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Gym Class Heroes — The Quilt

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By Andre Mihsin (CHARTattack) September 8, 2008 11:05 am
I didn't know a whole lot about this group aside from some buzz about this record, so I took a shot on The Quilt with a mix of curiosity and reluctance. The curiosity stemmed solely from the fact that Gym Class Heroes toured with The Roots in a co-headlining slot, a pairing I now know was made based on GCH's back catalogue. Apparently Gym Class...
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Gym Class Heroes — As Cruel As School Children

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By Paul Budel (CHARTattack) August 1, 2006 2:19 pm
When I first picked up this album, I had a pretty good idea of what to expect based solely on the Decaydance label: unthreatening pop-punk in the vein of Fall Out Boy and Panic! At The Disco. Needless to say, I was surprised when I pressed play and discovered that Gym Class Heroes are a rap group with live instrumentation. This surprise subsided,...
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Travie McCoy Arrested For Spraying Graffiti On Berlin Wall

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By CHARTattack Staff (CHARTattack) October 29, 2010 11:41 am
Travie McCoy's neck looks like ran afoul of a graffiti artist, and apparently he tried to do the same thing to Berlin.The Gym Class Heroes frontman was arrested after spraying graffiti on one of the last standing parts of the Berlin Wall on Wednesday. Katy Perry's ex-boyfriend was in Berlin to play a show at the Magnet Club and tweeted that he was...
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Travie McCoy Featuring Bruno Mars — "Billionaire"

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By CHARTattack Staff May 7, 2010 4:10 pm
Hey, Travie McCoy: My guess is if you were a billionaire, you'd be travelling everywhere by plane, not by vespa. "Billionaire" will appear on Gym Class Heroes frontman Travis McCoy's Lazarus debut solo album, which is out June 8.
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Gym Class Heroes' Travis McCoy — "One At A Time"

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By CHARTattack Staff December 2, 2009 4:00 pm
Gym Class Heroes frontman Travis McCoy released a single titled "One At A Time" on Tuesday (Dec. 1) to coincide with World AIDS Day. Proceeds from its sales will go to MTV's Staying Alive Foundation, which promotes HIV/AIDS awareness and prevention. McCoy recently traveled through India, the Philippines and South Africa with The Staying...
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Gym Class Heroes Frontman Goes Solo For HIV/AIDS Awareness

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By Kate Harper (CHARTattack) November 12, 2009 1:13 pm
Travis McCoy, frontman for rock/hip-hop crossover group Gym Class Heroes, has written a solo track about travelling the world to promote HIV/AIDS awareness. McCoy premiered the song, "One At A Time," at a charity event in New York City on Wednesday (Nov. 11). It's about his experiences working with MTV's Staying Alive Foundation, which...
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Sum 41, Good Charlotte Make Denny's Food

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By Bianca Marcus (CHARTattack) June 16, 2009 3:41 pm
First a record deal, then a hit single, then sold-out venues across the continent... what's next? Your own signature dish at Denny's, of course. The latest Denny's Rockstar Menu will hit restaurants across the U.S. on June 23, and features culinary creations by Gym Class Heroes, Sum 41, Good Charlotte and Rascal Flatts. Gym Class Heroes...
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Katy Perry Hooks Up With Lady Sovereign?

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By Kate Harper (CHARTattack) April 29, 2009 3:09 pm
Katy Perry might have recently reunited with Gym Class Heroes' Travis McCoy, but she's also reportedly hooked up with Lady Sovereign. Perez Hilton reported on Monday that a source told him Perry and Lady Sov (real name Louise Harman) "'locked themselves in a bathroom' for way too long and were doing naughty things." Spin.com also...
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Katy Perry And Travis McCoy Split

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By Kate Harper (CHARTattack) January 5, 2009 12:56 pm
Katy Perry sang that she kissed a girl and liked it, but she apparently wasn't enjoying kissing Gym Class Heroes frontman Travis McCoy anymore, since the two broke up at the end of 2008. "A source close to the couple" told usweeklymagazine.com that Perry and McCoy had split before the end of the year, and Perry's fame is to blame....
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Travis McCoy Fan "Sooooo Saddle Creek"

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By Kate Harper (CHARTattack) November 14, 2008 2:33 pm
Gym Class Heroes' Travis McCoy hates haters, and has a section on his blog titled Hater Of The Week in which he exposes someone's hateitude for the world to see. This week, he takes on a fan who apparently told him his band were "sellouts" because they were opening for some of America's most popular rap stars. Here's what he had to...
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Perry, Iggy Pop Love Boobs

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By Kate Harper (CHARTattack) October 24, 2008 2:44 pm
October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, so it's appropriate that Katy Perry, Iggy Pop and members of Sonic Youth and Devo are auctioning off breast related products for charity. Perry made a sculpture of her chest, which is being painted by Gym Class Heroes frontman Travis McCoy, her boyfriend. If you want to buy it (we think you're a creep,...
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Perry Planned Cake Slip?

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By Kate Harper (CHARTattack) October 21, 2008 10:55 am
Gym Class Heroes singer Travis McCoy says his girlfriend Katy Perry's cake-filled slip at last week's Los Premios, or the Latin American version of the MTV Video Awards, was done on purpose. Perry (real name Kathryn Hudson) dove into a giant Quinceanera cake at the end of her performance of "I Kissed A Girl." (A Quinceanera is the Latin...
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Pumping: Gym Class Heroes - The Quilt

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By The Stereo (CHARTattack) September 9, 2008 4:56 pm
We thought these guys were a little more dangerous sounding than this, but we should've known when they named their album after a blanket. This "Drnk Txt Rmeo" that's playing right now seems alright, though.
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Gym Class Heroes' Assault And Album

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By CHARTattack Staff July 2, 2008 4:00 pm
Gym Class Heroes have a new album coming out in September. We'll have to wait and see if lead singer Travis McCoy will be free to promote it. The frontman was arrested for third-degree assault in St. Louis on Tuesday night after hitting an audience member on the head with a microphone. The Geneva, N.Y. band concluded "Peace Sign" (...
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Gym Class Heroes Prefer Hall Over Oates

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By Pete Richards (CHARTattack) March 8, 2007 6:30 pm
Geneva, New York's Gym Class Heroes are bringing their brand of rap and rock to Canada this weekend as part of a North American road trip that they call the Daryl Hall For President Tour. Since forming in high school in 1997, the Gym Class Heroes have slowly climbed from the underground rap and rock scene to gain mainstream attention. Blending...
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