Brand New’s Jesse Lacey accused of sexual misconduct

November 11, 2017 | Kevin

Note the video below features NSFW language

In the last 72 hours allegations of sexual misconduct against Brand New’s Jesse Lacey have become public via post on Facebook by a former guitar tech for the band.. In the same thread on FB, the former tech Brian Diaz states  “There are some ladies I know on here who, FOR SURE, have told me about indiscretions that can be attributed to him. Now is not the time to be silent. I have been quiet about this for too long, and honestly it probably hasn’t done much good.” According to Brooklyn Vegan, Lacey has been accused of soliciting a minor for nude photos online and having numerous inappropriate interactions in a sexual nature with other people. These accusations are detailed in this report with social media posts from several people who named Lacey directly.

Alternative Press reported today that Martha, a band supporting Brand New on their current tour have left tour amid these allegations.

UPDATE

In a post on Brand New’s Facebook page this weekend, Jesse Lacey addressed the allegations against him in detail. The post has been shared more thant 5,000 times by fans of the Levitttown, New York band. The full statement in which Lacey apologizes, is posted below.

In an effort to address recent events and the public conversation currently happening, I feel it is important to make a clear and personal statement.

The actions of my past have caused pain and harm to a number of people, and I want to say that I am absolutely sorry. I do not stand in defense of myself nor do I forgive myself. I was selfish, narcissistic, and insensitive in my past, and there are a number of people who have had to shoulder the burden of my failures. I apologize for the hurt I have caused, and hope to be able to take the correct actions to earn forgiveness and trust.

Early on in my life, I developed a dependent and addictive relationship with sex. I was scared of it, ashamed, and unwilling or unable to admit it, and so it grew into a consistent and terrible problem. Years ago, after admitting my habits and cheating to my then soon to be wife, I began to approach my problem in a serious way. I entered professional treatment, both in group therapy and individual counseling, and revealed the realities of what a terrible place I had gotten to in my life, and what a terrible impact my actions had on people.

Lust, sex, love, and arousal were coping tools for me, and I returned to them repeatedly. I detached my own feelings and emotions from most of my sexual interactions. I hid, or lied about my behavior to escape reproach. I was a habitual cheater. I have been unfaithful in many, if not most of my relationships, including the relationship with my wife, who has with all of her might, patience, and grace, tried to hold our marriage together, despite having to endure the pain of the revelations of my past. It is heart wrenching that the most important changes in my life have come at the expense of others.

I am sorry for how I have hurt people, mistreated them, lied, and cheated. I am sorry for ignoring the way in which my position, status, and power as a member of a band affected the way people viewed me or their approach to their interactions with me. And I am sorry for how often I have not afforded women the respect, support, or honesty that they deserved, and which is their right. I believe in the equality and autonomy of all, but in my life I have been more of a detriment to these ideals than an advocate.

I am working to shed all my narcissism and my self obsession, and to be better. In sobriety I have changed my life and my mind in real and important ways. I have also revealed the truth of my behaviors to myself and to others. I do not have words to express the patience and help my wife has offered me. I love my family with an intensity and realness that I have never felt before, and as a husband and a father I have been granted the opportunity to wake up each day with the intent to serve my family and the people around me, and to feel, for the first time that I have purpose.

The fact remains that none of us get to put a wall up between who we are and who we were. I need to earn forgiveness. Concepts like repentance, compassion, and love, are made real through actions, and it’s through my actions that I need to prove change. I hope I can show humility, and that the pain I have caused people can heal. I am not above reproach, and no one should be.

Jesse Lacey

 

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The following are resources for those who may have been affected by sexual assault issues in their lives. 
A Voice For The Innocent – http://www.avoicefortheinnocent.org / National Sexual Assault Hotline – 800.656.4673  /  Anti Violence Project – https://avp.org / National Sexual Violence Resource Center – https://www.nsvrc.org

 

 

Watch Bishop Briggs perform in the 101WKQX LOUNGE

November 11, 2017 | Kevin

Before she opens for Bleachers at two big shows, watch Bishop Briggs tear it up in the LOUNGE with her stunning voice and tales of tarot card scams. That voice is absolute wonderful. I had the hair rise on my arms hearing this live, and maybe you will feel the same watching it here. Plus here explain how Cold War Kids slid into her Twitter DMs, how she wrote songs as a child, growing up all around the world. and performances of ‘River’ and two more emotive songs.

Check out our other session we taped this weekend with Jack Antonoff of BLEACHERS.

