One of the things I look forward to every summer when the Warped Tour comes around is their annual Warped Tour Compilation album. This year’ s compilation, which feature’s NOFX’s Fat Mike on the cover, is one of the more diverse Warped Compilations to date. I wouldn’t go as far as to say it is the best of the series, but it is a must own for anyone who is going or went to Warped Tour this year.
Yes, I went to the first official Warped Tour BBQ of 2009. I had always wanted to go to the BBQs. You hear all sorts of stories from the bands who have been over the years. It was very chill and still hot despite being night time. The food was excellent and I eneded up drinking something called "The Force". I didn't ask what was in it, but it was tasty. It was also cool because I didn't have to stop on the way home to Austin to get something from a drive through. Thanks for grillin' it up Kevin! Me with Meg & Dia in the press area. I didn't interview them unfortunately. There was just no time to get everyone I would have liked. Plus, I already overloaded myself with other fantastic interviews which I will be publishing soon. Still, I couldn't resist the opportunity for a photo. I talked to them while they were waiting around that same press area. It didn't seem like they were handling the heat well, but they were very personable. The other dude in the photo is Nick Price, their drummer. TAT's lead singer, Tatiana DeMaria here with a fan she pulled up on stage to sing along with her. The poor kid didn't know he was coming up on stage. I give him credit though. He handled it well and gladly sang the chorus. Now he can say he sang with TAT on stage at Warped Tour. What a cool memory to have for this kid. Here is the Bad Religion merch booth where I wanted to blow all my cash that day. They had the best t-shirts of all the bands, hands down. Some of the others were just too over the top and overly colorful for the sake of standing out. Not my style.
The vans Warped Tour trailer. I just took this photo so people could get the phone number to text. I haven't tried it personally. Anyone see what it does when you text it? Probably promo stuff I'd assume. Who knows?
Ian is a graduate of Round Rock High School and attended St Edward’s University in Austin, Texas. In 2008 he joined the team at Double Stereo (formerly CD Fuse) as their Blog editor where he reviewed concerts, albums, and did interviews for the popular music site.In January 2009, he became the Editor in Chief for Austin Vida. In 2010, with the help of some of his most talented friends, he launched Red River Noise. "Ian's Music Blog" is also one of the few blogs selected to be a Do512 All-Star.
On any given night of the week he can be found in downtown Austin on 6th Street and the Red River live music district.
One of the things I look forward to every summer when the Warped Tour comes around is their annual Warped Tour Compilation album. This year’ s compilation, which feature’s NOFX’s Fat Mike on the cover, is one of the more diverse Warped Compilations to date. I wouldn’t go as far as to say it is the best of the series, but it is a must own for anyone who is going or went to Warped Tour this year.
Yes, I went to the first official Warped Tour BBQ of 2009. I had always wanted to go to the BBQs. You hear all sorts of stories from the bands who have been over the years. It was very chill and still hot despite being night time. The food was excellent and I eneded up drinking something called "The Force". I didn't ask what was in it, but it was tasty. It was also cool because I didn't have to stop on the way home to Austin to get something from a drive through. Thanks for grillin' it up Kevin!
Me with Meg & Dia in the press area. I didn't interview them unfortunately. There was just no time to get everyone I would have liked. Plus, I already overloaded myself with other fantastic interviews which I will be publishing soon. Still, I couldn't resist the opportunity for a photo. I talked to them while they were waiting around that same press area. It didn't seem like they were handling the heat well, but they were very personable. The other dude in the photo is Nick Price, their drummer.
TAT's lead singer, Tatiana DeMaria here with a fan she pulled up on stage to sing along with her. The poor kid didn't know he was coming up on stage. I give him credit though. He handled it well and gladly sang the chorus. Now he can say he sang with TAT on stage at Warped Tour. What a cool memory to have for this kid.
Here is the Bad Religion merch booth where I wanted to blow all my cash that day. They had the best t-shirts of all the bands, hands down. Some of the others were just too over the top and overly colorful for the sake of standing out. Not my style.
The vans Warped Tour trailer. I just took this photo so people could get the phone number to text. I haven't tried it personally. Anyone see what it does when you text it? Probably promo stuff I'd assume. Who knows?
