the end of the day.
Posted on 30 Oct 2007 by Lauren

The band played a new song the other night at their show. You can listen to the begining of it here and the middle here. Gerard wouldn't reveal the name of the song, saying that 'people will bitch when I change it'.
Posted on 27 Oct 2007 by Lauren

The band have suddenly cancelled their show tonight at the University of Maine, due to "medical issue with one of the members". If you have tickets to the show, refunds are available at your point of purchase.
Posted on 27 Oct 2007 by Lauren

Gerard will be signing issuses of the new Umbrella Academy at Londons Forbidden Planet on November 14th. Lucky Londoners.

Posted on 25 Oct 2007 by Lauren

Click here to enter a contest to win a drum lesson from Bob. It's US and Canada residents only.
Posted on 21 Oct 2007 by Lauren

The New York Times recently wrote and atical on The Umbrella Academy. You can view that here. You can also view the rest of the photos from that shoot here at the gallery.
Posted on 21 Oct 2007 by Lauren

Some of you may have noticed we've being having problems with the forums. They are currently offline until we can sort things out, but should be back shortly.
Posted on 19 Oct 2007 by Lauren

When the band said, "and that is the end of the Black Parade" in Mexico City, MX, they meant it: that show was the last time they plan to perform as The Black Parade, doing one of the shows where they play the whole album in order. However, for those of us who want to preserve the memories of just how cool those shows were, the band shot the show in Mexico City for a DVD release.

The DVD is expected to hit stores sometime in early 2008. Since the beginning of the whole Black Parade tour, back in February 2007, the band was speaking in somewhat hushed tones about recording and releasing a DVD of the theatrical arena shows.

Reports from Mexican fans surfaced in the days following the show and all said Gerard was quite clear this was the last "Black Parade" show of this type, and the band was followed off stage by a group of Mariachis, which goes perfectly with the album art.
Shoutmouth
Posted on 18 Oct 2007 by Lauren

I got this from Lock and Load and thought I'd post it here because it's so strange. The photo of Gerard is this weeks Kerrang! Magazine has black hair, but the actual photo has white hair.



Click for bigger
Posted on 17 Oct 2007 by Lauren

Frank recently said this:

One more thing that I would like to say: my grandparents phone number got out and people kept phoning them up in the middle of the night. Don’t call them. They need sleep and my grandma’s really old. They’ll talk to you for hours, but… Leave the private lives private.

Posted on 17 Oct 2007 by Lauren

Click here for the full artical.

When I picked up the first issue of THE UMBRELLA ACADEMY, I had reservations. I knew next to nothing about Gerard Way aside from the fact that he was the front man for the popular rock band My Chemical Romance. As I said in my review of issue one, when I leafed through the first few pages of THE UMBRELLA ACADEMY, it didn’t take me long to realize that Mr. Way was much more than just a pop star trying to break out in a different form of media. THE UMBRELLA ACADEMY was something special. I had a chance to take a look at the first three issues of this wonderful new miniseries from Dark Horse and then had to privilege to ask Gerard some questions about the series, his creative processes, his history in comics, and the sources of influence he drew upon to create the offbeat and melancholy world of THE UMBRELLA ACADEMY. Ambush Bug (BUG): In the past, I’ve started out interviews by asking writers or artists that are new to the comics industry and coming from another medium how they decided to make the leap to comics, but your story is a bit different. Can you tell us a little bit about your history with comics?

GERARD WAY (GW): I had decided very early on that I wanted to make comics my life, at around fifteen years old. Obviously, my life had a mind of its own and put me on an adventure that I had no control over, and I’m a better person for it. I’d started writing comics at that age, spending most of my days drawing in the back of the classroom, trying to remain invisible, killing time until I was able to get into art school, which happened when I graduated. I went to The School Of Visual Arts in NYC, where I had a lot of comics greats as instructors. I ended up interning at DC Comics, thanks to Joey Cavalieri, and that materialized into my first mainstream published work, “Even Lawmen Get The Willies,” which appeared in the Paradox Press book BIG BOOK OF THE WEIRD WILD WEST (which Andy Helfer made happen). I spent the next three years hitting the pavement and the conventions with my portfolio, but mainstream comics didn’t gel with what I was doing, which was a combination of old TINTIN comics, Al Columbia, and other obscure influences I picked up along the way. Looking back, I should have known I wasn’t really suited to draw Superman. I just wanted to pay the bills, which is never a reason to pursue anything creative.

I then dabbled in animation, toy design …I was a perpetual photocopy boy and an intern and eventually I got a break pitching a show to Cartoon Network, through Curious Pictures, who had optioned my idea. I backed away from it after 9/11, which happened in the midst of all of it, and I started a band.

I’d like to point out that during the years of slugging it out with my portfolio, Jim Krueger really kept me alive. He was such a fan of my work that he would pay me out of pocket to do jobs for him, FOOT SOLDIERS issues, other endeavors. We’re still great friends to this day, and he was instrumental in THE UMBRELLA ACADEMY going to Dark Horse.
BUG: What comics did you read growing up? How do those comics influence you in your stories?

GW: I read a lot of X-MEN. It was when Claremont/Silvestri was the team. The biggest thing I took from those years as a kid, the one thing that always stood out, was that the X-Men were underdogs, and some of them were even disgusting, and the world didn’t know they existed at the time. So everything they did, they did it with the knowledge that no one was going to pat them on the back …there’s a pretty powerful lesson in there for a twelve year old. As I turned into an angry teenager working at a comic shop, I connected right away with THE WATCHMEN—doesn’t everyone?—and then V FOR VENDETTA—best title ever! Alan Moore is like the gateway drug …it shatters what you think about what you read as a kid in a corner shop. That, coupled with Frank Miller’s rendition of Superman as a soulless government lapdog in THE DARK KNIGHT RETURNS was like the one-two punch. After that I was perfectly ready for Grant Morrison, who became my favorite author. Grant was so amazingly subversive, fearless, and brilliant that looking back I would imagine either his editors were either very cool, or not paying attention to him. Or it could have been that they didn’t give a shit because he was using Animal Man …all the better as far as I’m concerned.
All of these things, even the X-Men, shaped how I approach comics today.
BUG: Do you remember your first comic book?

GW: The very first comic I bought on my own was at the local corner shop, in a pretty run-down part of town, where I lived. It was a copy of X-MEN. Wolverine was crucified to a giant wooden “X” and I thought, “This will surely piss off my parents.” I was hooked right at that moment.
BUG: I liked what I have seen so far in UMBRELLA ACADEMY a lot. The story structure is interesting. I had an old writing professor that often told us to write the beginning of your story, an origin story if you will, depicting the motivations of the characters and where they came from. Then he said to throw that story out or use that as a reference and then start with the real story. He said that starting in the middle is the most interesting way to begin a story. This seems to be the approach you have used with UA: starting in the middle. What are your thoughts on this?

