Sweet Blasphemy

Bamboozle- Day Two Videos

2008-05-05T20:58:00.002-04:00

Jack from All Time Low

Alex from All Time Low

Evan from Steel Train

Gabe from Cobra Starship

Bamboozle- Day One Videos

2008-05-05T20:19:00.002-04:00

Bryce from The Rocket Summer

Shane from Valencia

Matt Galle from Photo Finish Records and Ellis Industries

Yikes

2008-04-16T00:00:00.002-04:00

Jon from The Matches interviews a 38-year-old woman in Bakersfield who makes and sells her own band merch... You can actually go to her website and buy yourself a nice Panic at the Disco wood and Sharpie door hanger.

Return to Form

2008-04-13T23:29:00.003-04:00

It's been a really long time since I posted anything (months, actually), but I have some (potentially) compelling new video footage from a three-week stint on the AP Tour with The Matches recently...

Taken in the Grand Central Station women's bathroom...

2007-09-08T15:27:00.000-04:00

Thanks Academy Is fans for providing me with endless amusement...

Bumbershoot- Day Three

2007-09-05T22:41:00.000-04:00

Seattle from a ferry boat

Ben from The Lashes molests a child in the Seattle Aquarium

Wu-Tang Clan

Wu-Tang symbol made of people

Jacob from The Lashes explains his new facial hair

Bumbershoot- Day Two

2007-09-05T22:38:00.000-04:00

BRMC

Some kids eating pot brownies during BRMC

Kings of Leon

Michael Ian Black playing Guitar Hero

Bumbershoot- Day One

2007-09-02T22:32:00.000-04:00

Space Needle

Eric's first show back with The Lashes

Schoolyard Heroes replace +44 on the mainstage

Gym Class Heroes

Panic! at the Disco decides it's totally okay to headline a major festival with a 43 minute set that really sucks

How to make Soy Ranchtable Soup

2007-08-27T16:02:00.000-04:00

By Emily and Shawn

-one packet of Ranch Dressing dip mix
-one bottle of Soy Milk (not vanilla flavored)
-chopped Carrots
-chopped Green Beans
-canned Asparagus
-Pepper
-Insanity

We are going to be the next Martha Stewart...

Warped Tour- Los Angeles, CA

2007-08-26T12:27:00.000-04:00

POS

Don't give Shawn paint

Matt Whalen

Matches fans call for "Jack Slap Cheer" (and don't get it)

Last day sale at the Heartcore tent

Artist rendition of The Matches' set

Shawn and Mark from The Unseen

Warped Tour is pretty?

Warped Tour Final Thoughts- Matt Whalen

Warped Tour Final Thoughts- Justin San Souci

Warped Tour Final Thoughts- Monaca Brown (as given by Brad from Poison the Well)

Warped Tour Final Thoughts- Ben Young

Warped Tour- Sacremento, CA

2007-08-25T14:21:00.000-04:00

The Matches' tour manager Boomer gets hog-tied before their set

Waltzing to "Salty Eyes" (I might be the one whose face you can't see)

Jon and the crow are twins

Warped Tour- Fresno, CA

2007-08-24T15:56:00.000-04:00

Warped Tour in Fresno is tiny (about 2,000 people) so the residents of Bus 23 decided to choose The Matches' set list for them... the results were a bit messy, but in the best way possible.

Matt explains the set list:

Set list:

Ben checks the guitars:

Shawn plays an upright guitar:

Matt Whalen:

Thoughts on the set:

Warped Tour- Portland, OR

2007-08-21T18:02:00.000-04:00

Unfortunately the best story that happened today did not occur in sight of a camera, but let's just say it involved my only pair of shoes being thrown into a dark field by Shawn Harris and then us looking for them with a flashlight for nearly two hours. The shoes were eventually recovered, but let's all vote on whether he still owes me a new pair...

