Revolution on Canvas, Volume 2 Gears Up For Release on May 9, 2007
Featuring Poetry by Fall Out Boy, Chiodos, Atreyu, Firescape, Deftones, Rx Bandits, Meg & Dia, Motion City Soundtrack, and many more!
SANTA ANA, CA -
How do you follow-up a wickedly successful debut book of poetry from some of the biggest names in the post-hardcore/indie rock world, without losing your edge or finesse, and more importantly, your cred? You can't, unless you plan on surpassing your previous concept with a second volume, promising bigger, better, and more powerful works from some of the visionaries that populate the youth-dominated music scene. And ready for the challenge, Rich Balling (Rx Bandits, The Sounds of Animals Fighting, Cowboy Communist) has compiled Revolution on Canvas, Volume 2: Poetry from the Indie Music Scene which will be released through Warner Books in conjunction with Ad Astra Books on May 9, 2007.
A veritable who's who of who matters in today's indie rock scene, this highly-anticipated follow-up to the widely successful first volume collects poetry, poems and ruminations that range from the hysterically funny (Home Grown's John Tran "About Me:") to the achingly sad (Classic Case's Jared Draughon "New York City Vampires"), and everything in-between (ActionReaction's Jason Gleason "If Humans Have Heartbeats, Do Robots Have Heartbeeps?").
In the unfiltered spirit of Ginsberg and Bukowski but with a more vibrant and youthful buoyancy, these poems and stories of Revolution on Canvas, Volume 2 continue to reclaim the power of the verse for today's kids. Who should show them the guiding power and spirit of the pen other than the artists themselves who most inspire them?
Critical praise for the first tome had been overwhelmingly positive with many in the media showering the book with kudos. Alternative Press hailed, "The book is punk poetry both at its finest," while Teen People chimed, "Music is poetry. And artists from Something Corporate, Finch and more prove it in Revolution on Canvas, a cool new anthology of poems from your
favorite indie rockers." With almost 50,000 in book sales total for the first volume, anticipation for this follow-up has been building to a deafening volume.
The inimitable Rich Balling who compiled, collected and edited Revolution on Canvas, Volume 2, built his own legacy starting with his five-year stint in the ska/indie rock group Rx Bandits and continued on with his collaborations with The Sounds of Animals Fighting and Cowboy Communist. Up until recently, Balling lectured on music and music industry at California State University, Fullerton but left the West Coast to the sandier climes of Texas.
A full listing of contributing musicians:
Justin Pierre- Motion City Soundtrack
Jonah Matranga
Rebekah Jordan- Dreaming Ferris
John Tran- Home Grown
Brendan Brown- The Receiving End of Sirens
Schuylar Croom- He Is Legend
Vincent Reyes- Friends in the Mountains
Meg Frampton- Meg & Dia
Dia Frampton- Meg & Dia
Josh Partington- Firescape/Something Corporate
Jared Draughon- Classic Case
Colleen Napolitano
Rich Balling- The Sound of Animals Fighting
Jason Gleason- ActionReaction
Alexander Kent- Say Anything
Jarrod Taylor- In Reverent Fear
Ben Jorgensen- Armor For Sleep
Rich Palmer- Buddah
Porter McKnight- Atreyu
Kirk Huffman- Gatsbys American Dream
Alex Hovis- Paper Models
Greta Salpeter- The Hush Sound
Rob Morris-The Hush Sound
Scott Waldman- The City Drive
Travis Bryan- Goodbye Tomorrow
Aaron Chapman- Nurses
Damon Daw- Nurses
Kenny Vasoli- The Starting Line
Elgin James- Dream Weaver
Aaron Bedard- Bane
Ryan Hunter- Envy on the Coast
Sal Bossio- Envy on the Coast
Pete Wentz- Fall Out Boy
China Soul- Minor Celebration
Matthew Roskowski- Delilah in the Calm
Matthew Clegg- Caitlin Going and the All the Way's
Mark Rose-Spitalfield
Steve Lefebvre- Sophia
Chi Chang- Deftones
Brandon Wronski- Dead Letter Diaries
Adam Panic-Adam Panic
John Nolan- Straylight Run
Shawn Harris- The Matches
Ryan Traster- Small Towns Burn a Little Slower
Jon Tummillo- Folly
Gabe Sapporta- Cobra Starship
Joe Brown- A Static Lullaby
Steve Choi- Rx Bandits
Matt Embree- Rx Bandits
Bobby Darling- Gatsbys American Dream
M.S. Breen- Emanuel
Aaron Barrett- Reel Big Fish
Adam Turla - Murder by Death
Chris Frangicetto- Days Away
Steve Elkins- The Autumns
Daniel Barron
Jerry Jones- Trophy Scars
Brandon Rike- Dead Poetic
Nick Martin - Underminded
Evan Jewett- Worker Bee
Duane Oken - Socratic
Nick Thomas- The Spill Canvas
Eric Victorino-Strata
Brian Tasch-Boy Armageddon
Bob Nanna- Hey Mercedes
Craig Owens- Chiodos
Jesse Kurvink-HelloGoodbye
Kelcey Ayer-Cavil at Rest
Dan Lyman-Halos
Kerry Trusewicz- Royden
Christopher James Ruff-Kaddisfly
Daniel Murillo- The Lorene Drive
Colin Frangicetto- Circa Survive
Anthony Green-Circa Survive
Brendan Esktrom-Circa Survive
Eric Frederic-Facing New York
Matthew Kelly
David Melillo
Tim McIlrath-Rise Against
Mike Madruga - Fear Before The March of Flames
Luis Dubuc-The Secret Handshake