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Former LostProphets vocalist Ian Watkins hints at paedophilic tendencies in video interview

Posted in News with tags Cardiff Crown Court, Ian Watkins, Lostprophets, Myspace, Pontypridd, Sexual assault, Watkin on 12th December 2013 by Nico Solheim-Davidson, the North Sea Poet

Vocalist of the now disbanded LostProphets, Ian Watkins, recently admitted to a string of crimes which include the attempted rape of a baby and sexual assault of a 13 year old girl. In 2010, the band did an interview with social networking site Myspace and in hindsight, the video interview becomes deeply disturbing when Watkins answers the question “What is your guilty pleasure?”, asked by a user known as Babygirl, with “You just answered it.” Watkins then changes his answer to smack. The question and answer can be heard around the 6 minute mark in the video below.

LostProphets tour manager makes statement about recent Ian Watkins trial (valkyrianmusic.com)

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LostProphets tour manager makes statement about recent Ian Watkins trial

Posted in News with tags Children Youth and Family, Ian Watkins, Lostprophets, Sex and the law, Town Called Hypocrisy on 27th November 2013 by Nico Solheim-Davidson, the North Sea Poet

George Davidson, tour manager for Welsh alt. rockers LostProphets made a statement regarding the recent Ian Watkins child sex trial via his Facebook page. The statement is as follows:

YOU THINK YOU KNOW SOMEONE BUT YOU REALLY DON’T. From 2001 – 2012 you trust in a person amongst a group of great people and the day comes when you are shown the true nature of a person. Its easy to just to brush away and try to forget the last 12 years of knowing Ian. That’s not going to happen to me or for the others that thought we knew him. We lived and breathed the same space together intensely for a long time and I would have NEVER predicted that this would have happened. We rode the wave of success together, all of us coming from humble backgrounds to flying around the world together. All experiencing the rush of seeing exotic places for the first time, meeting your rock n roll heroes, relentless touring, marriages, births & deaths together. Its a bond that for some is a fleeting, transient experience. Jumping from one band to another. For me it wasn’t like that, at least with Lostprophets it was never like that for me. I will never forget my times with this band. The Good, the Bad and now this the Ugly. The Ugly truth that Ian let us all down, his family, band mates, friends and fans across the world. I feel right now so angry, astonished and pissed off with him for what he did. I feel so sorry for his victims, the children he abused. I only hope those children can grow up without the taint of what he did to them clouding their futures. I would never attempt to excuse anything he did as I firmly believe he made his choices and now he will pay for them. Do I feel sorry for the accused woman and Ian? Right now, I don’t feel sorry for them at all. They were all complicit in allowing these horrific acts to happen. I don’t care how many drugs you have taken there is no excuse or reason for even contemplating, let alone carrying out what they did to those children. These people are sick and need help. I believe in the idea of forgiveness, and the goodness in people. It’s impossible to see any good in this situation except for fact that they where caught and therefore won’t abuse those children anymore. It’s hard to forgive them for this. Wether you knew him personally or just reading about this for the first time. How can you forgive someone for these crimes against the very innocent. My thoughts also keep going to his family and band mates. The future for all of them will be forever tarred with the memory of this betrayal. The fans will move on, taking down their posters, throwing out their LP albums and looking for the next rock saviour to admire. For his family and band it will be with them forever. My heart goes out to them all and their families. Lest we forget all those people come from a tight knit, proud and loving place. For them the shame will be something they will have to live with until they die. I however refuse to forget the great people, the great times and experiences I had with Lostprophets. The way they and their families welcomed me into their lives to help facilitate their dreams of becoming rock stars. Something they achieved where so many others had failed. Its something that can never be taken away from them. True the band is done, finished. Life goes on though. Everyone involved in Ian will move on, but today with a very heavy heart. I will never forget these events until the day I die. Its been an emotional day for me. Who would have ever thought it would have ended up like this!!!!!!F**K!!!!

