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The Black Keys: Attack & Release

Ghosts—sonic and spectral—cruise Attack & Release, the fifth album by Akron indie-blues mainstays The Black Keys...  read more

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The Black Keys go through "Strange Times"

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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

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The Black Keys set to Release Danger Mouse-helmed album

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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

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Arthurfest set for Labor Day weekend

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(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

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The Black Keys

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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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The Black Keys

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Getting ready to spin Rubber Factory for the first time, it’s hard not to wonder what The Black Keys could possibly do next...  read more

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