Watch BLEACHERS perform in the 101WKQX LOUNGE

November 11, 2017 | Kevin

Jack Antonoff of BLEACHERS visited the LOUNGE today for a session that featured solo acoustic performances of ‘I Miss Those Days’ , “Don’t Take the Money’. and ‘I Wanna Get Better’. Brian and Lou also found comedic gold when Jack revealed how much he dislikes his neighbors in New York, his parents embarrassing him “on the whole f****ing tour”. Prepare to see a unique side of the most prolific artists in alternative and share it with friends.

We also taped a set with the exciting opening act on BLEACHER’s current tour, Bishop Briggs. You can see that here. 

Check out Bleachers new MTV UNPLUGGED live album. 

George Takei responds to accusation he sexually assaulted a young actor

November 11, 2017 | Marconi🍕

(from theguardian.com)

The Star Trek actor and gay rights activist George Takei responded on Saturday to an accusation that he sexually assaulted a young actor nearly 40 years ago. The alleged event “simply did not occur”, Takei said.

On Friday, Scott R Brunton told the Hollywood Reporter that in 1981, when he was 23, he was invited into Takei’s condo in Los Angeles. Brunton implied his drink may have been spiked, saying he passed out and awoke to find Takei trying to strip him and groping his genitals.

“This happened a long time ago but I have never forgotten it,” he said. The Reporter said “four longtime friends of Brunton” had said he confided to them about the alleged incident “years ago”. (MORE HERE)

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Foo Fighters Debut Their Acropolis Performance on “Landmarks”

November 11, 2017 | Eric

“Landmarks – Live In Concert” is a PBS project hosted by the Red Hot Chili Peppers’ Chad Smith.  They pair great artists with great landmarks, andFoo Fighters will debut their performance from the famed Acropolis in Athens, Greece.  The band actually thought at one point their cranked sound was going to bring down the house…literally.

Watch this preview and then hit up the PBS app on your streaming device.  — [eric]

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George Takei Accused Of Groping Former Male Model In 1981

November 11, 2017 | Marconi🍕

(from huffingtonpost.com)

Former model Scott R. Brunton told The Hollywood Reporter on Friday that actor George Takei sexually assaulted him 36 years ago.

Brunton, then 23, told the news outlet that Takei groped him without his consent during an evening in the actor’s condo in 1981. Brunton was just begining his career when he met Takei, who was in his mid-40s, saying the men had exchanged numbers and would occasionally run into each other. After breaking up with his boyfriend, Brunton said, he was invited by Takei to dinner and a show.  (MORE HERE)

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Watch Paramore’s Hayley Williams cover Tegan & Sara

November 10, 2017 | Kevin

Watch the keyboard emo croon cover of Tegan & Sara’s “Nineteen” by Paramore’s Hayley Williams. The track comes off “The Con X : Covers”, a special covers collection organized to celebrate the 10th anniversary of their breakthrough album ‘The Con’. Williams takes a keyboard driven minimalist approach to the emotional ballad which fits perfect, and easy to see where she gained influence for her music from the Quin sisters.

The project also features Ryan Adams, Sara Barallies, City and Colour, CHVRCHES, and more. Listen to the entire collection here.

Watch Paramore perform ‘Hard Times’ from the Lounge.

Watch Tegan & Sara perform ‘Closer’ in the Lounge. 

Bastille fight the apocalypse, car crashes & Will Smith in new video

November 10, 2017 | Kevin

In a song for our twisted times, Bastille rolled out a new video for “World Gone Mad” yesterday with a violent riot before the apocalypse unfolding as singer Dan Smith emerges from a crashed police car and breaks from his cuffs. It’s visually and musically one of the best music videos we have seen in some time. The video has already garnered attention earning the #26 trending spot today on Youtube.

This is the first new music we have heard from Bastille

Oh , AND WILL SMITH IS IN IT! The song fromties into Smith’s new sci-fi cop movie ‘Bright’ which comes out on Netflix on December 22, ‘Wolrd Gone Mad’ is the lead single from the film’s soundtrack.

Here is a reminder of how awesome Bastille was in our exclusive LOUNGE session from last year. Want to go to a future session? Text LOUNGE to 312101.

Watch the entire sessions with more performances and an in-depth interview here.

 

Louis C.K. acknowledges sexual misconduct allegations: “These stories are true”

November 10, 2017 | Marconi🍕

(from consequenceofsound.net)

Louis C.K. has addressed allegations of sexual misconduct made by five women in an explosive report from The New York Times. The comedian said “the stories are true” and apologized to the women for taking “advantage of the fact that I was widely admired in my and their community, which disabled them from sharing their story and brought hardship to them when they tried because people who look up to me didn’t want to hear it.” (MORE HERE)

Read his full statement below:

I want to address the stories told to the New York Times by five women named Abby, Rebecca, Dana, Julia who felt able to name themselves and one who did not.

