AFI - What's in My Bag?

AFI members Adam Carson, Davey Havok and Hunter Burgan go shopping at Amoeba Music in Los Angeles. Their latest album "AFI [The Blood Album]" is available from Concord Music Group.
Check out their picks:
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds - The Good Son (LP) bit.ly/2n0lb4q
Bobby Hutcherson - Happenings (LP) bit.ly/2n0ehwc
Suicide - Suicide (LP) bit.ly/2mAqSee
Blue Cheer - Vincebus Eruptum (LP) bit.ly/2nlvgfI
William Onyeabor - LP Box Set 2 (LP) bit.ly/2o0poXJ
The Sisters Of Mercy - First And Last And Always (LP) bit.ly/2n2MY4Y
White Fence - Live In San Francisco (LP) bit.ly/2n2MlbJ
Vinyl Styl - Groove Record carrying Case (Accessory)
The Sisters Of Mercy - Interview Picture Disc (LP)
Rod Stewart - Atlantic Crossing (LP) bit.ly/2oetV83
Talking Heads - Speaking In Tongues (LP) bit.ly/2nQWTPr
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[@SilverFlame819]

I love Davey's brain. He is always so thoughtful, with beautiful descriptions. He seems like such a lovely human.

[@chuckyisadoll]

Do you know if the despair faction still exists

[@emilykrieger3322]

Davey fangirling over the Sisters of Mercy is making my day.

[@MisterLuggage]

These guys seem like super cool dudes! And their picks were awesome

[@FutileGrief]

Adam had some amazing picks!! And Davey knows his goth ;) No wonder they create such beautiful music

[@joncolunga673]

Lover this interview. Gives you insight into Hunter and Adam. Usually AFI interviews are just everyone sitting there silently while Davey Havok takes 3 minutes to try and articulate a sentence as well as he can.

[@Aster_Risk]

Jon That's why WIMB is awesome, because they just want the musicians to sit there and talk about their picks and not lead with questions only aimed at the singer.

[@Feycat_Wilds]

i notice Davey tries deflecting questions to their bandmates a LOT. some interviewers get annoyed and direct Q's to Davey specifically.

[@screambags]

It makes my silly heart warm and full knowing that there's the Blaqk Audio/Sisters tour happening after seeing how much Davey gushes over them in this.

[@fauxmosmexual]

the fact that davey havok is a spandau ballet fan rocks my world

[@SerenityChaos1975]

fauxmosmexual you can totally hear The Cure and The Smiths on Crash Love, not surprised at all that he is heavily influenced by that era of music

[@Scumbox]

AFI brought out some great horrorpunk records in the late 90s. I haven't kept up with them for a long time, but they still seem like a good bunch of dudes with a solid taste in music.

[@atrusty9729]

Geez horror punk? Micro category

[@Diogolindir]

Since Im confined to my home due to Covid, Im playing a lot of guitar and re discovering music. AFI is one of these bands I used to listen to when I was 16 and just yesterday I returned to them to find that I still like them!

[@Lucols4]

Doesn't matter if you make good music or not, if you pick Nick Cave I already like you.

[@allofthemmilkingwithgreenf7493]

Lucas Garibaldi Same.

[@briandressel1344]

Lucas Garibaldi same here. My all time favorite songwriter

[@robguccicp0141]

Same

[@davidprime6080]

Birthday Party - Nick the Stripper

[@NervousBreakdown1983]

Totally. Same here.

[@BigNastyRamon]

I always gotta leave something cheesy but this channel is like a school of music for me, I really enjoy the exposure to new sounds

[@amoeba]

Awesome to hear! We learn a lot in researching the episodes too.

[@elecktrobox]

Can't keep count of how many records I've bought over the years because of this segment. It's brilliant!

[@Guolf1005]

It really is a nice way to get to know a lot of different bands and different music genres. One of my favorites is Altin Gun. You should definitely check them out!

[@doveinjune]

Was not expecting that Suicide record! i got very happy seeing Davey pick it!

[@tovmusic]

Really loved seeing the albums that Robert De Niro picked

[@icoronado8181]

Whoah...Davey picked Suicide and Sisters of Mercy...That's rad

[@Daftchild89]

I love it when people have eclectic taste in music.

[@oxrjbizzle1984y]

they had some good choices there, afi is one hell of a band, davey's got such a unique and great voice....cool episode...