GW: We must have had the same instructor …I believe in the same things as far as writing is concerned—you start in the middle, or more importantly, the actual story. I am tremendously bored with origin stories…that’s why I usually enjoy the sequel to the standard modern superhero movies as opposed to the first one. It’s like, “Great …now that the rest of the world is up to speed on the fact that this kid got bit with a radioactive spider I can actually enjoy the film.” The fact of the matter is …the audience is smarter than people think …they don’t need half a movie explaining to them the origin of the hero, and they sure as hell don’t need six to twelve comic-book issues doing that either.
BUG: The way the story is structured, telling the tale of the UMBRELLA ACADEMY as students and as adults, there seems to be loads of potential for future stories. Do you have more UA stories planned?

GW: I have eight UA stories I want to tell as of last night, when I added an extra series. There is an end, a definite point, and that’s my favorite part… there are crazy ideas, seemingly nonsense notions, but they all lead to something. I’m just glad the ride to the “point” can actually be fun and not mind-numbing. There will most likely be a series or two that solely deal with their childhood, their teenage years, and even just their villains. I want to be very free-form about it and not lock into any restraints.
BUG: I’ve only read the first three issues of the miniseries and the Free Comic Book Day one shot, but even this early in the game, you seem to have developed a detailed universe with quite a rich history. How much time went into the making of the UA world?

GW: Two years to a lifetime. The UA universe is a culmination of everything that ever affected me, from Fritz Lang films, to my father taking me to wrestling matches as a boy. I spent two years developing the origin and the world, only to blow it out in the first five pages…this was intentional—it provided me with a really experimental playground, a very open world. A serious amount of thought went into the aesthetic, and lots of drawings, lots of notes. I really wanted to see what heroes would be in a different world.
BUG: As I read the first issue of UA, I felt a definite HARRY POTTER-esque feel to the book since it focused on children learning about their powers and learning to work together. But after reading a few more issues, I’m definitely getting a ROYAL TENENBAUMS vibe where all of these damaged children are forced to come back home and deal with the death of their estranged father. What were your influences in making this story?

GW: You nailed it on the head for sure with the ROYAL TENENBAUMS comparison. Wes Anderson has an amazing way of telling a story, and he just gets right in there and tells it, occasionally to the tune of some amazing musicians and narration. I didn’t have music, but I had narration as a tool. I also studied how much he could tell you about a character simply by what they choose to wear when they wake up in the morning, what they like to eat, or read.

DELICATESSEN by Jeunet was the biggest influence in mood and setting, as well as anything by Stanley Kubrick. THE PRISONER by Patrick MacGoohan tied everything together.

Grant Morrison’s DOOM PATROL was the biggest inspiration, though. The re-release of the trades, especially “The Painting That Ate Paris”, was the sole motivating factor in getting me out of my bunk in the morning, walk out of the tour bus with my sketchbook and my art bin, and park my ass in an empty catering room…drawing, chain smoking, dreaming. That comic is full of so much life…so much rebellion against what was going on at the time. And as you read it you realize, the reason Grant is special is because he actually loves superheroes. He didn’t spend his time trying to diminish them or deconstruct them, but celebrate them.

I listen to a lot of music when I work…or rather I should say I listen to certain music a lot. I have a tendency to get captured in a lyric, idea, or a hook and then repeat it. Certain artists helped me shape the world, and others help me execute it. The Mars Volta, Muse, Oasis, Pulp, Portishead, The Smashing Pumpkins, The Pixies…all factor in.
BUG: I mentioned in my review that there seems to be a new movement in comics to cram as much “batshit craziness” into one issue as possible. It seems to be the antithesis of decompressed storytelling and can be exemplified in Warren Ellis’ NEXTWAVE or Jeff Parker’s AGENTS OF ATLAS or even recently in Duncan Rouleau’s METAL MEN. Do you think it’s just a happy accident that all of these types of stories are being published at the same time?

GW: I think some people are just sick of the way stories are told. Anyone that has studied writing knows that there are only a few basic stories, and these stories are told over and over again. That’s fine, that’s what you have to work with, but that doesn’t mean you have to tell them the same way. There are no rules about that. I think these types of stories are getting readers because people are also sick of reading stories told in the same way.
BUG: There really is a sense of melancholy sweetness permeating through the story of UA. I guess it is because of the scenes we have seen with Sir Reginald Hargreeves treating the children as objects (he even goes so far as not naming them and only distinguishing them with numbers). This sets it apart from the above-mentioned gonzo-adventurism comics that mainly focus on surface level, “aww cool” moments and don’t go much deeper than that. I guess what I’m trying to get at is that despite all of the cool shit going on there is a lot of heart put into this story. Was this intentional?

GW: I find weirdness for weirdness sake just as boring as iconic hero A hitting iconic hero B for shock-value sake. I think people get carried away with the whole “gonzo” aspect of it, and they actually don’t have a story they care about, they just watch a lot of absurdist cartoons and feel like they can just apply that to comics and have a hit. Is there anything more noble in that than every superhero comic in the ’90s basically ripping the plot to TERMINATOR 2? I haven’t read any of the comics you just mentioned so I’m not going to comment on those books, but I have seen many frustrating examples of “Aww Cool!” moments…enough to know that’s never what I want the UA to be.

The story had to have a heart, or the fun parts don’t matter.
BUG: Embracing death has been a theme carried over from your music to comics. Is this an issue that you find yourself returning to over and over?

GW: I do and I’m not sure why…although I feel like I am handling it much differently in UA, a very realistic way that doesn’t involve fantasies or dance routines. In my music, death is celebrated; in the comic, death is a fact. The sense of black humor, though, is something I feel I’ll never shake. I feel there’s just as much of that in both approaches to both mediums.
BUG: What was it like to see your first comic hot off the press, published, and resting in your hands?

GW. Very fulfilling. It felt different than holding an album, and I have yet to pinpoint why. In all of the work, the hoopla, and the pessimism, Scott and myself had both forgotten how special the book was. We had become too involved, too entrenched. To finally be able to sit down and read it made us remember why we both decided to dedicate a better part of our day-to-day lives to this thing. It was validating in the fact that we knew there was a readership out there waiting for this book, and it didn’t have to be big, that was never our intention. It was created to fill a void for ourselves, and like-minded individuals, and right away we felt like we had accomplished that.
BUG: What’s it like to work with artist Gabriel Bá? Do you work closely with him to plan out the way the page is going to look or do you just turn in the script and let him have at it?

GW: He is a joy to work with, first and foremost. He really “gets” the world these characters live in, sometimes even better than me. But we don’t get to talk on the phone being that he is in Brazil and I’m anywhere from Moscow to Iowa. But Scott, Gabriel, and myself work very closely together through email. I like to give him very detailed scripts and designs, but I also like to let him run with it and make choices. He has a very different sense of storytelling than I do, and that makes for amazing narrative sometimes. I think it’s what makes the book feel almost European.

BUG: Are there any comic book artists/writers who you would like to work with?

GW: I’ve always wanted to work with Grant (Morrison), and I think we could do something really amazing together, but that could be anywhere from making a film to a painting together. He and his wife are very special to me, and have guided me in many aspects of my life, not only creatively. So I know the chemistry is there.

Other artists? Off the top of my head I would say P. Craig Russell, Dave Mazzuchelli, Frank Quitely, and Taiyo Matsumoto. I’d always dreamed of working with Edvin Biukovic, but sadly he died very young, when I was working at DC Comics and after he’d done HUMAN TARGET. To me he was the brightest new artist in comics of that era.
BUG: Do you have any plans to write anything other than UMBRELLA ACADEMY in the future?

