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Indianapolis Star
6 days ago
- Entertainment
- Indianapolis Star
Dropkick Murphys called Donald Trump a 'First Class Loser.' Will they do that in Indiana?
The Dropkick Murphys have never been shy in their criticism of President Donald Trump, which is something Hoosiers might experience firsthand when the band takes the stage Tuesday in Indianapolis. The Massachusetts-based punk rock group played an unflattering video of Trump during a rendition of 'First Class Loser' at their July 27 Warped Tour performance in Long Beach, California. The video included footage Trump palling around with late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. It's unknown whether the band will do the same again Tuesday in Indianapolis. Here's what happened. 'This next song is dedicated to a guy who wears orange makeup, (defecates) his pants in his diapers, rapes women, touches kids,' said Dropkick Murphys vocalist Ken Casey. 'It's called 'First Class Loser.'' Trump was found liable for sexual abuse in a 2023 civil court case against E. Jean Carroll, a lauded writer and a former graduate of Indiana University. Check out a video of the song below, but mind the language. Story continues after photo gallery. Casey has been vocal in his criticism about Trump and his supporters in recent months. The frontman delivered a pointed critique of MAGA hats during the band's show March 15 at MGM Music Hall in Boston. 'Silence is complicit at this point,' Casey said during an interview with Boston radio station WBUR. 'So to be making fluff music about stuff that isn't of importance at the moment, I really just think is shirking away from the fight.' The Dropkick Murphys, natives of Quincy, Massachusetts, recently released the album 'For the People,' which includes the anti-authoritarian anthem 'Who'll Stand with Us?' (Warning: The following video contains strong language.) The group plays at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 5, with Bad Religion at Everwise Amphitheater at White River State Park. Tickets to watch the Dropkick Murphys perform in Indianapolis run $40 to upwards of $157 and are available at Find Dropkick Murphys tickets on TicketMaster The show is part of the band's Summer of Discontent tour. After Indianapolis, they perform Aug. 6 in Buffalo, New York. Chris Jordan, a Jersey Shore native, covers entertainment and features for the USA Today Network New Jersey. Contact him at cjordan@
The Star
02-08-2025
- Entertainment
- The Star
Why My Chemical Romance is bigger than it's ever been
12 years after a breakup that didn't stick – and one year shy of the 20th anniversary of its biggest album – My Chemical Romance is on the road this summer playing 2006's The Black Parade from beginning to end. The tour, which stopped Saturday night at Dodger Stadium for the first of two concerts, doesn't finally manifest the long-anticipated reunion of one of emo's most influential bands; My Chem reconvened in 2019 and has been performing, pandemic-related delays aside, fairly consistently since then (including five nights at Inglewood's Kia Forum in 2022 and two headlining appearances at Las Vegas' When We Were Young festival). Yet only now is the group visiting sold-out baseball parks – and without even the loss leader of new music to help drum up interest in its show. Lead vocalist Gerard Way of My Chemical Romance. — AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson "Thank you for being here tonight," Gerard Way, My Chem's 48-year-old frontman, told the crowd of tens of thousands at Saturday's gig. "This is our first stadium tour, which is a wild thing to say." To mark the occasion, he pointed out, his younger brother Mikey was playing a bass guitar inscribed with the Dodgers' logo. So how did this darkly witty, highly theatrical punk band reach a new peak so deep into its comeback? Certainly it's benefiting from an overall resurgence of rock after years dominated by pop and hip-hop; My Chem's Dodger Stadium run coincides this weekend with the return of the once-annual Warped Tour in Long Beach after a six-year dormancy. Then again, Linkin Park – to name another rock group huge in the early 2000s – recently moved a planned Dodger Stadium date to Inglewood's much smaller Intuit Dome, presumably as a result of lower-than-expected ticket sales. The endurance of My Chemical Romance, which formed in New Jersey before eventually relocating to Los Angeles, feels rooted more specifically in its obsession with comic books and in Gerard Way's frank lyrics about depression and his flexible portrayal of gender and sexuality. Lead vocalist Gerard Way of My Chemical Romance holds up the microphone while performing during the opening night of the band's 'Long Live the Black Parade' tour. — AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson Looking back now, it's clear the band's blend of drama and emotion – of world-building and bloodletting – set a crucial template for a