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Power To The Emos!

9:53AM Clem Bastow | You’ll recall a week or so ago we drew your attention to the frankly idiotic treatment the Daily Mail gave a story about the suicide death of a teenager who also happened to be a My Chemical Romance fan. Naturally the paper decided that MCR’s album about “The Black Parade” was all about the “nickname for the place where Emo fans believe they will go when they die.” Well, the fans have had it up to here with the media’s treatment of their favourite band – rightly so, really – and have decided to gang up and march to the Mail’s headquarters in protest. The march, to be held on May 31, will begin at Hyde Park’s West Pond and end outside the offices of The Daily Mail. More »

Did Pete Wentz Just Get Engaged To Ashlee Simpson So He Could Try On Her Shoes All Day?

6:50AM Molly Friedman | Just in case he hadn’t officially lost all his “punk” cred already, Pete Wentz has successfully sealed the deal by getting engaged to lip sync queen Ashlee Simpson. And proving they’re the ultimate modern couple, Ashlee made the announcement via (of all things) the website friendsorenemies.com in a post last night: “Yes, we are thrilled to share that we are happily engaged…We consider this to be a very private matter, and we wanted to be the first to tell you.” Why exactly a “very private matter” is the sort of thing one willingly announces in the form of a blog post is beyond us, but one issue Pete feels more than comfortable discussing is his love of cross-dressing. As the bassist told Fox News recently, “I love Jessica Simpson’s stuff, especially the shoes. I dance around my house in them all the time.” More »