G: Only if it would piss off the right people.
BUG: Thank you so much for answering these questions.

GW: Thanks for having me!!
Well, folks, there you have it. Be sure to check out THE UMBRELLA ACADEMY from Dark Horse. That last image up there is an AICN Exclusive first look at the cover of issue #6. The second issue drops this week. I’ve read it and it’s just as good as the first issue, so don’t forget to check it out!

Posted on 17 Oct 2007 by Lauren

The Umbrella Academy apocalypse suite #2 is out today! Be sure to hurry and get it from your local comic store.
Posted on 17 Oct 2007 by Lauren

This site has been redesigned. Please contact me if you have any problems. If you scroll to the bottom of the page there's a link to contact.
Posted on 15 Oct 2007 by Lauren

This email was just sent to people on the offical MCR mailing list:

GET TIX TO A SPECIAL MCR SHOW IN JERSEY!

Come celebrate a special evening with My Chemical Romance at Maxwell’s in Hoboken, NJ on Wednesday, October 24th! All proceeds from this show will be donated to charity.

Presale tickets for this show will go on sale Monday, October 15th at 12 PM Eastern Time through http://mychemicalromance.ducatking.com

Tickets are $100.00 each and there will be a 2 ticket limit per customer. No physical tickets will be issued for this show. You will need to show a copy of your receipt and a matching valid photo ID in order to enter the venue the night of the show.

For the latest news and info on My Chemical Romance go to http://www.mychemicalromance.com

Click here to see other shows available through Ducat King Ticketing: http://www.ducatking.com

Posted on 16 Oct 2007 by Lauren

There's and exclusive MCR shirt for sale at Hot Top. Click here to see it. It has an old horror movies vibe and advertises "My Chemical Romance appearing in The Black Parade. You'll laugh!! You'll cry!! You'll die!".

My Chem are up for an American Music Award at ABC. Click here to vote. You must register to vote.

Gerard has already comfirmed that Mama will be the next video, and acording to VH1 it will be released the 11th of December. Saying that, VH1 has a habbit of getting things wrong.

You now have to register to comment, so that we wont get spam anymore. An upside to registering is that you can also post your own news articals!

Posted on 13 Oct 2007 by Lauren

Coheed And Cambria - How drugs almost destroyed their dreams.

Plus: Madina Lake meet their fans, Killswitch Engage frontman Howard Jones tells us his Favourite Shit, Avenged Sevenfold's M. Shadows gives us his top five manly sports, the return of From First To Last, meet Nightwish's new frontwoman Anette Olzon, Alter Bridge prepare to spend their wings, Introducing Gallhammer and I Hate Sally, and is My Chemical Romance frontman Gerard Way haunted by ghosts?

Plus: Klassic Kerrang! poster special starring Guns N' Roses, Pantera, Van Halen, Judas Priest and Megadeth.


Posted on 09 Oct 2007 by Lauren

Frank posted this on the Skeleton Crew message boards yesterday:

Hello friends

Goddamn it’s been awhile... Ok, so lots to say I guess. First things first, sorry we've been away so long. There was a lot going on, legal troubles w/ s//c and moving, family stuff and personal crisis, some bands breaking up and some bands keeping productive, and a feeling that s//c was being heaped into the lot of bullshit band dudes' t-shirt companies. I honestly have no desire to be a part of that, and I know neither do you. Good news is that leaving you all to your own devices has given me faith in the youth of today and made me realize that I should never give a fuck what other people say. If you don’t understand the crew than you never were a part of it, and you really cant believe everything you read...I want to thank you all for keeping s//c what it always was supposed to be, a gang, a lifestyle, a community of kids who do it themselves...regardless of what other people say or think of them. you all kept it down when even I forgot why we do this. I’m sorry, it wont happen again. In fact we've decided to do it even better this time, there are new things on the horizon friends, things that will benefit the cause and make the "others" hate us even more than they already do.

2nd order of bizzness.... please welcome our new friend Eddie to the s//c family, he's handsome and awesome and his pit bull looks just like mine.... his official job title is "gettin shit done" and also " kicking franks ass so he does what needs to get done". I think its a match made in jersey. Hmmm

Ok 3rd we are now restocking some choice items in the s//c store. They should be available shortly. If you want em go get em, Soon you will be able to spray paint your own favorite stuff, we will be providing downloadable stencils for just that shortly.

4th Letha-MOUTH! Is currently finishing recording this month and filming a short (buckets O' blood) film to go along with the full-length...also there is talk of a vinyl recording coming out previous to the full-length. Sounds preeeetty cool hopefully this all goes according to plan.....man oh man how do I get the inside Leathermouth scoop? I have no idea..

5th we are discussing having a virtual gallery for all you artists out
there.... I feel bad we cannot use your ideas or drawings for the clothing due to legal reasons however i do think that so many of you are very talented so I would like to develop a spot on our site where you can submit your art and have it viewed by everyone who wants to see up and coming artists...sound good? And 6th I would like to honor the forward thinking young adults who took it upon themselves to start s//c , Leathermouth & David Costa street teams. Some of the teams even harassed Disney world patrons....gotta love that shit. Thank you, thank you, thank you... you, my friends, are my new favorite people, honestly without kids like you this would never survive, keep up the good work. Thank you all for keeping me from putting a bullet in s//c's head. I look forward to our future together. Believe in yourselves, and thank you for believing in this. Forever indebted

XoXo
Frank + s//c


Posted on 03 Oct 2007 by Lauren

Sorry for the lack of updates. I've been ill all week with tonsillitis

Gerard has said that he will be directing the next two videos. It has not been said which songs the videos will be for yet, but rumors are that it's going to be Mama and Disenchanted.

The guys are nominated for Rock Out Award,  Band Of 2007 and Interact Award at the MTV EMAs this year. They'll also be performing at the awards show.

Mikey will be back by the time the band start the UK leg of their tour

I've made 12 more The Umbrella Academy icons, and posted them on my icons site, Blood. Here's a preview:

I've been working on a Emilie Autumn fansite, and hoped to finish it last week, but like I've said I was ill. If their's any EA fans who'd like to help me out, email lauren@thinkyouneedtosmile.net. Thanks 

Posted on 30 Sep 2007 by Lauren

The Umbrella Academy is in stores today. Hurry if you want to get your copy.
Posted on 20 Sep 2007 by Lauren

We've added a new section to the media section, avatar bases. We've also updated the gallery.
Posted on 19 Sep 2007 by Lauren

Gerard will be singing on the title track of Say Anythings' new album, In Defense of the Genre. The CD is out October 23rd and also features Adam Lazarra, Hayley Williams, Chris Carrabba, Anthony Ranieri, Pete Yorn, Matt Skiba, Kenny Vassoli, Chirs Conley, Caithlin De Marrais, Anna Waronker, and DJ Swamp
Posted on 19 Sep 2007 by Lauren

Today's Skin Off Our Bones 2nd birthday.  Thank you to everyone who's supported us and helped us get this far. Hopefully we'll be celebrating our 3rd birthday next year.
Posted on 12 Sep 2007 by Lauren