generation or two of subsequent acts, from bands like Twenty One Pilots to rappers like the late Juice Wrld to a gloomy pop singer like Sombr, whose viral hit Back to Friend luxuriates in a kind of glamorous misery. For much of its audience, My Chem's proudly sentimental music contains the stuff of identity – one reason thousands showed up to Dodger Stadium wearing elaborate outfits inspired by the band's detailed iconography. In 2006, the quadruple-platinum Black Parade LP arrived as a concept album about a dying cancer patient; Way and his bandmates dressed in military garb that made them look like members of Satan's marching band. Nearly two decades later, the wardrobe remained the same as the band muscled through the album's 14 tracks, though the narrative had transformed into a semi-coherent Trump-era satire of political authoritarianism: My Chemical Romance, in this telling a band from the fictional nation of Draag, was performing for the delectation of the country's vain and ruthless dictator, who sat stony-faced on a throne near the pitcher's mound flanked by a pair of soldiers. Gerard Way of My Chemical Romance performs during the opening night of the band's 'Long Live the Black Parade' tour. — AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson The theater of it all was fun – important (if a bit crude), you could even say, given how young much of the band's audience is and how carefully so many modern pop stars avoid taking political stands that could threaten to alienate some number of their fans. After Welcome to the Black Parade , a bearded guy playing a government apparatchik handed out Dodger Dogs to the band and to the dictator; Way waited to find out whether the dictator approved of the hot dog before he decided he liked it too. Yet what really mattered was how great the songs still are: the deranged rockabilly stomp of Teenagers , the Eastern European oom-pah of Mama , the eruption of Welcome to the Black Parade from fist-pumping glam-rock processional to breakneck thrash-punk tantrum. Indeed, the better part of Saturday's show came after the complete Black Parade performance when My Chem – the Way brothers along with guitarists Frank Iero and Ray Toro, drummer Jarrod Alexander and keyboardist Jamie Muhoberac – reappeared sans costumes on a smaller secondary stage to "play some jams," as Gerard Way put it, from elsewhere in the band's catalog. (Its most recent studio album came out in 2010, though it's since issued a smattering of archived material.) Bassist Mikey Way of My Chemical Romance is silhouetted in stage fog while performing in Seattle. — AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson I'm Not Okay (I Promise) was blistering atomic pop, while Summertime thrummed with nervy energy; Na Na Na (Na Na Na Na Na Na Na Na Na) was as delightfully snotty as its title suggests. The band reached back for what Way called his favorite My Chem song – Vampires Will Never Hurt You , from the group's 2002 debut – and performed, evidently for the first time, a chugging power ballad called War Beneath the Rain , which Way recalled cutting in a North Hollywood studio "before the band broke up" as My Chem tried to make a record that never came out. The group closed, as it often does, with its old hit Helena , a bleak yet turbo-charged meditation on what the living owe the dead, and as he belted the chorus, Way dropped to his knees in an apparent mix of exhaustion, despair, gratitude – maybe a bit of befuddlement too. He was leaving no feeling unfelt. – Mikael Wood/Los Angeles Times/Tribune News Service
Yahoo
31-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
New 'Old Skool' Vans shoes sell out, listed for hundreds on resale market
Squeaky clean sneakers may just be a thing of the past. Sold out in less than 24 hours, Vans' new sneaker features a pre-worn style with muddled coloring, tweed fringe detailing, and laces and soles that appear dirty – though they are brand new. The Premium Old Skool Shoe in Souvenir Warm Brown went live on the Vans website late July 30 and by the next day, the sneakers were already sold out. The Vans website, as of July 31, states that 118 people had purchased the sneakers. Originally $125, the limited-edition sneakers are now available for between $500 to $1,600 on eBay. Here's what we know about the Premium Old Skool Shoe and what Vans fans think about them. 