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LONG BEACH, California – "So Ronnie Radke performed a song with you guys at your Vegas show," I said as soon as I sat down with Jared Warth and Eric Lambert of Blessthefall at Thursday's Taste of Chaos stop. "Man, word gets around fast!" Jared laughed. "Well, you know, there's the Internet," I shrugged, "So — whose idea was it?"

Pay attention because here's where I explain what the big deal is: On the Vegas stop of Taste of Chaos, former Escape the Fate frontman Ronnie Radke took the stage to perform a song with Blessthefall. Funny little trade it was, because Blessthefall's former leading mean, Craig Mabbitt, is currently playing some shows with Escape the Fate as their lead vocalist. ETF have said this is only temporary, however, as Craig initially left his band to be with his child and re-evaluate his decision to pursue a career in music.

"Ronnie came up to us at one of our shows and asked us if it was cool. It's his hometown, and kids know him, so we were into it," said Eric.

Lisa Huey of Dingsomething.com caught some of Ronnie's Vegas cameo on film. Ronnie's emergence caused a tizzy in both the ETF and Blessthefall communites, inspiring speculation about the future of both bands. Voices from the Buzznet community largely concluded that although they'd like to see Radke performing again, they'd prefer it be with ETF — after he serves his sentence of five years probation for the involvement in the death of Michael Cook (the result of a brawl that took place in May '07).

Last month, Blessthefall posted a blog soliciting "serious singers."

"We have some solid choices, but we're not making it our focus right now, since we're touring and all," they commented on the current status of their search.

"In the process of looking for a new singer, have you had any terrible 'American-Idol'-like experiences?" I asked.

"Oh, there are definitely some William Hungs," Jared laughed, "And since we started looking for a singer, there are so many more videos of kids singing to our songs on YouTube."

"Hoping to be discovered?" I countered. "Yeah," Jared smiled, "We've watched most of them. It's fun." Example:



"We're looking for someone to click with our band. We're kids, we like to joke around, ya know? There have been guys that are amazing and have everything we want, vocally... they just don't click with us."


After Taste of Chaos (including the Canada dates, which are only TOC headliners), they said they'd be writing songs and locking down a new singer, hopefully. "We have five or six songs done already, so we look forward to making some more progress on that."

GUESS WHAT GUYS?! It's finally true! Pete and Ashlee are officially engaged! Ashlee confirmed the news to Friends or Enemies! ZOMG WENTZ-LOVING FAN-GIRL APOCALYPSE! Once you resume regular breathing patterns read the full scoop, say Congrats, why don't ya?

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So I'm on facebook taking one of those random "likeness" quizzes, and I get to one titled "things that would impress you on a first date." And I'm sorry, but I straight GUFFAWED over one of the options.

What the hell is this, 1952?

You know what would impress me? Being on time. Taking personal hygiene into consideration. Not getting your whole life history in one night. Ability to interpret non-verbal cues.

But coat over puddle? That's just dumb.

/end tangential rambling.

Ex-Escape the Fate singer Ronnie Radke stepped up to perform a song as Blessthefall's lead vocalist on Tuesday's Taste of Chaos tour date. He performed only one song, but fans report that was enough to make the crowd go completely wild. And we have some photo evidence... Read more...

Gym Class Heroes have been tossing out breadcrumbs about their upcoming LP, The Quilt, to get you stoked on it. The latest details reveal some of the guests lending lending their pipes, including Ne-Yo, Lil Wayne, John Oates, K-OS and Busta Rhymes. Just don't call them features, says Travis McCoy. From Billboard:Read more...

My Bamboozle recaps may have been a little lackluster due to the fact that my ribs were bruised I hadn't slept well in three days (all worth it, of course) but you know what makes up for it? Stephanie's recaps. HILAR. She wins. And she has inspired me to do a community roundup of Bam Left coverage! Read more...