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Lostprophets new album available for streaming on AOL plus other news

Posted in News with tags Fearless Records, Ian Watkins, Lostprophets, Warped Tour on 19th June 2012 by Nico Solheim-Davidson, the North Sea Poet

After a busy spring which included extensive tours of the UKand Europe, chart-topping Welsh rockers Lostprophets are fired up and ready for their North American fans to finally hear Weapons, the band’s latest LP, which will be released by Fearless Records on June 19^th.

Weapons is now streaming in its entirety on AOL Music here.

This summer, the band will join the long-running Vans Warped Tour, where they will play Main Stage from July 12-August 5.

“Warped Tour will remind everyone – old fans and new – how good it is having Lostprophets on these shores. It’s been a long time since aUK rock band has made a real impact inAmerica and we’re ready to carry that torch,” says frontman Ian Watkins.

Following the band’s Warped run, Lostprophets will embark on a string of west coast headline shows, kicking off August 7^th in Sacramento, CA.

Lostprophets are also confirmed to headline the Warped Tour’s long-awaited return to theUK in November.

Formed in Pontypridd, South Wales, the Welsh rock band have made their mark on both sides of the Atlanticwith their blend of strong melodic choruses and aggressively edged rock. Through four previous albums – 2000’s fakesoundofprogress, 2004’s Start Something, 2006’s Liberation Transmission, and 2010’s The Betrayed – the band has grown, both in songwriting and success, stacking up a dozen or so top 40 singles and selling over 3 million albums worldwide. Recipients of Kerrang! Magazine‘s 2010’s Classic Songwriters Award, Lostprophets have become one of theU.K.’s biggest rock bands, gracing countless magazine covers and headlining stages at Reading/Leeds and Download Festivals.

^{UPCOMING TOUR DATES}

^{Jun 23- London, UK @ BBC Radio 1 Hackey Weekend

Jun 24- Roeser Luxembourg, Luxembourg @ Herchesfeld- Roeser Luxembourg

Jun 26- Trms Fylke, Norway @ Hove Festival

Jun 27- Sopron, Hungary @ Volt Festival

Jul 02- Dresden, Germany @ Schlachthof

Jul 03- Schoppenstedt, Germany @ Eventhalle

Jul 04- Dortmund, Germany @ FZW

Jul 06- Milan, Italy @ Heineken Jammin’ Festival

Jul 08- Amneville, France @ Sonisphere}

^{VANS WARPED TOUR 2012}

^{July 12 – Burgettstown, PA @ First Niagra Pavillion

July 13 – Holmdel, NJ @ PNC Bank Arts Center

July 14 – Toronto, ON @ Molson Canadian Ampitheater

July 15 – Montreal, QC @ Parc Jean-Drapeau

July 17 – Darien Center, NY @ Darien Lake Performing Arts Center

July 19 – Mansfield, MA @ Comcast Center

July 20 – Camden, NJ @ Susquehanna Bank Center

July 21 – Uniondale, NY @ Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum

July 22 – Hartford, CT @ The Comcast Theatre

July 24 – Columbia, MD @ Merriweather Post Pavilion

July 25 – Virginia Beach, VA @ Farm Bureau Live at Virginia Beach

July 26 – Atlanta, GA @ Aaron’s Ampitheater at Lakewood

July 27 – Orlando, FL @ Cenral FL Fairgrounds

July 28 – Miami, FL @ Cruzan Ampitheater

July 29 – St. Petersburg, FL @ Vinoy Park

July 30 – Charlotte, NC @ Charlotte Verizon Wireless Ampitheater

July 31 – Cincinnati, OH @ Riverbend Music Center

Aug 01 – Milwaukee, WI @ Marcus Ampitheater

Aug 04 – Redmond, WA @ Marymoor Ampitheater

Aug 05 – Portland, OR @ Rose Quarter Riverfront}

^{LOSTPROPHETS WEAPONS HOT WEST COAST}

^{August 7 – Ace of Spades – Sacramento, CA

August 8 – Slim’s – San Francisco, CA

August 10 – Roxy Theatre – Los Angeles, CA

August 11 – House of Blues – Anaheim, CA

August 12 – House of Blues – Las Vegas, CA

August 14 – Martini Ranch – Scottsdale, AZ}