I. The Backlash: When Social Media Becomes the Story When Slipknot announced their 2027 (sic)est Stadium Tour , with Marilyn Manson opening the Wembley Stadium show and joining them for the South American dates, including The Town in São Paulo, the reaction was almost immediate. Thousands of comments appeared beneath the announcement, many from people saying they would no longer attend. Some described the decision as disappointing, others said they would not spend money on a concert that included Manson, and some presented the booking as a betrayal of what they believed Slipknot represented. The reaction was real, and there is no reason to pretend otherwise. What interests me, however, is what happens after that initial reaction: how it is collected, amplified, repeated by music publications, and gradually transformed from a collection of individual responses into something that can begin to look like a universal verdict from “the fans.” The current coverage makes that process fairly e...
Marilyn Manson Accuser Bianca Allaine Kyne Goes on Tirade, Says She Will Not Settle Her Two Cases Against Him
Anyone who followed Bianca Allaine Kyne before she filed her two current lawsuits against Marilyn Manson beginning in January 2023 knows about her long social media rants and tirades against Marilyn Manson filled with the most ridiculous ramblings and allegations you can imagine. Usually she would delete those within 24 hours of posting to make room for more, but more recently, after a long period of silence since her two lawsuits and move from Maryland to Los Angeles, Bianca has resurfaced this past year and can't hold it in any longer. We got a taste of this most recently this past week, where she made a series of posts about Manson, despite the fact that her two lawsuits are still open. This past week Bianca was obviously triggered by the Rolling Stone article talking about Manson being denied delaying his deposition in the Ashley Walters case. As a result, she posted the article on Facebook with some comments: Clearly Bianca is taking the biased Rolling Stone article at fac...