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It’s no secret that the former My Chemical Romance frontman Gerard Way sees David Bowie as one of his quintessential influences. Check out this throwback video from Fuse TV below, in which Way reflects on Labyrinth— Jim Henson’s fantasy film from 1986 starring Bowie as Jareth the Goblin King. Read more: “Offstage is just… different”—Gerard Way confides feelings […]

Over the weekend, Gerard Way announced that he would be taking time away from Twitter in order to focus on “new things” that “require a lot of work and full attention, not unlike making albums.” Read more: Showdown of the century, Dad Wars with Gerard Way vs. Mark Hoppus, was great while it lasted During the […]

Gerard Way, the unrivaled musician overlord of Twitter, will be taking some time away from his throne in the immediate future. Excluding occasional interactions, he will spend his time focusing on “new things” that “require a lot of work and full attention, not unlike making albums.” You can read all of what Mr. Way had […]

As the year winds down, we've been reflecting on a lot of things—one of which is some of the trends that overtook our scene this year. The alt community has never been a stranger to the stranger variety of hair coloring, so naturally (or unnaturally, I suppose), we saw plenty of hues on the heads of our […]

“Cat's out of the bag,” former My Chemical Romance vocalist Gerard Way tweeted this morning of MCR's getting their very own line of Funko Pop! Rocks figures. Below is a photo of the Three Cheers For Sweet Revenge figure, as well as concept art for The Black Parade figures, both with and without skeleton facepaint.  Looks like the […]

Andy Biersack guides APTV's Ryan J. Downey through the Black Veil Brides Universe, assembling a dream team of personas such as his own alter-ego Andy Black, William Control, John Feldmann (plus everyone he's worked with) and more.  He also gives us an update on the ambitious plan he revealed at the APMAs to complete both […]

Gerard Way has revealed that he will be entering the studio this week to finish the recording process for unreleased tracks “Don’t Try” and “Pinkish,” which he is planning a “special release” for. He also said that there is a possibility additional songs will be recorded. Check out his tweets below and let us know […]

Yesterday, Black Veil Brides frontman Andy Biersack shared a photo of himself and producer John Feldmann (Sleeping With Sirens, 5 Seconds Of Summer) alongside the ever-enigmatic Gerard Way. “Thank you so much to Gerard for coming in today, it was an absolute pleasure working with you and talking about music, comics and life,” shared Biersack. […]

 Gerard Way And The Hormones kicked off their European tour in Kiev, Ukraine yesterday, and surprised the audience with a performance of unreleased “Pinkish.” The never-heard song from the Hesitant Alien sessions is described by Way as “probably the heaviest” song written for the album. Check out the high-energy performance below and let us know […]

Earlier this afternoon, Gerard Way tweeted out that he has a recording session scheduled for today with producer Mike Elizondo.  While Gerard entering the studio in itself is exhilarating, what’s even more intriguing is Elizondo’s past resume. Not only did he produce/co-write 50 Cent's “In Da Club” and write extensively with Dr. Dre and Eminem, […]

Put down your popcorn, folks. What was gearing up to be an excellent cardigan-based social media showdown between noted internet dads Gerard Way and Mark Hoppus has ended before it even began. It all started last week when Gerard Way tweeted his million-plus followers to help him track down a Ralph Lauren cardigan—the pinnacle of […]

Sum 41 drummer Frank Zummo posted the most amazing photo on Instagram and needless to say, we're definitely “not okay.” Three-fourths of My Chemical Romance are in the same room together and fortunately for us, a picture was snapped to document this momentous occasion. Feast your eyes on the photo below!  Read more: Jimmy Eat World […]

Thanks to a new partnership between Universal Cable Productions and Dark Horse Entertainment, there's a chance Gerard Way's Umbrella Academy comic will be heading to TV. According to USA Today, it's “one of four projects in development under the deal.”  Read more: Hayley Williams, Gerard Way defend Frances Bean Cobain on Twitter “One of the reasons we went with Dark Horse […]

So the other day, I had to Google “Vic Fuentes.” Standard. Your everyday Vic check-in. But not that fateful day. Normalcy fell to the wayside when we were greeted not with “Vic fuentes age” or “vic fuentes married” but with “VIC FUENTES IS MY DAD FANFIC” as a suggested search.  I stepped away, thought that […]

Bright colors and new trends shouldn’t be limited to your summer wardrobe. From bright pinks to simple ombré styles and everything in between, here are just a few of the artists with the best dye jobs in the scene. Check out Hot Topic’s hair section for more dye and accessories inspiration!   Ash Costello, New Years […]

Gerard Way has announced four more October tour dates in San Diego, CA; Tempe, AZ; Dallas, TX and Austin, TX, with Tape serving as support. Tickets will go on sale this coming Saturday, May 16, at noon local time. Further information can be found below. Video: Watch Gerard Way And The Hormones perform “Don’t Try” with Mikey Way Way's debut […]

Like one of those “guess my age and weight” people who set up at carnivals, Microsoft's face detection API demo over at how-old.net lured the us all in in droves to be misgendered and have our ages calculated wrong yesterday. (This editor is, apparently, 16 years old). We had so much fun laughing at our […]

At the premiere of the new Kurt Cobain documentary, Montage Of Heck, Tuesday night, Frances Bean Cobain, who’s usually pretty media shy, gave an unexpected and admirable speech. “The reason I’ve been able to watch it six times is because of the film [director Brett Morgen] made,” Cobain said. “I didn’t know Kurt … He […]

ORIGINAL POST: April 14, 2015 @ 12 p.m. ET Guitar Hero has just announced the long-awaited new version of their game, Guitar Hero Live, which boasts two modes—one which allows you to play to “real crowds” and the other, GHTV, which they describe as “the world's first playable music video network,” where you can choose to […]