Celebrities And Voters React To The Passing Of Prop 8
Published by MTV News on Friday, November 14, 2008 at 7:23 pm.
By Garth Bardsley


Election ‘08 marked a dark day for gay rights. Since several states passed ballot initiatives limiting the rights of same-sex couples — including Proposition 8 in California — protests have erupted from coast to coast. Celebrities have been quite vocal about the issue, from Christina Aguilera telling MTV News, “I think [Prop 8] is discrimination,” to Joe Trohman of Fall Out Boy saying, “It’s interesting how forward-thinking we come off by electing Barack Obama, but then how in the dark we still are by voting ‘yes’ on Prop 8.” Pete Wentz, Whoopi Goldberg, Keith Olbermann and even Spencer Pratt have all weighed in on the issue.

The effect that the large African-American voter turnout in California had on the passing of Proposition 8 continues to be debated throughout the media. A report from The Associated Press states that seven in 10 black voters in California supported the prop, along with 52 percent of Latinos. Other reporters and bloggers have been more reticent to indict any one racial group, saying the divide was more generational. The Web site FiveThirtyEight writes, “If nobody over the age of 65 had voted, Prop 8 would have failed by a vote or two.”

MTV News hit the streets in California, talking to African-American and Latino voters who favored Prop 8. Here’s a sampling of what they had to say:

“I like to describe myself as a fiscal Democrat and a social conservative,” says Meron Begashawa, a black American. “I find the economy and health care and the war more important than social issues, so I voted for Obama on that, and I voted ‘yes’ on Prop 8.”

“I come from a very traditional Hispanic family, so marriage is very sacred to us,” said Nicole Ponton. “It definitely was a difficult vote for me, just knowing that I have friends who will be affected by this vote, but definitely my religion and my family, culture and history came into major play.”

Kai Kelley said, “I voted ‘yes’ because I feel like it’s going to affect the kids in some way, and I believe [marriage] should stay tradition, like man and woman.”

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Fall Out Boy used GarageBand for demoing new album, Folie A Deux
Guitarist Joe Trohman calls it "user friendly"
Joes, Fri 10 Oct, 5:47 pm BST


Fall Out Boy's latest album, Folie A Deux, will be out November 4. Prior to the release, guitarist Joe Trohman spoke to MusicRadar about the band's demoing process. Trohman revealed that GarageBand is the band's application of choice.

"GarageBand is so cool and very user-friendly," says Trohman. "We've used other programs, but for us, GarageBand offers us a better way to get our ideas down. Patrick [Stump, the band's singer-guitarist] will lay down a lot of his musical ideas on GarageBand and then he'll send me the files and I'll get to work on my guitar parts on own system.

"What's great is, they sound like real records. Plus, GarageBand allows me to get great tones, so when I put down guitar lines, the band doesn't have to sit there and guess what they're going to sound like. They pretty much know what I'm going to do on the record."

For a stunning example of this process in its completed form, check out Fall Out Boy's first single from Folie A Deux, I Don't Care, right here.

Fall Out Boy's Joe Trohman: 'My Best Thing Is Putting On The Best Live Show'

With an ever-growing myriad of music awards and platinum records to their credit, Fall Out Boy persistently delivers their brand of melodic punk rock to elated audiences worldwide. Joe Trohman, guitarist for the popular Chicago based band, subsists for the live experience. Known for his energetic stage antics, especially his signature spin known as “Trohmania”, his number one goal is to get out there and put on the best live show possible. The recently released CD/DVD “Fall Out Boy - Live In Phoenix” is temporarily appeasing fans while the band uses the summer of 2008 to record their next studio album.

Below is Brian D. Holland's recent conversation with Joe Trohman, in which he talks about everything concerning himself and the band. He talks enthusiastically about the new Joe Trohman signature Washburn WI26 guitar as well.

( ...and I’m really into Slash. )


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- huge thanks to soloecal for submitting this.

Rehabbing a Fall Out Boy's house
A member of the band Fall Out Boy listens to the vibe and ends up with the right house and the right designer

Can a wildly creative, highly emotive rocker find nirvana in a pedestrian Lincoln Park townhouse filled with yellow-stenciled walls and quaint moldings?

With a little vision and a lot of guidance from the right designer, the answer is a resounding yes.

( Article and Video )

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- thanks to xdearlin for the link.

With four albums in hand, including this year's No. 1 seller "Infinity on High," Fall Out Boy has entrenched itself as one of the era's leading rock outfits. Inserting the elements of classic pop-rock -- glossy hooks, brisk tempos, big choruses -- into a punk-touched modern template, the Chicago quartet pulled away from the emo pack earlier in the decade to build itself a hardy home in the mainstream. The band visits metro Detroit this weekend in one of the big rock bills of the young summer season. Guitarist Joe Trohman answered questions from Free Press music writer Brian McCollum as Fall Out Boy prepped to hit the road.
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Kudos to icecreamhdaches for jumping on this first!