I’ve been asked a few time why on earth I keep posting about this dude and his former band. The truth is some form of twisted duality… To be honest, I can’t for the life of me figure out why people are intrigued with the current front-men of this severely comprised and ultimately bastardized ‘scene’. To take a slight look into the past, I can say that this whole falsetto singing with the quasi-transsexual look ordeal has been done time and time again, and truth be told when Freddie Mercury (literally) and David Bowie (figuratively) died, so did that whole concept. Besides, those dudes had 2 things going for them: raw talent and no pitch correction. These two cent rip offs like Radke or the Tokio Hotel guys are blatantly going by the whole ‘Just fake it til’ you make it!’ process, which is great to make a quick buck (in which I’ll applaud them for), but kills off any chance of retaining any integrity… as if these current group of scalawags had any to begin with.
The second reason, of course, is because it keeps the fat scene girls coming back to our humble blog site, which earns me the big bucks.
Anyways, onto the meat and potatoes of these shenanigans: if you haven’t heard or have been fortunate enough to not have RSS feeds from crappy online music journals, Mr. Radke has formed a new band, entitled From Behind These Walls (as said prior, playing off of his super creativity and is passion to let everyone know he’s in jail earning ‘street cred’)… I guess the U.S. Judicial system is now letting their inmates start rock bands during their 1 hour of rec time each day. They’ve apparently had some makeshift demo up for a bit, and according to everyone on the internet who’s ReAlLY kEWl!!!one!1, they’re the next Velvet Underground. Well I’m proud to announce they’ve put up a new demo, featuring none other than Ronnie Radke’s vocals. I honestly don’t know weather to take it seriously or not, because the ‘lyrics’ (and I use that term with it’s most liberal of meanings) are just laughable.
In other Radke news, his fans are doing just about the worst thing they could possibly do, which is writing into his parole board. I swear to God, I think I would actually pay money to read some of these letters, which would almost definitely read “Dear Parolez, Hai! I jest wannt’d to sez that Ronniez is a-Mazing singer, and iz SuPpr HaWT! Plz leT him Out!!! Luvz, xxPatriciaxx”.
So How many of you want Ronnie out ASAP!!????? Well we think we figured how you can help… When Ronnies parole hearing comes up, we want to be able to show them all the love and support that ronnie has.. How many fans, family, and friends that want and need Ronnie to come home.. Not only that but he does NOT deserve to be in there.. and the sooner he comes home the sooner we can start recording!!!!!
So help us out and lets work together !!!!
Here’s what we need.. We need you to write a letter to the Parole Board.. so title it “Dear Parole Board” – Regarding Ronald J. Radke 1023230
.. and then write your hearts out.. Please don’t be vulger or rude.. no cursing, or anything of that nature, just the kind of stuff you write us on here.. From the heart and meaningful.. Show these people how Ronnie has affected so many lives and why we all need him out to come back to his people and to sing again..You will be sending the letter to my girlfriend and we willl be taking that to the parole our selves to show them (and ronnie, cause he will be there) all the love and support..
Love to you all, NaStY
The only thing that can truly make this whole situation better is that some people replying to the blog are convincing each other to hand write the letters; convinced that the I’s dotted with hearts and stars and the spritz of their Hot Topic brand perfume is really going to wow over the Parole Board. I love it.
Maybe I’m just sobering up from reading a collection of speed-induced, depressive music essays written by the late Lester Bangs (check it:Mainlines, Blood Feasts and Bad Taste), but the current state of music has me a bit bummed out. Fuck it, I’m in Cabo for a few more days, I’m going to go hunt down Audrina Partridge and see if I can get lucky (i.e. roofies).
More From Ronnie Radke: New Demos and Teh Lulz,
ok what you said about ronnie was mean. so what if he goes for the ‘Scene’ look? Who isn’t these days? but honestly he dresses so sketchy cuz he has to and had to fend for himself… through out childhood and for you to say a troubled man who had an alcholic father and all of his brother were druggies and his mom left him is a bastard… you sir are just a big meanie! ronnies a very talented and kind hearted man! EMINEME HELD A GUN TO HIS WIFE HEAD FOR GOD SAKES!? you should tell everyone how hes such a white-trashed bastard mmmkay?
