KIA MOTORS GOES ON TOUR THIS SUMMER WITH 2010 VANS WARPED TOUR®

Kia Motors Continues Relationship with Punk Rock Music Tour
Soul Lounge features autograph sessions, interactive activities and vehicle displays
Concertgoers who show their enthusiasm for Kia Motors may receive Kia VIP wristbands by participating in Kia-related games

IRVINE, Calif., June 24, 2010 – For the third consecutive summer Kia Motors America (KMA) will head out on tour to more than 40 U.S. cities as “Official Vehicle of the 2010 Vans Warped Tour®.” Hosting on-site events and activities during each tour stop inside the interactive Soul Lounge, fans can check out and obtain information on Kia vehicles, including the personalizable Soul, which was named a 2010 “Top Safety Pick,” by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS); the performance-inspired Forte Koup, which recently was selected to “Top 10 Cars For 2010” list by PregunteARicardo.com; and the completely redesigned all-new 2011 Sportage compact CUV, launching in the U.S. market this summer.

“Sponsorship of the 2010 Vans Warped Tour is a natural fit for the Kia brand since the tour reaches the influential youth market,” said Michael Sprague, vice president of marketing, KMA. “We are delighted to provide concertgoers with interactive elements like a live DJ, exclusive autograph sessions, VIP wristbands and the opportunity to check out Kia’s latest vehicles, while listening to their favorite bands.”

At each tour stop, festival attendees will have the opportunity to visit the Soul Lounge, an interactive tent featuring a live DJ, airbrush tattoo artists, an Express Your Soul “Confessional” and exclusive daily autograph sessions with two of the biggest names on tour, Hey Monday and Christofer Drew of Never Shout Never. The Soul Lounge also will feature acoustic performances by Hey Monday and Christofer Drew of Never Shout Never in select markets.

Festival participants also may earn Kia VIP wristbands for exclusive access to a dedicated VIP riser near the main stage, providing shade and unobstructed views. To receive a VIP wristband, fans are given an opportunity to show their enthusiasm for the Kia Motors brand by participating in a variety of Kia-related games inside the Soul Lounge.

As in previous years, Kia remains the “Presenting Sponsor” of the Kevin Says Stage, a solar-powered stage that provides local bands the opportunity to play their music for 2010 Vans Warped Tour concertgoers. Kia Motors’ interactive tour blog, “The Warped Word of Steve,” provides fans with behind-the-scenes insights, videos and photos as well as answers to fans’ questions throughout the tour. Steve’s blog can be accessed at fuse.tv/kiawarped. KMA also is offering fans the chance to win a brand new Kia Soul in the “A New Way to Roll” sweepstakes. Fans can enter online and view official rules at fuse.tv/newwaytoroll.

“We are happy to have Kia Motors onboard as ‘Official Vehicle of the 2010 Vans Warped Tour,’” said Kevin Lyman, Vans Warped Tour founder and producer. “We have found concertgoers enjoy visiting the Kia tent for its fun interactive activities.”

Kicking off June 25 in Carson, Calif., the 2010 Vans Warped Tour features more than 150 punk rock bands including current chart-toppers and long-running legends. Select tour dates and destinations of the tour include:

6/25 – Carson, Calif.
6/29 – Phoenix
7/3 – Dallas
7/8 – Cleveland
7/25 – Orlando, Fla
7/26 – Atlanta
7/28 – Cincinnati
7/30 – Detroit
8/7 – Salt Lake City
8/8 – Denver
8/10 – San Diego
8/11 – Pomona, Calif.
For more information on the Vans Warped Tour, including a full list of tour dates, visit vanswarpedtour.com.

About Kia Motors America
Kia Motors America (KMA) is the marketing and distribution arm of Kia Motors Corporation based in Seoul, South Korea. KMA offers a complete line of vehicles through 700 dealers throughout the United States. For 2009, KMA recorded its 15th consecutive year of increased U.S. market share. Kia Motors subscribes to a philosophy of building high value, high quality, safe and dynamic vehicles. Kia Motors prides itself on producing vehicles that are exciting and enabling and evoke the Kia tagline “The Power to Surprise.”

