by Bram Teitelman | Feb 27, 2017 | Crime, Updates
Back in 2008, onetime Static-X guitarist Tripp Eisen, who’d also logged time in Dope, Murderdolls and Roughhouse, went to jail for a year. The reason he was in jail was a pretty gross one – it was a parole violation from his original crime, in which...
by Bram Teitelman | Feb 22, 2017 | Crime, News
Last night, we hit Brooklyn’s Saint Vitus Bar to see Darkest Hour headline a sold-out show. Immortal Bird, one of the openers, put on a show that impressed the near-sold out crowd, then went to a friend’s house before their show in Boston tonight....
by Bram Teitelman | Feb 20, 2017 | Crime, News, Updates
We’ve now written more about Rotting Out frontman Walter Delgado being in jail now than we ever have about the band, but we’ve got an update, so here we go again. Last year, the vocalist of the now-defunct hardcore band was caught in Ohio with some...
by Bram Teitelman | Feb 20, 2017 | Crime, News, Touring
It’s been a rough weekend for touring musicians. We already wrote about The Browning getting their gear stolen by gypsies in Italy (really!). It turns out that was just the tip of the iceberg, as Fit For A King and Malignancy also were hit by thievery in...
by Bram Teitelman | Feb 17, 2017 | Crime, Crowdfunding, News
There’s really no lower form of life than someone that steals from a touring band. Even if you don’t get that much equipment, to take money from a band, most of whom are touring just to make ends meet, is a despicable act. Usually, it happens in St. Louis,...
by Bram Teitelman | Feb 16, 2017 | Crime, News
A Polk County, Florida undercover child pornography sting has resulted in the arrest of 42 people. Among them was the former vocalist of Get Scared, Joel Faviere. Here’s what The Daily Ridge said of the singer’s arrest: “27-year-old Joel Faviere of...