Helena Inspired Prom Dress

“A West Somerset girl made her own show-stopping dress to celebrate her Year 11 prom.
Holly Belluomo, who lives near Dulverton, was inspired to make the dress after watching a music video by her favourite band, My Chemical Romance. The 16-year-old West Somerset Community College student said: ‘It’s a very special dress, very dramatic, and I had to wait for the right occasion. I got the inspiration for the dress five years ago from the band’s music video, Helena.’”

For more information on the design and making of the dress check out the full article at somersetcountygazette.co.uk.

Lourdes Leon

“Music wise My Chemical Romance is THE BEST BAND EVER for realzzzz. They are so awesome it hurts. If you don’t know who they are just… go away OR download their songs.”
Blog post by Lourdes Leon, posted June 29th at materialgirlcollection.com

That said, the presence of My Chemical Romance and AFI amongst the featured bands does not bode well, no matter how many Slayer songs they throw in to dilute the effects (so far it’s just one, Chemical Warfare).

I don’t follow the games myself, but according to Wikipedia I’m Not Okay (I Promise) will be included in the game. That’s currently set for release on September 21st 2010.

“The cult entertainment department store just off Covent Garden was normally a quiet place: geeky adult males wrapped around Star Trek paraphernalia, engrossed in the latest Garth Ennis tome or eyeing up the limited edition Street Fighter figurines. But that day was different. A sea of figures dressed in black threatened to engulf the whole building. It was a blur of skeleton hoodies and faces hidden beneath layers of kohl eyeliner and hennaed hair, as scores of scowling teenagers lined the pavement. They were waiting for a chance to meet their hero…”