Mikey turns 27 today! Happy birthday to him

Posted on 10 Sep 2007 by Lauren

You can now get a Skin Off Our Bones news feed, which means you can have our latest news on your MySpace, website and anywhere else you want it!Click here to get this widget! or copy the code below:
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Posted on 08 Sep 2007 by Lauren

Aparently Gerard got married to Linz ofMindless Self Indulgence recently. If thats true everyone here is very happy for him  Below are photos of his 'wedding':


Photo 01 Photo 02
Posted on 05 Sep 2007 by Lauren

I've added 8 new avatars to the media section. Here's a preview:


I've also added three new wallpapers. Here's a preview:

You can view them all in the media section.
Posted on 27 Aug 2007 by Lauren

The band won Best International Band at the Kerrang! awards. Congrats 

I've added 13 avatars in the media section. Heres some teasers:



My Chemical Romance will open for Bon Jovi  for two gigs in Newark on October 25th and 26th. Gerard said this:
Growing up in Jersey isn't like growing up anywhere else; there’s an amazing amount of pride involved. To be asked to open up for New Jersey's own Bon Jovi at the grand opening of the Prudential Center is an amazing honor. It’s more than anything a group of kids from the Garden State could ever ask for.

Frank was on LA Ink getting a tatoo of his grandfather. I don't know when it will be shown in England, but heres a clip.

There's an MTV show called My Super Sweet 16 which the band will be on soon. Normally it's some spolit brat on the show, but this time it was for a girl with cancer who won a contest. Gerard even came our of a cake for her. There was a clip on YouTube, but it's been taken down due to copyright laws.

You can now get a Gerard Bad Taste Bear here. I've noticed they are also sold at a lot of sea-side resorts, so if you're going to the coast soon keep an eye out for one.

Posted on 24 Aug 2007 by Lauren

There's a contest on the Blender Website to win a pair of headphones, plus £100 worth of music downloads. This week it's Gerard asking the question about Ramones singer, Joey Ramone.

Gerard annouce the other night on stage that Mikey will be returning shortly.

To everyone who replyed for affiliates and I haven't replyed to: I will so very soon, it's just that we have a lot of affiliates requests at the moment and i'm not the most organised person
Posted on 17 Aug 2007 by Lauren

MCR are nominated for best album, best single and best international band. Click to vote
Posted on 09 Aug 2007 by Claire

Tune in to MTV2's 'Rock The Deuce Countdown,' hosted by Gerard. He will show his favorite rock videos between 7-10 p.m. Don't miss it.
Posted on 09 Aug 2007 by Lauren

This limited-edition 50-page book features the art of many of the musicians on Projekt Revolution 2007, including Mike Shinoda, Chester Bennington, & Joe Hahn (Linkin Park), Gerard Way & Ray Toro (My Chemical Romance), Brian Molko (Placebo), Lyn Z (Mindless Self Indulgence), Styles Of Beyond, and many more. All proceeds go to Music for Relief, to benefit disaster relief and reduce global warming. Printed on recycled paper. (measures 9"x12")
Click to buy.
Posted on 08 Aug 2007 by Lauren

We have a new look radio! Click the radio link in the image above to listen.
Posted on 05 Aug 2007 by Lauren

Green Day, My Chemical Romance, Good Charlotte and Bad Religion are among the bands starring in the documentary, 'Punk's Not Dead', which hits US theatres this week.

The film is an exploration of the evolution of punk rock featuring dozens of interviews with prominent punk artists as well as rare concert footage.

The film opens tomorrow in Chicago (July 21) and will screen in several cities across the country throughout the summer.

Also in the film are the Ramones, Henry Rollins, Billy Idol, NOFX, Social Distortion, Stiff Little Fingers and Sum 41.

The film will be screened on the following dates:

Chicago, IL Siskel Film Center (July 21-25)
Boston, MA Brattle (27-August 2)
Los Angeles, CA Sunset 5 (27-August 2)
New York, NY Village East (27-August 2)
New Orleans, LA Zeitgeist Theatre (August 3-9)
Fresno, CA Selland Arena (22)
Tucson, AZ Loft Cinema (31-September 7)
Portland, OR Hollywood Theatre (7-14)
Williamsville, NY Market Arcade Film and Arts Centre (7-14)
San Francisco, CA Red Vic Movie House (20-24)

(from NME.com)

Posted on 02 Aug 2007 by Lauren

A six-part radio interview with the band on K-rock, hosted by Kevin and Bean, has been posted online.
part one part two part three part four part five part six
Posted on 02 Aug 2007 by Lauren

November 11th Newcastle, Metro Radio Arena
November 12th Aberdeen, AECC
November 13th Sheffield, Hallam FM Arena
November 15th London, The O2

Tickets go on sale Friday August 3 at 9am from www.aloud.com. The cost around £22 plus booking fee.


Posted on 01 Aug 2007 by Lauren

We now finally have a gallery. It's taken a while because we had problems with our host. We don't have very many photos at the moment, but will be adding a lot soon. You can view the gallery here.
Posted on 30 Jul 2007 by Lauren

We'ce won a very nice little award at artisique ilustra ^_^

Posted on 23 Jul 2007 by Lauren

The media section has been entirely updated. It use to be a different site, but is now part of this site for convenience. There is also some new categories such as web site resources and bookmarks. It will be updated regularly, so check back soon!
Posted on 21 Jul 2007 by Lauren

I've added two new sub-pages, Like Phantoms, Forever and Dreams Of Stabbing And/Or Being Stabbed. They can be found in the band section.
Posted on 18 Jul 2007 by Lauren

I recently found this ad, which I thought some people might find intresting:


Posted on 17 Jul 2007 by Lauren

Click here to enter
Posted on 15 Jul 2007 by Lauren

Happy birthday to him from all the SOOB staff, and everyone at the forums.
Posted on 15 Jul 2007 by Lauren

CATCH THE MAKING OF 'TEENAGERS' NEXT WEEK
Check out the making of My Chemical Romance's "Teenagers" on Fuse this week. It premiers on Thursday, 7/19 at 8p EST, then repeats on Saturday, 7/21 at 3p EST, Tuesday 7/24 at 3am EST, and Friday 7/27 at 2p EST.

ENTER A PROJEKT REV CONTEST TO WIN AN XBOX, IPOD NANO AND MORE
Win a custom-skinned Xbox 360, an iPod nano, a pair of etnies and many more Projekt Revolution prizes from My Chemical Romance. Click here to enter.

Please please vote for us at Max-Forever,  Unforunate Awards and at Revenged by rating us in the side bar.
Posted on 13 Jul 2007 by Lauren

The site has a whole new look, and each page has been edited and updated! I'm planning on revamping the whole of Skin Off Our Bones by the 30th July, so keep checking back for new stuff.

Also, we're nominated at a lot of sites for awards, so please vote for us(when it opens). It would only take a few seconds of your time and really help is out.

And, Aiden fansite The Last Sunrise is back! Check it out, it's one of our favourites here
Posted on 11 Jul 2007 by Lauren

There's an Frank Iero doll on StarDolls: Click.
Posted on 09 Jul 2007 by Lauren

Posted on 03 Jul 2007 by Lauren

Gerard recently said this in an interview:
"Actually, I'm not engaged anymore.. That's just something that happens."