'Y'all getting these???': Nike is releasing dirty Air Force 1s, social media is perplexed Vans Warped Tour: First few bands for 2025 comeback following hiatus What do the Old Skool 36 'Souvenir' Vans look like? The canvas of the low-top skate sneakers appears spraypainted with brown leather overlays. The sneakers feature multicolored tweed strip detailing and Vans-themed pins on the sides for "bag-like embellishment." The laces are a dark, off-white and the white soles appear dirty, though they are brand new. The sneakers appear to be inspired by Chanel's On the Pavement messenger bag, a part of the designer's Graffiti Collection, first introduced in 2014. The messenger bag, which is only available for high-dollar resale prices online, features the same spraypainted, muddled brown coloring, multicolored tweed detailing, vintage-style pins and overall distressed apperance. A version of the messenger bag is available on the Sotheby's website for $15,150. Vans brushed off comparisons in a statement to USA TODAY, saying the shoes were rooted in its creative branding. What are people saying? On Instagram, some of the comments on a vague Vans Instagram post promoting the sneaker's launch July 30, criticized the shoe's design. "I want 'em and get the reference. Very good creative direction, but take one step back and they do lowkey look like barf," one Instagram user commented on the Vans' post. Other creators and social media users are upset that the shoes were sold in such a limited run, with the sneakers going live on the Vans' website, and available in some retail stores, ahead of the date and time Vans promoted on social media – 9 a.m. ET on July 31. Back to school: Top shoe deals from Hoka, Rothy's, Nike and more Vans in its statement told USA TODAY that the official launch of the sneaker was July 31. The pre-worn trend Vans is certainly not the first brand to tap into the pre-worn style. Actually, Golden Goose is known for the trend, releasing its popular line of distressed sneakers in 2007, which continue to dominate the "pre-worn" market. Golden Goose's top-selling Super-Star sneaker, which sports a "dirty, scuffed" sole, is nearly $600. In 2021, New Balance released its "Protection Pack," a line of sneakers that appear to have torn fabric. Last year, Puma released a collaborative sneaker with A$AP Rocky called "Inhale Distressed." The $130 sneakers, now sold out, came in a grungy box and appeared covered in grease. And earlier this year, Nike released its Air Force 1 Low in "Dirty Triple White." The $130 sneakers appear dirty, creased and scuffed despite being brand new. Greta Cross is a national trending reporter at USA TODAY. Story idea? Email her at gcross@ This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: Distressed Vans 'Old Skool' sneaker sells out before official launch
NDTV
31-07-2025
- Entertainment
- NDTV
"First-Class Loser": US Band Plays Trump-Epstein Clip On Giant Screen
New Delhi: Punk rock veterans Dropkick Murphys brought fierce political energy to their recent Warped Tour performance, with frontman Ken Casey using the stage to call out US President Donald Trump in no uncertain terms. Before launching into their fiery single 'First Class Loser,' Casey dedicated the track to Trump, describing him in blunt terms. "This next song is dedicated to a guy who wears orange makeup, sh*ts his pants in his diapers, rapes women, touches kids," Casey said. "It's called ' First Class Loser. ' The band performed in front of a large screen displaying a series of images and videos of Trump, including material linking him to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. BREAKING: Dropkick Murphys just played this stunning montage of Donald Trump and Jeffrey Epstein at their concert. Retweet to make sure every American sees this. — Democratic Wins Media (@DemocraticWins) July 29, 2025 One image featured a 2002 quote from a New York Magazine article in which Trump said of Epstein, "I've known Jeff for fifteen years. Terrific guy. He's a lot of fun to be with. It is even said that he likes beautiful women as much as I do, and many of them are on the younger side." The song's lyrics went like, "Have you ever had a family or a friend that drove you crazy? / A foe or a neighbour who's obnoxious, rude or lazy?" Casey continued, "The type of guy you'd cross six lanes of traffic to avoid / He's always got his hand out, he should be unemployed." This isn't the first time the band has clashed with Trump supporters. At a Boston concert earlier this year, Casey called out an audience member waving an all-black MAGA hat, calling it the "true Nazi edition." "If you're in a room full of people and you want to know who's in a cult, how do you know who's in a cult?" Casey asked the crowd. "They've been holding up a f**king hat the whole night to represent a president." Casey has since made it clear that the band's political stance is non-negotiable. During a Florida show, he told the crowd, "The reason we speak out, we don't care if we lose fans, because when history is said and done, we want it known that the Dropkick Murphys stood with the people, we stood with the workers." Donald Trump recently said Epstein repeatedly poached Mar-a-Lago staff, including Virginia Giuffre, who later accused Epstein of sex trafficking. "He stole people that work for me," Trump said, calling Epstein "persona non grata" at his club. Trump also claimed he was never invited to Epstein's private island, describing that as "a moment of good judgment." The Justice Department recently confirmed no Epstein "client list" exists.