[@brittc18]

im so fucking glad he picked shit he was interested in rather than knew. refreshing af!

[@brittc18]

and his picks were amazing and equally as refreshing

[@HsgMat]

++ for sisters of mercy and the choice of Walk Away. Favorite stuff!

[@yasuke9317]

Love Sisters too. I actually met these guys, I worked a show they played in Albuquerque. Such great guys, totally cool and very nice. They killed it that night. ❤AFI

[@ComradeStiv]

AFI to me by now are like great old friends I've never met. Had a big ol grin thru this whole sitdown and got a bunch of music to check out. Bcz if my homies like it ........

[@roberttreanor7252]

Hunter has the best taste AND is practical. Coincidentally, his bass lines are the best part of the band.

[@nickfromCO]

Not an AFI fan but they have some kick ass taste in music...pleasantly surprised.

[@AlilBitAlexxis]

I love this so much. amoeba is where I bought my first AFI record ❤

[@Thecriticalplug]

Yoooo I hear the Influence on Davey from Sisters of Mercy 😱

[@BrenCustomCreations]

Thank you for another great episode of 'What's in My Bag'. Such an interesting and enjoyable show.

[@amoeba]

+CaliPoppyRocks thanks for watching!

[@ZMCA97]

I'd be interested in seeing Al Jourgensen, Marilyn Manson (I know you had Twiggy) or Trent Reznor on WIMB

[@adot9259]

zachdahmer yes to all of them.

[@nasboost1031]

zachdahmer definitely trent. I know he would go straight to David Lynch movies lol

[@Diatonic5th]

Sisters of Mercy and Bobby Hutcherson! Good picks here.

[@xXLegitPPVProductionsXx]

*hear them introduce themselves and say, "we are AFI"* my reaction: no your not, WHERE THE FREAK IS JADE?!?!

[@nekroalvarez1350]

I said the same thing!

[@dirtkills]

Afi hasnt been afi since geoof and mark left actually since all hallows ep loo

[@KnaveMurdok]

Sisters of Mercy HAS to be criminally underrated because little known fact about goths is that they actually hate their own music so the best way to know how good a goth band is is by how many goths hate them.

[@medes5597]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/gYqqqnZjoKtjbNk This song about Andrew Eldritch dealing with being forgotten by so many people touches on that exact theme.

[@SerenityChaos1975]

What!? All the goths I hung out with back in the late 80s/90s loved and still love The Sisters Of Mercy.

[@automatwinslaytracks]

Why are you acting like you know shit when you absolutely don’t?

[@matthews852]

@@automatwinslaytracks Andrew made it abundantly clear that the Sisters weren’t goth. I would say most bands from the era that fell under the goth umbrella resented the label. Peter Murphy, Robert Smith, Siouxsie, Jaz Coleman all rejected the notion they were goth . Even Rozz Williams worked the rest of his career to shed the goth attachment, and he’s about as goth as it gets. This sentiment trickled down to fans as well, so I’d say he does know what he’s talking about. Maybe you don’t??

[@automatwinslaytracks]

@@matthews852 I was referring to "the best way to know how good a goth band is is by how many goths hate them." Sisters is in the holy trinity of bands beloved by goths

[@VinylandKicks86]

not surprised these dudes have awesome taste in music one of the few bands out of the early '00s "emo scene" that i think were actually talented.i know they were doing punk in the '90s before they changed their sound that era of their music is also very solid.

[@bucketsaremyfriend]

We'll just forget the whole screamo bullshit they tried to pull. Black Sails forever. And don't get me wrong, I love screamo and still listen to a lot of that garbage to this day, but their take sucked.

[@alexmohr1072]

@@bucketsaremyfriend your take sucked

[@DavidDantePhoenix]

Would definitely be interested to have a peak in Jade's bag, too.

[@Kajwixi]

Davey having the absolute best taste in music. 🥀

[@stace_d]

LOVE THEM.

[@OtherMike5000]

Best Spandau Ballet song EVER!!!

[@eltambore]

The moment Adam pulled out Nick Cave's The Good Son, I knew this was going to be an awesome episode!

[@BikiniDeathSquad]

Love the Sisters of Mercy album

[@markshadows3667]

great episode. Over the years I've been introduced to lots of bands from Davey especially. Would love to see one of these with Wes Eisold.

[@maladroitcolors]

Thank you Davey for turning me on to Spandau Ballet

[@drewkatchen805]

This was really nice; I enjoyed their picks and they seem like nice people.

