Warped

Friends of mine will tell you that the one place I am truly in my element is when I'm watching a band play.  For many years my love of pop punk/alternative/rock music culminates in what can only be described as the "best/worst" day ever- Vans Warped Tour.  This year, that firey red headed best friend I always mention was my date to her very first Warped Tour, and unfortunetly for her, getting there was slightly more dramatic than usual.  Imagine this:

It's Thursday morning, Warped is Friday.  You are repeatedly calling everyone you know looking for a place in Orlando to stay tonight so you don't have to wake up at the ass crack of dawn, drive 2 hours, spend all day in the raging Florida sun, only to have to drive those same 2 hours again that night.  And of course, no body is answering.  Then you check your bank account, and that is a sad story in and of itself.  Everyone you ask for help is telling you that you obviously shouldn't be going to this concert because you can't afford it and things clearly are not working in your favor.  Your response to everyone is "I don't care, I'm going.  I'll sleep in my car."  Long story short we found a friend that let us crash at his place and scored a big comfy hotel bed the following night, so it all worked out, but not without me bursting into tears a few times in a raging 24 year old temper tantrum worthy of some kind of trashy reality tv show; I threw another one when we were stuck in traffic trying to get to the fairgrounds when it took us an hour to drive the last mile and park, and then again when I discovered not only did we miss Tonight Alive and Four Year Strong but All Time Low and Mayday Parade were playing at conflicting times (if you know me, you know this was my WORST CASE SCENARIO).

But Alas, we made it to the fairgrounds and enjoyed what I can say with complete confidence, the best day of my life.  As we walked in we caught the tail end of Polar Bear Club's set and wandered around trying to get our bearings and prepare ourselves for the day ahead.  We watched Lostprohpets play a few songs before heading over to the Kevin Says stage to catch I Call Fives, where I shamelessly flirted with one of their merch guys, who liked me because I already owned their brand new full length, and convinced my best friend to buy it- so worth it.  We got an excellent spot for New Found Glory even though I had to suffer through the ramblings of the most obnoxious shirtless guy in white sunglasses about how much he hated The Ghost Inside (playing the other main stage), I swear I almost punched him.  As soon as NFG came out on stage in their matching basketball uniforms the crowd went nuts, it was perfect.  After that, we skeddadled over to the Monster Energy stage to catch Sleeping With Sirens.  Sidebar- Kellin Quinn is such a little guy, but I swear my face turns into that cute little emoji with hearts for eyes when I look at him.  His lyrics are so intense and watching him sing them with such passion nearly brought tears to my eyes, most definately one of the high points of the day.  After that we ran back over to jam with Taking Back Sunday, not the first time I've seen them but they were amazing as usual, and even had a special guest from A Day To Remember for a couple of songs. 

It's inevtiable that at every Warped Tour, 2 bands I want to see will play at conflicting times and I'll be forced into making a choice I don't want to make.  As I said before, my WORST CASE SCENARIO was that Mayday Parade (my favorite band) and All Time Low (one of my favorites, and one of two bands on the tour I have never seen before) would play at conflicting times.  Fitting with drama the previous day had provided me, Mayday was set to play at 5:30 on the Monster Energy stage and All Time Low was playing at 5:40 on the Kia Rio stage.  We decided to watch Mayday play 3 songs and then bolt across the fairgrounds to catch All Time Low, as it turned out I couldn't even enjoy Mayday because I was so concerned about being far away when All Time Low was playing, and when I faintly heard the opening tune of Damned if I Do Ya, I gave my best friend a look and we bolted away from the Monster Energy stage and pushed our way through the crowd for All Time Low.  I shoved my way to the middle and got stuck behind maybe the tallest, biggest guy ever....figures right?  I stretched and squirmed for 2 songs before I found my way in front of him, surely stepping on his toes and jumping all over him while screaming the words to Heroes, Time Bomb, Weightless, and Jasey Rae (I've said it before and I'll say it again, my all time FAVORITE song by them).  I teared up as they played The Reckless and The Brave as other girls threw their bra's and Jack hung them on his mic stand (I didn't see this happen for any other band all day, girls love All Time Low) and had the biggest smile on my face after hearing Dear Maria, Count Me In.  I'd drive 1000 miles right this very moment to see them play again (I smiling to myself right now, fangirl much)?  I know by the way I felt after that set I had made the right choice but that didn't stop the tears streaming down my face the past 2 days at every Mayday Parade song.

