11 Reasons to Go Buy Vinyl at Your Local Record Store Today

11 Reasons to Go Buy Vinyl at Your Local Record Store Today

Record Store Day in November is like Christmas in July—a bonus holiday that makes for good shopping. While your aunts and uncles go bust the doors of every big-box chain, sneak out to that indie record store downtown and get your hands on some great exclusive vinyl releases. You can find the full list here and list of participating stores here, but we picked out 11 of our favorites below:...  read more

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Vampire Weekend, LCD Soundsystem, More Contribute to Gulf Coast Relief Album

Vampire Weekend, LCD Soundsystem, More Contribute to Gulf Coast Relief Album

Vampire Weekend, LCD Soundsystem, The National, Phoenix and The Black Keys are just a few of the artists who will contribute to an upcoming Gulf Coast relief album....  read more

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The 50 Best Beatles Covers of All Time

The 50 Best Beatles Covers of All Time

Few songwriters have been so thoroughly covered as Lennon/McCartney, and the diversity of Beatles covers is a tribute to the Fab Four's unmatched mark on pop music.  read more

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The Black Keys Ready Brothers Box Set

The Black Keys Ready <em>Brothers</em> Box Set

This Black Friday (Nov. 26), here’s one more reason to add a record store to the list of stops on your shopping frenzy: The Black Keys will release a limited-edition box set version of Brothers....  read more

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Austin City Limits Day Two Photos Ft. The Black Keys, Monsters of Folk, The xx, Matt & Kim, More

Austin City Limits Day Two Photos Ft. The Black Keys, Monsters of Folk, The xx, Matt & Kim, More

Photos by Mark C. Austin...  read more

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Kings of Leon, Black Keys, Whigs Photos - The Woodlands, TX - 9/22/10

Kings of Leon, Black Keys, Whigs Photos - The Woodlands, TX - 9/22/10

Photos by Mark C. Austin...  read more

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ZZ Top Working on New Album with Rick Rubin, Black Keys

ZZ Top Working on New Album with Rick Rubin, Black Keys

ZZ Top have teamed up with super-producer Rick Rubin for their 15th studio release....  read more

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Elijah Wood Talks Charity Compilation, Imaginary Dogs

Elijah Wood Talks Charity Compilation, Imaginary Dogs

Turns out, he's a huge Sleigh Bells fan...  read more

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The 15 Best Music Performances on Late-Night TV in May

The 15 Best Music Performances on Late-Night TV in May

This has been Music-On-TV Appreciation Month at Paste. In addition to all the good prime-time music, there’s been a wealth of amazing musical guests on the late-night talk shows lately. A couple of weeks ago, I looked at the state of late-night music, and liked what I saw. Here’s a countdown of my 15 favorite late-night performances from May:...  read more

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The Black Keys: Brothers

The Black Keys: <em>Brothers</em>

Music shines, lyrics whine Yes, Danger Mouse produced a track (“Tighten Up”) for this blues-rock duo on its sixth album. But the name to note in the credits is mixer Tchad Blake, who gives the songs a swampy texture that nevertheless carves out individual space for each instrument. Guitarist Dan Auerbach and drummer Patrick Carney swing more loosely than usual, too, particularly on the Bo Diddley-gone-glam stomp “Howlin’ For You.” “The Only One” incorporates droning organ chords to nice effect....  read more

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