Hurricanes couldn’t stop the Florida Warped Dates from happening, and our MindEqualsBlown shirt could barely contain the sexy that is Mike “Rickshaw” Martin of IWrestledABearOnce during their set at Warped today.

Hey Warped fans! Glad to see that you’ve made it to the site! First, if you’re looking for your picture then CLICK HERE.

If you came looking for the sticker contest, then you’ve found the right place!

The rules are simple. Just take a picture of you with your sticker, or of your sticker placed in a unique place. E-mail the picture (or link) to drew@mindequalsblown.net with the title “STICKER CONTEST”. That’s it! Simple! Entering this contest will give you a chance to win one of the following:

• A signed poster from all the bands we interviewed at Warped Tour! (1 winner)
• a Mind Equals Blown shirt (2 winners)
• A copy of Parkway Drive‘s Deep Blue, Peirce The Veil‘s Selfish Machines, and more yet to be announced CD’s! (5 winners)

The winners of the CD’s will be randomly chosen, but with winners of the shirts/signed poster will be chosen by us…the more unique and creative you are the better your chances!

The week was started off with a strong 3 Of The Week, showcasing songs by Circa Survive, Bear vs. Shark and Neon Trees.

Bury Tomorrow debuts their new album Portraits.

Coheed and Cambria shine with their newest release, Year of the Black Rainbow.

Sky Eats Airplane‘s new lineup has a rough takeoff with their new EP The Sound of Symmetry.

The saviors of deathcore were judged during the review of Veil Of Maya‘s new album [id]. We also spoke last week with VoM bass player Matthew Pantelis

We got up close and personal with Ace Enders in the I Can Make A Mess Like Nobody’s Business photoset.

Make sure to check in next week for reviews from Circa Survive, Foxy Shazam, The Abominable Iron Sloth, and a exclusive interview!

It’s better than the treadmills.  Yeah, I said it.

Last night I missed out on Therefore I Am‘s headlining tour.  I was a little peeved.

Wake up this morning to find the band will be opening for La Dispute, Trash Talk, and most importantly, Alexisonfire.

I’m less peeved.  Dates posted below.  If you’re a SoCal resident, I’ll see you in Chain Reaction, everyone’s favorite 250 person dive.

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The rumors we mentioned earlier are true.  Brandon Bolmer of Yesterday’s Rising is the new frontman for Chiodos.

From Twitter this morning:

“Some crazy snow out there today!! Follow our new lead vox n whistles @brandontaof our new drummer @tonskigreen and our ole pal @defrostme”

Although nothing has been officially announced, few sources confidently say  Brandon Bolmer of Yesterdays Rising will be filling the empty vocalist spot in Chiodos. The band plans on officially announcing the new member at Bamboozle Left. Read More »

It’s been a long, long time since ex-Sky Eats Airplane singer Jerry Roush made any mention of music.  A Twitter regular, Roush spends more time updating on whatever he’s watching or eating than on his future in hardcore.

Then today, out of nowhere, he tweeted:

“learning lyrics and vocal patterns for 7 songs in 3 days… can i do it? should be fun… havent played a show in a minute ha”

The tweet has several clues worth digging into.  For one, we know he’s playing a show in three days, so unless Chiodos is playing a secret show we don’t know about, he won’t be Craig Owens’ replacement.  Next, he’s clearly a replacement vocalist, as he’s learning someone else’s lyrics and melody. Also, a peak at Roush’s MySpace reveals he’s in Virginia.

So…know any VA-based bands that need a singer and have a show in three days?

In case anyone doubted Roush’s sudden interest in music, he tweeted later last night again about the event.