Semi Precious World Exclusive: Semi Precious Weapons Plays Free Show In San Diego

Semi Precious Weapons will be headlining Kuncocshun at Warren Field this Friday, Kuncocshun is Sixth College's annual music festival celebrating student creativity. come by and enjoy arts and crafts, free food, Sixth College spirit, and an evening of live music -- Headlined by Semi. Precious. Weapons. One of our Semi Precious Insiders Will Wright got in touch with Jessica Chaisson, the head coordinator of Kuncocshun, she said

"Doors open at 5:30p and the first band will be on at 6pm. Since Semi Precious Weapons is our headliner, they won't be on until later. But from 5:30p to 8:00p there are many activities going on that you can participate in, such as life-size hamster spheres, an oxygen bar, raffles and activity booths. The location is at Warren Field (entrance at the corner of Voigt Dr and Lyman Ln) and it is absolutely free, and anyone can come - there will be no ID checks."

So if you live in the San Diego area and want to see the greatest show happening in Cali courtesy of UCSD then stop on by!

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MICHELLE MAY - 2011 ROCKSTAR MODEL

Michelle May - Dover High School

Class of 2011 - Rockstar Model

Name: Michelle Alaina may

Nickname: lil'shell

Favorite website: converse.com
Favorite animal: chinchilla
Favorite candy: starburst
Favorite beverage: fanta
Favorite magazine: a shoe catalog :)
Favorite tv show(s): one tree hill and NCIS
Favorite restaurant: applebees!
Favorite place to shop: journeys
Favorite band a/or song: the Maine and the Friday night boys


Best concert you've been to: paramore summer tour '09
What is the last movie you went to see: valentines day
What 3 adjectives describe you: loud funny and spectacular :)
Myspace or facebook: facebook
Morning or night: morning
Sweet or salty: salty
My hidden talent is: I can make my tongue touch my noes


If Hollywood made a movie about your life, whom would you like to see play the lead role as you? Someone that is pretty awesome and loved chuck taylors!
If you were a superhero, what would you want your superpower to be? If I were a superhero and I had a superpower I'd want it to be that I could walk through doors! Because it'll save the hassle of me pushing on a door that says pull! :)
If you could go anywhere in the world, where would you go? I'd go to Manchester, united kingdom


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Why should your friends come to solid rock photos? My friends would come to solid rock photos because the pictures are awesome and it's just so much fun! They'd have a blast and I would recommend get their pictures at solid rock photos!

KELSEY YANDERS - 2011 ROCKSTAR MODEL

 Kelsey Yanders - NPHS

Class of 2011 - Rockstar Model

Nickname:Kels
Dream job:journalist

Favorite website:facebook :)
Favorite animal:dogs
Favorite candy:Kit-Kats
Favorite beverage:Pepsi
Favorite magazine:People
Favorite tv show(s):Grey's Anatomy
Favorite restaurant:Olive Garden
Favorite place to shop:Hollister
Favorite band a/or song: it changes frequently

Best concert you’ve been to:Rascal Flatts and Taylor Swift..Awesome!
Biggest accomplishment:10 year dance award
What is the last movie you went to see:The Last Song..AMAZING!
What 3 adjectives describe you:happy,outgoing,funny
MySpace or Facebook:Facebook of course!
Morning or Night:night
Sweet or Salty:sweet
My hidden talent is:i can change my own oil in my car :) haha

If Hollywood made a movie about your life, whom would you like to see play the lead role as you? Katherine Heigl
If you were a superhero, what would you want your superpower to be? To fly :)
If you could go anywhere in the world, where would you go? Italy :)

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LEXI STEIN - 2011 ROCKSTAR MODEL

Lexi Stein - NPHS

Class of 2011 - Rockstar Model

Nickname: lex, blondie.
Dream job: Being a registered nurse.

