The Vans Warped Tour is in its 13th year of bringing an amazing showcase of the underground to major cities across the country, and we're going to be partaking in the festivities! Tuesday, July 29, the rock and extreme sports tour hits Pittsburgh, and the ruKus crew is going to be along for the ride. This year's lineup (something that the tour has come under fire for in recent years past) looks absolutely amazing. Headliners Reel Big Fish and Angels and Airwaves are just two of some of the most killer acts to hit the tour in some years. ruKus radio will be kicking it in the press tent, gathering interviews, taking pictures, who knows, maybe we'll even drop the mics for a live ROADcast or two. We'll see. But here are just a few of the bands we're going to try to get up with...Beat Union - Birmingham, UK - new wave/punk
The UK has been churning out some amazing music as of late, and these cats are a testament to that very fact. Their U.S. debut album, Disconnected, is a sick little masterpiece molded by the gold-transforming hands of producer John Feldmann of Goldfinger. This dancy powerpunk mix is sure to make you rattle the trunk's junk.
GMPD is reppin' the Yo on Warped Tour this year! Ultimate Donny and Gil got a personal invite from Warped Tour creator Kevin Lyman to play the entire tour. They've been chugging along in Bus 1 from Day 1 in Pomona, CA, and you can rest assured we're going to catch up with these assholes for an interview. :) We'll find out if Donny has been running everyday, and just how close he actually is to looking like Bruce Lee. Do yourself a favor and hit up their myspace page. Crank up the volume and have your very own Party Dream.
Holy shit are these guys amazing. Even through working as LA studio and backing musicians, and serving as the musical babymakers behind Tim Armstrong's A Poet's Life, Hellcat Records' The Aggrolites have consistently been releasing powerful albums of their own including 2007's Reggae Hit L.A., and 2006's Dirty Reggae. They bring together some of the most fascinating elements of reggae, and blend it with a new-school touch on an old-school, soulful sound. The amazing sounds that backed Poet's Life, are only a touch of what these guys can come up with. Who knows if we'll get a chance to talk to these guys or not, but we'll certainly be in the pit for their set! Kick back, jam their myspace player with a fatty, and celebrate you some Jah.
So, if you're headed off to Pittsburgh's Warped Tour stop, hunt us down and say hey! We'll record a shout out from you and get it on the air! And stay tuned for more Warped updates from your favorite independent radio station, ruKusradio.net.
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