Wicked Good Scene

Follow me in this 2-part vlog as I take you from the lot to the pit with this full day walk-through of the insanity known as the Vans Warped Tour. Join me backstage and on the bus with Westbound Train, in the pit with 3oh!3, and onstage with Bad Religion and NOFX.

Part 1

Part 2

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South By Southwest 2009 Recap
Includes pictures, video and notes from Ben, Chris, Luke, Johnny Mac and Andrew

Many thanks to Luke Garro, Jay Anderson, Chris Holdridge, Andrew McLellan, Johnny Mac, Jaimi Meuse; and the numerous others who made this all possible, as well as our sponsors at Choice Magazine, Ardon Vinyl, and Indie Ambassador. Their devotion [...]

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South By Southwest Recap
by Ben Maitland-Lewis
South By Southwest (SXSW for those in the know) is the Mecca of the current contemporary music industry. It’s like the who’s who of the indie music scene, and it takes over 20 square blocks of Austin, TX once a year in March. It is insanity in its most pure [...]

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