There’s a ton of self destructive, self hating and obviously mentally incapacitated individuals around the world to fill up our entire server’s bandwidth. To list off everyone whom is a jackass yet has somehow ‘contributed’ to music is a waste of both my time (and dare I say it) yours.
I’ve got three points on your comment… the first being that Eminem (check spelling on this one) has actually put down something on tape that yielded creativity and ingenuity; mainly his production techniques. The dude is fucked up, and he knows it just as much as you and I do… at this point, there’s no argument on that front. The fact is that because of his work, he has shaped an entire generation of hip hop artists… I’m not saying I care for his direct work, but let’s face it, 50 Cent’s first album fucking blew everyone out of the water.
2nd, I think we can agree that there’s no short in artists that have used their messed up pasts to generate something new and exciting rather than trying (and failing) to reinvent the wheel. Go check out Pete Townshend’s life, then realize the man has almost single-handedly redefined what we know as rock music today.
3rd, take Pete’s situation, then realize the whole deal behind the ‘paying your dues concept’. Believe it or not, back in the day bands had to destroy themselves in the clubs, booking multiple shows night after night just to have an audience to get their material out there… year after fucking year. All of a sudden, bands hop up, listen to the first Saosin EP and within 3 years think they’re the hottest motherfucking thing on the planet. There’s no more progressing through ‘troubled youth’ to ‘budding musician’ to, for all tense and purposes for the argument, a social icon.
I understand where you guys are coming from… us old dudes (which is bullshit of me saying that, considering I’m young as all hell [and barely beyond your age group]) had our teen idols too. The fact is that things are degrading at an alarming rate. These troubled, talented musicians’ that we embraced busted their asses years after years (check The Beatles, Stones, Van Halen’s and The Who’s touring schedules) to confirm their status. It’s not about who’s past is busted up, considering everyone and their mother are degraded through drugs, divorce, ect. these days.
I stand clearly by my points, but I think this is moreover my deep saddening that the new kids haven’t stepped up to the plates the ways every generation has before them in our rock n’ roll tradition. Dave Grohl busted his ass in Scream for years before he was sludging along with Nirvana; then to the Foo Fighters where he’s finally an icon. Pink Floyd, AC/DC and Metallica had members of their band fucking killed off during their duties just to ‘pay their dues’, and yet we revere guys like Ronnie as someone to look up to? A dude with battery charges awaiting parole, who has been in the scene for a few years?!
I’m at a loss of how this (our) generation is to survive with some spot of integrity, but maybe we’re too late for even asking that… do me a favor though, and I’ll ask this on the friendliest of terms: track down some of these olde’ folk, see what their story is and compare. Let me know how Ronnie’s stacks up against them. I’m pretty sure that if you did, we might get some interesting points out out of this, and possibly find some consistencies. Could be a fun comparison.
well…someone has issues they need to work out
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ur a jerk. Good thing u have a blog to release your little stupidities on. Ill probably wont come back here…so no need to write a whole fucking paragraph.
I can’t lie, I think that it would be extremely hilarious if people wrote letters of why they should KEEP THE PATHETIC BOY IN JAIL. seriously.
well im sick of reading your stupid things about how much etf & ronnie are losers.
and im sure along with all the other etf & ronnie fans wen i tell you they are fucking all awesome and to fucking stop dissing them all.
you may not lyk them but there are more hu do ohk?
wtz it your concern if fans write in to the parol board to show how much theyy love him & how his voice brings them peace & joyy.
if your mate was in jail wouldnt you do everything fucking possible to at least TRY?
your probably too much of a cunt to do that.. let alone have freaking friends.
and wen ronnie wasnt in etf anymore everyone was saying they all wish he makes a new band and so he has! and he has a awesome voice so thank fucking god. can tell your not a fan.. what type of music do you like? folk shit?
