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A screen shot from the “Desolation Row” music video was USAToday’s “Pic of the Day”.

Frank did an interview about Leathermøuth with Jersey Beat. And it’s a downloadable phone interview and is apparently epic awesomeness. I, however, am in school and can not listen to it. Blegh. On the brightside, the whole thing is about Leathermøuth, with a little MCR thrown in here and there as conversation goes, so this is definitely something for Leathermøuth fans. Thanks to trudybooth on LJ.

Gerard is considering a side career in direction feature films and music videos. He did an interview with Kerrang Thanks to xbloodsicle for the tip. This is a tidbit of what Gerard had to say:

Directing is something I’d be really interested in,” he says. “People ask me if I would act, but acting to me is not nearly as exciting as directing would be. When I was talking to Mark Webb about the Ghost Of You video I was talking about the idea and I broke it down into shots and he’d said ‘You should really consider making your own videos eventually’. And I think that making videos would be fun and easy, but I’d definitely be interested in directing features. After this record cycle I’d be really interested in trying something like that. [source]

My Chemical Romance might be on MTV’s Spoilers. It appears like they are set to be on the show with Zach Snyder on February 21st at 8pm as well as the rest of the Watchmen cast. Thanks to catastrophicbb on LJ. [source]

If Bullets was your favorite record, you’re in luck. Gerard tells MTV that the new album is going back to their dirty punk Jersey grassroots. That’s definitely made of awesomeness. Proof? Gerard’s words:

I don’t think this is gonna be a ‘kitchen sink’ record. I think it’s going to get by on its musicianship and its own merits in the songs.  And every record … I like to think they’re snapshots of what your band is at that moment, and this is really going to be that. I think there’s going to be lack of concept, I think it’s simply a snapshot, I think it’s going to be direct and very honest,” he continued. “It’s not going to be hiding behind a veil of fiction or uniforms and makeup anymore. … From the stuff we’ve been playing so far, just feels very pure. That’s the best way to describe it. People who were really big fans of our first record, they’ll find things they’re really going to love about the new material — and not because we sound like that first record at all, it’s because there’s a purity to it. There’s less happening. [source]

That’s all I have for now. I gotta rebuild my arsenal and hopefully start up my “Random Photos” series again. We’ll see

This weeks NME has an interview with Gerard talking about The Umbrella Academy movie and an article about 20 people you must follow on Twitter  in which Gerard was mentioned

Also for anyone that hasn’t seen it Leathermouth has posted the video for Body Snatchers 4 Ever you can see it here

Yeah, so it’s on MCR’s official site, but here you go. Many thanks to Jeff and team for publishing the video despite Warner’s beef with YouTube. Post on your own blog if you’d like. I’ll be going through stuff later today and hopefully get a good update going. Also remember the 10% discount code “MIKEYWAY” in the MCR store tomorrow for all non-music items.

Kerrang has an interview with Gerard talking about The Umbrella Academy movie and about how he’s maybe thinking about getting into directing

They also have a Watchmen competition to win tickets to the premiere as well as other stuff including the soundtrack and a copy of the limited edition Desolation Row vinyl you can enter here

As I said on the cbox, I was recently contacted by My Chemical Romance’s online…PR dude, I guess.  His name is Jeff Watson and you’ll probably recognize him from the official site. In a special little gift for you guys, Jeff has set it up so that on Thursday from 12:01 AM (February 19) to Friday at 12:01 AM pacific time, Mikey Way Online visitors can receive a 10% discount at the My Chemical Romance online store on all non-music items by entering the code “MIKEYWAY” in the coupon box during checkout.

Surprise!

Kerrang! has an interview with Gerard where he speaks out about fatherhood. The site only gives a short blurb of what is in the interview but has the entire thing in the magazine.

Gigwise has a short article on MCR beginning recording. [please note that although it says that they begin recording this week, that the article was written on the third of February.]

I probably would have more stuff for you to read if I weren’t so ADD today, so this is all I could really find.
My apologies.

Frank Iero of My Chemical Romance and LeATHERMOUTH will be doing an in-store signing at the LoserKids store in San Marcos, CA this Sunday, February 15th at 2:30pm PST. The LoserKids store address is 711 Center Drive, Nordahl Marketplace (Next to Guitar Center).

via Frank Iero Signing at LK | The Sport of Death.

Interview with Frank talking about Leathermouth and the new My Chem album