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Music

25/10/2016

‘Fuck Australia’ and Other Things I Might Regret Putting on the Internet (ft. #Parade10)

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Art, MCRmy, Music, My Chemical Romance (get a category), October 2016, Paywall, Videos

#Parade10 MCRmy meet up, Frank Iero, frnkiero andthe patience, FUCK AUSTRALIA, Gerard Way, Hammersmith Apollo, Indifferent Ignorance, Mikey Way, My Chemical Romance live 2010, Ray Toro, The Black Parade 10 year anniversary
23/09/2016

Heart Palpitations on One, Two-

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Music, My Chemical Romance (get a category), Paywall, September 2016, Videos

Frank Iero, Gerard Way, Indifferent Ignorance, MCR, MCRmy, MCRX, Mikey Way, My Chemical Romance, Ray Toro, YouTube
11/01/2016

(too long for Twitter)

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(All Hail) Creation, Art, January 2016, Music, Paywall, THE WORLD *head in hands*

David Bowie, Indifferent Ignorance, Music, My Chemical Romance
08/06/2015

So ‘Three Cheers for Sweet Revenge’ is Old Enough to Go to Hogwarts

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June 2015, Music, My Chemical Romance (get a category), Paywall, Photogenius

‘It’s Not a Fashion Statement, ‘Thank You for the Venom’, Indifferent Ignorance, It’s a Fucking Deathwish’, MCR, My Chemical Romance, Three Cheers for Sweet Revenge

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When I began this blog in 2009, I was a teenager. That’s why you’ll find some posts have been hidden behind a paywall. I was an incredibly different, less eloquent person when I was a teen, so if you want to read the thoughts of that teenager, you can join the No. 1 Readers’ Club for access.

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This blog continues to evolve with me. My favourite topics are books and reading, travel adventures, the extensive works of up and coming rock band My Chemical Romance and the occasional update about my life and work as an author and scriptwriter. I’m also interested in digital minimalism, how we can solve environmental issues and why it’s probably a better idea to make a cup of tea than it is to shout at people you disagree with.

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Music

‘Fuck Australia’ and Other Things I Might Regret Putting on the Internet (ft. #Parade10)

Heart Palpitations on One, Two-

(too long for Twitter)

So ‘Three Cheers for Sweet Revenge’ is Old Enough to Go to Hogwarts