Posted on 04 Jul 2007 by Lauren

(Click for larger image)
Posted on 04 Jul 2007 by Lauren

I recently found this while searching the internet:

Biography
Astro Zombies EP is an EP from the United States, New Jersey band called My Chemical Romance. This songs are not in any of there studios albums, this songs are covers from other bands and some are others that hasn't be in there studios albums. All though Bury Me In Black and Desert Song has been in there live album Life On The Murder Scene.

Track listing
“Astro Zombies”
“Bury Me In Black”
“Jack The Ripper”
“Song 2”
“Under Pressure”
“All I Want For Christmas Is You”
“Sister To Sleep”
“Desert Song”
 
Credits
Gerard Way - lead vocals
Ray Toro - lead guitar, backing vocals
Frank Iero - rhythm guitar, backing vocals
Mikey Way - bass guitar
Bob Bryar - drums
Matt Pelissier(No Longer member) - Drums

Does anybody have any infomation on it?

Posted on 04 Jul 2007 by Lauren

Click here to preorder

Once, the Umbrella Academy was unstoppable. Under the tutelage of their guardian and mentor, Dr. Reginald Hargreeves, its members spent their childhoods fighting evil and honing their extraordinary gifts.

Until something went terribly wrong.

Now, nine years later, the estranged members of the Umbrella Academy are reunited by the death of the only parent they've ever known and the rise of a new and terrible threat. Will they be able to overcome their history for long enough to save the world-one more time?

Conceived and written by Gerard Way (of My Chemical Romance), Umbrella Academy features interior art by Eisner Award-nominated artist Gabriel Ba (De:Tales), colors by Eisner Award-winning colorist Dave Stewart, and covers by multiple-Eisner Award-winning painter James Jean (Fables).

Article
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Posted on 30 Jun 2007 by Lauren

It's that time again. You guys have always been so good at supporting My Chemical Romance in the past, and we're asking for your service once more. The new video for "Teenagers" is up for voting, and if you are so inclined, you can click here.
Posted on 23 Jun 2007 by Lauren

On the 10th June from 12:30 until 3:30 is My Chemical Romance day.

12:30 - 1:30 - Gonzo, My Chemical Romance special
1:30 - 2:00 - My Chemical Romance live
2:00 - 3:00 - My Chemical Romance Takeover
3:00 - 3:30 - My Chemical Romance, Making The Video


Posted on 10 Jun 2007 by Lauren

The band will be playing on it tonight on BBC1 at 10.35.
Posted on 08 Jun 2007 by Lauren

At Peta2.Com. He's just before half way through the list.
Posted on 31 May 2007 by Lauren

Apparently, Gerard confirmed at a gig that he is engaged to Eliza Cuts. If that's true we all wish they are very happy togther
Posted on 31 May 2007 by Lauren

Watch it here. Thank you FeelTheRomance.Com.
Posted on 31 May 2007 by Lauren

Spankin' New Music Week: Summer Soundtrack" kicks off on 5/29 with the debut of Common's "The Game" on MTV2. On 5/30, MTV will premiere My Chemical Romance's video for "Teenagers" as well as Mario's "How Do I Breath?" Green Day's "Working Class Hero" and Sum 41's "Underclass Hero" will debut on 5/31. On 6/1, you can catch Fabolous featuring Ne-Yo with "Make Me Better." All of these videos can be seen on "TRL

No mention of when it's shown in the U.K yet.
Posted on 30 May 2007 by Lauren

Skin Off Our Bones is going to be running its own little competition for the next month. Which ever site we get the most hits in from until June 30th will get their link put in the side bar for a month. If this is successful we'll run the competition next month too.
Posted on 29 May 2007 by Lauren

We now have a Skin Off Our Bones wiki! Remember to check it out and add anything we've missed
Posted on 28 May 2007 by Claire

Congrats to the boys for winning Best Rock Video at the Japanese VMAs
Posted on 28 May 2007 by Claire

Favourite International Group:
Evanescence- "Call Me When You're Sober"
My Chemical Romance - "Welcome To The Black Parade"
Pussycat Dolls -"Buttons"
Red Hot Chili Peppers- "Dani California"
The Killers- "When You Were Young"

Best Internation Video - Group:
AFI - "Miss Murder"
Blue October - " Hate Me"
Evanescence - "Call me When You're Sober"
Fall Out Boy - "This Aint A Scene"
My Chemical Romance - "Welcome To The Black Parade"
Pussy Cat Dolls - "Wait A Minute"
Red Hot Chili Peppers- "Dani California"
The Killers- "When You Were Young"
The Fray - "How To Save A Life"
The Used - "The Bird and The Word"

More info.
Posted on 25 May 2007 by Lauren

The media section has been updated with MySpace layouts. Soon we'll be adding more things for MySpace like contact tables and overlays.

We've also added the I Don't Love You Video for download.

Posted on 22 May 2007 by Lauren

We're very sorry about the lack of updates, lack of news and all round lack of life. We've been having *issues* alately, but hopefully we'll be doing better within a week or too.

If anyone, and I mean anyone, would like to help out by adding news when they get it, go to http://soob.thinkyouneedtosmile.net/cutenews to make an account and post news. Your first entry will need to be aproved, all updates after that will be automaticly added.

-The Skin Off Our Bones crew.

Posted on 14 May 2007 by Lauren

My Chemical Romance have announced summer dates in the US on the Projekt Revolution tour, along with Taking Back Sunday, HIM, Linkin Park, Placebo and Julien-K on the main stage, plus Mindless Self Indulgence, The Bled, Saosin, Styles of Beyond and Madina Lake on the Revolution stage.



Tickets go on sale nationwide on May 19th. Stay tuned for more info on how to get tickets. Head over to mychemicalromance.com/tour to get all the dates.

Posted on 09 May 2007 by Lauren

 My Chemical Romance and support act Muse deeply regret that they have had to cancel several dates on their current tour due to members of My Chemical Romance band and crew and members of Muse's crew being struck with serious food poisoning.

The nationwide tour, supporting My Chemical Romance's platinum album The Black Parade and Muse's album, Black Holes and Revelations, was brought to a standstill on Sunday when several members of My Chemical Romance's band and crew and members of Muse's crew became violently ill after the show at William and Mary College in Williamsburg, VA. With multiple people scattered in hospitals between State College, PA and Columbus, OH, the bands were forced to cancel Sunday night's show at the Bryce Jordan Center in State College, PA and postpone the show in Columbus, OH from Tuesday, May 1st to Wednesday, May 2nd, provided everyone has recovered. The show originally scheduled for tomorrow night at the Petersen Events Center in Pittsburgh, PA has been cancelled.

My Chemical Romance and Muse would like their fans to know that they hope to resume the tour as soon as possible. Tickets for the April 29th Bryce Jordan and May 2nd Pittsburgh show will be refunded at point of purchase and My Chemical Romance hope to make it back there before the end of the year.

Posted on 03 May 2007 by Lauren

Mikey is taking time off touring to go one honey moon with his wife Alicia Simmons. Gerard posted this on the MCR site:

Hey Guys,

We like to keep all of you in the loop because although you are fans we see you as our friends...

