BroadwayWorld.com has posted a cool article about the car used in the “Na Na Na (Na Na Na Na Na Na Na Na Na)” music video. The car is a 1979 Pontiac Trans Am bought on eBay and resorted specifically for the video. Here’s a quote from the article:
“Trans Ams are special to me because I was fascinated with them as a boy,” says Way. “They were the first cars I actually thought were cool. The Trans Am is a muscle car that has always symbolized freedom to me, and I was definitely a little bit metal-head. Plus, it has a T-Top for easy rocket-launching ability, which we definitely needed for the video.”
—BroadwayWorld.com
CLICK HERE to read the whole article.
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The song “Planetary (GO!)” from the upcoming album will be featured as the “lead song” in the upcoming video game Gran Turismo 5, according to a blog post on the band’s official website. Grand Turismo 5 will be available exclusively on the PlayStation 3 later this year.
This is the latest in the video game-related marketing surrounding the upcoming album. The song “Na Na Na (Na Na Na Na Na Na Na Na Na)” will be sung featured in The Sims 3: Late Night, which is coming out on October 26. Also, Guitar Hero: Warriors of Rock, which was released last month, features the song “I’m Not Okay (I Promise)”. Since its release two additional MCR songs have become available for download for the Guitar Hero series: “Welcome to the Black Parade” and “Na Na Na (Na Na Na Na Na Na Na Na Na)”.
Photo credit: Polyphony Digital and Sony Computer Entertainment
The AOL music blog Spinner has posed some exclusive photos from the shooting of the “Na Na Na (Na Na Na Na Na Na Na Na Na)” music video. The photos are by Neil Krug, who took the photos for the covers of both “The Only Hope for Me Is You” and “Na Na Na”, as well as recent press photos of the band. CLICK HERE to see the photos.
Photo credit: Neil Krug
MTV posted a short video clip of Gerard and Frank’s reactions to filming the “Na Na Na (Na Na Na Na Na Na Na Na Na)” music video. CLICK HERE to check it out.
In an official post, the band has announced that it will be choosing official tour reporters who will take pictures of the show, meet the band, and write a short report that will be posed on the band’s website. Anyone who has a ticket to attend one of the upcoming World Contamination Tour shows in Europe is eligible to apply. Two reporters will be chosen for each show. CLICK HERE to read more. And just for reference these are the upcoming World Contamination Tour shows:
- October 23, 2010 – London, England, United Kingdom at the HMV Hammersmith Apollo
- October 24, 2010 – Manchester, England, United Kingdom at the O2 Manchester Apollo
- October 25, 2010 – Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom at the Edinburgh Corn Exchange
- October 30, 2010 – Amsterdam, Netherlands at the Melkweg
- November 1, 2010 – Paris, France at La Cigale
- November 3, 2010 –Berlin, Germany at the Kesselhaus
- November 4, 2010 –Hamburg, Germany at Grünspan
- November 5, 2010 – Dortmund, Germany at the Visions Presents Show at Freizeit Zentrum West
REMEMBER:
Anyone who attends any upcoming show is welcome to e-mail us here at My Chemical Freak. We will post all reviews and photos submitted of any show! If we get more the one review, don’t worry, we’ll post everyone’s and we’ll give you credit. All you have to do is e-mail Brandi at brandi@mychemicalfreak.com.
If you haven’t visited the transmissions tab on the band’s website recently, then you’re missing out. There are a few more static-obstructed clips and a weather report by Better Living Industries.
Also there is yet another song about horses. When the transmissions page was first posted, the song that played was “A Horse with No Name” by America, then it was “Goodbye Horses” by Q Lazzarus, and now it’s “Horse Latitudes” by The Doors. What’s the significance? I don’t know.
Source via Kristie
Five new items have been added to the official My Chemical Romance online store: the above Draculoid t-shirt, the Kobrahead t-shirt, the RYB (lasers) hoodie, eight different Zone badges, and three different-colored Aggregation Pheromones: “That Old Trans-Am Smell” air fresheners. CLICK HERE to check out all the new Danger Days products at the store.
And for you fans in the United Kingdom, Play.com has a special offer: if you order Danger Days from them they’ll throw in one of the Aggregation Pheromones air fresheners for free. The current price is £8.95 and delivery is free. CLICK HERE for the product description.
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My Chemical Romance recently sat down with MTV and did a short interview about the inspiration for the “Na Na Na (Na Na Na Na Na Na Na Na Na)” music video. Gerard, who co-directed the video, cited such films as Blade Runner and Mad Max, as well as the works of Andy Warhol. Gerard also revealed a little known factoid about the video:
“There’s a jacket from ‘The Black Parade’ in there,” Way smiled. “I actually wore it on the Projekt Revolution Tour, and it’s in the video. We made sure to put it in there, for our fans.”
—James Montgomery
CLICK HERE to read the whole article, and to watch a short video interview CLICK HERE.
Winston Robbins of music blog Consequence of Sound was never crazy about My Chemical Romance. In fact he wrote them of early as a bland emo band. But worry not my friends, he has since seen the light and is now a believer. After finally listening the band’s second studio album, Three Cheers for Sweet Revenge, he has come to the conclusion that the album is “a modern punk masterpiece”. Here’s a quote:
What make[s] My Chem different is their unending versatility. They take that pop-punk and can add to it any number of things. They can give you that edge-of-your-seat Pantera riffing on songs like “Thank You For The Venom”, and then two minutes later have you convinced that you might be listening to a shoegazing Blonde Redhead.
—Winston Robbins
CLICK HERE for the full article.
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