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theacademyis

(beneaththeglass)

4:19PM

i'm selling my santi hoodie and a tai shirt

( picturesss )

theacademyis

(taitv)

2:19PM

( i got my SLH christmas card in the mail today! significantly less cute than last year's in my opinion but i'm sure others will enjoy it )

theacademyis

(statelines)

6:46PM

What did Santa bring you?

theacademyis

(therese)

11:15AM - MERRY CHRISTMAS & CONGRATULATIONS WINNERS!

1st place - mattdude1081  (our one male community member who has stuck it out through all the estrogen fits!)
2nd place - Abbey!  (sorry, I don't know your LJ sn) 
3rd place - jetsabel   :D

I'll be emailing you guys with instructions! 

and if you're curious about the trivia quiz answers( all is revealed  )



Thanks again for playing.  it was great to see some enthusiasm in this place again  :) 

 

chemicalromance

(digispin)

2:30PM - My Chemical Romance's Gerard Way on New Album

After My Chemical Romance's grueling two-year tour in support of their hit third album, The Black Parade, the quintet put the band on hiatus and retreated to their personal lives to recover. Frontman Gerard Way married and had his first child, daughter Bandit Lee. 

It was the the chance to cover Bob Dylan's "Desolation Row" for the 2009 blockbuster/graphic novel adaptation of Watchmen that pried Way and his bandmates out of their houses, and found them beginning to formulate their next move. "It was a good test to play around with where we might potentially go," Way tells SPIN.com. "We started with the Sex Pistols and then decided to go back further, before punk. What was before punk that was punk? So there's the MC5 and the Stooges, and that Detroit sound."
 

And those are just a few of the touchstone bands whose influences surface on MCR's as-yet-untitled fourth album, due in the Spring. Hints of Judas Priest, Def Leppard, and the Hives permeate seven new songs previewed for SPIN.com: "Death Before Disco," "Save Yourself," "Trans Am," "Only Hope," "Light Behind Your Eyes," "Black Dragon Fighting Society," and "L.A. Heavy."

And while Gerard is still writing songs to stir the jilted, with his typically snide worldview intact, these tunes reveal a band having a damn good time.

We caught up with Way to talk about the album, its roots in the band's home state of New Jersey -- and even a certain MTV reality show that's filmed there.

<< CLICK HERE FOR MORE INCLUDING THE Q&A >>

 

theacademyis

(hedgeyy)

12:06PM - The Academy EP Complete! =D

Hey guys, just in case you were wondering, I finally got everything done today. Oddly enough, it's my birthday today too haha. =) It doesn't look perfect obviously but it's pretty cool still :D And a big thanks goes out to therese who sent me the scans to make this as well as everyone else who supported the idea.

Update: Gave it to her today, she was speechless :D

theacademyis

(lilithlotr)

12:22AM - Videos from Saturday

I'm slowly posting my videos from the "Ask Mat" session with Mat Devine and William, and also the acoustic show at Reggie's that night. I'll link three of them below, but you can find all of them here: http://www.youtube.com/sisterheresy

theacademyis

(therese)

11:02AM

contest clarification: 

for question 12 - "Give the full name of the label that published The Academy EP"  I was too vague.  I want to know what the initials in the label name stand for.  for example, if the answer were "ABC records by Awesome Music Dude" what does the "ABC" part stand for?   thanks  :) 

aaannnnddd for 19 - "Bill has a tendency to take pictures of himself in airports. What is he usually photographed with?"  I meant what object, not what type of device/camera.

falloutboylove

(profanityprayer)

12:26PM - anybody looking for a medium Love Can't Save You hoodie?

I'm willing to trade it possibly for a small or xsmall of the same hoodie :) I bought it from someone on LJ actually & it ended up being pretty big on me. I was looking to trade it for the same hoodie in a smaller size or maybe for other clandestine clothes if someone has something else & wants it! please let me know if you have any interest since if i don't trade/sell it, i'm going to try to shrink it somewhat in the laundry lol if you have any Clandestine stuff in small (including youth) sizes let me know, i'm also looking to buy!

btw it's in really great condition, I'd say almost new

xo

theacademyis

(lilithlotr)

12:25PM - I have an extra ticket for the acoustic show at Reggie's tomorrow

which I'd like to either sell ($15), or give away (for free) to someone who could help me line-sit tomorrow. I have the Kill Hannah weekend pkg so will be going to the Q&A and I'd love for my space to still be there when I got back... I'll be in line early but would probably need to cab up to A&K around 11:30ish. Obviously this wouldn't work for anyone who is either hanging w/Sisky at Metro or hanging at A&K in hopes William can get a few extra folks in.