I'm tempted to say that I don't listen to We The Kings too much but as we ran over and watched their set which was actually really awesome, I surprised myself by knowing the words to every song they played, and surprised myself even more by wanting to be all over Travis Clark and that mane of red hair, boy has some serious stage presence, just saying.  At this point in the day, it's 7:00, we've been in the sun for 8 hours, clothes soaked in our own (and a million other peoples) sweat, 8 bottles of water and 1 PBR deep, with raging bra tanlines that are still infuriating me now- and fading fast.  We dragged over to watch We Are The In Crowd on the Tilly's stage and were kind of shocked at the number of manly tattooed men in the crowd, I love WATIC and have a legit girl crush on the beautiful and Talented Tay Jardine (I even have her haircut) and I was feeling their set but feeling a little rough at the same time.  I caught a peak of Alex Gaskarth backstage and got all hot and bothered and immediately fired up at the prospect of him coming out to sing Kiss Me Again, I compeletly lost my shit when he did.  It was perfect.

As we walked slowly back over to the main stages to watch Yellowcard, we considered skipping out on Breathe Carolina because of how exhausted we were.  Looking back on it now, I would be a miserable disaster if we had.  Watching Yellowcard sing Always Summer, With You Around, and Ocean Avenue was pretty amazing even though Ryan was chewing a piece of gum in between words in the most annoying and obnoxious way (the littlest things bother me, I mean honestly, who cares right)?  Fun Fact- Yellowcard was actually the first concert my mom let me go to by myself right after Ocean Avenue came out, she dropped me and my friends off at Hard Rock Live and we just thought we were hot shit (I still kind of think that though, ha).  Every Band we watched talked about how they were being fined for cursing on stage that day so in the middle of their set, Ryan implored everyone to yell their favorite curse word on the count of 3- have you ever heard thousands of people yell the word "FUCK" 3 times?  I have, and it was awesome.  As soon as Yellowcard finished, I heard the familiar electronic tune of a Breathe Carolina song and ran over (with everyone else) to the other main stage and just broke out dancing.  I've watched a lot of bands play over my 24 years of life, and I can say without a doubt that those 30 minutes Breathe Carolina played were the best I have ever seen.  Even though it was 8:30, the sun was set and everyone was exhausted, the excitement in the air was more palpable than it had been all day long. I don't even know how to describe it because there is no way I would be able to do it the justice it deserves, but I cried with the biggest smile on my face when it was over- euphoric and so bummed at the same time.

I'm deep in the midst of a hollowing post concert depression right now, check out the pics while I go cry myself to sleep because I can't go to Warped every day. 

Sleeping With Sirens

Taking Back Sunday

We The Kings

I Call Fives

Mayday Parade

New Found Glory

All Time Low

A Warped sunset with Yellowcard

We Are The In Crowd

Breathe Carolina

My outfit, ticket, and best friend

Tay Jardine and Alex Gaskarth singing Kiss Me Again

Yellowcard

Rockin' Playlist #1

 Making rad playlists on the regular is one of my favorite things, so how about I post them here so you can all enjoy?  Here are 30 songs I CAN'T STOP JAMMING TO this week.

1. Blackout- Breathe Carolina
2. The Reckless and The Brave-All Time Low
3. If I'm James Dean, You're Audrey Hepburn- Sleeping With Sirens
4. Hit and Run- Breathe Carolina
5. Ocean Avenue- Yelloward
6. Miles Away- Memphis May Fire ft. Kellin Quinn
7. Edge of Heaven- Breathe Carolina
8. Two Sides of Every Story- I Call Fives
9. The Quiet Things That No One Ever Knows- Brand New
10. Last Night (Vegas)- Breathe Carolina
11. Under a Paper Moon- All Time Low
12. She Takes Me High- We The Kings
13. R U Mine- Arctic Monkeys
14. Alive in the Lights- Memphis May Fire
15. With You Around- Yellowcard
16. Say You Like Me- We The Kings
17. Only One- Yellowcard
18. If You Can't Hang- Sleeping With Sirens
19. Backup Plan- I Call Fives
20. Tally it Up, Settle the Score- Sleeping With Sirens
21. So Damn Clever- Plain White T's
22. Time Bomb- All Time Low
23. Breaking- Anberlin
24. Do It Now, Remember It Later- Sleeping With Sirens
25. Last Train Home- Lostprophets
26. Up All Night- Blink 182
27. Two Days or a Lifetime of Failure- I Call Fives
28. Heroes- All Time Low
29. Liar (it takes one to know one)- Taking Back Sunday
30. Hearts All Gone- Blink 182

yeah yeah yeah, I know some of these songs are mad old, but that doesn't make them less awesome.  If have Spotify (which you obv should) you can listen to this playlist there, search LOUDER 1.

