The Black Keys

  • News and Notes

    It’s time to reboot the Steve Jobs machine, which means I need to clean off my desktop.  Here’s what I am looking at on Halloween morning. Loutallica Do you remember last week when I (and the rest of the world) shredded the Lou Reed / Metallica collaboration?  This headline in Spin Magazine “Metallica Already…

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  • First Listen to the New Black Keys Single, “Lonely Boy”

    Do you remember a couple of weeks ago when we talked about the new Black Keys record El Camino, and the hilarious commercial and advertisement to announce the release?  Well, the hilarity continues with a peek at the first single off the record (which releases on December 6th) titled “Lonely Boy”. You can watch…

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  • 2011 Outside Lands Reviews

    I’ve been AWOL for the past three days.  I know, I missed you too.  I escaped the Tennessee heat for a little time in San Francisco to check out some bands at the Outside Lands festival (thanks a lot to the folks over at Superfly Presents for making it possible).  Outside Lands is set…

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  • Get to know: Beaten Awake

    I just found a new band thanks to a tweet from The Black Key’s drummer, Patrick Carney. Beaten Awake is an Ohio band who was coming up around the same time and place as Ohio-to-Nashville superstars The Black Keys.  It’s not hard to imagine that these guys spent some time listening to records together,…

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  • Ettes bragging on Nashville

    Check out a recent post by CMJ’s Scene Report series where the Nashville band, Ettes, highlights some of their favorite local bands, venues, and hangouts.  Shoutouts include Jack White’s Third Man and The Black Keys effect on the scene; bands like Hans Condor and Turbo Fruits; venues…. The Mercy Lounge, Springwater Supper Club, and…

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  • Hanni El Khatib – Bonnaroo preview (and The End)

    Is San Francisco rocker Hanni El Khatib a one-man Black Keys?  Well, wait, he plays live with a drummer…. making him a two-piece… just like the Black Keys.  Regardless, he has that hard driving, dive bar, whiskey drinking, shooting pool with your head nodding, kind of sound.  I wish I could see this guy…

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  • Today’s stars cover Buddy Holly

    In memoriam to Buddy Holly (1936-1959), who would have turned 75 this year, an awesome collection of contemporary stars are releasing covers for a tribute album to the Rock-n-Roll pioneer.  Buddy Holly became an American Rock n’ Roll icon in only a year and a half before the 22 year old musician was killed…

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