For four years, AFI isn’t the only fire Davey Havok and Jade Puget have had inside – they’ve also been trying to flesh out the debut album by their long-pending side project, Blaqk Audio. Now, finally, the LP is good to go.”It’s very different from AFI,” Havok warned us at last weekend’s Live Earth concert in East Rutherford, New Jersey . The album, CexCells, has been in the works since 2003 – around the time Havok and Puget told Rolling Stone that they were hoping to release the project in early 2004. When AFI broke into the mainstream with 2003’s… Read more »
After it caused the cancellation of 10 shows earlier this month, Davey Havok’s voice will have plenty of time to get back in shape. AFI have no plans to make up the canceled dates or to follow up their current hit single, “Silver and Cold.” Instead, they’ll hole up to work on their next album. “We’re on our third single now,” guitarist Jade Puget said. “A lot of bands only have one. Having four would be like the Red Hot Chili Peppers or something, and I don’t think we’re quite there. We’re more than happy that we had three that… Read more »
Another year of touring isn’t frazzling AFI – quite the opposite. “I usually bug out off tour at, like, day 10,” explained drummer Adam Carson, who, along with his bandmates, is enjoying his first vacation since before Sing the Sorrow was released in March. “It’ll be nice to do another tour.” AFI’s latest jaunt launches February 18 in Bakersfield, California, with Coheed and Cambria and A Static Lullaby in the opening slots. A few weeks later, Thursday will replace the latter until the tour wraps in mid-March. AFI will then decide whether they’ll release another single and remain on the… Read more »
The reasons why longtime underground rock act AFI signed with major label DreamWorks aren’t surprising – bigger video budgets, global distribution, press machine. However, drummer Adam Carson tells Billboard.com it’s what the band doesn’t partake in that defines the musically intense outfit. “We wanted to make sure we were in bed with a company we felt good about, to make sure there were no surprises, make sure that everyone was working for us, and we approved of the way they go about doing their work,” says Carson. “And maybe, more so than other bands, instead of taking the free drinks… Read more »
Punk hip-hop artist Gvllow just released a cover of Billy Idol‘s “Eyes Without A Face” featuring special guest MOTHICA. The song will appear on the Sumerian Records’ American Psycho comic book series official soundtrack. “I recorded this song over a year ago because I simply love this song and wanted to do my own cover of it. It’s fun to do covers once in a while especially when it’s a song you really love,” Gvllow shares. “I was blessed to have my buddy Scott Holiday feature guitar on it to bring the solo and all the fun guitar effects to life on the… Read more »
Arriving today via Rise Records with an accompanying music video, Winona Fighter has unleashed their new single, “Swear To God That I’m (FINE).” “‘Swear To God That I’m (FINE)’ is a song that comes from a place of just pure honesty,” frontwoman and multi-instrumentalist Coco Kinnon shares in a press release. “When you spend years GRINDING as a musician, and it starts to actually work out, you feel so much gratitude you could explode…or at least that’s my experience. As someone who has always struggled to separate their career and personal life, I thought, ‘Well, if the band is doing… Read more »
On September 11, Katy Perry performed a 10-minute career-spanning set before recieving the Video Vanguard Award at the 2024 VMAs. She played all the hits, from “Firework” and “Roar” to the OG bop “I Kissed A Girl.” Additionally, she used her speech time to harken back to her emo roots. It especially comes at a unique time as rumors have started to swirl that Warped Tour may be coming back in 2025. Read more: Charlotte Sands Drops Thrilling AFI “Miss Murder” Cover For Sumerian Comics During her Video Vanguard Award acceptance speech, Perry shared, “Thank you to MySpace, Warped Tour,… Read more »
Chloe Moriondo just dropped an introspective, earnest track, “September” via Public Consumption/Fueled By Ramen. The single will appear in the forthcoming adventure game Life Is Strange: Double Exposure and its soundtrack. “I was trying to write a song that’s about someone who’s been through a lot. I wanted to emphasize the importance of a really good support system and friend group, especially when things are really tough,” Moriondo shared. “And I won’t regret it, I won’t regret ever holding you this closely/And I’ll try to get it right/To have you on my side,” the artist sings with sweet indie vocal… Read more »
In honor of Hopeless Records turning 30, Scene Queen has covered “The Best Thing (That Never Happened)” by We Are The In Crowd for the label’s Hopelessly Devoted To You compilation album. The song originally appeared on We Are The In Crowd‘s 2014 LP Weird Kids. The compilation will also boast The Wonder Years’ cover of Thrice’s “Deadbolt,” Point North’s cover of Avenged Sevenfold’s “Unholy Confessions,” NOAHFINNCE‘s rendition of Waterparks‘ “I Miss Having Sex But at Least I Don’t Wanna Die Anymore,” and Bayside‘s reworking of The Weakerthans‘ “Aside.” Plus, it features LØLØ‘s cover of New Found Glory‘s “Vicious Love,” Hey Violet‘s and Jayden Seeley‘s Yellowcard cover of “Hang You Up” and Sincere Engineer‘s cover of “I Hate Myself” by 88 Fingers Louie. In a recent Instagram post,… Read more »
If you thought As It Is called it quits in 2022, think again. On August 22, fans started to see that As It Is wiped their Instagram page of all posts and revamped their merch store website. Could this hint at the return of the band for 2024? When logging onto www.asitis.store, viewers will arrive at a full-page band photo featuring the band’s logo. Below it, you can see the years 2012-2022, though, duct tape covered in question marks covers the year 2022. Attached below the band photo is the note, “Be the first to hear about any /\\ctivity…” with… Read more »