I'm very proud to announce my brother's recent marriage. Watching him grow up into a man and finding love makes me the happiest brother alive.

In light of this joyous event, the band has decided to give he and his wife a much needed break from the road to start a life and have a proper honeymoon and do all of the things a newlywed couple should do.

I know this is upsetting news, as it is for us, but we will continue to tour with a temporary replacement until he has situated himself in his new life.

We thank all of your for your love and support, and know you are all as happy for him as we are.

See you on the road,

Gerard



Posted on 22 Apr 2007 by Lauren

It seems the band will not be on tonights show. Listings on the BBC webside have been changed to say Kings Of Leon instead of My Chemical Romance. It appears that for some reason the guys couldn't do the show. The only way to tell will be to watch it tonight.
Posted on 13 Apr 2007 by Lauren

Yes, today Gerard Way turns 30. Happy birthday, we hope it's a good one.

Yes, I know it has nothing to do with the occasion, but it's cute and he looks happy ^_^
Posted on 09 Apr 2007 by Claire

101 DAMNATIONS WITH MY CHEMICAL ROMANCE
This Easter weekend on Kerrang! TV,
MCR count down the world's most outrageous,
outlandish and downright ridiculous rock stars,
as voted for by you!

The show airs at 3pm on Good Friday (6 April) on
Kerrang!, and at 2pm on Easter Monday (9 April) on The Hits.

Kerrang TV is on Sky Channel 354 and Virgin
Media Channels 332/342.


Posted on 06 Apr 2007 by Lauren

The Guitar Hero controller MCR customized is now up for bidding. Click!
Posted on 05 Apr 2007 by Claire

On Friday April 13, 2007 the band will be performing I Don't Love You.
Posted on 03 Apr 2007 by Lauren

BBC Radio 1 will be broadcasting a very special 3 hour My Chemical Romance show on 2nd April 2007.

From 7pm join DJ Zane Lowe as he talks to Gerard and the rest of the band about life since The Black Parade and their current tour.

At 9pm you can hear the band live in concert from London venue Koko. You can listen live online from anywhere in the world at http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio1

The BBC are filming the show. If you live in the UK and have digital TV then you will be able to catch the gig by pressing the red button whilst watching any of the BBC channels. The concert will be available from 10.45pm. For showing times check out http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio1/events/mychemicalromance.shtml

If you don't have digital TV the video of the gig will also be available online at http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio1/events/mychemicalromance.shtml from Tuesday 3rd - 10th April

How to find MCR on Monday 2nd April

FM Radio in the UK: 97-99FM

Online: www.bbc.co.uk/radio1

Digital TV (Radio mode): BBC Radio 1

Sirius Satellite Radio in the USA: Channel 11 ( www.sirius.com) 7PM-10PM USA time
Posted on 30 Mar 2007 by Lauren

On April 2nd, My Chemical Romance perform an exclusive show at London's Koko for BBC Radio 1, and you can be there.

We have 400 tickets to give away for UK fans.

To be in with a chance of winning a pair of tickets, email us at rock@warnermusic.com before midnight on Wednesday 28th March.

Make sure you put the title of your email as MCR KOKO COMPETITION and include your name, postal address and mobile phone number. Only emails with all this information in them will be entered into the free prize draw for tickets!

Things to remember:

1. Before you enter, you must make sure you can come (ask your parents if needs be)

2. We will be sending the tickets out the day before the show to prevent online auctioneering and ticket touts

3. You need to be able to get to London and back on 2nd April.

4. This is an all ages show, but if you're under 14 you will need to be accompanied by an adult.

If you can't make the show, make sure you listen to Zane Lowe on Radio 1 on April 2nd, from 7pm-10pm for a documentary on the band, an exclusive interview, and to hear the show live!

GOOD LUCK!


Posted on 27 Mar 2007 by Lauren

The guys in MCR recently signed a pair of the coveralls that the tour crew wears every night - just for charity. Click here to start bidding. Proceeds of the auction item will benefit the The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society/Greater Los Angeles Chapter!
Posted on 21 Mar 2007 by Lauren

The video for the international single "I Don't Love You" is now available in the iTunes US store. Click here to get your copy.
Posted on 21 Mar 2007 by Lauren

Want to interview My Chemical Romance?

Xfm are proud to announce that they're offering two pairs of fans the chance to interview the band on their current UK tour.

You'll meet the band, and conduct an interview for Xfm as an Xfm News Journalist for the day and then watch the band live in either Manchester or Glasgow

To enter Xfm Manchester's competition go here:
http://www.xfmmanchester.co.uk//Article.asp?id=370854

And to enter Xfm Scotland's competition go here
http://www.xfmscotland.co.uk//Article.asp?id=371028

Just tell us why it should be you!

Good luck.



Posted on 19 Mar 2007 by Lauren

My Chemical Romance will be performing on the The Tonight Show with Jay Leno on Monday March 12th.
Tickets are available the day of the show only at the NBC Ticket Box, located at NBC in Burbank, CA. The NBC Ticket Box opens at 8:00 a.m. All available tickets are distributed to the public on a first come, first-served two (2) tickets per person basis.
Posted on 09 Mar 2007 by Lauren

My Chemical Romance will be on the US national radio show Rockline this Monday night the 12th between 8:30-10pm pst. Head over to rocklineradio.com for details on where to hear it in your town.
Posted on 09 Mar 2007 by Lauren

The video for I Don't Love You was premiered in the UK last night. Watch it here.
Posted on 08 Mar 2007 by Lauren

The site has a new layout and a new navigation system.
Posted on 07 Mar 2007 by Lauren

We now have a radio! You can listen to it at soob.thinkyouneedtosmile.net/radio. It doesn't have many songs at the moment but they will be added soon!
Posted on 05 Mar 2007 by Lauren

My Chemical Romance & The Black Parade are happy to announce 2 new show dates with special guests Muse: May 3rd at the Glens Falls Civic Center in Albany, NY and May 4th at the Sovereign Center in Reading, PA.

A limited number of tickets have been held for My Chemical Romance fans and will be available through a special presale that begins this Friday, March 2nd, 2007 at 10 AM Eastern Time. By buying tickets through our presale, you'll be able to get your tickets before anyone else AND save some money on service charges.

In addition, buy a presale ticket through this fan presale and get a new, exclusive My Chemical Romance hoodie for just $35! You must purchase a presale ticket in order to qualify for this special offer. Please note that the hoodie will ship with your ticket order, unless you choose will call for your tickets. If you choose will call for your tickets, the hoodie will ship separately.

Posted on 03 Mar 2007 by Lauren

Go to their blog for winners.
Posted on 03 Mar 2007 by Lauren

My Chemical Romance: Video Exclusive 8th March, 00:05, Channel 4
The brand new video for I Don't Love You by My Chemical Romance.


Posted on 01 Mar 2007 by Lauren

The media section has been updating. You can check it out here.
Posted on 20 Feb 2007 by Lauren

Come one, come ALL to this TRAGIC AFFAIR....

