BrightBlackHeaven.com

Blaqk News is moving onto bigger and better things - we are joining forces with Skafia at BrightBlackHeaven.com is bring you the only running Blaqk Audio supersite. The blog will remain exactly the same - and will serve as the frontpage to the newly formed website. Besides the blog, BrightBlackHeaven.com will have a full featured forum (currently under maintenance) as well as a knowledge database including pictures, discography, lyrics, setlists, and more. We hope to grow a great community as the release of the new album approaches, and to share the many great times ahead.

This blog will start redirecting to the new website within the next couple of days.

It's only just begun.

<3

The Blaqk News team

More Rumored Bright Black Heaven Release Dates Surface

Prefixmag is reporting that Bright Black Heaven will be released on December 28th, 2010. Note that this source was also incorrect in the past regarding Crash Love's release date and should not be taken seriously.
This is also contrary to the previous spring rumor.

More possible release dates will be added to this post if I find more.

Update: PrefixMag has seemed to of removed the release date from their website. All that is left is '2010'.

Possible Bright Black Heaven Release Date?

According to this website, Bright Black Heaven, Blaqk Audio's sophomore album, will be released in spring of this year. This does not confirm anything and will be treated as a rumor.

If you find any more possible release dates/timeframes, please share them with us.
Please credit Blaqk News for the find.

Might Blaqk Audio Join Twitter?! -and- BA in ASL...

Hey, guys! No breaking news to report, at the moment, but I wanted to let you know that I am trying to find out if Blaqk Audio will be opening a Twitter account, at any point, in the near future (since they don't seem to have one, at this time).
I think that they're likely to, as the album release draws nearer...But, I guess, we will have to see.

Also, in a less official capacity, I wanted to let you guys know about my ASL project video that I posted online...For my final project for my sign language class, I signed AFI's "Love Like Winter", along with a combination of clips of other songs, including Blaqk Audio's "Again, Again and Again"...It was lots of fun, and the video's pretty cool! :-)

If you'd like to check it out, you can see it at... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QJ0Xvs75MZI (The Blaqk Audio song clip starts at 6:02, if you just want to see that.)

It was just ASL I....So, it's not perfect...But, I think that it's cool! :-)

Anyway, I will, surely, keep you posted, on anything that I find out about a potential BA Twitter account, or any other breaking Blaqk Audio News, that our other intrepid reporters don't beat me to sharing. (lol)

~*Kristin*

Stiff Kittens video was never finished

Thanks AFI News HQ for this. Jade recently did an interview with Maximum Ink music magazine. Among discussing mainly AFI, he finally answers the question we have always wanted to know:

"MI: On that note, is the Blaqk Audio video for STIFF KITTENS ever going to see the light of day?

JP: It was never finished. We have all the footage that we shot but I keep forgetting that it exists. I think I need to get my hands on the footage and maybe make a short of it or something, release that footage. There was some cool stuff in there, we just never finished it and it fell apart. It would be cool to release some of the footage at least."

As we first reported, you can see snippets of the video in the background of their shows (click here)

Jade in the Studio

Jade just made this tweet:

twitter.com/jadepuget

The new album just keeps getting closer and closer! Is there anything that you are hoping that this album has that you think there wasn't enough of on the last album?

Send Your Questions

AFI will be doing holding a signing at Zia Records in Tempe, AZ on January 29th. I would never miss out on such an opportunity, so I will be there (probably will also be like 2 hours early). Anyway, my point is I will most likely have the opportunity to ask Davey/Jade a question, and it will be about Blaqk Audio of course. I'm making this post because I want you guys to come up with what that question is for me. Nothing too long and complicated please, something short & sweet yet meaningful is best - my time is limited up there. So please leave your questions in the comments :) The most suggested one will be the winner.

Some Blaqk Audio Fun...

