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TweetShare This post is a “QuickPick”.  QuickPicks are my attempt at getting all of the music that’s sent to me that I like (or just music I like but have no words for because it’s so awesome), out into the dubya dots. Any time I get sent music that I like I “star” it in [...]

TweetShare Way back at the start of May last year I posted a new jam by The Black Keys called “Ohio”. The song was initially only available as a b-side to a 7″ single but the band released it as a free download on their site before their excellent album “Brothers” dropped.  Yesterday they released [...]

TweetShare Artist: The Black Keys Hometown: Akron, Ohio, U.S.A. Members: Dan Auerbach, Patrick Carney Formed: 2001 Released: 2010 Genre: Rock, Blues, Indie, Alternative Label: Alive, Fat Possum, Nonesuch,V2 Singles: “Tighten Up” Connect: Facebook | Twitter | MySpace | Website | Last.fm Buy The Album: Amazon - Vinyl | CD | MP3 Insound – Vinyl | CD | MP3 eMusic [...]

TweetShare This post is a “QuickPick”. QuickPicks are my attempt at getting all of the music that’s sent to me that I like (or just music I like but have no words for because it’s so awesome), out into the dubya dots. Any time I get sent music that I like I “star” it in [...]

TweetShare Okay, already blogged to death, but you can’t deny the awesomeness of Hoodie’s new mixtape, ‘Pep Rally’. He showcases a perfect blend of hip hop/indie. His raps are quick and the lyrics often just seem to resemble a list of pop culture references (although not quite as randomly as I’ve made it sound). There’s [...]

TweetShare UPDATE: I also added a performance of “Ten Cent Pistol” they did exclusively for me Fallon’s site. Two nights ago David Letterman was graced by the presence of The Black Keys playing “Tighten Up”, the lead single from their Top 3 album “Brothers”.  I was never a huge Letterman fan, I think he can [...]

TweetShare It was a good night for late night TV music with The Black Keys on Letterman,  Frightened Rabbit on Fallon, and OK GO on Carson. The more I read and speak to people about The Black Keyss latest album “Brothers” the more I hear great things about it, and it really is an awesome [...]

TweetShare The previous video for “Tighten Up”, the lead single from The Black Keys’ just released sixth album “Brothers”, featuring Frank The Funkasaurus Rex was seven shades of awesome. For some reason they made another video for “Tighten Up” and it’s pretty boring actually.  It has kiddie-fights, pocket-donuts, and the two band members changing roles [...]

TweetShare Previously only available on 7″, The Black Keys have just made “Ohio” available as a free download by signing up for their site. You can grab your own copy by going to their site, or have a listen below.  Also check out their awesome and hilarious videos for “Tighten Up” and “Next Girl“.  ”Brothers”, [...]

TweetShare Coming off the back of their ridiculously awesome video for “Tighten Up”, The BLack Keys offered two free tracks for immediate download if you pre-ordered their upcoming “Brothers” album from their website. Will over at WeAllWantSomeone got his lucky little hands on one of those tracks “Next Girl”, and it’s pretty good.  Even though [...]

TweetShareThe Black Keys just posted to their YouTube account a video for “Tighten Up” that features a dinosaur puppet doing en excellent job of lip-syncing to their new song. Check iiiiiit. Ok, this video is awesome, I’m loving the dance moves and the bi-polar, passive-aggressive text scrolling along the bottom. Pre-order “Brothers” – Amazon