Blaqk Audio Tour Summary Fun stuff inside

Blaqk Audio Tour Summary! (Fun stuff inside.)

I distinctly remember getting a phone call from one of my Buzznet superiors just prior to the Dimension Films panel at Comic-Con. Imagine my excitement to find out that I'd be coming home from San Diego early Sunday so that I could meet up with Blaqk Audio for their promotional radio tour for CexCells.

A bit of a backstory: Last March, I covered AFI's Spring Tour of the west coast. I conceived of the idea, and Buzznet and Interscope approved. I'd follow the band for just over two weeks, catching 7 shows and blogging along the way. It was an absolute blast and a dream to do: "touring" with a band I loved and doing it for a job I enjoy.

So, when given the opportunity to travel up the west coast to document the meet and greets the band would orchestrate with fans, I couldn't help but accept.

What impressed me most about the entire ordeal was how informal, personal, and creative these places where. Some weird bar/club in Santa Monica that held 60 people, tops. The Bodies Exhibit in San Diego. The Digital Expressions College in Emeryville. The Pus Cavern in Sacramento. The Beach House in Seattle, Washington.

I got to travel to Seattle and spend the day with my friend Stephie. (I hadn't been to Seattle since I was 6. Imagine my excitement.)

I ate some gnarly-awesome vegan food and I'm convinced that I belong in either Berkeley or Seattle. And spending two days with Talia? 'Nuff said.

(That's Reno Nasrallah. Good to see him in Berkeley too.)

The whole point of this is to provide an overall wrap up of my experience to help promote CexCells, which continues to grow on me the more I listen to it. (Which is surprising, since I didn't like it the first time I heard it.) It all culminated with me being able to finally interview two members of a band I hold in high regards.

And now I share that with you!

The Interviews:
Interview: Part I
Interview: Part II
Interview: Part III

The Webisodes:
#1: Nine Inch Nails
#2: "Mute"
#3: Blaqk Audio Live
#4: Straight Edge

A neat video I shot and edited from the Emeryville Listening Party and Meet N' Greet:
Emeryville Video

And for those who are photo-inclined:
Official Blaqk Audio Gallery
My personal photo gallery of the trip

BUT I AM NOT DONE!

We have footage we're editing from the signing that Blaqk Audio did here in Los Angeles 2 days after CexCells was released. It's epic. It's hilarious. It's intense. And we'll hopefully have it up in the next couple of days!!!!

AWESOME. Enjoy, for all those who don't get the chance to see these guys live. Please feel free to spread this around MySpace, messageboard, LiveJournal, etc so that more people can see the interviews!

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Comments (6)

	xxxjadepugetxxx: 08/30/2007 2:40 PM Love the videos.
	theshadowboxer: 08/30/2007 4:01 PM Mark, these rock. You did a fantastic job! I enjoyed each video. You need separate mics, though. I wanted to hear what you said a couple of times (when they had the mic). Fantastic work, you rock journalist, you!!
	phoenix82: 08/30/2007 4:29 PM dear mark, you're loved. i assure you that. xxx
	unsceneunheard: 08/30/2007 5:19 PM sounds like one hell of an adventure. sidenote: the Bodies exhibition in SD scared the crap outta me. :(
	maidenofsemioticlove: 08/31/2007 8:20 AM Mark...you rule man. You have the coolest job. I'm totally envious of you. :) All of us here totally appreciate what a great job you have been doing with Blaqk Audio. We look forward to your posts and your wonderful smile to brighten our days in the photo's you post.
	beucky: 08/31/2007 8:49 AM hey