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*

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

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!

Blaqk Audio "Much Music" Interview from During Their "CexCells" Tour...

I found this Blaqk Audio interview (from during their CexCells tour), on the Happy Cow website.
I'd never seen it, before, nor had I heard about it...So, I'd say that it's probably, somewhat obscure. (However, I don't know how obscure it is for those in Canada [where I believe "Much Music" is out of])...It's a pretty lengthy interview with Davey, and Jade, where they discuss the album (CexCells, that is), among other things...And then, the host of the show was cooking with them. It's weird, but pretty funny...Especially, when both guys kind of jump backwards, thinking that they're going to get sprayed.
Check it out, if you'd like....And, when we have new interviews/news to post about, we will.

~*Kristin Star*

Trivia: Since everyone else is doin' it (Alex Trebek, AFI HQ, I <3 the 80's on VH1, you name it)

Hey guys, just figured I'd post a little BA trivia to keep everyone in the loop as well as bring you back to the good ol' days of Cexcells and early BA things. Enjoy!

On a side note, we appreciate all the post feedback thus far but please refrain from the negativity and the "lack of news" sidechats going on in the commentaries. When we get news, it will be put up. There may not be news for some time considering the Crash Love tour is going on til March. If you don't want to read non-news, then go eat some fruit snacks and watch X Files. There are far better non-productive things to do. srsly.

RANDOM TRIVIA COMIN ATCHA!!!

• Blaqk Audio was actually first mentioned to be a side project before Sing The Sorrow was even released. The group didn't release any material until about 5 years later. 

• An instrumental version of “The Love Letter” was shown in the theatrical trailer for “The Eye", which starred Jessica Alba.

• Blaqk Audio have done 3 cover songs so far; "Hold me Now" by the Thompson Twins, "Girls and Boys" by Blur, and "No New Tales to Tell" (their most recent cover) by Love and Rockets set to hit a tribute album in March.

• Decemberunderground, Jade Puget said in an interview conducted by Guitar World that "37mm" as well as "Love Like Winter" were originally meant for Cexcells due to their more obvious electronic sounds.

• Their second album is said to have taken a direction that's more "drum and bass heavy" according to Billboard Magazine.

• "Between Breaths" is in fact about Breathplay/AES. Choke on that, sex fiends. Also, don't try this at home kids. 

• Stiff Kittens music video hasn’t yet been released but it was shown on a drop screen during their debut tour behind Jade’s keyboard and synth set-up. Much of it featured night vision and Davey in tight enclosed tunnel-like spaces.

• So far, "Mute", "The Ligature" and "Blaqk Electric" haven't been performed live yet.

• Cexcells is meant to be both literal and figurative. It was released on August 11th world-wide and came out in states August 14th the via UMG, Interscope's parent label.

• With this being their sophomore-side-project release, and knowing that Puget's said that the band has written 70 songs aside from the planned 12 tracks for BBH, there's a possibility this could result in a shift of the concept of it (whether there may be one), and the milieu of B-side groupings this could result in could drastically differ.

Knowing that Jade and Davey boast favorite bands such as Assemblage 23, VNV Nation, Apoptygma Berzerk, Combichrist, Imperative Reaction, Covenant, Aphex Twin, Depeche Mode, Daft Punk, etc. Do you as fans feel that there's going to be a merging of Industrial and EBM moreso with the upcoming album? Considering that it's going to be heavier with drums and bass I feel like there are going to be more up-tempo'ed tracks. Then again, Jade also said there will be those Depeche Mode vibes sandwiched in between.

What are you as BA fans hoping for with sounds?

****Also, have any sweet JPGs of your Blaqk Audio tattoos? Send em to me and I'll showcase them in our blog in the upcoming weeks/months.

Email me @ laurelsalvo@hotmail.com with attachments.

scream through dreams that cut your voice,
~Laurel