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Gerard Way Drops New Doug McKean-Produced Track with The Mock-Ups

2025 has turned out to be a historic year for the emo faithful. Fans were treated to a live performance of an unreleased My Chemical Romance track, “War Beneath The Rain,” for the first time—a track frontman Gerard Way dedicated to the band’s late collaborator and producer Doug McKean. Now, Way has followed it up with brand-new music through his side project, The Mock-Ups, dropping the McKean-produced single “I Wanna Know Your Name.” The Mock-Ups sees Way stepping into a new role on vocals and bass, joined by familiar names from The Interrupters: Aimee Allen is featured on backing vocals,… Read more »

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Gerard Way’s New Music Project The Mock-Ups Is Coming Soon

Everyone…stay calm! My Chemical Romance vocalist Gerard Way seems to be gearing up to release a new music project: The Mock-Ups. On September 12, Instagram account @gauzyrecords, a boutique record label in Los Angeles and Arizona, revealed Way as the vocalist and bassist for the forthcoming project in a caption. And that’s not all…The Mock-Ups also feature The Interrupters‘ Aimee Allen on backing vocals and Jesse Bivona on drums. Additionally, The Interrupters’ Kevin Bivona worked on keys and production for The Mock-Ups. Plus, Michael Schulz, Head of Signature Artists at Fender, is on guitar. What a lineup! Notably, the post… Read more »

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15 Alternative Musician Birthdays To Celebrate This September

School is back in session, and Halloween season has officially begun. To keep the spooky vibes flowing, it’s time to crank up your alternative playlists while you grab some pumpkin-flavored treats. For some playlist inspo, these Virgo and Libra babies have made some of the most iconic emo, pop-punk, and indie tracks, and for that, they deserve the best birthdays ever. From the always iconic Avril Lavigne, to Mayday Parade‘s Jake Bundrick and Alex Garcia, all the way to My Chemical Romance‘s Mikey Way, here are some September musician birthdays to mark in your cals this month. Joe Trohman — September 1 Fall… Read more »

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My Chemical Romance Set To Headline London’s Wembley Stadium

In a previous teaser video, My Chemical Romance shared that the United Kingdom won one “nuclear winter.” It turns out that many fans were correct in assuming the band would be stopping through on their Long Live The Black Parade Tour. While the band is not touring multiple venues throughout the UK and Europe, My Chemical Romance has announced two massive 2026 shows at London’s Wembley Stadium on Friday, July 10 and Saturday, July 11. Surely, it’ll be worth the commute to see the album played in its entirety. All tickets are set to go live on Friday, August 15,… Read more »

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Is My Chemical Romance Teasing United Kingdom Tour Dates?

In typical My Chemical Romance fashion, they just released a cryptic video, and this time, it’s satirizing old-school game shows with “Quizzo.” Some fans are taking this as a sign of more Long Live The Black Parade international tour dates to come. The Quizzo show host asks, “Who will be the next lucky country to win the grand prize of one nuclear winter?” One contestant helped reveal, “Congratulations, United Kingdom!” Fans on Reddit are convinced that a UK leg is imminent, and they’re hopeful that there will be a handful of shows around the country. “If this is a UK… Read more »

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How Much Would You Pay For The Academy Is… VIP Tickets?

On Tuesday, August 5, The Academy Is… announced their forthcoming Almost Here 20th anniversary tour, and fans already have their pre-sale tickets purchased and ready to go. However, some viewers of TAI’s VIP packages noticed a rather unique price point. Across their United States tour dates, The Academy Is… is offering two VIP packages: “Attention Attention” VIP Experience retailing at $275, and the “Almost Here” VIP Package for…$6,000. For reference, the current general admission artist presale ticket is around the $50 mark across cities. Included in the “Attention Attention” VIP Experience is one general admission ticket, a meet-and-greet, a signed… Read more »

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My Chemical Romance Debuts New Pre-Hiatus Song “War Beneath The Rain”

There’s electricity in the air—and no amount of smudged eyeliner or fingerless gloves can contain it. Emo icons My Chemical Romance just did what we’ve all been worshipping at our altars for. On the first night of their two-night takeover at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, July 26, 2025, the band debuted a never-before-heard song—one that predates their 2013 breakup. This is not a drill, and we are not o-fucking-kay! After performing The Black Parade in full—a spectacle already monumental in its own right—the band unveiled a brand new track titled “War Beneath The Rain.” It marked their first unreleased… Read more »

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Watch My Chemical Romance Cover “Bullet With Butterfly Wings” By The Smashing Pumpkins

My Chemical Romance just made their stop at San Francisco’s Oracle Park, and it was a night to remember. Along with playing The Black Parade in full, the band pulled out fan faves such as “SING,” “Boy Division,” “It’s Not a Fashion Statement, It’s a Fucking Deathwish,” and more. However, My Chemical Romance also played a very special cover of “Bullet With Butterfly Wings” by The Smashing Pumpkins. Notably, brothers lead vocalist Gerard Way and bassist Mikey Way were deeply inspired by The Smashing Pumpkins and Billy Corgan, specifically when they saw the group on the 1996 Melon Collie and… Read more »

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Acceptance Announces 20-Year Anniversary LP Of ‘Phantoms’ With Special Guests

Thought you heard the last of Acceptance? Think again! The pop-punk outfit has returned to release a 20-year anniversary re-recording of 2005’s Phantoms with some special guests. The album, Phantoms/Twenty, due out on September 12, boasts myriad features from scene veterans, including Hey Monday‘s Cassadee Pope, The Maine‘s John O’Callaghan, and Boys Like Girls‘ Martin Johnson. In fact, the group officially launched their crossover with the Boys Like Girls singer today, “Take Cover.” Johnson shares, “I graduated high school, class of 2004, in a fever dream of guitar chords and burned CDs—when Phantoms was gospel and ‘Take Cover’ was the… Read more »

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My Chemical Romance Is & Always Will Be Political… Deal With It

Uh oh… My Chemical Romance has entered the “online discourse,” and long-time fans are clashing with “casual” fans. My Chemical Romance has just kicked off their Long Live The Black Parade tour, and some ticket holders took to social media to describe their surprise and perhaps upset with the band for their political themes. At the Seattle date, Gerard Way held an “election” with the crowd who “voted” for hooded “candidates” in the center of the stadium. In classic MCR theatrical fashion, these hooded figures were “executed” and taken out in body bags. “Thank you so very much for participating… Read more »