Davey: Crash Love Out At the End of September

Before AFI played “The Days of the Phoenix” at Edgefest 09, Davey said this regarding Crash Love:

“Guys, really, I’ve got to be honest, it’s been a while since we’ve played. It’s been a while! Played 6 months ago, it’s the first time we’ve played since 6 months ago and that, like before that, it was, like, two years. Because we’ve been working on a new record called Crash Love that’s gonna be out in the end of September.”
Will it indeed be out by the end of September? Sooner? Or will it be pushed back. Tell us what you think in the newest poll.

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Jade Posts Crash Love Rehearsal Footage

Jade has posted a 55-second video on his blog showing three different clips. The first is a clip that is a couple of months old, though this time in a larger size. It shows Davey and Jade playing in black and white and slow motion. There is a strange bit of audio. The second clip shows Adam and Hunter playing. This clip is in color. In the third clip, the camera pans around to find Adam drumming and Hunter’s bass. Then a short drumming track begins.

Click here to see the video.

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AFI "So Close" To Finishing Crash Love Mix

Hunter left us a Twitter update early Wednesday morning regarding how close AFI is to finishing the mix for Crash Love.
We're so close to finishing the mix on the new album, I can almost taste it. It tastes albumy!


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Crash Love Song on Guitar

After many rounds of “the upload didn’t work!”, we finally have a clip of the song that Jade posted. Note that this most likely won’t be exact. Sarah (to.die.for) posted this video last night. Critiques?

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Fall Tour Confirmed

Turns out my source was very reliable. Hunter just posted a blog about vegan pizza (surprise, surprise) which provided a pretty interesting little tidbit about AFI.

“If nothing else, this will serve as a list of places for me to visit on tour with AFI this fall…”



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Summer Shudder an Essential

I feel like everything’s moving in slow motion. It appears there is so little going on in the AFI world but with the anticipation of this album, I just consume every scrap and morsel so quickly that I’m left hungry for more. I’m sure you all can relate.

This month’s issue of AP (feat. Jade’s essay on Jawbreaker) also contains a list which AP dubbed 10 Essential “Summer” Songs. Summer Shudder was first on the list, though I don’t much agree with their interpretation. I believe the lyrics are more along the lines of subtly calling someone out for being overly dramatic, “our lives look smaller now”, etc. Tell me what you think, it’s a pretty vague song.

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Jade Posts Guitar Tracking Video On His Blog

Jade has posted a video in the latest entry on his blog. Once past the book recommendations, a video can be seen of Jade during guitar tracking. Unfortunately, the video is without audio, but Jade offers up a challenge to guitar players: “If you’re a guitar player, maybe you can figure out the song.”
According to the post, AFI is still in the middle of mixing Crash Love.

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Christy’s "Day In The Life" Video Posted

AFI has posted the “Day In The Life” video for Christy, the fifth Begin Transmission winner. This video comes six weeks after Courtney’s video. In this installment, Christy takes Smith to a gun shooting club and a restaurant where Smith teaches her about eating with chop sticks. In the interview portion of the video we hear about her friends and their ideas about AFI. Click here to watch the video.
Note: All of the prior videos have been in order of when the winner was selected. Christy was selected after Brock, whose video has not yet been released.

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