[@Unklechopchop]

Wow ... Prob my favourite "What's in my bag?!" So far

[@numsiskit]

Shout out to the Tribe. Glad that one made this video. One of the better hip hop albums ever, imo.

[@stephperson9338]

I realize on the 16 years I’ve been listening to AFI that I have severely underestimated Adam because he just brought up my favorite Spiritualized album and everything I love about it.

[@Chillmvster]

Great selections

[@TheresOnlyOneJosh]

Amoeba, you da real MVP

[@amoeba]

+ILLmatic Productions thanks! 😃

[@Dan-Null]

I think Davey Havok was wearing a snuggie with a zipper on it.

[@sigriurasasigurardottir6227]

im from iceland and afi means grandpa in icelandic

[@livingabstraction2206]

Can't agree enough on the Blue Cheer, Suicide, and A Tribe Called Quest selection. Do need to check out to check out the Nigerian artist they were talking about. He seems very interesting.

[@bullenmabior9220]

Living Abstraction he is great, checkout atomic bomb by him

[@CelticMudkip]

William Onyeabor had a bit of a revival in the last few years, and a greatly renewed interest in his work. It's a shame he passed away, but at least his work was given new life in the last years of his life. SUPER worth checking out in full (and I do mean in full).

[@flordeleon6726]

in love with AFI and its cool to know Davey's hair is growing again!

[@livemusic977]

keeping our fingers crossed? lol

[@Ravensikkness]

Amina Kurbidaeva YESSS DAVEY NEEDS HIS PUNK ROCK LOOK AGAIN.

[@joannasforehead9715]

Who gives a shit

[@leonardovillegas1119]

@@joannasforehead9715 clearly you care since you took the time to comment.

[@pabloisusi6097]

You can tell they are floating in the space. What an album! God bless Jason Pierce.

[@arabe66]

Davey has an amazing voice! Wow

[@loudmind68]

Aaron really knows about heavy metal origins: BLUE CHEER. Period, cheers, thanks

[@aplaguedoctor406]

I thought it was Adam?

[@Bubonic1313]

You ask Tony Iommi or the rest of Sabbath where Heavy Metal started, they'll say Blue Cheer.

[@jlayton2335]

Electrickoolaid A I think his middle name is aaron

[@DavidDantePhoenix]

Aaron... good job.

[@kylishawillow9372]

His name is Adam 😊

[@JapaneseDenim]

I can’t say I’m a fan but anyone that picks Bobby Hutcherson, Suicide, Blue Cheer and William Onyeabor is cool in my book. Oh yeah Sisters of Mercy slaps too

[@boywonders]

They have great taste! Can't wait to see them in Pittsburgh in June!

[@johntx3016]

This is why AFI is such a talented band because of their influence

[@irmanaranjo755]

love them & their picks made me love them even more 💙

[@keithsherri9096]

LOL I was just listening to Sisters of Mercy last weekend

[@SongMakerNYC]

Saw Sisters Of Mercy in around 2004-05 @ Roseland Ballroom...Killing Gig

[@sxippydennison3577]

I love hearing about the influences/interests of bands I greatly adore. I actually bought that Rod Stewart album in Japan based on the cover, also their choices are very akin to my musical interests, so thank you so much for this.

[@melissachinnici]

this was such an amazing episode. they all have good taste.

[@aplaguedoctor406]

Fuuuck I never expected to see Blue Cheer on an AFI video. Especially considering AFI's "straight edge" attitude. Great choice Adam. Their second album's even better tho :)

[@TheJordanHageman]

Adam's not edge

[@refuzed74]

I love Adam's picks

[@janet840]

Me and Davey have so much in common. Dark goth music for life

[@SMROTSMK]

The best part of this is being able to hear from EACH member and not just one. If only Jade was included! :)

[@aoautumn3932]

So sweet

[@drewdavis4614]

These fellas are insane talented musicians... Love this Interview ! :)

[@marysollosada5175]

I love them

[@auggirangel8829]

This is awesome in so many fronts

[@jasonsenator6144]

good band to see live.

[@searcherT]

Yeh Sisters of Mercy, them and old Xymox really brings back memories

[@seanthebaptist6757]

Sisters Of Mercy all day every day

[@MrNateskate256]

Wow Spandau Ballet is great! Thanks for the suggestions

[@JagBetty]

The sisters of mercy....great stuff.

