Davey Havok links

Why are some people's images left up on Buzznet, while others have theirs deleted? The difference between stock photos, press photos and Creative Commons...

New album, new video, new tour... our boys are back and members of Buzznet's AFI community is filling the site with their photos, videos and journals about the band. See what's new in the AFI community this week!

AFI will be using a Canon G10 camera to document their tour. It's a total mystery what the band will be taking pictures of. 1 person will win AFI's camera with all the unrevealed pictures they are taking on tour. Submit your personal conspiracy and enter to win. Details on the contest page. Deadline to enter is December 8th at 11:59 am PST.

The Despair Faction & The Official AFI Message Board

Davey Havok of AFI shares photographs of his art collection and some insight on being a musician with Juxtapoz Magazine. He also shares some tidbits of info about AFI's upcoming tour and gives advice for young artists and musicians.

Altpress.com reviews AFI's upcoming album "Crash Love" and posts a 30 second clip of "Beautiful Thieves"

"Many of today's bands like to describe their new records as "bigger sounding," simply because they convinced their labels to pay the massive fees for their dicking around in the studio. Most acts could learn more than a few lessons from AFI, a unit who are well aware that sounding big is all about having a vision in the songwriting phase. Which is why Crash Love's dozen tracks are packed with as much exuberance, mystery and drama one can handle."

Excellent interview with Jade about Crash Love, the problem with trendiness in music, the public's obsession with celebrities (remember he has a Bachelor's Degree in Social Theory), and the change in AFI's sound over time.

"When you talk about underground genres, that's where we came from, hardcore and punk. A lot of those are so enclosed they don't encourage growth and experimentation. If you're in the punk scene, for instance, you're labeled a sellout if you do something that explores melody. I listen to a lot of electronic music, and a lot of those genres are really narrowly defined. You can't step out of them. If you're an EBM or a trance artist, you can't do anything else or else your fans are going to be like "What are you doing? This isn't EBM!""

Adam Carson talks with Vater Percussion (one of his sponsors) about the writing process, pre-production and working in the studio.

"In rehearsal we run the songs down and each player writes their respective parts. Sometimes the song will take a drastic left turn, sometimes it'll stay close to it's original form. We'll tweak arrangements, rhythms, melodies, and pacing. Basically at this point in the process, there are no rules as we try to explore all possibilities for the track."

Deborah Konopnicki, who brought us a track by track review of AFI's upcoming album, sat down with Davey last week to discuss all things “Crash Love”, and about Soundwave 2010, the most anticipated musical festival line up to hit Australian shores in recent years. BombshellZine.com is Australia's premier Punk / Alternative Music Web Zine