The one-man video vortex known as Video Matt had the chance to kick it with Shawn Harris, frontman for Oakland, CA’s The Matches this weekend and has posted the results for your viewing pleasure on our YouTube channel. The two discussed everything from Barack Obama to Beer Pong to the band’s latest record, A Band in Hope out now on Epitaph records.

This is a really long awaited C.D. by yours truly. Sure, we all rag on Video Matt because he listens to the same pop punk bands i listened to in 2001, but sometimes you need some good glowing vibes from a band. If you haven’t checked out The Matches yet, you’re a tool and chances are I dislike you and your family… but in the off chance you really want to impress us here at the Synthesis (namely just me), go out to your local dying record store and pick up their latest effort, A Band In Hope (say it out loud for lolz/ a total mind fuck).

These dude put on one hell of a live show, and although my trusted colleagues are going to be super busy downing PBRs in Austin for the next week, they wouldn’t dream of missing killer footage of their SXSW showcase at Emos… would they?!

2 new tracks from the album are up on their Myspace, so go check those out then book it back to watch a music video about smashing TVs.