In my spare time, recently, I decided to come up with a word find filled with Blaqk Audio pertinent things. I, also, recently, happened upon a video of an interview of theirs that I hadn't seen.
I know that many of you who frequent the site want only NEW Blaqk Audio News...And, if that's the case, "nuts to you"...When I have some, I will share it...But, for the rest of you, who would rather have some Blaqk Audio fun to fill the time in between breaking stories...Enjoy!!! :-)

~*Kristin Star*

ADAM CARSON (backing vocals)
AFI
AGAIN, AGAIN AND AGAIN
AUDIO
AUGUST (month of album release)
BLAQK
BLAQK AUDIO
BRIGHT BLACK HEAVEN
BITTER
CEXCELLS
DAVEY
ELECTRIC
ELECTRONICA
EXCLUSIVES (Best Buy, Hot Topic, iTunes)
FEAR OF BEING FOUND
GIRLS AND BOYS
HAVOK
JADE PUGET
MUSIC
MUTE
NEW TALES TO TELL
ON A FRIDAY
SEMIOTIC LOVE
SIDE PROJECT
SILENCE
SNUFF ON DIGITAL
SWEET
SYNTHESIZERS AND SOFTWARE
TWO BOYS
VOID REMAINS
WHISPER FROM MILES AWAY

Discussion: What is CexCells about?

Davey has always hid stories, concepts, and layered messages through his lyrics; in both AFI and Blaqk Audio. The title of Blaqk Audio's first album, CexCells, confused a lot of people. Were they singing about sex? It can be read two different ways - "Sex Sells", and "Sex Cells". I, personally, have my own interpretation on the album. What do you think CexCells is about? Let us know in the comments.

I've come to the conclusion that Davey is singing about (brace yourself) gay sex. Look at the Stiff Kittens single cover, yes that is two girls. The character in the story basically is telling of how he/she is beginning to feel unattracted to the opposite sex, and longs for a gay partner (listen to "Again Again and Again" & "Where Would You Like Them Left?" and you'll get the picture). Depression comes in and the character jumps off of a building at the end (Snuff on Digital).
... That's my theory in a nutshell. Let's hear yours!

My Bright Black Heaven Artwork, Part 2

I have finished two more pieces of Bright Black Heaven inspired art, and am sharing it with you first!
To see my previous works, check out this post here.

First up: Some cover art I tried making. I honestly really didn't like how it turned out, but that's what just 30 minutes in Photoshop will get you :P. Look out for different cover art by me soon. Maybe a little too creepy than I hoped for?

This second one is my favorite art so far. It's a background, and it is very simple yet beautiful.

Enjoy :)

The Lost Interview

Thanks to John for the tip!

VF Magazine, a now cancelled publication, conducted an interview with Davey (about Blaqk Audio) in 2007 that never hit the press. The interview has resurfaced on this blog, here. 

The interview is very lengthy, and while isn't too revealing, a lot of previously unknown is said about the group's origins. Subjects discussed are such as the electronic/synth genre, what Davey takes influence from, and his personal interests. It's definitely an interesting read, if you have the time.

Guitar World Article

Jade posted this scan of a page from Guitar World today and this excerpt mentions Blaqk Audio briefly, although the majority of it is in discussion of Crash Love. Here is the portion that discusses Cex Cells just in case you have trouble reading it when the image is enlarged:

An important stepping-stone in that new direction arrived in the unlikely form of Cex Cells, the 2007 album of Eighties-influenced electronica by Havok and Puget's side project Blaqk Audio. "It's possible that there are fewer electronic layers on Crash Love because there are so many of them on the Blaqk Audio record," Puget says. "But I don't think that's really it. It's just that Blaqk Audio was so casual and easy to do. There was no pressure involved in writing and putting out that record. It was all fun. That's why Davey and I were relaxed and creative state when we started writing Crash Love."

In his post, Jade said this is from the new Guitar World so it should be out on the stands now!

The Stiff Kittens Music Video

As Laurel brought up before, Blaqk Audio did premier the Stiff Kittens video as a backdrop during a few of their concerts on their debut tour. As many of you were interested, and haven't known or seen these snippets of the video before, I dug up some old Youtube videos to show you guys. They seemed to of only played clips of the video, otherwise the screen went blank or just displayed a solid color at times.

Some background info on the video if you don't know:
The video was filmed by Marc Webb, AFI's longtime videographer who has directed all the videos through The Days of the Phoenix to Love Like Winter. Recently, Marc hit big success with his debut film "500 Days of Summer"; and has always said to be great friends with the band. Because Davey & Jade were on a tight budget, Marc was nice enough to film them a video for free in his basement. Jade said in a blog update on Myspace they made plaster replicas of their faces supposedly to use in the video. Jade later kept giving us false hope by announcing timeframes the video would be released several times, yet we haven't officially seen any segment of it yet. It is thought to of been a label issue with Interscope as to the reason why. On April 30th, 2009, Davey said in an interview with Loveline that the video wasn't released simply due to the fact "it didn't work".

