HOLLYWOOD, CA, June 19, 2008 — Buzznet, the Web’s leading social media community for music, today announced the launch their new All Access ‘08 Blog, a dedicated online destination for all that’s happening at Van’s Warped Tour ‘08, as seen through the eyes of the bands and the fans. The tour kicks-off tomorrow, June 20 in Pomona, CA.
As part of Buzznet’s initiative to offer the most extensive and in-depth coverage of this summer’s hottest tour, more than 25 bands performing on Van’s Warped Tour will be blogging on Buzznet and sharing exclusive behind-the-scenes videos and photos shot from the road all summer long. Buzznet has outfitted more than 15 of the bands with special Buzznet phones that will allow them to post content to the All Access ‘08 Blog in “real-time” to give their fans an inside look at what they’re up to as it happens.
Bands that will be posting directly to Buzznet include:
A Cursive Memory
Beat Union
Jeffree Star
The Human Abstract
Alesana
Bring Me the Horizon
Katy Perry
The Maine
All Time Low
Danger Radio
Mayday Parade
Valencia
Anberlin
Every Avenue
Shwayze
The Audition
From First to Last
The Higher
In addition, through an ongoing partnership with the popular online music community FriendsorEnemies.com (FOE), several FOE exclusive bands will be sharing their content on Buzznet during the tour, including:
Charlotte Sometimes
Gym Class Heroes
Cobra Starship
The Academy Is…
Four Year Strong
We the Kings
As part of its extensive coverage of the tour, Buzznet will send its own popular online personality, BreeSays, on the road to blog about the tour every step of the way. BreeSays will provide updates round-the-clock, including breaking news, interviews, reviews, photos and videos throughout the run of the event.
The All Access ‘08 Blog will also feature daily coverage of the tour from Absolute Punk with their team of writers and photographers contributing special highlights and photos.
In addition, kids across the country can participate in the All Access ‘08 Blog by logging on to Buzznet and uploading their personal photos and videos from Van’s Warped Tour. For all those Twitter users, any tweet with the keyword ‘Warped Tour’ will also automatically get added to the community in real-time.
WHERE: http://www.buzznet.com/warpedtour
About Buzznet, Inc.
Buzznet, Inc. is the web’s largest pop culture community. By utilizing its proprietary social media platform, the Buzznet team brings together professional news content, respected voices in the industry, and user-generated input to create the most up-to-the-minute, deep and dynamic content on the web, allowing passionate members the ability to consume, create, and connect. A leading social media company focused on building the most active and engaged online community around pop culture topics, Buzznet Inc. manages a growing family of complementary Internet properties. Its web sites include Celebuzz, The Superficial, Buzznet Stereogum and Absolute Punk, among others.