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Trapt Drummer Makes ‘Bittersweet’ Decision to Quit Band After Singer’s Political Rants
Last year was a bizarre one for many bands, but Trapt might take the WTF cake. They first made headlines in April for a feud with Ice-T, then tried to defend some rough sales numbers, and ended 2020 with a Facebook and Twitter account ban after singer Chris Taylor Brown went on some pretty cringeworthy political rants pertaining to Proud Boys and questioning systemic racism in the United States. With all that in mind, it’s really no surprise Michael Brown decided to dip the hell out. On Sunday, the drummer revealed his “bittersweet” decision to quit the band in a lengthy message on Instagram. “After playing drums for Trapt for the past couple years, I have decided to step down from the band. This is definitely a bittersweet decision,” he began before addressing (without naming names) the m...
Facebook Deletes Trapt’s Account Following Prior Ban
One of the more interesting developments of 2020 has been the sharp right turn by Trapt. Between going after critics, battling on Twitter and unabashedly expressing right-wing views, the “Headstrong” rockers have been, uh, quite that. That apparently extends to their social media accounts as well. All Trapt’s social accounts are apparently run by the band’s acerbic singer Chris Taylor Brown. On Thursday morning, a tweet from the band said that their Facebook account had been deleted over hate speech The offensive posts, apparently reported by FB users, are no longer visible, but on the band’s Twitter page, it says “[Facebook] said don’t use the phrase “Proud Boys.” I specifically told FB trapt fans that I could not say the name. I will be suing Facebook....
Smash Mouth and Trapt Perform in Front of Unmasked Bikers
Showing up maskless to a Smash Mouth show in the middle of a pandemic may make one seem like they ain’t the sharpest tool in the shed, but thousands still did just that on Sunday night. An estimated 250,000 bikers attended this weekend’s 80th Sturgis Motorcycle Rally, which featured performances from the “All Star” rockers, album-sale-denying Trapt, Buckcherry, Quiet Riot and others. And while organizers for the South Dakota event said they’d encourage attendees to follow CDC COVID-19 recommendations, not many fans listened. Many were packed in for Smash Mouth and few, if any, were wearing masks. At one point, Smash Mouth lead singer Steve Harwell said, “We’re all here together tonight. Fuck that COVID shit!” HAPPENING NOW The Buffalo Chip is attracting hundre...
Smash Mouth, Trapt, Buckcherry to Play August Festival in South Dakota
Like Shrek’s outhouse door when he busted it down to the tune of “All Star,” nothing seems to be getting in the way of South Dakota residents seeing Smash Mouth live in August — not even a pandemic. The band, along with Buckcherry, Trapt and several others, are currently booked to perform at the annual Sturgis Buffalo Chip motorcycle rally and concert series. This year’s amphitheater capacity has been reduced to 50 percent for the multi-day festival. Still, organizers are letting attendees decide if they want to wear face masks or socially distance from others, although they’re encouraging concert-goers to follow CDC guidelines and providing hand sanitizer and useful signage on site. Masks will also be available for purchase at the entry point. Guests will also need to have a mas...
Trapt’s New Album Sells 600 Copies First Week, Band Says Not So Fast
Nu-metal outfit Trapt — which have been extremely active on Twitter in recent months — couldn’t put their albums sales where their tweets are. The group only sold 600 copies of their new album in its first week, according to SoundScan data, but the group insists there’s roughly 3,400 additional copies trapped somewhere else (get it?). The new record, Shadow Work, officially dropped on July 3 — although The PRP reported it was available to stream in June — and “Headstrong” singer Chris Taylor Brown isn’t convinced the recently reported numbers are correct. “We sold almost 4k albums from July 3 to July 9,” Brown wrote on the band’s Twitter account Wednesday. “Not bad for a band that did everything ourselves and got zero word said about it on any DSPs??????? We’re hap...
5 Things I’d Rather Do Than Listen to Lionel Richie’s Upcoming ‘We Are the World’ Remake
Remember when Lionel Richie threatened to curate a new version of “We Are the World” a few months ago? Reuters reports that Richie, along with his American Idol co-hosts Katy Perry and Luke Bryan, will perform the song on Sunday night’s edition of the show, featuring several bodies hidden under Idol’s floorboards: Fantasia, Jordin Sparks, Katharine McPhee, Kellie Pickler, Lauren Alaina, Ruben Studdard, and Scotty McCreery, as well as this season’s remaining 11 finalists. 5. Lick an entire package of q-tips. After it’s been used. 4. Let Robert Pattinson cater my wedding. 3. Eat a stop sign, covered in pigeon shit. 2. Perform one hour of (unpaid) emotional labor for Mike Pence. 1. Look through the Trapt guy’s browser history. Enjoy former renditions of the sweet kiss of death ...
