Debut of New American Music Union Festival A Hit
The Raconteurs' Jack White at the New American Music Union Festival, photo by C.C. Chapman Last weekend, American Eagle Outfitters launched its inaugural music festival, New American Music Union, in the SouthSide Works area of Pittsburgh. A sold-out crowd of 10,000 was treated to performances from Bob Dylan, The Raconteurs, Gnarls Barkley, The Roots and Spoon, among others, all under the curation of Red Hot Chili Pepper Anthony Kiedis.... read more
Found in: Blogs, FestivusRobotanists - "All You Ever Wanted" (Black Keys Cover)
Click above to watch Robotanists' cover of "All You Ever Wanted," the winning video for Play the Black Keys contest sponsored by Paste and iMeem. Related Links: Robotanists on iMeem ... read more
Found in: Video of the DayRothbury 2008: Day 3
Following an Ice-Cream-Man-provided breakfast on Saturday morning, we reached the Ranch Arena, where Dead Confederate took the stage for an early-bird batch of haunted, shoegazing southern rock tunes. “Thanks for coming,” mumbled frontman Hardy Morris to the scattered audience. “We’re Vampire Weekend.” ... read more
Found in: Blogs, FestivusThe Black Keys set U.K. dates, conquer fans at Xbox
The Black Keys are headed your way, and that collective “you” now includes listeners in the U.K. as well. The band has set six dates that span from Nottingham to Bristol. ... read more
Found in: Music, NewsThe Black Keys - Philadelphia, PA - The Electric Factory - 5/15/08
Photos taken at The Electric Factory by Joseph Longo... read more
Found in: Blogs, 1000 WordsThe Black Keys: Attack & Release
Ghosts—sonic and spectral—cruise Attack & Release, the fifth album by Akron indie-blues mainstays The Black Keys... read more
Found in: Music, ReviewsThe Black Keys go through "Strange Times"
No foolin': this April began with great news as The Black Keys released their second album on Nonesuch Records, Attack & Release (produced by none other than one half of this month’s cover story, Danger Mouse). But before you get all, "Yeah, yeah, Paste, I know. I read your review too, so don't even try to point me toward it," have you seen the first video from the album? Have you?!? It's for "Strange Times," and frankly, we think it's pretty neat. The clip features the duo going special-ops on what should have been a kid friendly game of laser... read more
Found in: Music, NewsThe Black Keys set to Release Danger Mouse-helmed album
When Ike Turker passed on just under a month ago, some of you, after guffawing at this New York Post headline and subsequently hating yourself for it, may have wondered what would happen to the pending collaboration between the rock ‘n’ roll pioneer and contemporary Akron-based genre practitioners The Black Keys. The man and the duo were set to record an album produced by Danger Mouse, so anticipation was a’bubblin like magic potion. However, many months before emphysema claimed Turner's life, guitarist-vocalist Dan Auerbach and drummer Patrick Carney said they already realized the record would be their own. Titled Attack... read more
Found in: Music, NewsArthurfest set for Labor Day weekend
(Above: The Black Keys perform live.) Arthur Magazine and Spaceland Productions have joined forces to produce ArthurFest on Sep. 4 and 5 at the historic Barnsdall Art Park in the Los Feliz area of Los Angeles. The lineup includes headliners Sonic Youth, Yoko Ono, Sleater-Kinney, Spoon, The Black Keys, Cat Power and The Olivia Tremor Control. The festival will have two stages and run for two days. Two-day passes for the event are now on sale for $70 and one-day passes are $40 through ticketweb.com. In addition to live music, the festival will also feature rare avant-garde films; food stands... read more
Found in: Music, NewsThe Black Keys
When The Black Keys named their new record Rubber Factory, it was no joke. The guitar-and-drums duo’s third release was actually recorded in an abandoned General Tire factory... read more
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