On My Honor

Meet the band:
Drew Justice- Vocals
Jordan Garner- Guitar
Lucas Sams- Guitar
David Fear- Bass

So you all may be wondering (or you may not give a shit, but either way) why I haven't posted in over a month.  The truth is, I tweeted On My Honor over a month ago to do this interview and it took me this long to get back to them (despicable, I know).  However, don't write me off just yet- I thought we were all in this together, and I still want to so I still will.  The reason I've been so delinquent on writing this blog (aside from being delinquent in general) is the beach.  I spend about 98% of my free time in a bikini (in fact, I'm wearing one as a type this).  I think about how to make LOUDER better every day but for the past month, thoughts are as far as I've gotten.  Three days ago I was laying on a familiar beach (Bay Street is my beach of choice) listening to "Nature and Nurture" and heard a few words that snapped me back into the mindset that made me start this blog in the first place.  Moving to the beach and pouring my heart into what I love doing is truly a chance to make myself mine, find definition, and clarify my place.

So what if these are the last words I ever get to say?

On My Honor is a 4 piece pop punk band from Knoxville, Tennessee signed to Little Heart Records (not my first band on Little Heart, see Talk of Spring and Uh Huh Baby Yeah!) that rocks like Anberlin, Jimmy Eat World, and Brand New.  Their newest release "Nature and Nurture" is full of pop punk sing-a-long worthy anthems built on intricate, high energy guitar riffs, and honest, personal lyrics.  It's absolutely one of those records you listen to 3 times through as soon as you get it and then call your friends and tell them they NEED IT(I can almost hear the eye rolls through the phone).  The opening track grabbed me after about 2 seconds and still remains my favorite on the album, just in case you couldn't have already guessed that ;-).

The guys of On My Honor are no newbies in the music business, they've been recording and touring since late 2007 but their music roots go back much further- Lucas grew up with father who was a musician and he started playing guitar when he was 15.  "I've always loved pop punk.  The first music I ever bought was Green Day Dookie on tape when I was like 6 and the first CD I ever bought was Enema of the State."  When asked about musical influences he listed Jimmy Eat World, Reliant K, and New Found Glory as bands they all agree on, followed by "we all individually have some pretty weird stuff we listen to..." ahhh, intrigue!  Maybe I should add a question about guilty pleasure music?!  I am willing to reveal my slight obsession with the Nickelodeon band Big Time Rush, that I own the soundtrack to ALL 3 High School Musical movies, that whenever I'm in the car with my firey red headed best friend we are undoubtedly singing and dancing to Carly Rae's "Call Me Maybe" at top volume, and that I may be guilty of listening to Shpongle at the beach with my sister as joke but kind of liking at the same time.  

Lucas briefly talked about what he's given up to live his dreams, "all my time, physical and mental well being, anything worth doing requires a lot of sacrificing and we all get that."  He and the rest of On My Honor find inspiration in everything around them from fellow musicians, to athletes, to friends.  "I look around the world and see all this amazing stuff that people are capable of and it inspires me to do what I do the best I can."  He made my heart melt when I asked what the ultimate, end all be all, goal of his music career would be:
"I think we've already achieved our ultimate goal, we make the music we want, and we get to play it almost every day.  There's a lot of people out there that care about our band and us as people, we can't ask for more than that." 

Thanks Lucas and On My Honor for reminding me why I love music (and writing about it) so much!  See you tonight in Orlando (hopefully)!!

To LIKE On My Honor on Facebook click here!

 To FOLLOW @Onmyhonorband on Twitter click here!

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As a closing note, On My Honor is currently looking for a drummer, anyone interested who thinks they are capable and can commit to full time touring can email Lucas at Lucasomh@gmail.com

Summer Tour Flyer

me typing this post

Fahrenheit 43

Meet The Band:
Richie: Lead Vocals/ Acoustic/Piano
Elmo: Drums/Percussion
Grant: Bass/Backing Vocals
Sparty: Lead Guitar/ Backing Vocals

"Many newborn babies have been sacrificed to the God's of Rock for this career to flourish.  I had to write my name in blood and pledge my soul to the devil in order to get a pass for my band." Haha.