[@tedthefullbringer260]

Hunter is so funky. Google "who's gonna love u now", thank me later.

[@SMIERTC]

Ted the Fullbringer lol I second it!

[@dddd717]

I saw them in atx years ago and af

[@icecreamcowboyz9466]

their music taste is great, they should make a album that sounds like all that

[@Underthejrose]

basically what they do, a little more on a nuance level than direct

[@JohmathanBSwift]

Nick Cave did a piece that made the movie Until the End of the World. Sort of a dire detective do or die piece. Without that song the movie , well anyways. Love the vibraphone, Lionel Hampton.Back then you had Wes Montgomery ,Little Jimmy Scott, Sony Rollins .Most of that music I didn't understand until I listened to Thelonious Monk's Brilliant Corners. Since then,.... Blue Cheer yup. You can't forget Blood Rock. My Brother got me into Sisters of Mercy. Bout the same time my friend got me into Christian Death. My musical tastes have never been the same. Bolshoi's Sunday Morning , Gene Loves Jezebel ,.... kiss of life.,,, Got to see David Byrne when he did the rei momo tour. Great show. Got to meet him briefly the next day. It's kinda weird when you meet someone that you've admired for sometime, but very cool too . There just normal people who like coffee to. I just love this whole what's in your bag . Really good musicians sharing their musical likes.

[@karismatica55]

Wow, everything the guys picked is awesome!!! Eeeeeh! I love Spandau Ballet! Tony Hadley looked so hot in that video :D

[@benjamincook6321]

AFI burning through the /mu/ essentials

[@bimini3251]

i love them!!! but wow time has flown by.

[@Bubby-vc5fv]

These guys have some super interesting picks! Gotta love it!

[@doriannoir9125]

Yes sisters of mercy!

[@darkcheaker]

Holy shit, I never knew about Blue Sheer, but Summertime Blues appears on '68 record "Two Part Viper", and I never knew it was a cover, such a rad song! Thanks AFI! And you should definitely bring Josh Scogin to Amoeba.

[@franciscodiaz3028]

I liked hunter's picks the most. I figured as much about Davey picking post punk/goth.

[@panu7]

This guys have really good taste.

[@korn454]

Sisters of mercy, nice.

[@BeezSays]

Davey

[@MrLuigiSib]

That's Not Metal Beez?

[@BeezSays]

Close, but no cigar. We all love AFI here. ;)

[@johnnyscifi]

That tribe record is awesome!!!

[@RockBottomRiser21]

Adam Driver at 0:36

[@joeygarcia2460]

Steven that's kid congo powers

[@patrickdolph3088]

just ordered sing the sorrow, huh

[@loxeggcheese]

happenings is such a great record!

[@rickbrooks1608]

Davey has excellent taste!

[@stefaniecalhoun8856]

Where's Jade!?

[@bucketsaremyfriend]

Little disappointed Gray Matter wasn't mentioned at all. I swear I hear the influence on some of their earlier stuff, but maybe not... _Take It Back_ is one of my all time favorites. Classic.

[@livingabstraction2206]

Speak of the devil, I was just thinking about AFI just yesterday.

[@RayasNegroOvejas]

This is the first time I hear this expression in english, in swedish we have "talk of the trolls…" ;

[@almonkobain6881]

A fire inside

[@Gguy061]

I never liked this band. I didn't expect to be such a huge fan of their pics. I never would have guessed they like Bobby Hutcherson. Very cool

[@Jabberstax]

They seem to like a lot of British music.

[@jessicaconejo4927]

Sisters of mercy

[@brybaby89]

Yaaay. In the absence of Jade Hunter and Adam got to speak! XD

[@haydenlee3925]

When they're like "What's in the bag?" and you're like, "Oh that's totally not a bomb."

[@Underthejrose]

Really enjoyed seeing these picks from the guys; 3/4 of my favorite band. I had a feeling Adam's collection was mostly psychedelic and trippy rock stuff. That space song was cool, I will be looking further into that one. Hunter's record case was a great loophole in the series sequence, and I'm glad he mentioned Onyeabor. I expected a Sisters of Mercy record to pop up, but didn't think a picture disc would. Oh Dave! It would be interesting if he tried singing in his Andrew Eldritch impersonation voice XD

[@wowmedia9614]

Yayyyyyyyyy, An All Vegan/Vegetarian Band.