peta2 at the MTV VMAs! August 11, 2009

Posted by Megan Rondeau at August 11, 2009 9:27 AM | Permalink | Comments ( 0 ) | TrackBack

It's that time of year again — your tan is fading, those summer reading deadlines are quickly approaching, and the MTV Video Music Awards are right around the corner! The VMAs are hands down my favorite awards show, and I'm always excited to hear the nominations! This year I was beyond stoked to find out that one of my favorite bands, and long time peta2 supporters, Cobra Starship, are nominated for "Best Pop Video"! Pretty fucking awesome right?! As if having one of the hottest singles in the country (that just so happens to feature Gossip Girl Leighton Meester!) isn't enough to take home the Moonman, frontman Gabe Saporta is a long time vegetarian and this year's Sexiest Vegetarian runner-up, and the Cobras have shown major love for the animals by being fashionable without fur. How could anyone not vote for them?!

Cobra Starship

Other honorable mentions include P!nk, with a "Best Female Video" nomination; Fall Out Boy, Green Day, and Paramore all battling it out for "Best Rock Video"; Yeah Yeah Yeahs and Death Cab for Cutie for "Breakthrough Video"; and OK Go and the Beastie Boys among stiff competition in a new category, "Best Video (That Should Have Won A Moonman)".

The best part about the VMAs is that voting is unlimited! That means you can cast your vote for Cobra Starship and your other peta2-supporting favs as many times as your fingers can handle!

If I haven't convinced you yet, maybe this quote from Gabe will win you over: "I wanna thank everyone from peta2 who have always been supporting us. For the past 3 years I've come so close to winning Sexiest Vegetarian, but every year I've lost. Ok, I get it, I'm not that sexy. But that doesn't mean we didn't make an awesome video! And that doesn't mean that we can't take Britney out (even though she is naked in a sauna in her video — but this is BEST pop video, not SEXIEST pop video)! Help us win and I'll make a steamy sauna video just for peta2 members. ;)"

You heard it kids! Exercise your right to vote and make sure to pick up Cobra Starship's new album, Hot Mess, in stores and online today!

Fall Out Boy VS The Spider August 10, 2009

Posted by Shannon Phillips at August 10, 2009 3:28 PM | Permalink | Comments ( 8 ) | TrackBack

So imagine that Fall Out Boy are in South Korea and they happen to get trapped in a room with a large spider. What happens next?

a) The entire band freaks out.
b) The band makes plans to transport the spider to Cobra Starship's dressing room.
c) Patrick saves the band from their fears by catching the spider in a cup and relocating the spider to his outdoor home.
d) All of the above.

Well, if you answered "d", you'd be correct! Check it out ...

Fall Out Boy - Asia Update 3 from clandestine on Vimeo.

What Fall Out Boy might not know is that spiders are likely to be more afraid of us than we are of them! Regardless, Patrick really did the right thing by catching the spider in the cup and putting him outside. Like Fall Out Boy, and many people out there, I once had a fear of spiders—but after seeing moves like Charlotte's Web (a favorite of mine!) and learning about the existence of vegetarian spiders, I developed a new found respect for the eight-legged critters. Anytime a little spider makes it into my home, I am sure to catch him safely in a cup and return him to his home outdoors.

Have you ever saved a bug?



P.S. If you've never seen our hilarious video where Andy from Fall Out Boy and Gabe from Cobra Starship interview each other, check it out here.

Get Your Photo Taken With Gabe Saporta! July 8, 2009

Posted by Shannon Phillips at July 8, 2009 12:15 PM | Permalink | Comments ( 5 ) | TrackBack

So let me guess ... you watch the rad new Cobra Starship video for "Good Girls Go Bad" on repeat, you're counting down the days until Hot Mess comes out (35 days to be exact!), and you want nothing more than to get your picture taken with Cobra's vegetarian frontman, Gabe Saporta.

If you follow Cobra Starship News on Twitter, you may have seen this ...

... and they're not joking. We have a lifesize Gabe Saporta cutout at the peta2 tent on the entire Warped Tour, and he's sporting our Glamour Kills collab tee for our Animal Testing Breaks Hearts campaign. If that isn't hot, I don't know what is—so head on down to Warped Tour, find the peta2 tent, sign our Animal Testing Breaks Hearts petition, and get your photo opportunity on.

You know you want something like this as your MySpace default ...

Ladies and Gentlemen, Cobra's Gabe Saporta... October 23, 2007

Posted by Nicole at October 23, 2007 1:30 PM | Permalink | Comments ( 14 ) | TrackBack

So today I have a real treat for you in the way of a guest blog. Now I'm not talking about just any old guest here--it's the one, it's the only...Mr. Gabe Saporta!! (insert applause here) Get excited people because Gabe and the Cobra clan are releasing their second CD, !Viva La Cobra!, today! As if that's not exciting enough, the always lovely Mr. Saporta is also giving away three signed copies to three of you luckies. Okay, okay, enough from me. Take it away, Gabe...

Happy October 23rd everyone! October is my favorite month! Not only because it's my birthday month, and not only because it has my favorite Holiday (Columbus Day, not Halloween as you might have incorrectly assumed...PSYCHE!) but also because both Cobra Starship albums have come out in this month! Last October (10/11/06) I put out my first record, While the City Sleeps, We Rule the Streets, in a whirlwind after Snakes on a Plane came out. And today, just a year later, we are putting out our second record, iViva La Cobra!.

This past year has been insane. The most amazing thing has been watching Cobras transform from some semi-retarded solo project into a real life band! Making this record as a band really solidified us, and having Patrick Stump (from Fall Out Boy) produce it just brought us to another level. We actually wrote the entire record while we were on tour with Fall Out Boy in the spring. On that tour I also did the peta2 interview with FOB's drummer, Andy Hurley, and in honor of Hurley, peta2, and all the veggies and animal lovers out there, we are giving away three signed copies of the record.

In order to win a copy, just jot down a few sentences as to what inspired you to become a vegetarian! Thanks again to everyone who has been supporting Cobras for the past year and allowed us to make another record! And thanks to peta2 and everyone out there who is trying to make a difference for animals everywhere!

Fangs up!
-Gabe




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