That is just one of the many precious gems that Richie gave me, in fact his entire interview was so just so perfect that I find myself fighting the urge to quote it in it's entirety. 

Fahrenheit 43 is a band from Melbourne, Austrailia (my first international interview, woohoo), they've been together for about four years and play their own form of radio friendly pop rock music that boasts a sense of urgency and depth, combined with mature lyrics left open to any interpretation.  Musically, the guys come from totally different backgrounds, each finding its way flawlessly into their own.  Richie told me that he and Elmo come from similar upbringings, not ever really belonging to one particular genre.  "We were just children of music our whole lives, I mean, we still laugh about having both made out with girls listening to '50 Candles' by Boyz II Men, haha." Sparty loves John Mayer and a lot of other really bluesy soulful guitars but can get right into progressive rock bands like Angels and Airwaves, and the Foo Fighters.  Grant comes from a more hardcore background, he brings a lot of the harder, edgier sound to Fahrenheit 43's music, Richie described him as a "musical encyclopedia."  The guys named The Dangerous Summer as the band they would most like to share the stage with.  I'm just getting into The Dangerous Summer myself but I couldn't agree more that AJ's lyrics have a sense of urgency and knowledge to them that is absolutely captivating. 

"I try to find appreciation in everything I hear, I think we do that as a band constantly, it's definitely a key to evolving and staying relevant."

I wasn't shy about telling Richie that his interview was one of the most perfect I've gotten so far, when I asked him what inspires him, the answer he gave made me melt:

"Seeing art that comes from the fucking heart!  To see music played from the fucking heart!  It gets me hard and makes me want to flip the bird at the world and say 'fuck you!"  We found the secret to life....find what you love and do that forever."  (Richie, I'm officially putty in your hands, haha).

A year from now the guys of Fahrenheit 43 want to have their debut album out and begin recording their sophomore album with Paul Leavitt (All Time Low, The Dangerous Summer, Heroes For Hire).  "The band is in a position to really start heavily touring and ultimately we want to bring our sound to the US and really start working that territory; but you've got to own your own city first- so really, a year from now, we want to be one of the most popular bands in Melbourne."  As for Richie, the end all be all of his music career involves creating something that helps develop and grow this scene.  "I have a real passion to see people play from their hearts.  I'd want to be involved in a mentoring sense, perhaps a small record label.  We'd invest entirely in the artists we believe in.  Many times, that's all it takes for someone to really flourish, just to have that one person that really believes in them."

I've started asking bands how they respond to the hate, I've seen how hard it is for some people to understand the life these guys have chosen, nearly giving everything up to persue a dream, the answers to this question are some of the realist I've ever gotten, here's Richie's:

"Firstly, in life, and it doesn't matter what you do, there will always be haters.  There will always be people who will want to secretly toast to your failure because not everyone has found what they love.  Not everyone will respect you for trying to make a living being an artist.  The ignorance of humans is that they will hear music on the radio or see music videos on TV and only see that.  They don't see the years and years of work that needed to happen to get to that point.  Some people need to come to that realization on their own.  All you can do is keep working hard, let your haters become your motivation.  Let them remind you why you still wake up everyday to live your dream.  The people around you eventually witness the the work ethic and commitment you have to your art.  So it's a matter of earning that respect and working your ass off.  If you're not the best, you've got work harder than the best."

He thinks he talks too much, but couldn't you just let him talk all day long?  The passion that I got to witness just from reading one email is astounding, now listen to their music and it'll blow your mind.

"Music is a cruel mistress and she will never ever share you with anyone or anything else.  You're a fool to believe you can- your talent, your playing, your writing, and your career will all suffer.  She will make sure of that...but in the end, if you believe in yourself and each other, and you do it honestly, the dream will manifest itself into a reality."  The guys of Fahrenheit 43 are married to the music, for better or for worse, but that's what makes it so perfect, that kind of passion is intoxicating, and it's something we could all use a little more of.  These guys are doing big things, mark my words. 

p.s. I'm a smart girl but 'Fahrenheit' has to be the hardest world to spell ever, I think I misspelled it EVERY time I wrote it!

To LIKE Fahrenheit 43 on Facebook click here!

To FOLLOW @Fahrenheit43 on Twitter click here!

