Stream The Black Keys’ First Album In 5 Years, “Let’s Rock”
The Black Keys started out as a scrappy blues-rock duo from Akron, Ohio. Somehow, they ended up as one of the biggest rock bands in the world. After completing their unlikely ascension to stardom with...
View ArticleRosalía Is Becoming Earth’s Most Exciting Pop Star
At this late date it's rare to encounter music that truly sounds like nothing else, but El Mal Querer pulled it off last year. The Catalonian singer Rosalía's second album was truly unique, alchemizing...
View ArticleJack White Talks Greta Van Fleet, “Old Town Road,”& Woodstock 50
Naturally, Jack White likes Greta Van Fleet. In a new interview with Rolling Stone, White praises the young band, who won a Grammy earlier this year for Best Rock Album. "They’re three Polish brothers...
View ArticleWatch The Black Keys’ MasterClass Parody Video
MasterClass prides itself on offering "online classes taught by the world's greatest minds." That includes cooking tips from Gordon Ramsey, acting lessons from Natalie Portman, and creative writing...
View ArticleBlack Keys Share Statement Re: Hundreds Of Ticketholders Turned Away From...
Hundreds of fans who purchased tickets from reliable third-party vendors like StubHub, SeatGeek, and Vivid Seats were turned away from the Black Keys' tour opener at the Wiltern on Thursday night, The...
View ArticleWatch Wayne Newton Join The Black Keys At Life Is Beautiful
The Black Keys welcomed Wayne Newton to the stage last night at the Life Is Beautiful Music & Art Festival in Las Vegas. The Sin City staple, who currently has a residency at Caesars Palace, joined...
View ArticleWatch The Black Keys Play “Lo/Hi”&“Go” On Kimmel
This past summer, the Black Keys returned, after a five-year absence, with the new album "Let's Rock" -- quotation marks theirs. Five years is a long time, especially when you're two aging dudes in an...
View ArticleThe Black Keys –“Keep My Name Outta Your Mouth”&“Black Mud Part II”
Here’s a daunting realization: The Black Keys have been releasing albums for almost 20 years. They’ve been a couple different bands in that time. For years, they were prolific purveyors of a scuzzy,...
View ArticleWe’ve Got A File On You: Patrick Carney
We’ve Got A File On You features interviews in which artists share the stories behind the extracurricular activities that dot their careers: acting gigs, guest appearances, random internet ephemera, etc.
View ArticleBlack Keys Drummer Patrick Carney Subbing In For Local Legend John Adams At...
At almost every Cleveland Indians home game since August 25, 1973, a man named John Adams has played a bass drum in the last row of the left field bleachers. That summer, a 21-year-old Adams brought...
View ArticleThe Black Keys Announce Blues Covers Album Delta Kream
Before the Black Keys became an arena-filling mainstream rock band, they were just two guys making scuzzy garage-blues in an Akron, Ohio basement. And it seems like they’re looking to reconnect with...
View ArticleThe Black Keys –“Crawling Kingsnake” (John Lee Hooker Cover)
Earlier this week word got out that the Black Keys are following up their 2019 comeback “Let’s Rock” with Delta Kream, a tribute to the pioneering Mississippi hill country blues musicians that formed...
View Article45 Lost Albums We Want To Hear
Have you ever really stopped and thought about how intricate and difficult the process of making a successful album must be? There is, of course, the basic issue of inspiration. Every artist must wring...
View ArticleWatch The Black Keys Play Delta Kream Songs On Colbert
The Black Keys just released their new album Delta Kream, a collection of covers honoring pioneering Mississippi hill country blues artists like Junior Kimbrough and Big Joe Williams, yesterday. And...
View ArticleTwenty One Pilots Grow Up And Settle Down
You can only cling to your big wheel for so long before adult life comes for you. For proof, look no further than the massively successful pop-rock duo Twenty One Pilots.
View ArticleDan Auerbach Making Directorial Debut With Documentary About Dr. John
The Black Keys’ Dan Auerbach will direct his first feature-length film, a documentary about Dr. John, the Louisiana-born musician who passed away two years ago at 77. Auerbach had collaborated with Dr....
View ArticleEl Camino Turns 10
Suddenly, the Black Keys were everywhere. In fairness, the process had actually been unfolding for years. Never strangers to syncing their music, the duo had recently achieved a new level of exposure...
View ArticleDan Auerbach Releasing Album Of Previously Unheard Son House Music
The delta blues singer and guitarist Son House died in 1988 at the age of 86. When Son House died, the Black Keys frontman Dan Auerbach was eight years old. Like so many of his blues-influenced rocker...
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