Where’d that week go? Sorry for the silence on this end, it’s been quiet around here since Doug’s at Cornerstone. Well, quiet until today. Warped Tour in San Antonio was today, in case you missed my 38 zillion Twitter updates.
Kelly and I will have a review of the event up tomorrow and I’ll post a bunch of pictures. I took 620 total so I think I might have a few to share.
My body hates me right now,
Corey Erb
“Where there is love there is life.” – Mohandas K. Gandhi
I promise, there is nothing Photoshopped about this other than the three blurred letters in the four-letter word. I asked Doug if stealing a girlfriend from somebody in All Time Low in a previous lifetime prompted this or what, and he said no. So I guess it’s just hilarious marketing for their new album, Nothing Personal. Nothing personal, but no way we’re covering them in HM. It made us laugh though so I guess they get props.
I didn’t feel like I got much done today, so I’m going to just share more pictures instead of trying to remember what I actually accomplished.
A free shirt an advertiser sent us, plus proof that I may be in Texas, but Texas will never be in me. Go ‘Skins baby!
Apparently there is a Rich Husband out there who subscribes to HM. I want one of those. Haha just kidding. I’m breaking all sorts of confidentiality rules but hey, you know what All Time Low would say to that… “You’re just jealous of my mad censorship skills,” that’s what they’d say. What did you think I meant?
Our efforts to scare Kelly off are yet unsuccessful. So we thought we’d extend an olive branch and give her a friend to wave goodbye to her every day.
Further proof that the cats love to sit on top of my car.
But when they’re this cute, who am I to stop ’em?
Oh Marvin. You’ve always been my favorite. Don’t tell the others. We’ll run away at midnight. Meet me at the border with a shaved head and a briefcase containing 37 bean burritos. Don’t tell a soul.
Oh well. Doug’s leaving for Cornerstone this Sunday so I’ll finally be able to walk around this place nak… um… what was that? I hear Biscuit calling in the other room.
Kthxbye,
Corey Erb
“You’ll be a wolf devoured by a lion ’cause you look like a lamb but baptized in fire” – from The Deep by Further Seems Forever
Crazy day. Doug and I started the day by showing Kelly the new intern around a bit. She’s nice. She’s from Ohio so she and I talked about Ohio stuff for a while since my dad’s side of the family is mostly there and I have a good amount of connections there.
Trevor McNevan from Thousand Foot Krutch called right at 10 as arranged and we had a good conversation about everything from NHL video games to Aerosmith to Taco Bell to the song “Blue Monday” by… well… a band whose name made him a little uncomfortable to mention in an interview, though we laughed about it and he suggested I listen to it when I related that I hadn’t heard it in probably 10 years. Good memories. Let me just tease you with the tidbit that there’s a song on TFK’s new record, Welcome to the Masquerade that’s a nod to that song’s industrial flair. It was a really insightful interview and I can’t wait for you all to read it. Check out their first single off the new album, “Bring Me To Life.”
I also talked to Matt Mullins, Memphis May Fire‘s new singer. I felt like I got a lot of good info from him as well, and I think their Trustkill debut, Sleepwalking, is going to sell. They’ve got such a diverse sound, which is something we discussed at length, and I love Mullins’ style when he screams, how he changes up his diction tempo within words.
One band that was supposed to be on Memphis May Fire’s upcoming tour, Oceana, whose album we reviewed in the last issue, broke up yesterday, just as I was starting to get excited about the band. These things happen though. You should still give them a listen. They’ve got a unique post-hardcore, experimental sound, sort of like a The Receiving End of Sirens with more screaming. (Hmm, that’s my second TREOS reference this week; I think I’ve reached my quota.)
Speaking of obscure broken-up band references, my comment about Justifide the other day made me curious to see if I still had any pictures of me in my old Justifide t-shirt. Sure enough, here you go – proof that I’m not all talk (just mostly):
Now, before any of you freak out, that’s not my girlfriend – it’s an old friend of mine – and it’s the only picture I had of me wearing that Justifide shirt. We went to grade school together and she actually played a role in my becoming a Christian since she invited and drove me to the church that I was eventually baptized at a couple years after her initial invitation.
Haha enough nostalgia for one post. It’s probably a good thing I’m staying here during Cornerstone Festival. I love the Cornerstone experience and I always feel conflicted when I can’t make it but I’ve got a ton of work to do with our mid-July final deadline creeping slowly up – and at least I get to go to Warped Tour in San Antonio, which is while Doug will be away at C-stone. I’ve never been to Warped and I’ll be able to take photos and maybe interview some bands that I’ve never seen live like Thrice.
Don’t be that guy,
Corey Erb
“Smooth seas do not make skillful sailors.” – African proverb
The long trip from Miami to Texas is finally over and day one here at HM Magazine is too. Almost hit a buzzard tearing at a carcass on a country road on the way here this morning. Good to know that after 1,300 miles and six long days of road and friends’ couches, my life almost ended 20 minutes from arrival.
Anyway, since I made it here alive, my name is Corey Erb and I’ll be interning here from May 18-July 24ish, or whenever the September/October issue is finished. I’m going to be a senior at the University of Miami – the one in Florida, not the fake one in Ohio. I’m originally from Bloomington, Ill., about two hours from where Cornerstone is held.
Doug threw me right in today after showing me around, giving me the He Is Legend “So & So says” interview to transcribe. They’re a constant on my iPod so it’s cool to hear about their new album coming out June 23, It Hates You, as well as Schuylar Croom’s often misunderstood faith.
Here’s a fun fact about me, mostly for Mr. Van Pelt’s benefit (and to see if he actually reads this):
– I’m probably the most cynical person you’ll ever meet. I’m working on a list of things I like. I’ll get back to you when I find any.
But seriously, I’d like for this to be an interactive thing, otherwise I’m going to be very lonely out here in the middle of Texas. So one thing I’m going to try to do is end each post with a quote, sometimes related to Christianity, sometimes related to music, sometimes related to nothing. I’d like to hear what you think about it, whether you agree or disagree, or just if you think I’ve been in Texas too long.
Whatever it is, leave a comment. You know you want to. And follow me on Twitter. Shorter ramblings. Always a good thing.
I’ll start the quoting off with an old favorite, courtesy of an old friend of mine.
Bye,
Corey Erb
“I think you should never put boundaries on yourself. You should always want to grow.” – Britney Jean Spears
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