Brand New - Science Fiction (August 17, 2017) [ARCHIVED] Album • Page 1636

Exactly. The band never decided as a whole the lack of communication was their way of maintaining their ethos; it was Jesse's way of protecting himself. It's disgusting.

 

Maybe it’s just bc I was a kid when MCR was popular, but I’m genuinely shocked you didn’t know

I constantly joke about how James Dewees was a legit member of MCR and he should have gotten to be involved in the fanfic too!

Also yes it’s absolutely unsettling that it exists

 

I live in my own little bubble of the internet most days. Haha. It's safer here.

 

sadly had heard of all these before

 

The "rock n roll" lifestyle baby!!! Ughhhhgg everything is so fucked up

 

Yellow Belly and Whistleblower on repeat today here too. Don't hurt yourself more than this situation already is.

 

I've been pretty much only listening to female artists since the news broke

 

Please listen to Endless Light by O'Brother

 

I was sitting in my driveway, I don’t drive and chorus, I could kill someone... ha unless you mean hitting the steering wheel, just rocking hard really

 

if you want dark and loud do what i did and get into black metal. but if you get into black metal you gotta make sure the bands you listen to arent nazis. thats the problem with black metal

 

here's a great black metal album I do vocals on. super not a nazi.

 

I remember finding an erotic fanfic about Jesse and John Nolan when I was a young teenager. It still scares the Hell out of me whenever I remember it.

 

Oh, it's on that website. Multiple.

 

My freshman year in college my grandfather and best friend died in the same week. Right after the funerals I heard Archers for the first time and immediately bought TDAG, which was a cornerstone to me processing those deaths and working through the severe depression that gripped me for months. A few years later I got my first (and so far only) tattoo on my arm - a fight off your demons tattoo.

I've been conflicted about what to do about it/how to feel about having it, but I think I've come to the conclusion that it is more representative of my memories of my grandfather/friend and remembering them than it is of the band. And I think I'm okay keeping it because of that.

It's just shit that I've even had to think about it at all.

 

The dark side of the internet.

There’s some scary nightmarish shit out there

 

It's not much of a dark side when you consider most of it is on reddit now.

 

Jason, wasn't there two creepy ass Scene games in the early 2000's with band leaders...?

Something about finding clues with Jennifer Love Hewitt while being Jesse, etc. or something?

 

Oh really? Wow, such a misleading genre.

 

Emo game?

 

As someone who somehow never developed an emotional connection to Brand New despite spending the last 10+ years of my life listening to weird, aggressive, punky emo music, I haven't been experiencing quite the range of emotions that some people in here have. Obviously a ton of sadness and admiration of the courage of Jesse's victims, and disgust for Jesse himself (I've had to catch myself a couple times from going "good thing I never liked Brand New anyways!", as shameful as that is for me to admit).

I can't stop thinking about what I would do if something of this magnitude came out about someone whose music resonates as much with me as Brand New did for people here. I don't know how I would be able to "let go" of like, Coheed or Deftones or something like that. Hopefully I never have to.

 

This was still one of the more what the fuck stories I've ever covered:

Coheed and Cambria Bassist Arrested For Armed Robbery

 

yeah, I’ve been surprised that 95% of the bands people say they are using as retreats are more white dudes in the same scene

 

Yeah that was wild. They kicked him out pretty immediately though, and I don't think any of them have had any contact with him since. I hope he's gotten the help he needed

 

I remember my high school days and lurking the absolutepunk boards every time a new song/album came out from Brand New and obsessively discussing the lyrical content with other fans. I'm saddened that those memories have been slightly tainted.

To those people asking about what they would do if they had a brand new tattoo...I have one. It's the tree from their tour poster with MewithoutYou and Thrice. Underneath the base of the tree I have "fight off your demons with songs in your sleep" in script. I don't have any desire to get it removed or covered up (it's a decently sized tattoo, on my arm). Not just because of the size, but the tattoo still means a lot to me still.

I've been processing the news about Jesse since the story broke on Friday. I feel very betrayed with everyone else, maybe even more so because I am a survivor of child sexual abuse and their music and lyrics helped me get through a tough time in my adolescence. I was very depressed, doing drugs to numb my pain and repress my memories. TDAG spoke to my internal darkness and depression and helped me get through those years.

Now learning that Jesse was a sexual predator, it definitely has tainted my love for the music in some way. I haven't been able to listen to their music since Friday. I commend the women who came forward with their bravery; I didn't even hesitate to not believe them or try to defend Jesse in any way. BELIEVE WOMEN. Just because they have come out with the allegations years later does not make them liars. Shit, only a few close friends know about what I went through as a kid. None of my family knows because the crimes committed against me were by a "friend of the family" and I didn't want to deal with the shame and being up painful memories. It's hard for women to speak about their trauma. I'm glad for the past couple weeks names are getting called out and women (and men) are feeling strong and brave enough to share their stories but damn, if it isn't triggering.

I really feel for Nicole and Emily, and the other women who have spoken up about Jesse. I get a panic attack when my mother texts me a pic of my abuser and immediately delete it; I can't imagine having to deal with seeing your abused revered and loved by so many people and getting triggered constantly.

I think the inner turmoil I'm having now is, am I a terrible person to want to hold onto the good memories and feelings this band has given me for he past 15 years, and possibly even listen to their music again? Although that won't be for a long time...

 

They literally left him in Massachusetts. A friend and I were heartbroken because we always loved Mic. A little while after that incident, he was making my burrito at chipotle. I also ripped his ticket for him at the movie theater I was working at. So odd.