After the Black Keys wrapped up Dropout Boogie, their forthcoming 11th record, something unlikely happened. “Dan [Auerbach] called me and said, ‘It’s really good,’ which is unusual for him,” says drummer Patrick Carney from his Nashville home. “I don’t think he’s ever called and said that. He doesn’t go back …
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J. Cole‘s The Off-Season was a resounding success in its first week, earning more than 37,000 sales and more than 290 million streams, debuting at Number One on the Rolling Stone Top 200 Albums chart. Only Taylor Swift has enjoyed a bigger first week in 2021 thanks to Fearless (Taylor’s …
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In 2012, the Black Keys’ Dan Auerbach was able to fulfill a lifetime dream of working with the late Dr. John, who died Thursday of heart failure at the age of 77. With Auerbach acting as producer and guitarist, the album, Locked Down, evoked Dr. John’s swamp-rock days while also …
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Billie Eilish, The Black Keys and Vampire Weekend are among the artists announced for annual Las Vegas festival Life Is Beautiful. The festival, which will take place September 20-22, will also include performances by Post Malone, Chance The Rapper, Lil Wayne, Zedd and Carly Rae Jepsen. The outdoor festival takes …
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The Black Keys have unveiled their scorching, psychedelic new song “Lo/Hi.” It’s the duo’s – Dan Auerbach and Patrick Carney – first new music since their 2014 album, Turn Blue. Written and produced by Auerbach and Carney, they recorded the single at Auerbach’s Easy Eye Sound studio in Nashville, Tennessee. …
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