How to "Carry On": Glamour Kills Tour/Warped Tour 2012 Special

Keep Calm and Carry On began last fall with the most humble of intentions: simply, to play the best emo music around every week. But along the way, something really, really special started to happen. All of a sudden, Craig and I stood in front of the Theater of the Living Arts in Philadelphia, PA, to interview A Loss for Words and Transit about the "Tour of the Year" for 2012. Seriously, no matter what happens, this was the tour of the year. Nothing's going to top it, and I'm not sure if any tour in the summer/fall/winter will even come close. What's even better, we were also able to do a sit-down with Evan Weiss, also known as Into It. Over It., just a few days before! The last two semesters have brought about great changes in Keep Calm and Carry On inside and outside of the DJ booth, and this week was intended to thank you, our beloved listeners, by playing ALL THREE interviews to recap the Glamour Kills Tour 2012. If you missed them when they aired, you can check them out below:

Interview with Evan Weiss of Into It. Over It.

Interview with Marc Dangora and Mike Adams of A Loss for Words

Interview with Tim Landers of Transit

I have to admit, the fact that any of these interviews actually happened is unbelievable, and the fact that they all came out so well is such a blessing. Look for more good stuff like this in the future, and let us know who we should interview next in the comments!

In addition to wrapping up our coverage of the Glamour Kills Tour, we had to do some sort of celebration about last night being the last show until next fall. So, what better way to send you into the summer than by previewing the biggest Summer gathering of emo kids, the Vans Warped Tour, right? To get you all set for punk-rock summer camp, we played a ton of songs from bands you need to be checking out this summer. At every Warped Tour, there seems to be a non-Main Stage band who draws enormous crowds, and catapults to the main stage the next year. Last year's culprits were metalcore stars Of Mice & Men (playing Main Stage all tour this summer), and if I had to guess who this summer's big winners of Warped will be, I'd go with the young, talented, and fearless Sleeping With Sirens. Their bland of pop-emo and metalcore will have as many kids moshing as they are trying to touch rockstar frontman Kellin Quinn, and when you combine sex appeal with the type of jams SWS are capable of, a powerhouse is born. Check out their new video for "Do It Now Remember It Later" below:

From the bottom of our collective hearts, thanks for listening, reading, following, and supporting Keep Calm and Carry On. It's been a blast, and I can't help but feel the best is yet to come. Be sure to check back here often for more album reviews, Bands/Songs of the Week, and a whole bunch more good stuff! Have a safe and happy summer, everyone.

Keep Calm and Carry On,

Donald Wagenblast