IB on My Cham, Cavallo

DANGER DAYS FOR MY CHEM: Contrast this storyline with that of My Chemical Romance, whose Brendan O’Brien-produced 2010 album was rejected by Warner Bros. Records and recut by label Chairman Rob Cavallo. The LP, Danger Days, was a huge disappointment, selling only 250k to date, as none of the three singles had much of an impact and two were disastrous. It was a big step backward for a band that had broken off its previous album, 2006’s The Black Parade (1.5m), and appeared to be on the verge of something special. At the time, Coldplay’s Dave Holmes managed the band, which now finds itself in management limbo. Thus, everything went right for Adele, while nothing went right for MCR. (9/22a)