These stories are true. At the time, I said to myself that what I did was okay because I never showed a woman my d*#* without asking first, which is also true. But what I learned later in life, too late, is that when you have power over another person, asking them to look at your d*#* isn’t a question. It’s a predicament for them. The power I had over these women is that they admired me. And I wielded that power irresponsibly.

I have been remorseful of my actions. And I’ve tried to learn from them. And run from them. Now I’m aware of the extent of the impact of my actions. I learned yesterday the extent to which I left these women who admired me feeling badly about themselves and cautious around other men who would never have put them in that position.

I also took advantage of the fact that I was widely admired in my and their community, which disabled them from sharing their story and brought hardship to them when they tried because people who look up to me didn’t want to hear it. I didn’t think that I was doing any of that because my position allowed me not to think about it.

There is nothing about this that I forgive myself for. And I have to reconcile it with who I am. Which is nothing compared to the task I left them with.

I wish I had reacted to their admiration of me by being a good example to them as a man and given them some guidance as a comedian, including because I admired their work.

The hardest regret to live with is what you’ve done to hurt someone else. And I can hardly wrap my head around the scope of hurt I brought on them. I’d be remiss to exclude the hurt that I’ve brought on people who I work with and have worked with who’s professional and personal lives have been impacted by all of this, including projects currently in production: the cast and crew of Better Things, Baskets, The Cops, One Mississippi, and I Love You Daddy. I deeply regret that this has brought negative attention to my manager Dave Becky who only tried to mediate a situation that I caused. I’ve brought anguish and hardship to the people at FX who have given me so much The Orchard who took a chance on my movie. and every other entity that has bet on me through the years.

I’ve brought pain to my family, my friends, my children and their mother.

I have spent my long and lucky career talking and saying anything I want. I will now step back and take a long time to listen.

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MAYNARD JAMES KEENAN Responds To Fans Over ‘No Photos’ Policy Read

November 10, 2017 | Marconi🍕

(from blabbermouth.net)

A PERFECT CIRCLE frontman Maynard James Keenan has issued a brief response to fans following reports that more than 60 concertgoers were ejected from an APC show over the weekend for taking photos in violation of the band’s stated policy. After a fan complained about the policy on Instagram, Keenan wrote: “No. Recording. Of. Any. Kind. For. 25. Years. Guided experience. Unplug and enjoy the ride.” (MORE HERE)

I think if you’re going to eject people for taking a photo you should reimburse them, policy or not. Or provide the concert goer with a locking device that they can put their phone in during the show. Tracy Morgan and Dave Chappelle have used them here in Chicago. (WATCH BELOW)

See A Perfect Circle at UIC Pavilion 11/24 (MORE HERE)

 

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Recreational marijuana could be on the ballot in Chicago in 2018

November 10, 2017 | Marconi🍕

(from timeout.com)
We’re nearly certain that marijuana will eventually be legal in Illinois, but it’s looking even more likely now that Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle and a handful of commissioners are pushing to get a recreational marijuana referendum on the 2018 ballot. According to the Chicago Tribune, Preckwinkle is supporting a resolution introduced by commissioners John Fritchey and Luis Arroyo Jr. that would ask Cook County voters if they support the legalization of recreational weed for anyone 21 years of age or older. (MORE HERE)

 

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New Fashion For Men: Crochet Shorts Made From Recycled Vintage Blankets

November 10, 2017 | Marconi🍕

(from boredpanda.com)

Crochet’s not just for scarves and sweaters anymore. Schuyler Ellers, who runs the Lord von Schmitt Etsy shop, creates dazzlingly colorful patterned crochet shorts out of recycled materials that are sure to please both the wearer and their stunned beholders (man or woman).

Ellers embraces every style out there, from form-fitting booty shorts to extravagant bell-bottom pants. Most of these fabulous pieces are made of recycled vintage crochet afghans; according to Ellers’ shop, “Afghan blankets are original pieces of folk art, hand made by artisans across America since the 1960’s and well before. With scissors and a sewing machine I transform vintage crochets into wearable sculpture!”

(MORE HERE)

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Tim Meadows In Studio

November 10, 2017 | Lou

Tim Meadows came by to tell us about his new show “No Activity” premiering on CBS All Access this Sunday!

Here’s the NSFW trailer for “No Activity.”

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