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The Kids From Yesterday

12/12/2012

12/12/12

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December 2012, DISCUSS., My Chemical Romance (get a category), Paywall

12/12/12, 12th December 2012, apocalypse, historical dates, Indifferent Ignorance, Internet, My Chemical Romance, recession, The Kids From Yesterday
23/11/2010

Music Teaches People… I Know What the American National Anthem Sounds Like.

The steady hum of my laptop ripping Danger Days is incredibly comforting. Almost as much as listening to it in bed at six in the morning is… I have a cold, okay, and it’s my alarm. There’s no point in reviewing the album, because a) most people reading this already have and… Continue reading

(All Hail) Creation, Colour

Bob Bryar, Bullets, CD, Danger Days review, Danger Days: The True Lives of the Fabulous Killjoys, Death Before Disco, Dr Death Defying, Draculoid, Frank Iero, Fun Ghoul, Gerard Way, Hammersmith Apollo, Indifferent Ignorance, Jet Star, Kobra Kid, Little Jimmy Urine, live music, MCR, MCR album, Mikey Way, Music, My Chemical Romance, Party Poison, Ray Toro, Steve Righ, The Kids From Yesterday, The Roxy, Vampire Money, YouTube

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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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The Kids From Yesterday

12/12/12

Music Teaches People… I Know What the American National Anthem Sounds Like.