Warped Tour- Seattle, WA

2007-08-20T23:39:00.000-04:00

The Gorge

The view of catering

The Matches

Escape the Fate do a signing at the Epitaph tent

Meet Musburger

2007-08-19T16:53:00.000-04:00

Jon introduces The Matches' bus driver and deity, Musburger

10 Things I've Learned About Being on Warped Tour

2007-08-18T17:42:00.000-04:00

1- No matter how close your bus parks to the Guitar Center Weblab, you probably won't be able to upload videos to YouTube until your day off
2- If you spend your day off in a glorified truck stop called Little America in the middle of Wyoming there probably won't be Internet... there might be a bug-filled swimming pool though
3- If you are using a laminate that has a boy's name and picture on it and you are a girl, it's best to keep it mostly hidden when you walk around backstage
4- Venues with real bathrooms metaphorically sparkle like diamonds in a gravel pit
5- It's a good idea to take lots and lots of Airbourne, especially when half the people on your bus have a bizarre strain of illness they can't seem to recover from
6- You should think really really hard before you bring a baby to Warped Tour in 103 degree heat
7- A "Late Bus Call" is the best drink in the entire world and besides vodka and watermelon I have no idea what's really in it
8- Musicians smell incredibly bad when they haven't washed their clothes in a few weeks and they play a show
9- You will smell bad too if they rub their dirty clothes, dirty show sweat on you after they play
10- You didn't come on Warped Tour to take showers

Warped Tour- Kansas City, KS

2007-08-17T00:15:00.000-04:00

The Matches

Jon watches Biffy Clyro's last day on tour

Shawn loves Biffy

Matches and Biffy

Temperature=103 degrees

Left and Leaving Part Two

2007-08-14T11:22:00.000-04:00

I'm in the Columbus, OH airport right now waiting for my flight to St. Louis, MO where I will rejoin The Matches on Warped Tour. I'm not actually sure how I'm getting this Internet, but regardless here are the dates I will be on so come say hello:

08/14 Verizon Wireless Amphitheater Maryland Heights, MO
08/15 Verizon Wireless Amphitheater Bonner Springs, KS
08/17 Idaho Center Nampa, ID
08/18 The Gorge Amphitheatre George, WA
08/19 Columbia Meadows Deer Island, OR
08/22 Selland Arena Fresno, CA
08/23 Sleep Train Amphitheater Marysville, CA
08/24 Coors Amphitheatre Chula Vista, CA
08/25 Home Depot Center Carson, CA

Just don't ask Shawn to call me and find me to say hello because he is a liar and I don't believe any of his calls.

Does this look like someone you should believe?

Warped Tour Day 11- Englishtown, NJ

2007-08-12T00:08:00.000-04:00

These are a bit late, but here are a few pictures my lovely photographer friend Debbie Pressman took at the Englishtown Warped Tour:

Street Drum Corps

Jon teaches me his onstage guitar moves

The Matches

Circa Survive

Muse at MSG

2007-08-07T12:59:00.000-04:00

Matt from The Matches skipped out on his band for a day to stay in NYC and see Muse at Madison Square Garden (from the pit like 10 feet away from the stage) last night. I'm pretty sure it was worth him waking up at 6 a.m. today to fly back to Warped Tour in Indiana...

Beer through a straw...

Warped Tour Day Ten- New York, NY (Part Two)

2007-08-06T12:48:00.000-04:00

In which Shawn Harris dresses up as a Ninja Turtle using trash from the empty Warped Tour parking lot...

Shawn and Justin

Shawn fights Shane from Valencia

Turtle Power

The Turtle gets defeated...

PS

2007-08-04T21:12:00.000-04:00

Watch this video

Warped Tour Day Ten- New York, NY

2007-08-04T21:00:00.000-04:00

Jon prepares to play

The Matches

The Matches' tour manager Boomer

Matt shows off his muscles

Matt signs someone's toe

Shawn explains catering

JD from Valencia gives a tour of their bus

Warped Tour Day Nine- Camden, NJ

2007-08-04T20:53:00.000-04:00

Shawn gets his hair dyed to look like Elvis

Nightly BBQ

Jessica from Rec Center and I at BBQ

Mark from The Unseen discusses birth control

Mark's greatest skill

Warped Tour Day Eight- Cleveland, OH

2007-08-03T11:45:00.000-04:00

Hailstorm aftermath

Monica saves The Matches merch tent after the hailstorm

Free water

Don't mess with Bus 23

My tabletop sugar art

Shawn's tabletop sugar art