i dont think anyone rlly understands how important music is to “us kids” it totally gets how we feel and we relate to these bands & people. (not the whole jail shitt tho ey. lol) these people are ones who struggle to get it up because of the genre of the music isnt noticed in the charts. who the fuck knows why not. they are average people, who make mistakes and try get back up from them. they make mistakes and dont have no stupid little dude in a suit denying it all. they actually tell their fans their business and wats happenin. personally, some of the “chart toppers” annoy the craaap outta me with their teeny bopper repeatative songs that have barely any meany and are all computer shit instead of raw talent.
so finally, gay ass blogger. get over yourself im sure you couldnt do any fucking better than any band in the world let alone etf, fbtw, or any metal, punk, “emo”, or whatever people class it as !!
fuck you
you dont know anything about music then.
all those artists all are great esspecially TOKIO HOTEL!
tokio hotel is a TRUE BAND UNLIKE you fakers who’d do ANYTHING to be famous.they do it for the love of music.SO IF YOU DONT HAVE ANY KNOWLEDGE ABOUT THESE PEOPLE (WHICH YOU DONT!) DONT SAY SHIT ABOUT ANY OF THEM.
PISS OFF!!!!!
spokposkopksposopkos i love seeing all the 13-year old scene girls bitching and cursing about the post…seriously.This new wave of music is just fake,pretended emotions and sadness made to hit the boards and sell,sell,sell.I am a fan of bmth,i really like many of the new myspace era bands,but i recognize that these bands dont even really know whats battle to get your work out there,they just make love musics,which is the bread-and-butter of the commerce these days,get an oli hairfan as frontman,put in some screams just to say they’re angry and somewhat coming from true screamo,then put their musics on myspace,where every stupid and nonsense kid can pretend to be a real music fan.I doubt you know embrace,hot water music ,saetia or even orchid.And they’re just the real emo kind of music,so if you scene girls think you’re emo,youre way far from it.What the guy says is really true,i like the guillotine,the webs we weave and soem others,but ETF is just another commercial band,and now the only goal for them is to hit the pockets of your parents,and to remain on your head for a long time.face it.you dont know shit about music,and yet you think you can discuss some things with this guy that obviously know much more about music,struggling to get your work recognized,or capitalist manipulation than you will ever know. today even the alternative/underground culture have fashion rules,popular bands and the likes.Underground and alternative means not mainstream.And today Alternative IS mainstream….Good,agressive and real criative music is dead,and its all your fault,middle-class white suburbian kids who need to get attention to feel good.I bet ETF lawyers and managers are real happy,with their pockets full of your parents money. TOOLS =D
note to the writer:your fucking right,dont mind the angry kids.anyways beside being ridicularized,theyre also making you get paid,so i guess you’ll always have to deal with them lol
note:tokyo hotel(aka male cher fan leading a gay band) sucks ass.
Do you even listen to tokio hotel’s music? at least they are not some stupid guys that get throuwn in jail and
fuck you bruno you cant even spell it correctly it io not yo and by the way all of you that are or have said that tokio hotel sucks and that they are fake well you guys are the fake ones atleast i dont judge people by how they look and i really give them a chance i am sure that if you guys just listened to 3 tokio hotel songs with a open mind then you would see why they are amazing and i dont understand why people like you try and put them down or try and put the fans down because the fans will always stand by them no matter what they do so you should just give up and pay attention to the artist you like and not the ones you dont like.
nice, have you even heard TOKIO(not tokyo.. bruno) Hotels’ music??
Yeah Th is real! unlike a ton of other bands out there who do nothing but get involved in scandles and get tossed in jail just for their 15 minutes of fame. Just because they arn’t some underground band anymore but nao intenational and popular, means that they are “faking it”?? Go and hear them live… they are great, amazing preformers and artist, they sound just as good as they do on their cd!! You may not like them or their certain type of music but that doesnt mean its not ‘Real’
Omg do u guyz even remember that this is a blog about Ronnie RADke, not tokio fuckin hotel? Tokio hotel sucks ass. Ok yeh ill accept that etf didnt battle 4 their music to be heard, but does that stop it from being music? & bruno yeh i lyk hot water music theyre awsm, but nothin compared to etf(in my opinion, which everyone is entitled to)
&& i wrote to th parole board a 4 pg heartfelt letter explaining how ronnies music changed my life.