Yahoo
28-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Why My Chemical Romance is bigger than it's ever been
Twelve years after a breakup that didn't stick — and one year shy of the 20th anniversary of its biggest album — My Chemical Romance is on the road this summer playing 2006's 'The Black Parade' from beginning to end. The tour, which stopped Saturday night at Dodger Stadium for the first of two concerts, doesn't finally manifest the long-anticipated reunion of one of emo's most influential bands; My Chem reconvened in 2019 and has been performing, pandemic-related delays aside, fairly consistently since then (including five nights at Inglewood's Kia Forum in 2022 and two headlining appearances at Las Vegas' When We Were Young festival). Yet only now is the group visiting sold-out baseball parks — and without even the loss leader of new music to help drum up interest in its show. 'Thank you for being here tonight,' Gerard Way, My Chem's 48-year-old frontman, told the crowd of tens of thousands at Saturday's gig. 'This is our first stadium tour, which is a wild thing to say.' To mark the occasion, he pointed out, his younger brother Mikey was playing a bass guitar inscribed with the Dodgers' logo. Read more: All 43 of Billy Joel's Hot 100 hits, ranked from worst to best So how did this darkly witty, highly theatrical punk band reach a new peak so deep into its comeback? Certainly it's benefiting from an overall resurgence of rock after years dominated by pop and hip-hop; My Chem's Dodger Stadium run coincides this weekend with the return of the once-annual Warped Tour in Long Beach after a six-year dormancy. Then again, Linkin Park — to name another rock group huge in the early 2000s — recently moved a planned Dodger Stadium date to Inglewood's much smaller Intuit Dome, presumably as a result of lower-than-expected ticket sales. The endurance of My Chemical Romance, which formed in New Jersey before eventually relocating to Los Angeles, feels rooted more specifically in its obsession with comic books and in Gerard Way's frank lyrics about depression and his flexible portrayal of gender and sexuality. ('GERARD WAY TRANSED MY GENDER,' read a homemade-looking T-shirt worn Saturday by one fan.) Looking back now, it's clear the band's blend of drama and emotion — of world-building and bloodletting — set a crucial template for a generation or two of subsequent acts, from bands like Twenty One Pilots to rappers like the late Juice Wrld to a gloomy pop singer like Sombr, whose viral hit 'Back to Friends' luxuriates in a kind of glamorous misery. For much of its audience, My Chem's proudly sentimental music contains the stuff of identity — one reason thousands showed up to Dodger Stadium wearing elaborate outfits inspired by the band's detailed iconography. In 2006, the quadruple-platinum 'Black Parade' LP arrived as a concept album about a dying cancer patient; Way and his bandmates dressed in military garb that made them look like members of Satan's marching band. Nearly two decades later, the wardrobe remained the same as the band muscled through the album's 14 tracks, though the narrative had transformed into a semi-coherent Trump-era satire of political authoritarianism: My Chemical Romance, in this telling a band from the fictional nation of Draag, was performing for the delectation of the country's vain and ruthless dictator, who sat stony-faced on a throne near the pitcher's mound flanked by a pair of soldiers. The theater of it all was fun — important (if a bit crude), you could even say, given how young much of the band's audience is and how carefully so many modern pop stars avoid taking political stands that could threaten to alienate some number of their fans. After 'Welcome to the Black Parade,' a bearded guy playing a government apparatchik handed out Dodger Dogs to the band and to the dictator; Way waited to find out whether the dictator approved of the hot dog before he decided he liked it too. Yet what really mattered was how the great songs still are: the deranged rockabilly stomp of 'Teenagers,' the Eastern European oom-pah of 'Mama,' the eruption of 'Welcome to the Black Parade' from fist-pumping glam-rock processional to breakneck thrash-punk tantrum. Indeed, the better part of Saturday's show came after the complete 'Black Parade' performance when My Chem — the Way brothers along with guitarists Frank Iero and Ray Toro, drummer Jarrod Alexander and keyboardist Jamie Muhoberac — reappeared sans costumes on a smaller secondary stage to 'play some jams,' as Gerard Way put it, from elsewhere in the band's catalog. (Its most recent studio album came out in 2010, though it's since issued a smattering of archived material.) 'I'm Not Okay (I Promise)' was blistering atomic pop, while 'Summertime' thrummed with nervy energy; 'Na Na Na (Na Na Na Na Na Na Na Na Na)' was as delightfully snotty as its title suggests. The band reached back for what Way called his favorite My Chem song — 'Vampires Will Never Hurt You,' from the group's 2002 debut — and performed, evidently for the first time, a chugging power ballad called 'War Beneath the Rain,' which Way recalled cutting in a North Hollywood studio 'before the band broke up' as My Chem tried to make a record that never came out. The group closed, as it often does, with its old hit 'Helena,' a bleak yet turbo-charged meditation on what the living owe the dead, and as he belted the chorus, Way dropped to his knees in an apparent mix of exhaustion, despair, gratitude — maybe a bit of befuddlement too. He was leaving no feeling unfelt. Get notified when the biggest stories in Hollywood, culture and entertainment go live. Sign up for L.A. 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