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Kthxbaii	Posted: Sep 4 2006, 04:11 AM
Master Burnz Group: Members Posts: 406 Member No.: 37 Joined: 23-July 06	Metal Hammer: 1 2 3 4 5 EDIT: By the way I realize a lot of these articles are very hard to read, so if you didn't know you can zoom in on the page and the writing will appear bigger.. but I found it rather blurry. Heres a picture to where you go: Click here! You can also press Ctrl and + {Zoom in} or - {Zoom out}

amandaxcoreguitarist	Posted: Sep 4 2006, 04:43 AM
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Kthxbaii	Posted: Sep 4 2006, 05:43 PM
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Chibi Knives

Posted: Sep 4 2006, 05:55 PM

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Here we go, thanks to my buddy TUS for showing me this and typing up the interview.

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Risks are always taken in the name of creative evolution, and few bands know the drill better than AFI. Once a part of the Bay area punk renaissance that spawned Green Day, the group known to veterans as A Fire Inside has undergone a number of personnel changes while incorporating such influences as melodic power pop and dark instrumental glam into their sound. DecemberUnderground (Interscope) finds the current lineup � a solid unit since 1999 � going for broke, beginning with bassist Hunter (ne Hunter Burgan).

�On every previous album, I wanted to have a consistent sound,� he says, �but this time out, I really decided to do the opposite. I tried to give every song a completely different tone � I might even play several basses on a single song. We had been taking so much time making the record, I thought this would be a good opportunity to just branch out and explore different tones with the bass.�

Hunter moved beyond his main Fender Jazz Bass to a �62 Precision and a Hofner Beatle Bass. Splitting between the direct and amplified signals, he also experimented with topflight producer Jerry Finn�s vintage effect pedals (flange, phase, and overdrive) and amp heads, including a Marshall Major, which gives him extra bite on the aggro anthem �Kill Caustic�. �On one song I even taped a rag underneath the strings,� Hunter explains, citing �Endlessly, She Said.� �I even transposed the bass I�d played on �37mm� to keyboards [an Access Virus B and Roland Phantom].

�I take a lot of my influence from James Jamerson and Eric Avery, both of whom have an extremely melodic approach,� Hunter continues. �But you need to know where you can go and where you can�t go, or where it�s pointless to go. You have to play to serve the song.�

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Posted: Sep 4 2006, 05:58 PM

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Davey Havok has conquered the fabric of time and space- just notice how whenever he jumps into the crowd, he reappaers, Captain Kirk-like, back onstage. And he jumps into the audience a lot, a good way to remind you of that, while AFI managed to look like one of the biggest bands in the world before they were one, their connection with their fans is absolute. So when dragged- along boyfriends lift their lighters ironically during the 'Morningstar' interlude, they're quickly put in their place. Also, you gotta love between- song patter along the lines of "Thank you for being so vivacious tonight."

BEST MOMENT: Havok stands on audience member's hands during the set closer 'Totalimmortal', and what starts resembling a fascist rally (taped Gregorian moans augmented by crowd chanting) begins to look a bit like church.

The title of this article was "The 25 Greatest Live Bands Now!". They were on it.

Thanks to the beautiful Liz.

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Posted: Sep 4 2006, 06:00 PM

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Here is a article from Blender, (wow triple posts?) and it was gathered from the OMB. But it's cool. Basically what's hot and shit. Words to know Ambisexual, if you don't know what it means. Basically it means bisexual/wearing women's clothes or something of that nature.

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Blender: Is it hot in here, or is it just you?
Davey: It's me.
B: When's the first time you realized you were hot?
D: It took a while, and it took a lot of people asserting my hotness. I was probably around 21 when I was in a band and I realized I can be as fabulous as I want to be, even if no one's ever heard of my band. Thus began the PVC.
B: At what age were you least hot?
D: Between the ages of 10 and 13, because I was fat. I had been a skinny kid, but the shoveling of ice cream and cookies caught up to me.
B: What's the downside of being so darn hot?
D: None. There's a slight loss of anonymity, but that's a result of people appreciating what we do. It's a fair trade.
B: What advice to you have for those who aspire to hotness?
D: Flaunt it. Take what you've got and go big.
B: What's on your personal hot list?
D: Glitter- not the movie. Johnny Depp. Adriana Lima. Four-on-the-floor beats. Keira Knightley. David Bowie. Japanese toys. Bright nail polish. Stack boots.
B: Hot or not: Paris Hilton?
D: Last time I saw her? Definitely hot.
B: Criss Angel, Mindfreak.
D: I don't even know what that is.
B: The internet?
D: I don't even know what that is.
B: Adopting Third-World orphans?
D: So '90s.
B: Reading?
D: Totally hot. Get into it.
B: America?
D: In theory, but unfortunately not in practice.
B: Global warming?
D: Literally, yes.
B: Hot sexual position?
D: Let's see... there's this one, I don't know what it's called... I guess any position where one or two people who are not directly involed can see it.
B: Hot web site?
D: Although I don't know what the Internet is, if i were to pick one, pnutjewelry.com- for all your rock & roll bling needs.
B: Hot schwag you bagged for free?
D: My pink Juicy Couture Sidekick.
B: Hot celebrity baby?
D: I've seen Shanny Sossamon's baby, Stereo- that's a hot baby. And you know Apple's going to be gorgeous.
B: Hot mascara?
D: It's in my purse, let me pull it out- Mac Pro Lash, coal black.
B: Hot ambisexual Rock God?
D: Me.
B: Hot vegan dish?
D: I just had the best vegan milkshake of my life at Chicago Diner- peanut-butter cookie dough.
B: What's your fallback plan for when you inevitably lose your hotness?
D: Disappear, never to be seen again.

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It's time to party, Sideburnia style!

Sideburnia's Official Mexican Bum and part of Mayor Vale's Cabinet of cool administrators!

I am now the realtor of Sideburna and the islands surrounding it.

Kthxbaii	Posted: Sep 4 2006, 06:29 PM
Master Burnz Group: Members Posts: 406 Member No.: 37 Joined: 23-July 06	Ohh, thank you! The second magazine you posted, I saw at 7-11. I was going to buy it, but I didn't have any money on me at the time.

Dewi	Posted: Nov 5 2008, 08:35 PM
Mayor of Bottom Group: Admin Posts: 336 Member No.: 5 Joined: 9-July 06	More articles, anyone? -------------------- A nice read. Mayor of Bottom, Sideburnia! Jack Sparrow: What are you doing here? You look bloody awful. Norrington: You hired me. I can't help it if your standards are lax. Jack Sparrow: You smell funny.

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