&& hes released in DECEMBER-AT THE LATEST!!!! YEAH MANN!!
who the fuck is tokio hotel??! they probably do suck like sarah said.
i listened to the new escape the fate with craig. hes a good singer and all but not for escape the fate. They suck now. even though ronnie has been replaced craig can never sing like ronnie
ok…. what the hell??? u have major issues dude. get a counsellor because u have nothing nice to say about anything except a one night stand with some ‘celebrity’ nice. ronie radke had and still has amazing talent and just because u dont agree with that doesnt mean you get to mouth off about whatever u like. fuck you. (althugh i agree that “oemmgee!! Ronnie is sooo toats hot hum!!!” really pisses me off 2. but atill like dont start mouthing off about shit that is a actually pretty serious. ronnie made mistake but everyone does. there are worse ppl out there. ugh. u disgust me.
ronnie is a fucking asshole who needs to be put away so i agree with the person who wrote this beacause ronnie needs help and hes obviously not getting it. every time i talk to people the’re all like “ronnie deserves a second chance” or “he didnt do it” i belive he did and ronnie DOES NOT deserve a second chance hes a fucking idiot! i do not hate him but i also do not respect him or admire him everybody who does i will smirk and tell you my opinion so all you assfucks who thinks he deserves a second chance are wrong and if you disagree i dont care
i lik nasty i think he is funny. but some of the things u said about ronnie wernt that nice but im sure u didnt mean it sence ur good friends with him??????? so i thought… idk i dont really like to post on these things because i dont lke to be wrong. or say something ill regret, but that part about fat scene girls was funny. :] but i dont care right now it anoys me how everbody loves the new etf but they freakin SUCK! idc about what anyone has to say because u know what ROBERT AND craig annoy me. for one robet didnt even finish his drumming in there so called new cd which MOST WERE NOT THERE SONGS JERK! and craig u have a daughter wth iswrong with u sing about swx and sucking my dick to 13 year old omg i freakin swear and the fact that your so christian but going to another persons band and taking what isnt yours after he did do much for u and letting ur daughter down by doing drugs just stop before u hurt yourself and ur daughter. :[ why cant u just see the good things in ur life and i guess i wish for the best BUT when ronnie comes back I CANT WAIT FOR HIM TO DO WAY BETTER THAN U ON STAGE. love falling in reverse byeeee:P
To the writer of this article,
Why must you attack these kids by writing a whole novel every time you comment. It’s just making you look as if you have no life nor any self respect
Secondly, I’m not really a fan of Ronnie Radke but why do you bash his passion for music like you do? Honestly, where have you gone with your life? Writing blogs vs. being a frontman. I would definitely choose the second if I didn’t already have a stable career. Honestly the guys 350 times more original than half of these other mainstream shit heads.
Seriously, grow up and listen to your own music. Everyone has their own opinions and your opinions aren’t facts.
I don’t know if the author of this article will ever see this but I’ve read multiple articles on this site and can say that I’m thoroughly appalled. Just because you know a few long words doesn’t give you the right to insult and degrade not just an individual but a community of predominantly kind and misunderstood people.
Each ‘emo’ has a reason for doing what ever it is they do and it’s the same with each ‘scene kid’. Nobody deserves to be insulted on groundless terms simply because they dress in a way that makes them comfortable in their own skin.
I’m glad you feel big having attempted and succeeded in further dividing today’s social stereotypes. I hope your happy with yourself for attempting to undermine the emotions that dictate our human way of living. The way i dress DOES NOT have any effect on my intelligence, though clearly your egotistical behavior has an effect on yours.