To browse their youtube channel click here! (there is a precious video of a giggly Richie in the morning, just saying)

To visit their official site: www.fahrenheit43.com

Plastic Smiles

Meet The Band:
Dave Gomez: Vocals/Guitar
Colin Ignots: Drums
Dom Talerico: Vocals/Bass

Being the Florida girl that I am, I spend most of my days off soaking up some sun and listening to music by the pool or the beach (and tweeting every 5 minutes since apparently that's the kind of girl I've become).  Last week I was laying by the pool thinking about how awesome and terrible it would be to tour with a band, I'm the kind of girl who can hang with a bunch of guys and listen to LOUD music for countless hours (hence the name of my blog) but I also cherish showers and a good nights sleep which leads me to believe I might hate it.  Either way, as with every other thought in my head, I tweeted about it offering my services as a merch girl.  The funniest and best response I got was from Colin who said "dress slutty and sell our shit."  If his band wasn't from Chicago that's an offer I wouldn't pass up, but alas, I live in Florida so Colin and I will both have to settle for me featuring his band.

Plastic Smiles is a pop punk band from the south suburbs of Chicago that rocks like Jimmy Eat World, New Found Glory, and Blink 182, bands they named as their musical influences.  As I sit here typing this post, cuddly kitty cat purring by my side, their EP Deadlines is playing LOUDLY out of my ipad speaker and I'm loving every minute of it; for some reason the song "Runaway" really caught my attention and I actually played it 3 times in a row.  Colin (drummer) has been playing music since he was younger and began playing with bands when he was a teenager, when asked who he'd most like to share the stage with he answered "realistically: Allister, unrealistcally: Blink."  If there is one thing I've learned about him, it's how much he loves Blink 182 (and baby seals, somethings we have in common haha), which isn't a secret considering his Twitter handle.  He told me that as he grew up he could pop in on of their albums and everything would get better; I love that feeling, no matter what kind of hell life puts me through, nothing can cheer me up like listening to my favorite band.

As an ultimate goal, Colin said "I would love put out an EP or full length that I am truly proud of, something that can connect with people and will be a timeless release."  Putting out a classic album would be the end all be all for them; writing and playing what they love is the most important thing.  The guys of Plastic Smiles made it clear that changing their music to conform to what is current and trendy isn't an option; that is something I love to hear, I never want to love a song that I know was written because it would sell, I want to hear and connect with music that is the heart and soul of the person who writes and plays it; that's what pop punk music and Plastic Smiles is all about.  The guys aren't afraid to make sacrifices to make their dream a reality:

"Not everyone is going to be a fan of what you're doing and I respect that- Time, money, outings, relationships- I'll give up what needs to be given up to keep what I love going.  It's what makes it all worth it."


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While you're at it Follow @Poppunkwayo (run by Colin) for the latest music, music videos, free downloads, & dick jokes.

To browse their official website click here!

To download their EP for FREE click here!

Trophies

Meet The Band:
Tim McGrath: Vocals
Eli Hawes: Bass/Vocals
John Ventura: Guitar/Vocals
Patrick McCafferty: Guitar/Vocals
Dave Walker: Drums

IF YOU WANT SOMETHING, GO FOR IT- that's what this band is all about and it's perfect for where I am in my life right now.  About three weeks ago, I was sitting on my the floor of my teeny tiny one bedroom apartment, drinking a  beer, and making myself look beautiful for a night out with my cousin, my firey red headed best friend, and some other cool people- which is a pretty standard Thursday night in this college town.  The song Graveyard Dancing by D.R.U.G.S. (I lust so hard after Craig Owens it's not even funny) blaring out of my little iPad speaker as I hear the familiar ding that tells me I have a direct message on Twitter- from Tim.  The reason for all this nonsense about that night is simple- Tim and Trophies were the first band to reach out to me, although I did place them on a list of bands I wanted to interview that very morning (written on my bathroom mirror, I'm such a girl).  I couldn't have been more excited, except for maybe 2 days ago when he sent me a preview of their EP, which I can't stop listening to (What You Want To Be is killer).  Something as simple as that DM on Twitter validated something for me and made me want to go after this even harder, so thank you Trophies, not only for making awesome music, but for just being awesome in general and motivating me to go after what I want (and make your post extra special).

"This is for everyone who has stood by us and more importantly cast us aside, without you we would be nothing."  Trophies is a pop punk band from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (the greatest city on earth apparently), their unique sound combines the heavier aspect of bands like Four Year Strong and A Day to Remember (2 of my favorites) with a straightforward pop influence.  The guys started writing music together last May (although none of them were new to playing) and find inspiration and motivation in their dreams of playing together until they can't anymore.

