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July 3, 2008: "Gym Class Heroes Frontman Arrested at Warped Tour"
It’s been confirmed that Gym Class Heroes’ Travis McCoy was arrested during Warped Tour after scuffle with a concert-goer who heckled him with racial slurs. McCoy recently also confirmed his romance with new it girl Katy Perry. It’s been confirmed by Rolling Stone that Gym Class Heroes frontman, Travis McCoy, was indeed arrested following yesterday’s assault on a heckler who used a racist slur against him. Rolling Stone is reporting that after McCoy finished the set, he was arrested onstage. He was released early this morning on a $500 bond, charged with one count of third-degree assault. There still hasn’t been any statements released from the Gym Class Heroes camp. We’ll keep you updated. *** Music hip hop Gym Class Heroes band picture(s)/pic(s), wallpaper and photo gallery, album covers pictures. Gym Class Heroes is a hip hop band from Geneva, New York. The group formed in 1997 when Travis McCoy met drummer Matt McGinley and decided to make a band. After the addition of guitarist Disashi Lumumba-Kasongo and bassist Eric Roberts, they were signed to Decaydance Records, on which they released the gold-selling album As Cruel As School Children. Since that release, the band has garnered much success, with the single "Cupid's Chokehold" reaching #4 on the Billboard Hot 100, and "Clothes Off!!" peaking at #5 on the UK Singles Chart. Rather than using the conventional tools of hip hop production, Gym Class Heroes use live instruments, similar to artists such as Stetsasonic, The Roots, k-os, and Crown City Rockers. MC Travis "Schleprok" McCoy and drummer Matt McGinley became friends during physical education class at their local high school in Geneva, New York. The name of the band reflects this. The band officially came together in 1997. The original GCH began playing birthday parties, clubs, and festivals which eventually led to numerous larger venues throughout the northeast, including two years on Warped Tour (2003, 2004). During 2004, guitarist Milo Bonacci parted ways with the band and was replaced with current guitarist Disashi Lumumba-Kasongo. In mid 2005, right before their success started to really take off, bassist Ryan Geise left the band and was replaced by their friend, bassist Eric Roberts. Gym Class Heroes first taste at success occurred after the release of "...For the Kids," lead singer Travis McCoy won MTV's Direct Effect MC Battle and as a prize, appeared in Styles P's video "Daddy Get That Cash". Aside from "...For the Kids," the group released three other CDs from 1999 to 2004, including "Hed Candy," "Greasy Kids Stuff," and "Papercut Chronicles EP". Indie Success: Gym Class Heroes had been gaining ground in the indie circuit and developing a cult following. ItsHipHop.Tv, an online entertainment network, was interested and later did a video tour blog with Gym Class Heroes on Riding Shotgun, their video tour blog show. GCH then followed it up with an interview on The Breakdown, an internet show on the same network. These two shows gain coniderable traction and helped propel the group. Decaydance Records: After hearing the song "Taxi Driver", Patrick Stump of Fall Out Boy invited the band to one of his shows. Gym Class Heroes then went on to join Pete Wentz's label, Decaydance Records, an imprint of Fueled by Ramen. Travis later said that Stump's support, coupled with the label's touring ethics and family atmosphere, led the band to signing with Decaydance/Fueled by Ramen. Gym Class Heroes appeared on the Warped Tour in the summer of 2005 and 2006. The band completed their leg of a tour with The All-American Rejects on November 29 in Las Vegas. The band recently finished headlining The Daryl Hall For President Tour '07 with the RX Bandits, k-os and P.O.S.. During the tour, the band held a contest for fans to "pimp out" their myspace pages "gym class" style. The grand prize winner won an Xbox 360. They opened for Gwen Stefani on her The Sweet Escape Tour in Australia and New Zealand during July and August 2007. After wrapping up the Verizon Wireless Campus Tour with The Pack, Gym Class Heroes will be going on the Young Wild Things Tour with Fall Out Boy, Plain White T's, and Cute Is What We Aim For in October, 2007. Members: -Travis McCoy. -Disashi Lumumba-Kasongo. -Eric Roberts. -Matt McGinley. |
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