Help with layouts!
May 23rd
Yesterday, I graduated from college and I’m currently getting all ready to finish moving to Rhode Island and preparing to leave for tour in less than two weeks. This is one of the projects I am starting now and hoping to finish when I get home in August.
Recently, I’ve been working on making my various social networking websites a bit more personal. In a fiveawesomegirls video a few weeks back, I asked for suggestions of ideas for an overall design I can make, and a lot of people thought I should do a sky with clouds and a sun to go with my last name (and a dumb childhood nickname one of my teachers gave me, Cumulus). After a few days of work, I came up with this.
I did the YouTube layout first because it only required custom graphics and a simple image map code. I’m a bit clueless when it comes to anything-but-html coding. When I first put together this website, I picked an existing theme I liked and customized it to make it my own with the hope that eventually I’ll be able to figure out how to do my own custom layout with image navigation.
With this new design, I’m hoping to come up with a layout that would look similar on both this website and my new tour tumblr. Do any of you guys have experience with coding for both Wordpress and Tumblr? Ideally, I’d like to learn to do this myself, but it might be easier if someone who knows how to do this could get me started with something basic that matches (with a few differences in how the page is laid out). That way, I can create custom graphics to fit each and go from there, with help as I need it. Would any of you guys be willing to work with me on this? 
Last chance to preorder and a New Orleans show!
May 20th
I just found out that two boxes of ‘is it plugged in? EP’ are going to be delivered next Tuesday! This means that if you want to have a copy of my new electric EP mailed to you before I leave for tour, you should preorder it by 10am Eastern time on Thursday, May 27th. You can still order it online after that, but I will not be able to mail out any copies of the EP or any buttons ordered after the preorder period until early August because I will be away on tour (hard copies of all other CDs will still be delivered promptly because they are shipped out through an automated service). I’ll also be selling them at all of my shows this summer.
Click here to preorder my new EP before Thursday, May 27th at 10am Eastern time, and click here to find out where I’m playing shows this summer.
Also, we now have the details for our show in New Orleans this summer! I’m excited because I haven’t been there since Phoenix Rising, my first Harry Potter conference in 2007. Hope to see you there!
July 12 – New Orleans – 7pm
Aurora Tennis and Swim Club – Ball Room
5244 General Meyer Avenue
New Orleans LA 70131
Admission: $10, all ages
with ALL CAPS, The Whomping Willows, JFF, The Parselmouths, and monday+tuesday of fiveawesomegirls
Click here to RSVP on Facebook!
Shows added in Wisconsin, Kansas, and Texas!
May 11th
Three new shows for summer tour have been confirmed, and I’m super excited about them! Here are of all the details!
June 12 – Verona, WI – 1:30pm
Verona Public Library
500 Silent Street
Verona WI 53593
FREE, ALL AGES
With The Whomping Willows, JFF, and The Nifflers.
Click here to RSVP on Facebook!
June 29 – Manhattan, KS – 6pm
Midwest NerdFest 2010
Kansas State University
Student Union – Main Ballroom
Manhattan KS
$10 admission, all ages
with ALL CAPS, The Whomping Willows, JFF, The Parselmouths, The Remus Lupins, Tonks and the Aurors, and Skyway Flyer.
Click here to RSVP on Facebook!
July 11 – Dallas TX – 7pm
The Prophet Bar
2548 ELM ST
DALLAS TX 75226
$10 admission, all ages!
with ALL CAPS, The Whomping Willows, JFF, The Parselmouths, and monday+tuesday of fiveawesomegirls
Click here to RSVP on Facebook!
Psychology Research and another NC Show!
May 1st
During the fall 2009 semester of my senior year of college, I did my psychology research on YouTube and Identity Development. Today, I put up this video of one of my presentations on YouTube!
Click here to join the comment conversation!
Since people were asking for more details on my research, I wanted to let you guys know where you can see the figures up close and read what was on the paper. Click here for an abbreviated version of the full research paper that I wrote. I hope you enjoy it!
Also, we finalized the details of another summer tour show!
July 21 – Chapel Hill, NC – 6pm
Chapel Hill Public Library
100 Library Dr.
Chapel Hill, NC 27514
FREE – ALL AGES
with ALL CAPS, The Whomping Willows, JFF, The Parselmouths, and monday+tuesday of fiveawesomegirls
Click here to RSVP on Facebook!
Show confirmed in Swansea, MA!
Apr 24th
The details for our TBA show in Swansea, MA are now available! Yay!
June 19 – Swansea MA – 7pm
First Baptist Church Swansea
21 Baptist Road
Swansea MA 02777
Free, all ages
Voluntary donations of any amount will be accepted.
With The Whomping Willows and JFF.
Click here to RSVP on Facebook!
For details on all of the other shows on our summer tours, check out the Shows page!
is it plugged in? EP is now open for preorders!
Apr 13th
This seven-track EP is an exercise in what would happen if I were a total rockstar and had a full, electric rock band to back me up. It features Jarrod Perkins on drums and Matt Maggiacomo on bass. We’ll be performing the whole EP live from beginning to end this weekend at Hallows & Horcruxes 3 in Manhattan, Kansas, so make sure you’ve got your tickets! Click here for more details about the show and to buy your tickets in advance!
Check out the tracklist and cover, designed by me!
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1. And Then I Died 2. The Acid Quill 3. Masochist 4. In Which Moaning Myrtle Moans 5. I’m Going to Hogwarts 6. Howler 7. Wizard Rockstar |
If you preorder your copy now, you will be the first to receive a copy around late May to June when I get them in the mail. It will eventually be available on iTunes and hopefully sold at shows starting this summer, depending on when I receive the finished copies and if they run out. There will be a limited amount of hard copies, so make sure to preorder yours now if you want one! Click here to go to the Store page where you can preorder your copy of ‘is it plugged in? EP’ now!
And since I’d like to give you another preview, here’s the music video for the amped-up version of “The Acid Quill”.
Summer Tour Dates!
Apr 5th
This summer, I’ll be going a ton of places I’ve never been on tour like the west coast and Canada! From June 4th to June 19th, I’ll be with The Whomping Willows, Justin Finch-Fletchley, and The Nifflers. From June 25th to July 23rd, I’ll be on tour with ALL CAPS, The Whomping Willows, Justin Finch-Fletchley, and The Parselmouths.
You can check out all of the tour dates on the shows page. You should also check out the ROFLCOPTOUR: To Infinitus and Beyond tour website where you can find out more about that tour and follow us on our adventures once we leave! You can also follow @roflcoptour on twitter for updates and such. Make sure you RSVP to the Facebook event if you’re thinking about or planning on coming to the shows, because we’ll be able to contact you directly if there are any changes.
Since a ton of people are asking, shows marked ‘TBA’ are like that for a reason. Chances are, we haven’t found a solid venue for those dates yet. If you’re interested in finding a place near those places for us to play, email Matt at thewhompingwillows@gmail.com to work out the details!
Hope to see you on the road this summer!