"There's nothing we DON'T love about music.  We just want to play what we love and have a good time.  Our friends and family inspire us, anyone we meet really- everyday life is an inspiration."

When asked about their favorites and who they would most like to share the stage with, they all answered differently, I love a band with diverse taste in music.  They mentioned A Day To Remember, Underoath, Thrice, Brand New, Say Anything, Transit, and The Story So Far (I just discovered this band myself, it was love at first listen). We all relate ourselves to the music of our favorite bands, and that's probably what drew me into Trophies so deeply, the first line in the first track on their EP says it all.  Trophies is about staying true, being real, having a good time, and making awesome music.  They live life to the fullest, look at all of their supporters as a family, and go after what they want.  They have influenced and motivated me more than they will ever know, keep an out of these guys- they're doing it big.

And we are SO going to rage if you all ever come to Florida, book a show in Jacksonville and I promise to pack the house! :-)

Look for the release of their EP Room To Grow on May 26th, like I said I've heard it and it's awesome!  To catch a listen of the song I mentioned above What You Want To Be click here!

To LIKE Trophies on Facebook click here!

To FOLLOW @weareTrophies on Twitter click here!

Boom Boom Crash

Meet The Band:
John Maxwell: Vocals
Jason Jepson: Drums
Tom Linnane: Bass/ Back up vocals

I may or may not have just watched a five minute youtube video of John and Jason cooking dinner, I will admit to laughing my ass off at Jason eating cheese out the bag the whole time-since if you ask my mom that's how I "help" her cook too.

Boom Boom Crash is an electro-pop rock band based out of Boston, Massachusetts; when they aren't busy going to Taco Bell and "looking like hipsters" they are making music they describe as an "electrogasm for your ears."  Best. Description. Ever.  I giggled to myself the day I tweeted at them that their song "Tap" gave me an electrogasm (if you follow me on Twitter you know I always say the most appropriate things, haha).  In fact, I'm listening to that very song as I write this.  4, 3, 2 ,1.....Now I'm ready to go.

The guys of Boom Boom Crash all started playing music at a young age and name bands like These Kids Wear Crowns, Let's Get It, The Summer Set, and Blink 182 as their musical influences, "anything with a good upbeat tempo really."  Judging by their music, it's easy to see that these are three easy going, super fun guys with a passion for life and music- and I can honestly say, they had me laughing out loud reading their email responses (in fact, of all the bands I've written about I think I'd most like to hang out with Boom Boom Crash, I'm pretty sure we'd get along great).

"Music that makes you feel something or that you can connect to is always a plus and gets me going, but for the most part it's just Tom's mom," said John when I asked what inspires him.  Jay followed up with "for the whole part it's Tom's mom but if I were to have any other inspiration it would be meow mix."  Perfection. Tom, possibly feeling a little pressure to conform, also finds inspiration from his mother "but not the same way they mean it." On a more serious note, the guys of Boom Boom Crash love "just being able to play in front of people; and seeing people enjoy our music is just amazing."

When asked who they would most like to share the stage with, the guys mentioned bands like Macy Gray, Insane Clown Posse, and the Backstreet Boys, haha no, "but 'for realz' These Kids Were Crowns all day err day." The guys listed Trophy Scars, The Wonder Years (because Jay likes Lucky Charms and soy milk), and Green Day as some of their favorite bands.   They also named Artist vs. Poet, Man Overboard, and We Are The In Crowd as the music currently playing on their iPods.  Except John, apparently his iPod got stolen, sorry about that bud.  Tom, I can't get enough of We Are The In Crowd lately either and I'm OBSESSED with the song 'I Like it Like That' by Hot Chelle Rae (he said it's his favorite song right now).  In fact, it was the very first song on my "Kickass Summer 2012 Playlist," followed closely by your song 'Tap,' I literally can't stop jamming to it. 

Jay said that Warped 2011 was the best concert he's ever been to because he got backstage passes and "it was a grand ol' time."  Boom Boom Crash has been one of the top featured bands on the Ernie Ball Warped Tour Battle of the Bands page this year, to VOTE for them to play click here, and don't forget that once you've registered you can vote ONCE A DAY.

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To browse their youtube channel click here!

Boom Boom Crash is planning to release their EP for FREE download sometime in the next couple of months and plan on being at Bamboozle and Warped for a few dates to promote their music this summer.