In other news, I was thinking of foregoing the glowsticks for once, since they seem not terribly appropriate to an acoustic show at Reggie's. But I'm willing to be convinced otherwise.

& finally - yes, I go to shows at Reggie's all the time and it sounds like other people don't, so feel free to ask questions if you need to. I'll be in line for hours at Reggie's today for Day 1 of New Heart, so unless my fingers freeze off, I should have plenty of time for replies.

falloutboylove

(gcbenjtonyluv)

11:47PM - Package deals

I have two Fall Out Boy package deals including shirts, bracelets, posters and AP magazine over at my journal: http://gcbenjtonyluv.livejournal.com/28391.html Plus many other band-related merch for sale on my main page. Let me know if you have any questions at all or can't find the pictures :)

falloutboylove

(just_darkblue)

5:46PM - Hoodie/Shirt for sale! (I CANNOT GET MY CUTS TO WORK?)

I have a couple things for sale that I put up awhile ago but the person who bought them never responded!
L, in great condition! looking for at least $20 for this. M, never worn. $10 for this. shipping on the hoodie would probably be about $5.. and for the shirt like $3. Thanks guys!( 1 hoodie, 1 shirt! )

theacademyis

(therese)

8:09PM - not to interrupt the Anniversary Show hoopla but....

I can't believe it's time for the 3rd annual (and possibly final?) TAI LJ Christmas Contest! where did time go so fast? this year I came up with a trivia quiz. it's not terribly difficult but you might have to do a slight bit of research. you can help each other out but please don't post here to cheat and get answers. since the 5 year anniversary is coming up I decided to up the ante a bit... the winner gets these:

the traditional prize and the not-so-traditional prize



that's right. both. have I got your attention now? :)

answer all the following questions and send your answers to lovefiercely@gmail.com no later than midnight MST Dec 24th (ie - the night Santa travels.) entries with all correct answers will be numbered in the order they are received and the winner drawn at random on Christmas Day.

( GOOD LUCK!  )

2nd & 3rd place can have their choice of a 2007 "Santi" promo poster or a 7" Checkmarks vinyl. So get to it, it's like homework.... but hopefully more fun.

theacademyis

(soccerjunkie86)

3:05PM - before Bills show on Saturday stop by Metro!

just got this tweet from MetroChicago

stop by Metro to buy Tickets for the Almost Here anniversary from the guys themselves at Metro's Box Office!

http://twitter.com/MetroChicago/status/6707564622

thehushsound

(pooky_182)

1:59PM - gold motel ep

cover art for gold motel's new ep! available friday!

the_hushsound

(xmexandxyoux)

9:32PM - new fan tumblr for greta.

fyeahgretasalpeter.tumblr.com

thanks!

thehushsound

(xmexandxyoux)

9:24PM - new fan tumblr for greta.

follow: fygretasalpeter.tumblr.com.

thanks!

theacademyis

(taitv)

4:26PM

not as epic as the news below but photoguy julian posted some ( photos of the fellas! )

theacademyis

(therese)

1:13PM - remember the "big thing next year" they hinted at?

Dearest SLH -

I wanted to send this note out to all of you before the rest of the world
so here it is:

On behalf of my band, I am excited to announce that we will be playing a
SPECIAL SHOW at the Metro on February 6th* to celebrate the FIVE YEAR
ANNIVERSARY OF ALMOST HERE'S RELEASE!!!

Almost Here has always been a reminder of where we come from, and we
couldn't be more excited to celebrate with all of you at our favorite
venue in the world.

Pre-sale tickets will be available exclusively for you this Thursday the
17th and will come with some extra special goodies.

Love,
Sisky Business

---------

and here's what Bill has to say about it:


( from Bill's blog - surprises, magic, giveaways and MORE!  )

SO gonna plan on going, holy shit! FLIGHT AND HOTEL ARE BOOKED!

*I edited Sisky's original text with the corrected date that appeared in the myspace announcement.
sue me.

theacademyis

(therese)

9:39AM - SANTI Claus orly? (myspace from Daddy Primetime)

New songs on MySpace Music player It's Adam T. Siska, sending some love from The Windy City, where it is currently 3 degrees outside! I wanted to inform all of you that, just for fun, we have switched up our MySpace Playlist, giving you a chance to hear a variety of our material for free. The play list now features a few of our favorite songs throughout the years, some of which you may not be too familiar with. Give them a listen! Enjoy and enjoy your Holiday Season! You will be hearing more from me very soon! Love, Adam Xoxo Adam T Siska's name drop of the day: Santi Claus Adam T Siska's song of the day: Grandma got Run over by a Reindeer