Demolition Buddies
A My Chemical Romance superfan podcast where we can all be friends. We’re two buddies and lifelong MCR fans going on a deep dive through the lore, cultural impact, community and discography of your favorite American rock band.
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Sunday Apr 09, 2023
Sunday Apr 09, 2023
What’s up friends?! Missed us? Demolition Buddies is back and ready to discuss a seasonal topic…the mychem breakup of 2013. This is going to be AT LEAST a two part series! For this episode, we focus on what the members themselves have had to say about the breakup and share some listener surveys. But there is much more to cover about the breakup than that! Tune in to find out what we cover next. Xoxo SM&SKFill out our survey or podinbox in our http://linktr.ee/demolitionbuddiesOn this episode we used a ton of resources, check ‘em out!
Not the Life It Seems: The True Lives of My Chemical Romance by Tom Bryanthttps://g.co/kgs/DEs3EM
Spin Magazine breakup announcementhttps://www.spin.com/2013/03/my-chemical-romance-split-breakup-surprise-announcement/
Tom Bryant interview with Ray Toro for loudersound https://www.loudersound.com/features/life-after-my-chemical-romance-exclusive-ray-toro-interview
Ray article with NME https://www.nme.com/news/music/my-chemical-romance-reunion-rumours-ray-toro-speaks-1822729
Frank Iero interview with Rockaaa https://tinyurl.com/Frankierorockaaa
Frank breakup post https://destroyanews.wordpress.com/2013/03/30/to-whom-it-may-interest-by-frank-iero/
Gerard Way Vigil on Birds and Glass twitlonger https://www.twitlonger.com/show/n_1rjdh4f
Gerard NME articlehttps://www.nme.com/news/music/gerard-way-opens-chemical-romance-split-new-interview-wasnt-fun-make-stuff-2445645
Mikey Way NME articlehttps://web.archive.org/web/20140328055046/http://www.nme.com/news/my-chemical-romance/76356
Breakup timeline google dochttps://docs.google.com/document/d/16SLsprCI7kkww51YuJAlutOArIlUcjU5CLpqmJQBSpM/edit?usp=sharing (edited)
Friday Jan 20, 2023
Friday Jan 20, 2023
Hope everyone had a happy new year! Switchblade Kelley and SugarMaddy are back in action and we're starting off the new year examining some of our favorite fan theories that were floating around before THE RETURN. Were any of the theories true? Join us as we go back in time to a world where a My Chemical Romance reunion was only a pipe dream. Visit our linktree so you can submit your own MCR related tale to be read on the show.
Demolition Buddies Linktree https://linktr.ee/demolitionbuddies
NME article Frank Explains MCRX kerfuffle https://www.nme.com/news/music/my-chemical-romance-bandmates-still-meet-up-for-an-annual-barbecue-2431613
MCRX Reddit thread https://www.reddit.com/r/MyChemicalRomance/comments/zk6sz1/do_you_remember_when_mcrx_was_announced_in_2016/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=ios_app&utm_name=iossmf
Alt Press Reunion Fan Theories https://www.altpress.com/ridiculous-mcr-fan-theories-reunion-my-chemical-romance/
Alt Press Smashing Pumpkins Conspiracy https://www.altpress.com/my-chemical-romance-smashing-pumpkins-conspiracy-theory/
Mikey Way talking Smashing Pumpkins https://youtu.be/9X5r920uQVQ
Joe Jonas Spills The Beans https://youtu.be/qlCF0uNzVy8 Frank Roasting Joe https://youtu.be/AmloJ0ZqHiQ
Saturday Dec 24, 2022
Saturday Dec 24, 2022
Happy holidays from SugarMaddy and Switchblade Kelley! We’re releasing a lil bonus Christmas special episode today where we discuss mychem’s Christmas song, Gerard way’s holiday tweets, fan stories and more! Grab a cup of hot cocoa and warm the cockles of your own dark heart.
DJ Lance Rock's Tiktok
Kelley's Reddit Thread
Indy (Typical_killjoy101) on Instagram
Our Linktree
Thursday Dec 08, 2022
Thursday Dec 08, 2022
On this episode SugarMaddy and Switchblade Kelley squeeze in all their favorite 2022 tour information they couldn’t fit in last go around and relive the joys of the RETURN era…
We talk about merch, A Summoning, the Return show and more including some listener submissions! Don't forget to visit our linktree so you can submit your own MCR related tale to be read on the show!
Spreadsheet by Reddit user litaugisticBillboard article by Jason LipshutzThem article about Mickey Taylor shirt by James Factora Kerin CunninghamYou know you want to rewatch A Summoning
Tuesday Nov 15, 2022
Tuesday Nov 15, 2022
Join SugarMaddy and Switchblade Kelley as they discuss their favorite outfits, drumheads, and setlists of the 2022 tour, and more! Play along at home and count how many times we say the words Shout Out, Incredible, and Beautiful (it's a lot)
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Articles and other references mentioned this episode:
The My Chemical Romance Archive
SFX Makeup artists for WWWY
MCR 2022 Tour Spreadsheet (a constant reference although not mentioned in this episode)
Monday Oct 31, 2022
Monday Oct 31, 2022
Happy Halloween, Happy Birthday Frank, and welcome to Demolition Buddies- The My Chemical Romance superfan podcast where we can all be friends! Your hosts Kelley The Switchblade and SugarMaddy introduce themselves and talk about their personal reasons why American Rock Band My Chemical Romance is the best band ever. Join the conversation and tell us about your favorite songs, your favorite live show, your first piece of MCR merch, anything! New episodes out every other Monday.
On second thought, let's all be friends.
Oh baby here comes the sound...of Demolition Buddies, your new fav MCR superfan podcast where we can all be friends! If you've ever felt alone... if you've ever felt lost.... we can't wait to hear from ya. Demolition Buddies is not just about the music, its about us, the fandom community and culture as a whole. We want to offer a place for My Chem fans to share stories and anecdotes with each other. Check out our linktree to leave us an audio message or to fill out our survey.