7th Annual Smash Party with a performance by Battleflask – Hollywood, CA

Los Angeles is the one city in America where one can always look forward to finding something new and exciting occurring almost daily in and around our own backyard. Whether it be hundreds of cyclists storming the streets and parading down a closed off blvd or going on a city wide scavenger hunt searching for abnormal items, there’s always something out of the norm taking place just around the corner. Take this example for instance, a mass of invited guests willingly destroyed once precious televisions and other fragile belongings with the help of a trusty baseball bat, and my personal favorite; an all American sledge hammer! Yes you read that last sentence correctly, and for those invited to the Titmouse Animation Studios annual Smash Party, they witnessed an event like no other.

Let us take you inside the event to get a glimpse of what went down.

Every year the folks over at Titmouse (responsible for Metalacolypse) throw their annual company party, and believe me, it ain't your father's company picnic you remember from your youth. This instead is a free for all where guests are encouraged to bring forth fragile objects and destroy them with a weapon of their choice in a closed off batting cage like structure. It was a bit like American gladiators, just without sissy spandex uniforms, cheesy music or plastic weaponry. Catering was provided by none other than the very popular Grill Em All’ truck and best of all there was very huge open bar where guests enjoyed mixed cocktails all the way to Pabst Blue Ribbon to Newcastle.

Because of the nature of the event everyone entering the party would have to sign a waiver, how many partys have you signed a waiver to get in, which speaks the madness all attending would be in for. Lab coats and butcher aprons were very popular as were protective eye goggles and painters masks.

The batting cages were also equipped with screens to minimize damage from flying shards of glass and to prevent unhealthy inhalation of toxic particles from TV tubes. In many instances where the television met its demise it created a boom that could be heard from blocks away, it was fucking beautiful!

One of my favorite electronic appliances to meet its maker was what seemed to be a brand new iMac computer; it was destroyed with one swing! It was then that someone in the stands “yelled fuck Steve Jobs!” what a sight to witness! As you will see and hear in the accompanying video the crowd loved every minute of the destruction.

   Enjoy this 15 minute video overview of the destruction and performance by Battleflask

It’s only fitting that Battleflask would be invited to play this special event. Having a Punk band perform all the while guests destroyed valuable objects immediately reminded us of The Damned and their classic single appropriately titled “Smash It Up” , perhaps they will be invited to play next year’s event, we would like that! This being Battleflask's first performance in 6 months, performing a blistering set of a dozen plus songs that maintained the tightness and energy this band is known for.



Certainly one of the BEST partys we have been to in a long time and we appreciated the invite to come cover the event.

-Louie Bones-
Big Wheel Staff Reporter

 
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