Archive for the ‘Rumors’ Category
This whole Killswitch Engage thing just got JUICY (Allegedly)
The real reason why Howard Jones had to leave KsE’s tour may now be coming to light – and it is tabloid worthy.
Quick recap before I get to the real news so that everyone is caught up.
I went to Killswitch Engage’s first show of their headlining tour this winter back on February 4th. After just five days, lead singer Howard Jones suddenly dropped off the tour due to “unforeseen circumstances” as the band’s official press release put it. That led to much speculation about Jones leaving the band.
But replacement singer Phil Labonte said that he was just filling in until Howard “gets better,” leading most people to believe that he was just hurt or sick. It was then reported that Jones had fallen on some stairs and hurt his back and that was why he left the tour. OK, that’s understandable. Still, if that was the case, the band should have come out and said that instead of letting damaging rumors swirl.
But now ThePRP has exclusively learned the alleged real reason as to why Jones left the tour:
IMPREGNATING A PORNSTAR!
Hahaha, who says they don’t make rockstar debauchery like they used to?
The pornstar in question is Allie Foster (pictured), who took to Twitter yesterday to announce:
Howard Jones of Killswitch engage, meet TMZ and your bitter baby momma coming with sweet sweet fuckin revenge you dirtbag.
Hmm, that sounds like good inspiration for a Killswitch song, but I digress.
She then goes on to Tweet that Howard is married and that he has been pressuring her to get an abortion. Of course, there is a post on her Twitter today which claims that her account was hacked and that she did not post any of that. So who the eff really knows? I mean she did post a picture of her baby bump.
I doubt this is the end of what has become a wildly interesting story of cover-up and deception. But come on Howard, bag it up next time!
-Sam
FOB RIP? OMG!
Fall Out Boy is one of those bands whose singles I enjoy yet leave me with no desire to get to know them better or discover their complete albums.
Now that’s probably my problem and not theirs. After all, Patrick Stump, Joe Trohman, and Andy Hurley seem to have decent enough chops and their pop songwriting is undeniably catchy. It’s just that…well, Pete Wentz comes across as a bit of a douche, and the band as a whole seems a bit too “scene” for me.
Well, the boys from FOB may have an opportunity to branch out soon, if the rumors of the band’s potential breakup prove true.
These rumors originated with none other than Mr. Ashlee Simpson himself. Writing on his blog, he had this to say:
i dont know the future of fall out boy. its embarrassing to say one thing and then have the future dictate another. as far as i know fall out boy is on break. (no one wants to say the “h” word). as much as i dont have a solo project, i also cant predict that id ever play in fall out boy again. not due to personal relationships as much as a band we grew apart. in this statement id like to include there is the possibility that fob will play again with out me or i will be a part of it when everyone is on the same page.
The other members of the band have been working on their own solo/side projects and perhaps that has been the catalyst for this news. Stump is working on a solo album where he is writing the songs and playing all the instruments. And Trohman and Hurley are working together along with members of Anthrax and Every Time I Die on a potentially cool heavy metal supergroup of sorts called The Damned Things.
Anyways, if FOB does break up, will anyone really be that sad? They wrote some really good tunes, but if what they’ve put out to this point is all I ever hear from them, I’ll be okay.
-Sam
System of a Down to end hiatus?!
“The only true currency in this bankrupt world is what you share with someone else when you’re uncool.” ~Almost Famous
Greetings, everyone.
My name is Sam and this is my first post here on Suds on Bleeker. It’s a true pleasure to join the team that is being assembled here, and I look forward to sharing with you my views on what’s new in the world of music. And, more importantly, I look forward to getting to know all of you and hearing about what new music is really rocking your world at the moment. So sign up for an account if you haven’t yet and let’s start talking.
With my first post, I’d like to talk about some potential news that means a lot to me: System of a Down might be getting close to ending their hiatus which has been going on since 2006.
You see, I’m a metalhead first and foremost and I can largely trace my “musical DNA,” so to speak, back to Toxicity – that fantastic, beautiful, enduring piece of heavy music. That was one of the main albums that really ignited my passion for heavy music and opened so many new channels of discovery. Suffice to say, my musical leanings owe a lot to System of a Down.
So it was to my surprise that SOAD’s bassist, Shavo Odadjian (he of the epic goatee), posted on Twitter today the following cryptic message: “Are u guys ready for System???”
Hell yes, I am ready for System.
Of course, no one is really certain yet what that Tweet actually portends. It could mean that SOAD is making preparations for a new album (best case scenario), or it could mean that they are simply going to play a few European festivals in the near future. Maybe it won’t mean any of that, and this was all a big tease. Of course, any new plans for the band would probably require singer Serj Tankian and guitarist Daron Malakian to put their respective side projects on the back burner for the time being. But as any SOAD fan will tell you, one new System album is infinitely better than two new Serj/Daron solo albums. So let’s make this thing happen, boys. Heavy metal misses you.
-Sam