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The Black Keys’ Ascent From Indie Heroes To Rock Gods [Watch]

How did two dudes from Akron, Ohio make the platinum leap?

2013/05/13

Justin Bieber: ‘Black Keys Drummer Should Be Slapped Around’

After Beiber’s “snub” Carney told TMZ that Bieber doesn’t really need the gongs. “He’s rich, right? I mean, I don’t know. Grammys are, like, for music, not for money, and he’s making a lot of money. I guess buy a minivan and go on tour – see what happens.”

2013/02/12

Black Keys, Dan Auerbach Dominate Rock GRAMMYS

The Black Keys are the dominant rock band of the moment, if the GRAMMYS are to be believed. The band won a handful of awards, while Dan Auerbach has won an additional one for Producer […]

2013/02/10

Dr. John ‘Locks Down’ Best Blues Album

Dr. John’s Locked Down exposed the New Orleans legend to a new audience, and much of that was due to the album’s producer: Dan Auerbach of The Black Keys. Tonight it took home the GRAMMY […]

2013/02/10

The Black Keys’ Notes On Success: ‘Never Feel Like You’re Entitled To It’

Despite not releasing an album in 2012, the Black Keys dominated the year in a lot of ways. The most surprising thing, however, is the feasibility of the rock duo doing the same thing in […]

2013/01/21

Billy Joel, Fleetwood Mac, Hall & Oates To Perform At New Orleans Jazz Fest

A number of legendary artists from the ’60s and ’70s will grace the many stages at the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival this spring, including Billy Joel, Fleetwood Mac, Hall & Oates, Earth Wind […]

2013/01/17

Inside Album Of The Year: The Black Keys’ ‘El Camino’

Although it was released in 2011, The Black Keys’ El Camino was one of the biggest albums of 2012; it catapulted the group to arena-headlining status and earned them five GRAMMY nominations, including Album Of […]

2013/01/11

Neil Young Goes PG-13, Foo Fighters Retire (?) At Global Festival In NYC

The Global Citizen Festival in New York City was an event with a stated goal to “Celebrate the progress made in fighting extreme poverty, secure financial commitments for tackling extreme poverty and disease, and mobilise thousands of ambassadors for change.” But festival headliner Neill Young made sure that this wasn’t your average televised money and awareness raising concert: when he and Crazy Horse played “F***in’ Up,” it took the event straight into PG-13 (or R) territory.

2012/09/30

Pizza Hut And Home Depot To The Black Keys: Go Kick Rocks

Notorious for dissing other bands, karma has bitten the Black Keys in the form of two counter lawsuits from Pizza Hut and Home Depot denying they ripped off two of the band’s songs for TV spots.

2012/08/22

Neil Young & Crazy Horse, Foo Fighters To Headline Global Festival In NYC

Information on how to get tickets is available at Global Citizen’s website: you can earn tickets by “learning, sharing and taking action against global poverty.” Three points gets you into a drawing to win a pair of tickets to the festival. There are also limited V.I.P. tickets available that you can purchase.

2012/08/07

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