Favorite website: Facebook.
Favorite animal: Dog.
Favorite candy: Reese's Peanut Butter Cups.
Favorite beverage: Pink lemonade or milk.
Favorite magazine: US Weekly or People.
Favorite tv show(s): I don't really watch tv... :/
Favorite restaurant: Applebee's.
Favorite place to shop: Delia's.
Favorite band a/or song: Make Me Smile- Chicago♥

Best concert you’ve been to: AC/DC ALL THE WAY!
Biggest accomplishment: Being a 3 year letterman in swimming.

What is the last movie you went to see: The Last Song.
What 3 adjectives describe you: blonde, crazy, fun :)
MySpace or Facebook: Facebook, f'sho.
Morning or Night: Night.
Sweet or Salty: salty.
My hidden talent is: I used to be able to jump rope like it was my profession.

If Hollywood made a movie about your life, whom would you like to see play the lead role as you? Dakota Fanning.
If you were a superhero, what would you want your superpower to be? Invisibility or the ability to see what other people are doing.
If you could go anywhere in the world, where would you go? France♥

What is the best thing about Solid Rock Photos? Being a ROCKSTAR & taking awesome pictures.
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Dangerous Weapons: A review of Semi Precious Weapons' Boston Show

"From the moment the first three members of the Semi Precious Weapons climbed on stage at the Paradise Rock Club Tuesday night, it was clear that the mid-week crowd in attendance was about to get a little more than it anticipated. But to expect anything less than gritty, glitzy, garage-glam rock ‘n’ roll from the Weapons is a mistake people only ever make once.

Bassist and guitarist Cole Whittle and Stevy Pine threw themselves into the music with a violent and genuine disregard for their own personal safety and the safety of the structure surrounding them. Drummer Dan Crean leered around the stage masterfully, smirking as if he owned the beat itself –– which he did. The moment the first notes of their self-titled song “Semi Precious Weapons” roared from the amps, Pine and Whittle pitched themselves into an enthusiastic head-on collision with the music and, several times, narrowly avoided actual collisions with everything ranging from the stage, their equipment, an understandably wary-looking crew member and, most often, each other.

By the time the band’s front man Justin Tranter ascended to the stage in a white mesh mini dress, ripped fishnets, impossibly high heeled gold glitter boots and not much else –– with a bottle of Jack Daniels swinging from his hand so smoothly that Ke$ha herself would have surrendered the bottle she uses for dental hygiene on the spot out of respect for a superior presence –– the three other members had worked themselves into a frenzy. Some of the skeptics in the audience might have doubted the band’s ability to maintain such an intense presence for more than a few minutes. But the Weapons didn’t disappoint.

As the song ended, Tranter stepped to the edge of the stage, balancing on mile-long legs (so toned that upon seeing them, even Gwyneth Paltrow might consider hitting the gym a little harder) and let the audience, and the rest of Boston, know exactly who it was that had just gotten their attention.

“We . . . are the Semi Precious Weapons from New York City,” he roared into the microphone. “And our job on this Tuesday night is to get all you Massachusetts [people] laid!”

With that, the band launched into its set of blazing and rough glam rock, and the stage exploded like a supernova of energy. Whittle and Pine continued their epic battle of guitar versus bass, while Crean watched over the artful chaos from his perch above his crazed band mates.

As for Tranter, he commanded the stage, thrusting his mic at the audience, drenching them in champagne from a bottle bearing his own face, writhing half-naked on center stage as he performed possibly the most sexualized and public costume change ever in the history of music, gasping as he poured the intensity of a final performance into every single song.

Despite Tranter’s mid-show declaration that “Rock ‘n’ roll has been dead for a very long time,” it might just be that the Semi Precious Weapons are what rock ‘n’ roll has been missing. All those old sold-out, has-been rockers need a taste of this medicine, like a kind of Pulp Fiction-esque adrenaline shot to the heart, courtesy of the Weapons. Cynics might say rock is dead, but the Semi Precious Weapons were playing with the volume and intensity to wake whatever dead rock deities need resurrecting.

“I don’t care that it’s Tuesday, Boston,” Tranter screamed, as the music swelled behind him. “We’re gonna party like it’s Saturday night at 3 a.m.!”

