
...So Laura Jane Grace Was Busy Last Night; Confirmed The Identity Of New Slipknot Drummer?
Against Me!'s Laura Jane Grace took to Twitter to blast a former bandmate last night, tweeting: "Dear Slipknot, good luck with that. #shitbag" in an apparent reference to Slipknot's new drummer.
So here's the tweet.
Dear Slipknot, good luck with that. #shitbag
— Laura Jane Grace (@LauraJaneGrace) September 18, 2014
Who's she talking about? Our money is on former drummer Jay Weinberg, who left the band in fairly acrimonious circumstances back in 2012. Things were so bitter that LJG tweeted a photo of a drum machine after Weinberg announced his departure from the band through Twitter.
— Laura Jane Grace (@LauraJaneGrace) December 18, 2012
Oh, and to show that there's still bad blood between them all, she tweeted the following tales...
We once had a drummer who sprained his ankle and wanted our tour manager to call 911 and have an ambulance come for him #entitlement
— Laura Jane Grace (@LauraJaneGrace) September 18, 2014
When our tour manager said no the drummers Daddy called him and scolded him saying the drummer was a "star" and needed to be treated as such
— Laura Jane Grace (@LauraJaneGrace) September 18, 2014
We once had a drummer who would go behind our back and tell house light people to focus all stage lights on him. #entitlement
— Laura Jane Grace (@LauraJaneGrace) September 18, 2014
We once had a drummer who threatened to sue us after he quit via twitter #entitlement
— Laura Jane Grace (@LauraJaneGrace) September 18, 2014
We once had a drummer who told me to move aside on stage cause the audience couldn't see enough of him #entitlement
— Laura Jane Grace (@LauraJaneGrace) September 18, 2014
But then backtracked with the following, so who knows what's going on?
I'm just kidding, none of that ever happened.
— Laura Jane Grace (@LauraJaneGrace) September 18, 2014
Soooooo Is Jay Weinberg the new Slipknot drummer? Probably.