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US Weekly

Blondie Gone Bad

July 23, 2005

Marta 'Blondie' Hale, the adorable little back-up singer of the band School of Rock is known for her giggles, her happiness, and her love for just about everything. Recently, however, our loveable Marta has turned into a vicious animal.

An article titled A Little Schoolgirl Jealousy appeared in People Magazine a little over a week ago stating how a jealous Marta made quite a scene at a popular Hollywood restaurant over a boy. Since this article appeared, Marta has been quite the opposite of her normal persona and recently cursed profusely at a reporter who was kindly trying to get a word for the Entertainment channel.

Besides the changed personality, 'Blondie' has also seemed to change her style. Gone are her usual outfits consisting of bright colors and exuberant patterns and here is her age of messy ponytails and black.

If Marta Hale is making this big of a fuss over Zack Mooneyham, the lead guitarist in School of Rock, we at US suggest she gives up, because her bad attitude isn't going to help at all.

CosmoGirl

School of Rock Minus Two

August 7, 2005

Two down, six left. Every time I pick up a magazine, School of Rock seems to have lost a member. I recently sat down with Freddy Jones, drummer of the band, and losing members was one of the many things that we spoke of.

TV: Freddy! How are you?

FJ: I'm good. We're all a little down right now, considering Marta has left the band.

TV: Ah, yes. Another member gone. What do you have to say on that matter? Was she really that upset about the status of Zack and Katie?

FJ: No, she actually wasn't upset about that at all. She was upset because of all the bad press she was getting and didn't think that the fame was worth all the lies going around.

TV: Hmm…What about the eyewitness at the restaurant that night? Are you saying they were lying?

FJ: That 'eyewitness' didn't really hear correctly. Marta actually was in a fight with Katie, but not over Zack. See, the band splits the money we make evenly. Earlier that day Katie had spent more than her share of the money. She had used Marta's money, and my money. Marta had also recently just got a call saying that her parents were splitting. Marta actually spilled that glass of water, then burst into tears and left the restaurant because she didn't want everyone to see her crying.

TV: So, you and Katie don't really get along?

FJ: We get along fine! Everybody has fights, even best friends. That eyewitness just caught us on a bad day.

TV: So were you and Marta an 'item?'

FJ: No! Friends help friends. Usually, Katie would have gone after her, but obviously she couldn't because they were in a fight!

TV: Oh come on, Freddy, don't be shy.

FJ: I have never been shy in my life and don't intend to start now.

TV: Sure, sure. I see you blushing. Anyhow, thank you for sitting down with me.

It seemed to me that when I talked to Freddy he was hiding something all along. He was very defensive of Marta and I have a strange feeling inside me that he'll be the next to go.

YM

Behind the Scenes: School of Rock

August 19, 2005

Hello, all! Usually I'm being interviewed or photographed, so it's kind of interesting to switch it up and write an article. Well, you lucky YM readers get to come behind the scenes of the SOR tour with me, Alicia Allen. Congratulations, you're about to enter a typical day in the life of one of us.

6:00a.m. – Good morning! One of the downsides of the tour is with how much we travel we have to wake up really early. Right now we're all getting on the bus and leaving Paris to travel to Strasbourg, France.

7:00a.m. – By this time everyone's usually awake. Right now, we're attempting to practice…Zack and Katie are the only two with their instruments. Freddy's banging his drumsticks on the table and Tomika and I are laughing way to hard to even attempt to sing.

9:00a.m. – We just arrived in Strasbourg and are unloading, or rather watching Zack, Freddy, Lawrence, and the roadies unload the equipment at the arena while Summer follows them around snapping orders.

12:00p.m. – Everything's unloaded and now we're eating. This has to be my favorite part of the day. Of course we eat just about the same thing every day. Today the menu is…oh what a surprise, sandwiches.

2:00p.m. – After the girls completely demolished the boys in a little game of flag football in the parking lot, we're heading back into the arena to warm up and do sound check.

4:00p.m. – Everything is nice and working properly, so we're headed backstage for make-up and costumes. I can't wait because Zack, Freddy, and Lawrence's faces during this time are the best things I've ever seen in my whole life. I laugh till I cry every single time.

7:00p.m. – We go on in an hour so we're about to have our usual band pep talk. We always get together and laugh really hard then say a 'prayer' before we perform. It's a tradition and I'm sure that if we didn't do it we'd completely bust a show. Wish me luck!

11:00p.m. – The concert (which went smashingly) is over and everything is just about cleaned up. After we're all loaded up we get on the bus and head to Lyon for a concert at 3:00 tomorrow afternoon and then another at 8:00. After that we're headed to Bordeaux. Thanks so much, and I hope you enjoyed your day in the life of Alicia Allen!

Vogue

Billy Falduto: The Next Prada

August 26, 2005

"Wow, that Katie Brown looks amazing. Who designed that dress?"

"Mmm, mmm, Freddy Jones looks quite dashing in that suit. Is that a Vuitton?"

"Wow, who designs for School of Rock? Chanel?"

We find ourselves asking these questions every time a member of School of Rock comes into the public eye and today I have the answer. Billy Falduto, who has been with this group of teenagers since day one designs all of their clothes, whether at the Grammys or on the stage.

"I just love working with them," Falduto says. "Designing for a group of friends is ideal work for me. I wouldn't want to design anything for some cocky supermodel."

Billy, whose style is trendy, bright colors and tight leather pants says he and the band sometimes get in arguments.

"They like to go for more of a classic rock look, which I'm beginning to like. Marta was more for the bright colors, like me."

Recently, Falduto has been asked to design a dress for a party celebrating the upcoming release of Jessica Simpson's new album.

"She's a little different than what I'm used to," said Falduto when asked about the matter. "But when I talked to her, she seemed pretty down to earth, so I agreed."

It seems Falduto is on his way up the chain of kings and queens in fahion. Who knows, we may have a new Prada on the loose!

Star Magazine

Busted

September 5, 2005

"We all mess up," Summer Hathaway, manager of School of Rock stated when lead guitarist Zack Mooneyham and drummer Freddy Jones were arrested. "Believe it or not, Freddy and Zack are people. I'm sure it won't happen again."

Mooneyham and Jones were charged on August 31 with underage drinking and then driving while intoxicated. The two were spotted at a popular Los Angeles club, 'Kaleidoscope', and when it was realized that the two were underage, they were asked to leave.

Already intoxicated, Jones threw a punch at a bouncer, but missed. Mooneyham cursed at innocent bystanders as the two stumbled out of the building and got into a car, which sped off before anyone could stop them for driving.

The two were stopped by a police officer and taken to the station, but after Hathaway assured authorities over and over again that this was a one-time thing the two were let off with only a warning.

While Hathaway seemed to be quite certain that the two teen idols would not begin a regular pattern, others, such as Lawrence Tsai were a little appalled.

"The fame is going to their heads," the keyboardist told a Star reporter. "It's just going to everyone's heads. I wanted to make a difference."

Katie Brown, on the other hand, stated, "They were just having a little fun, you know, living a little. There's a lot of pressure put on us and they were just blowing off some steam."

The band, who cancelled a concert in Dallas, Texas to sort out this matter, hopes to come out with all their members. But with the ever lovable School of Rock, who knows who will go next?

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