Please help support this musician!

Having met "The Butcher" a few times over the years, I'm sad to hear this has happened to such a kind musician. Please support this cause:

A note from Adam T. Siska:

On Wed July 25th at aprox 1 am our good friend Andrew Bishop Mrotek aka “The Butcher”, who many of you know for his creative work as the drummer of The Academy Is… & for his talent in visual arts, was attacked and mugged in Milwaukee while walking home from work. Not only was his money taken but he was blindsided by 2 or 3 thugs with a flower pot which broke his cheek in 3 places and his jaw in 2 places. Once he fell to the ground they kicked him in the face until he was unconscious. He ended up with both his eye sockets fractured, 25 stitches across his face, 30 stitches on his gum line, 20 stiches on his eyelids, 3 titanium plates screwed into his skull and has been in and out of the ER for surgery and countless doctors checkups for nose bleeding and intense ear/sinus/facial pain. Like many Americans, Andy is without Health Insurance coverage. Each day as he is making strides to physically and emotionally recover from this experience, his hospital bills continue to grow and grow.

The members and former members of The Academy Is…, Cobra Starship, Gym Class Heroes, Fall Out Boy & Panic! At the Disco built a very strong bond over our years of making music and touring the world together. We all want to see to it that The Butcher is able to continue making music and art that inspires us— instead of spending his days trying to pay off a never ending debt due to this tragic event. The 5 of us have put our collective efforts together to bring you this shirt.

100% of the proceeds will go to Andy and his bills which will hopefully make a dent in his bills. Our good friends at FBR have donated the shirts and printing and our buddies Johnny, Tony and Eric from Snakes & Suits came up with the design.

If you want to donate more money (maybe you have a rich uncle who is living in a gold mansion) or if you aren’t into getting a shirt you can donate directly to Andy, even if It is a dollar (anything will help him pay his bills and live while he recovers) you can do it by Paypal to: butcherprints@gmail.com

We love you all,

Adam T. Siska

Order the 'We Love The Butcher' T-Shirt here: http://bit.ly/RhrfEB

Skrillex and Kanye?

Did the Lord of Dubstep team up with Kanye' for his new album? According to Rolling Stone he has! Check out this article.

"Skrillex: I Did Some Music With Kanye' for West's Next Album"

new reviews are up!

A lot of new music hit record stores and iTunes today! Make sure to hit up the review section and see what we thought about these new releases! Some of the releases include:

Runaways- The Killers
Settle Down- No Doubt
Mercy- Dave Matthews Band
Crazy World EP- Boys Like Girls

These are several more as well! Make sure to check them out and leave us a comment!

New Muse single and video

Muse released a new single today called, "Survival". This single is the Official song for the London 2012 Olympic Games. Check out the video and song here!

Upcoming Michael Jackson Documentary?

I came across this cool article in Rolling Stone today. It appears that Spike Lee is making a documentary about Michael Jackson and the hit album Bad. I always have been a big fan of the King of Pop. I'm really excited to see what Spike Lee has in store for us.

 Read the article here:

Spike Lee Working on Michael Jackson Documentary.

Slash gets his Star on the Walk Of Fame.

Today was a big day in Hollywood as rocker Slash has his Star Ceremony on the Hollywood Walk Of Fame. Slash was nominated by actor Clifton Collins Jr. His star has been unveiled in front of the Hard Rock Cafe on Hollywood Blvd. With this star ceremony, Slash has become the first member of the iconic band Guns and Roses to earn a star on the Walk Of Fame. 

Actor Charlie Sheen, who is a friend of Slash, spoke at the ceremony. Sheen made sure to take his jab at Axel Rose during his remarks by stating "Slash is getting a star on the very street that Axel Rose will one day be sleeping on". Sheen did manage to poke fun at his own problems as well by stating, "That star is going to be stepped on more then the coke we did in the 80's"

Slash shared memories of rehearsing nearby with his former Guns and Roses member Steve Adler. He talked about the times they would ditch school just to be around the scene and take it all in. 

Following the ceremony, Slash performed a private set inside the Hard Rock that his star will now welcome millions of tourists to every year. 

CONGRATS SLASH! 

Watch the video below for a small look at the ceremony today. 

Here is a picture of Slash on his star following the ceremony.

Photo by: Bob Freeman/HCOC

All of us here at In The Studio wanted to wish all of you a Happy 4th of July! I hope you celebration had some killer music that made the day memorable.