Complete Control - From The Van's Warped Tour Kevin Lyman and Comedian Ari Shaffir

EPISODE SYNOPSIS:
Complete Control is stoked to get the founder of the Vans Warped Tour, Kevin Lyman, and comedian Ari Shaffir to sit down with Joe and have some laughs and break news about their tours.
After 18 years operating the Warped Tour and time spent on Lollapalooza, Kevin Lyman has reluctantly graduated to becoming an elder statesman in punk rock. He lets us know some of the crazy history of the tour, and also about the upcoming Warped documentary, "No Room for Rock Stars," and plans for this year's festival.
Ari Shaffir joins the conversation to share some of the deep thoughts that make him tick, and how it feels to be a Jewish man wearing a KKK hood in Compton.

GUEST BIOS:
Kevin Lyman began his career booking bands for his university and as a roadie for then unknown acts such as the Untouchables, The Bangles and Bad Religion. After college, Lyman began working with up-and-coming independent promoter Goldenvoice, serving as production manager for seminal punk rock and metal bands such as The Germs, Metallica, Circle Jerks, Anthrax and Jane's Addiction.
Kevin is best known as the producer and creator of the hugely successful Vans Warped Tour, the longest running traveling music and extreme sports festival in the world today.

Standup comedian and actor Ari Shaffir describes his comedy as a puppet show, but way filthier and without the puppets. He was a featured standup on the HBO comedy series Down and Dirty with Jim Norton and performed at this year's Just for Laughs Comedy Festival in Montreal. Shaffir's satirical shorts "The Amazing Racist" for National Lampoon went viral on the internet with millions of views. Additionally, he has appeared on TBS's Minding the Store, ESPN Classic's Cheap Seats, and dozens of national commercials. Shaffir resides in Los Angeles where he is a regular at The Comedy Store, The Improv, and The Laugh Factory. He also headlines around the country and frequently tours with Joe Rogan.

ADD'L LINKS:
http://kevinlyman.com/
http://vanswarpedtour.com/
http://twitter.com/#!/kevinlyman
http://www.arithegreat.com/
http://twitter.com/#!/ARISHAFFIR
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ncy2sbmw7C

EPISODE BREAKDOWN:
00:01 Complete Control Opening.
00:56 Joe's introduction and hair metal memories.
02:55 "No Room For Rock Stars" Trailer: Vans Warped Tour Video.
03:34 Joe welcomes Kevin Lyman.
04:30 18 years of the Warped tour (the early days).
07:02 "How did you get into promoting shows?"
10:31 Kevin's work with Lollapalooza.
11:53 Kevin goes from being a peer to being an "elder" on tour.
13:05 "How can my band get on the tour?" Booking the lineup.
15:52 Announcements and excitement for this year's tour.
17:48 Building relationships over 18 years on tour.
19:31 The Warped Tour Documentary- "No Room for Rockstars."
21:42 Plans for the 20th anniversary.
23:15 Clip of Ari Shaffir
23:45 Welcoming Ari to the show (Joe is humbled)
24:51 Dealing with sensitive issues and backlash (the KKK in Compton)
28:03 What goes into a comedy festival performance?
30:33 The changing audience and exposure for comedy.
31:34 Kevin's comedy show brawl. and the "worst humans" alive.
34:00 "At what point did you decide you wanted to be a comic?"
36:35 Feeling starstruck with George Carlin.
37:32 SXSW and touring with drug counselors
40:14 Ari's Storytellers show at the Improv
41:49 How to reach our guests.
43:34 Show wrap-up.