My Chemical Romance would like to give a pair of tickets and passes to MEET THE BAND to one fan in each of the markets below:

Feb 22 2007 - Verizon Wireless Arena - Manchester, NH
Feb 23 2007 - Nassau Coliseum - Uniondale, NY
Feb 25 2007 - Liacouras Center - Philadelphia, PA
Feb 26 2007 - Wolstein Center - Cleveland, OH
Feb 28 2007 - Joe Louis Arena - Detroit, MI
Mar 1 2007 - Allstate Arena - Chicago, IL
Mar 2 2007 - Kansas Expocentre - Kansas City, MO
Mar 3 2007 - Pershing Auditorium - Lincoln, NE
Mar 4 2007 - Magness Arena - Denver, CO
Mar 6 2007 - The E Center - Salt Lake City, UT
Mar 7 2007 - ORLEANS Arena - Las Vegas, NV
Mar 9 2007 - Jobing.com Arena - Phoenix, AZ
Mar 10 2007 - The Forum - Los Angeles, CA
Mar 11 2007 - Arena @ The Anaheim Conv. Ctr. - Anaheim, CA
Mar 13 2007 - iPayOne Center - San Diego, CA
Mar 14 2007 - Selland Arena - Fresno, CA
Mar 15 2007 - ORACLE Arena - Oakland, CA
Mar 16 2007 - Lawlor Events Center - Reno, NV
Apr 14, 2007 - Reliant Arena - Houston, TX
Apr 16, 2007 - AT&T Center - San Antonio, TX
Apr 18, 2007 - Pensacola Civic Center - Pensacola, FL
Apr 19, 2007 - St. Pete Times Forum - Tampa, FL
Apr 22, 2007 - BankAtlantic Center - Ft. Lauderdale, FL
Apr 24, 2007 - Gwinnett Center - Atlanta, GA
Apr 25, 2007 - Nashville Municipal Auditorium - Nashville, TN
Apr 26, 2007 - Cricket Arena - Charlotte, NC
Apr 27, 2007 - Merriweather Post Pavilion - Washington, DC
Apr 28, 2007 - William and Mary Hall - Williamsburg, VA
Apr 29, 2007 - Bryce Jordan Center - University Park, PA
May 1, 2007 - Nationwide Arena - Columbus, OH
May 2, 2007 - Petersen Events Center - Pittsburgh, PA
May 6, 2007 - Cumberland County Civic Center - Portland, OR
May 8, 2007 - DCU Center - Worcester, MA
May 21, 2007 - WaMu Theater - Seattle, WA
May 22, 2007 - Memorial Coliseum - Portland, OR

To enter for a chance to win in your city, do the following:

1. Post in this blog WHICH CITY you want to attend & why you deserve the tickets.

2. Put MCR in your top friends

3. Send a Bulletin to all of your friends telling them about this contest. Your friends are more than welcome to plead your case...

The winners will be randomly selected THREE DAYS before each show.

No purchase necessary to enter or win. Must be at least 13 to enter. Sponsored by Art Show Touring, 5750 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 501, los Angeles, CA 90036. Sweepstakes begins on February 16, 2007 and Ends on May 17, 2007. Subject to complete rules. Click here for Official rules.

Read more here.

Posted on 18 Feb 2007 by Lauren

My Chemical Romance & The Black Parade have just announced several new Canadian dates!
A limited number of tickets have been held for My Chemical Romance fans and will be available through a special presale that begins this Friday, February 16th, 2007 at 10 AM Local Time. By buying tickets through our presale, you'll be able to get your tickets before anyone else AND save some money on service charges.

In addition, buy a presale ticket through this fan presale and get a new, exclusive My Chemical Romance hoodie for just $35 USD! You must purchase a presale ticket in order to qualify for this special offer. Please note that the hoodie will ship with your ticket order, unless you choose will call for your tickets. If you choose will call for your tickets, the hoodie will ship separately.

Tour Dates:
May 10 – Kanata, ON @ Scotiabank Place
May 11 – Toronto, ON @ Air Canada Centre
May 12 – London, ON @ John Labatt Centre
May 15 – Winnipeg, MB @ MTS Centre
May 16 – Saskatoon, SK @ Credit Union Centre
May 18 – Calgary, AB @ Pengrowth Saddledome


Stay tuned for more dates!

For obvious reasons i'm not posting the link to the presale.

Posted on 17 Feb 2007 by Lauren

If you want to get a ticket for the first two shows of MCR's US tour at Verizon Wireless Arena in Manchester, NH on 2/22 or Nassau Coliseum in New York on 2/23, just go to the Hot Topic store in that city to get a general admission ticket PLUS an exclusive MCR T-shirt for a special price. Hurry - supplies are limited.
Posted on 14 Feb 2007 by Lauren

If you go to the bands myspace (http://www.myspace.com/mychemicalromance) you can create your own MCR valentines day card.
Posted on 10 Feb 2007 by Lauren

My Chemical Romance & The Black Parade have announced the 2nd leg of their upcoming US Tour with special guests Muse.

A limited number of general admission floor tickets have been held for My Chemical Romance fans and will be available through a special presale that begins this Friday, February 2nd at 10 AM Local Time. By buying tickets through our presale, you'll be able to get your tickets before anyone else AND save some money on service charges.

In addition, buy a presale ticket through this 3 day presale and get a new, exclusive My Chemical Romance hoodie for just $35! You must purchase a presale ticket in order to qualify for this special offer. Please note that the hoodie will ship with your ticket order, unless you choose will call for your tickets. If you choose will call for your tickets, the hoodie will ship separately.

Tour Dates:

Apr 14 – Houston, TX @ Reliant Arena
Apr 16 – San Antonio, TX @ AT&T Center
Apr 18 – Pensacola, FL @ Pensacola Civic Center
Apr 19 – Tampa, FL @ St Pete Times Forum
Apr 22 – Ft Lauderdale, FL @ BankAtlantic Center
Apr 24 – Atlanta, GA @ Gwinnett Center
Apr 25 – Nashville, TN @ Nashville Municipal Auditorium
Apr 26 – Charlotte, NC @ Cricket Arena
Apr 27 – Washington, DC @ Merriweather Post Pavilion
Apr 28 – Williamsburg, VA @ William & Mary
Apr 29 – State College, PA @ Bryce Jordan Center
May 1 - Columbus, OH @ Nationwide Arena
May 2 – Pittsburgh, PA @ Petersen Events Center
May 6 – Portland, ME @ Cumberland County Civic Center
May 8 – Worcester, MA @ DCU Center
May 20 – Vancouver, BC @ Thunderbird Stadium (Virgin Festival)**
May 21 – Seattle, WA @ WaMu Theater**
May 22 – Portland, OR @ Rose Quarter-Memorial Coliseum**

**No Muse on these dates

For obvious reasons i'm not posting the link to buy tickets.
Posted on 02 Feb 2007 by Lauren

Myspace a My Chemical Romance & The Black Parade will be performing at the Virgin Festival in Vancouver, BC on Sunday, May 20th, 2007 with Billy Talent, Muse, and Many More!

A limited number of presale tickets are available to My Chemical Romance fans that is ON SALE NOW HERE

In addition, fans that purchase a ticket through this presale will have the option to add a new, exclusive My Chemical Romance hoodie to their cart for just $35! You must purchase a presale ticket in order to qualify for this hoodie offer. Please note that the hoodie will ship with your ticket order, unless you choose will call for your tickets. If you choose will call for your tickets, the hoodie will ship separately.