Kia Motors America is the “Official Automotive Partner of the NBA.” Information about Kia Motors America and its full vehicle line-up is available at its Web site – www.kia.com. For media information, including photography, visit www.kiamedia.com.

The video provides the sneak peek into the filming process, taking you through hair and makeup process, since the band looks good and sounds even better. Sierra explains how the storyline/treatment for the video follows here as she is “lost” and wakes up in nest occupied by a vulture and how the live performance is set in a majestic forest. It’s majestic, alright. Check out her super cool mic stand while you’re watching.

Sierra and her band bros also talk about how they were covered in ash, leaves and dirt to make this video, but it was all worth it for the artistic endeavor of making the video.

Check out the video here

The music video for Fixed at Zero will be out July 14th exclusively on the MySpace!

Fueled by Ramen posted this video a few days ago of the band performing an acoustic version of Stranger in the FBR Studios. This is one of the many amazing songs from their new album Fixed at Zero. Check it out!

Frontwoman SIERRA KUSTERBECK tells the stories behind each song on VERSAEMERGE’s Fixed At Zero.

The vulture represents all your demons and bad habits that lurk in the back of your mind. They haunt you and try to control you. It’s not always a bad thing. We aren’t perfect. We all have a little vulture inside us, and sometimes it makes us take chances that we can learn from. I chose a vulture not only because it rhymed with “shoulder,” but because they’re so evil and lazy. It waits for its food to die and isn’t even a skilled hunter. Sometimes we get all get lazy. We feel fixed at zero, which basically means to be stuck in one spot, not able to move forward or in the right direction—in the sense that 10 is the greatest and zero is the lowest. I want to get the phrase “fixed at zero” in the dictionary, so I’m trying to think of many explanations as possible.

For more of the break down of the “Fixed at Zero” tracks with Sierra, visit the Alternative Press website.

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Sierra had time to post advertising for VersaEmerge at the Bamboozle show and on Twitter.

Blake had this Bamboozle update for fans attending the New Jersey show:

Versa on the Sony Bloggie stage at 1:05

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Preorder Fixed At Zero from VersaEmerge on tour and you’ll receive a limited edition laminate signed by the band with a code for digitally downloading the album and two bonus tracks on June 22nd. The laminate can later be used for future VersaEmerge offers, including merch booth discounts and as a cut-the-line pass at the band’s upcoming Vans Warped Tour signings.

The online preorders for Fixed At Zero will begin on May 11th through iTunes and The Fueled By Ramen Webstore.

Ooooo… Oooooo…
With a swerve, my eyes are blurred. My mouth somehow forgets to work, so I stare until you shout, wondering why you can’t figure me out.
Ooooo…
With a change, I call the names. I’m spitting out words, hoping it works. Still I stare while they all shout, why can’t I even figure it out?
Ooooo…
The time I’m wasting, can’t say where I’ve been. Catching the same old way, slowly spin beneath the day. Your time I’m wasting, can’t say where we’ve been. Cause it seems to me that nothing’s what it’s ever meant to be.
Ooooo…
With my fate, my thoughts erase. My head’s a blur, the picture fades. My eyes, they keep on shutting down. Can’t see why you won’t figure me out.
Ooooo…
The time I’m wasting, can’t say where I’ve been. Catching the same old way, slowly spin beneath the day. Your time I’m wasting, can’t say where we’ve been. Cause it seems to me that nothing’s what it’s ever meant to be.
Aaayyyy… ooooooo.
And why can’t you figure me out? And with a twist my mind has missed and you say that I forget (?).
The time I’m wasting, can’t say where I’ve been. Catching the same old way, slowly spin beneath the day. Your time I’m wasting, can’t say where we’ve been. Cause it seems to me that nothing’s what it’s ever meant to be.
Cause it seems to me that no one’s ever who they’re meant to be.

According to the band’s tumblr account, they finish tracking in two days!

VersaEmerge continue work on their debut album with producer Dave Bassett.