Here are a few videos with the Stiff Kittens video playing in the backdrop:




What we can see: Davey in various night vision shots, rippling water, close up of Davey's face in front of various flashing colors, and that's about it.

We can only hope someday that this video will see the light of day.

If you find any more good Youtube videos showcasing it in the backdrop, please post them here!

Introductions!

Hey guys!

It's Courtney, here, one of your new writers. I just thought I would introduce myself. I'm a photography major at Virginia Commonwealth University and I adore AFI and of course Blaqk Audio! To keep good conversation flowing, I was wondering how you all felt about Blaqk Audio's logo (seen in the image above). To be frank... I thought it was pretty ugly. After hearing the music, I disliked it more because I think it was a little incongruous with the sound of the album which was very sultry which is not something I envision with hard lines. Of course I don't know that I could do better, but still.

Gimme your two cents!

xoCourtney

Welcome Our New Writer: Courtney!

A week ago, I decided it was only right if Blaqk News had 4 writers, as more writers will provide us with the necessary resources to grow.  So after Mike left, I reopened applications once again to see if I can find yet another great writer to add to our team. And, getting lucky for the third time, I found Courtney.

Courtney has been an AFI fan since the AoD era, and has been following Blaqk Audio since their conception. She loves writing, probably more than any of us, and has written articles for her college's magazine. Courtney is an art student, who has a creative aspect that would definitely come in need for our blog. Most importantly, Courtney comes off as a very likable person with plenty of great qualifications, and for that reason we welcome her to the team.

For those who didn't make the cut, I am sorry to say applications won't be open again for some time. Once news begins to come in heavy (probably around early 2010), more opportunities will come.

Thanks for all those who have showed continued support in us, I truly appreciate and I hope, with the help of my great writers, this blog can become everything it can be.

Blaqk Audio Mention in AFI's "In Transmission" Segment from Today...

In AFI's "In Transmission" segment about "Torch Song", Davey talks about how he feels that he improved his song writing, in regards to finding the best/most comfortable area of his vocal range for songs, while working on "CexCells".

That section of the interview can be seen here.
There will be a new 'episode' nearly each week, for the next couple of months...Tune in to see if anything else Blaqk Audio-related is mentioned.

~*Kristin*

New Poll: When will Bright Black Heaven be Released?

Now that Jade has confirmed the album's release for 2010, when exactly do you think it will be released? Vote now in the new poll to the left, and let us know what you think....

Bright Black Heaven is coming out 2010

Looks like he's excited about the new BA - Jade posted a short blog update confirming that Blaqk Audio's next album will indeed be released in 2010.

Also, if you have missed it before, check out their cover of No New Tale to Tell. I'm loving this track.
What does everything think of their 3rd official cover song?

~Laurel

Bright Black Heaven is "Danceable, Much Like CexCells"

In an interview on Rockline, a caller asked Davey & Jade about Bright Black Heaven. At first joking about it, Davey then told us the record sounds much like CexCells, and is very danceable. The group also "explored new territory", and as previously noted, Jade said he experimented with new elements on the record (IDM & Drum 'n' Bass).

UPDATE:
You can now listen to this segment of the interview, here.

Clarification

In spite of a couple of misguided individuals, I decided I better clarify what Blaqk News is about. As stated, we are a news blog. We post news about Blaqk Audio. But in the meantime, there won't be any news for a while, being Davey & Jade stated they won't start Blaqk Audio back up until the Crash Love tour is over.  So as you can see, my very intelligent passionate writers, Kristin and Laurel, are keeping us entertained and attentive with a few posts outlining things you may have never seen or knew about Blaqk Audio. In response, some of you are getting upset, claiming we are only allowed to post news. So if you rather have our blog dead and dried up for a couple of months, while losing a bunch of readers, so be it. We are just keeping things fresh until we have something new to post about, and as promised we pledge to bring you everything first. Once everything starts up, you will only see news from us.

Oh, and if it makes you happy, I'm going to start tagging posts with "News", "Old News" and "Discussion" to help sort things out. This new sorting feature will appear on the right of the blog.

- The Blaqk News team