We're Taking Warped Tour By Storm! July 24, 2009

Posted by Shannon Phillips at July 24, 2009 1:42 PM | Permalink | Comments ( 6 ) | TrackBack

Ah, Warped Tour. What's better than being with your closest friends, seeing your favorite bands, having rad singalongs, and buying more merch than you can carry with two arms? Nothing? Yeah, I didn't think so. Despite the blistering heat, we're having a blast on the tour and I'm sure you are too! If you've already been to your local Warped date, I'm sure you've noticed that our "Animal Testing Breaks Hearts" campaign has really taken off. Both fans and your favorite bands alike are doing an awesome job spreading the word that product testing on animals is an unnecessary and cruel practice and needs to be stopped for good.

Check out these pictures we took of some of our favorite bands showing love for the campaign ...

Meg of Meg & Dia


Our friends in Saosin


SKSK with their new ATBH tees!


Big D & The Kids Table!


Jeremy of A Day to Remember

What else do all of the bands above have in common besides making awesome music? They all showed love for our campaign by also signing our petition!



Who has been your favorite band on Warped so far?



P.S. You can get in on the "Animal Testing Breaks Hearts" action by taking your own broken heart hand photo and posting it on our Facebook wall or making it your default on MySpace. Also, if you haven't already, make sure you sign our petition letting the world know that testing on animals is wrong and that you won't be part of it!

Scary Kid Goes Veg for the Week! May 19, 2008

Posted by Nicole at May 19, 2008 2:51 PM | Permalink | Comments ( 9 ) | TrackBack

As previously mentioned by the lovely Marta, today begins "World Vegetarian Week." We thought it would be a great idea to ask one of my absolute favorite non-vegetarian people to try dropping meat from his plate in celebration of this joyous occasion. So who is that I turned to, you ask? Well the one and only Pouyan from peta2's Libby Award winning Scary Kids Scaring Kids, but of course! Read on to see what the dear boy has to say about the upcoming week and don't forget to check back early next week to see how it all turned out for Pouyan!

Never have I ever been a vegetarian or even challenged myself to try even for a day, but I've always assumed it wouldn't be that difficult. So when peta2 came to me when we played at the Norva, and asked if I wanted to try I said hell yeah. My problem is I love good food, more than most things, a great meal at a nice restaurant is my idea of a good time. So that might be the only challenge I have unless I can find great alternatives. I am currently a carnivore, but obviously since we're affiliated with PETA, I am against animal cruelty which for a meat eater means a few things. I avoid all fast food and companies who are known to have unnecessarily poor treatment of animals, I attempt to purchase farm-raised meats, and I try to frequent restaurants that offer great vegetarian options on their menu like the ridiculously killer meals they serve at Chinese Buddha in Georgia where they have an entire menu of great Chinese food dedicated to vegetarians. Also small things like take from the Vegetarian options from the warped tour line even though it is marked "VEGETARIAN ONLY!!" in big angry letters. Obviously most of these are small steps in order to provide good conditions for animals until their death, and the best way to support animal cruelty is by not killing them to eat them, haha. My ultimate restraint from transitioning is flavor, and my love for food. So since during this week I'll be rapping up the headliner we're on, I'll be checking out a few vegetarian restaurants in the mid-west and west and see if they are solid alternatives to what I currently eat. I'll also find out if I can jump start this diet and still feel healthy. Word up gangsters, let's see if it sticks! Wish me luck!

Pouyan.

Thanks, Pouyan! Why not try vegetarianism out yourself this week? If it's something you've always wanted to do, this is the perfect time to try it out.

Why not help Pouyan out? Comment below to let him know what vegetarian snacks you think he should keep by his side this week, in case he gets the munchies!

Good luck, Pouyan!
nicole

Want to Try Something New for a Week? May 15, 2008

Posted by Marta at May 15, 2008 3:01 PM | Permalink | Comments ( 12 ) | TrackBack

Next week (May 19th - 25th) is World Vegetarian Week, and if you've ever considered giving vegetarianism a try, there's no better time than now to give it a shot. Take our Seven Day Pledge to Be Veg. I mean seriously, seven days is hardly a commitment, but it is enough time to give you a good idea of how easy it is to be vegetarian.

If you want to give it a shot, but you're worried about what you'll eat, rest easy: If you take the pledge, I'll send you an e-mail each day next week with recipes, suggestions, and encouragement.

And guess what? Pouyan from Scary Kids Scaring Kids is taking the Seven Day Pledge to Be Veg, too! He'll be doing a couple guest blogs for peta2 about the experience next week, so keep an eye out.

This'll be fun!

♥ Marta