As the crowd shrieked its approval back to him, Tranter exploded to his full height: “Now that’s the applause I expect to hear after feeding champagne to minors and changing my entire outfit on stage!” he roared.
But Tranter’s secret isn’t that he expects to hear that applause after such a performance. He expects it for simply living his life. That attitude, and the band’s take-no-prisoners, shoot-the-messenger rock rage infused with glamour, is exactly why the Semi Precious Weapons might just be rock’s last great new hope." - Credit: Julia Butler

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Melophobe.com Reviews Semi Precious Weapons

melophobe | Semi Precious Weapons - Bowery Ballroom (New York, NY; Apr. 26, 2010)

The mantra of glam-rock provocateurs Semi Precious Weapons is simple: “We are Semi Precious Weapons from New York Mother-Fucking City, and we hope you ALL GET LAID!” Recognizing that the band has the musical chops to back their scandalous message and gaudy antics, the Village Voice recently voted Semi Precious Weapons as Best Band in NYC, and Lady Gaga chose them to open her latest international tour.

Vocalist Justin Tranter adores the spotlight, but not only because he’s an egotist. Tranter insisted, “I want all the lights on me, so that the audience can fuck each other in the dark.” I didn’t spot any public fornication, though I did see some fans oblige Tranter’s call to “Show me some titties!”
When Semi Precious Weapons throw a party, they call the shots - literally, in my case, when Tranter grabbed my camera, stuck it in his skin-tight spandees and snapped away. I’m not sharing any out-of-focus crotch shots, but you can see his thieverous ways here (shot #4).

Most NYC scenesters are so wrapped up in their own hipsterness that they forget that rock ‘n’ roll, at its core, is a cathartic celebration of our carnal instincts. Semi Precious Weapons are filthy, glamorous, sexually provocative, dangerous and fun as hell: pure rock ‘n’ roll.

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MTV: Semi Precious Weapons Marvel At Gaga's Impact On Their Success

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"Back in the dark ages — you know, like, 2006 — when Lady Gaga was just a girl named Stefani, she used to open for Semi Precious Weapons at gigs all around New York City. Of course, things have changed slightly since then, but Gaga has never forgotten that the Weapons helped her out when no one else would, and she's returned the favor by taking them with her on the globe-trotting Monster Ball Tour.


It's a pretty nice gig for the glam guys of Semi Precious Weapons, who've already admitted that they "owe their lives" to Gaga. They're taking full advantage of all the perks that come with being the Lady's hand-picked openers — and we do mean full advantage.


"It's been crazy," SPW frontman Justin Tranter laughed. "We showed up at the airport in New Zealand, and there were literally, like, 40 kids with huge signs that said, 'Justin, I Want Your Baby.' Because we have a song called "Put a Diamond in It," where I sing, 'Who, who, who wants my baby?' And there were all these 15-year-old boys at the airport dressed like us. ... We had some pretty legendary hotel parties, where, like, [bassist Cole Whittle] got a black eye, and [drummer] Dan [Crean] had sex multiple times. Things worked out really well."


While that kind of action was fairly common overseas, SPW are still working on graduating to that level of debauchery Stateside. Though, thanks to Gaga, it appears the goal is certainly within reach. In June, the guys will release their second full-length, You Love You, through Geffen Records, and they've started selling out venues outside of NYC. They still have a ways to go, though, before SPW fans in America can match the, uh, dedication of their supporters across the pond.


"In other countries that we go to, because we're on this massive tour, and they're hearing our songs on the radio already, they view us as superstars," Tranter explained. "And here in America, they view us as a band that's been harassing everyone for three years, desperately trying to break through," he said. "[But] the difference [from when] we used to play in America three months ago to now is insane. We're selling out shows on our own, and kids know every single word. It's really amazing.


"Another difference [between] the rest of the world to America is, here, when we say, 'You should have sex to our music,' people chuckle, like, 'Oh, that's quirky,' " Whittle added. "Over there, they just do it." -- Credit: James Montgomery/MTV

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