For the latest news and info on My Chemical Romance: CLICK HERE

My Chemical Romance¹s latest release, The Black Parade, is in stores NOW!

To see other shows available through Ducat King Ticketing: CLICK HERE
Posted on 30 Jan 2007 by Lauren

The site now has a funky new layout.
Posted on 29 Jan 2007 by Lauren

The avatars page has been revamped.
14 avatars added today.
Posted on 28 Jan 2007 by Lauren

My Chemical Romance are on the cover of this weeks NME magazine.

Click for larger version

You can buy it at most good news agents for £1.99, or subscribe at MagazineSubscriptionsipc.Com

The lyrics for Famous Last Words b-sides My Way Home Is Through You and Kill All Your Friends have been added.

Posted on 25 Jan 2007 by Lauren

The B-sides for the international singles for Welcome To The Black Parade and Famous Last Words have just been released on iTunes in the US. Click
here for My Way Home Is Through You,
here for Kill All Your Friends,
here for Famous Last Words - live,
here for Welcome To The Black Parade - live, and
here for Heaven Help Us.
Get 'em now!
Posted on 23 Jan 2007 by Lauren

Tune in to Fuse on Tuesday 1/30 @ 12am ET/9pm PT to see the making of special for the video of "Famous Last Words."
Posted on 22 Jan 2007 by Lauren

Famous Last Words came out today! Be sure to get it at HMV, Virgin or any other good music shops.
Posted on 22 Jan 2007 by Lauren

My Chemical Romance follow their epic UK chart topping single 'Welcome To The Black Parade' and a phenomenal 2006 with the release of 'Famous Last Words'

Single is out on CD, DMD and x 2 Limited Edition Square 7" Picture Discs - ALL FORMATS FEAT. EXCLUSIVE BRAND NEW NON-ALBUM TRACKS!

To check out these new tracks - click here!

My Chemical Romance return to the UK in March for their biggest sell-out tour to date! Want chance to come to one of these shows, and come backstage to meet the band? Watch Kerrang TV or click here to find out how!
Posted on 16 Jan 2007 by Lauren

Sorry for the late update.
MY CHEMICAL ROMANCE are to embark on Japan Tour 2007 from today(11/01 Wed. at Zepp TOkyo), but due to a sudden attack of illness, the guitarist Frank Iero had to return to his home; their support guitarist will come and play instead.

Famous Last Words was premiered last night.
My Chemical Romance's new video for "Famous Last Words" is having its official US premiere today, Thursday the 11th, on MTV!  You can catch an early taste of it today on TRL, which airs between 3:30 and 4:30 (all time zones) and then at 11:00pm in regular programming (all time zones). You can also see it on MTV.com by clicking http://www.mtv.com/../music/video/premieres.jhtml?audvidId=127507. And click here to watch a clip of the band explaining the concept behind the video.

Like The Used? Click here to join Such A Softer Sin, a really awesome The Used message board. 
Posted on 12 Jan 2007 by Claire

A note from the people behind the scenes at Jimmy Kimmel Live

"Unfortunately, due to a production error, the rehearsal footage for "My Chemical Romance" aired on "Jimmy Kimmel Live" Monday night in lieu of their proper performance. We apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused the band or their fans. Please tune in on Monday, January 15th when their actual performance will be broadcast -- complete with fireworks."


Posted on 05 Jan 2007 by Lauren

4 new avatars.
Posted on 02 Jan 2007 by Lauren

Bob turns 27 today. Everyone at Skin Off Our Bones wishes him a very happy birthday.
Posted on 31 Dec 2006 by Lauren

Watch

If you go to SOOB.ThinkYouNeedToSmile.Net/CuteNews you can now register to update the site. You need to sign up then click add news. All news must be approved by me to be added.
Posted on 30 Dec 2006 by Lauren

The band are doing a New Year's Eve performance on MTV at 11 PM EST/10 PM CT. Taken from Blade You Stain:
11:21 p.m. to 11:29 p.m.
My Chemical Romance performs on the Pontiac Garage Stage atop the setback roof at Two Times Square. A pyro effect draws the attention of the revelers to the Pontiac Garage Stage. The performance concludes with another pyro effect.

11:50 p.m. to 11:54 p.m.
My Chemical Romance performs on the Pontiac Garage Stage atop the setback roof at Two Times Square. A pyro effect draws the attention of the revelers to the Pontiac Garage Stage. The performance concludes with another pyro effect.
Posted on 29 Dec 2006 by Lauren

Happy christmas to all of you. Hope you have a good one.
Posted on 25 Dec 2006 by Lauren

Click.

People on the mailing list should of gotten an email with the subject MORE TICKETS AVAILABLE TO MCR'S US TOUR.
Posted on 22 Dec 2006 by Lauren

We have finished the forums. Click here to join.
Posted on 21 Dec 2006 by Lauren

We're currently working on a new forums, which should be up soon.

If some pages aren't working, leave a comment and tell us, then be patient. We'll sort it out soon, but some files were deleted and we haven't had the time to fix some of them yet.

If anyone's interested in being staff, email Lauren@thinkyouneedtosmile.net. We just need someone to update the news every so often.
Posted on 20 Dec 2006 by Claire

Get Tix To MCR'S US Headlining Tour Before Anyone Else

My Chemical Romance have just announced a full-scale headlining US tour in February and March. Rise Against will be the opening act on all of these dates. Stay tuned for more dates coming with Muse as the opener Get Tix To MCR'S US Headlining Tour Before Anyone Else

My Chemical Romance have just announced a full-scale headlining US tour in February and March. Rise Against will be the opening act on all of these dates. Stay tuned for more dates coming with Muse as the opener!

We are offering a very special pre-sale for a limited amount of tickets to you all that starts right now. Just go to mychemicalromance.com/tour and click on the ticket link for the show you want to see. Hurry - there are a very limited amount of tickets for this pre-sale.

2/22/2007 Manchester, NH - Verizon Wireless Arena
2/23/2007 Uniondale, NY - Nassau Coliseum
2/25/2007 Philadelphia, PA - Liacouras Center
2/26/2007 Cleveland, OH - Wolstein Center
2/28/2007 Detroit, MI - Joe Louis Arena
3/1/2007 Chicago, IL - Allstate Arena
3/3/2007 Lincoln, NB - Pershing Auditorium
3/4/2007 Denver, CO - Magness Arena
3/6/2007 Salt Lake City, IL - The E Center
3/7/2007 Las Vegas, NV - Orleans Arena
3/9/2007 Phoenix, AZ - Jobing.com Arena
3/10/2007 Los Angeles, CA - The Forum
3/11/2007 Anaheim, CA - Arena at the Anaheim Convention Center
3/13/2007 San Diego, CA - ipayOne Center
3/14/2007 Fresno, CA - Selland Arena
3/15/2007 Oakland, CA - ORACLE Arena
3/16/2007 Reno, NV - Lawlor Events Center
Posted on 20 Dec 2006 by Lauren

Somhow, half my files went missing. I've tried my best to upload them all again, but some might not be working.
Posted on 19 Dec 2006 by Lauren