Tag: "The Black Keys"

The Heavy : The Glorious Dead
0 Comments. 356 Views. Posted 7 Feb 2013 @ 11:57am.
I once made the stupid decision to purchase a 40 kg bag of concrete without any vehicular means of transporting it home. With cognitive reasoning that made a gnat seem like Stephen Hawking, I convinced myself it’d be easy to lug this bag of heavy grey stone and concrete dust home. I did eventually, generating gallons of sweat, amusing passing onlookers and almost breaking my back in the process... Read More
The Black Keys @ Sidney Myer Music Bowl
0 Comments. 1,841 Views. Posted 13 Nov 2012 @ 10:33am.
The Black Keys are no overnight success story, however it’s clearly been the reaction to El Camino that sees thousands sell out Melbourne’s Sidney Myer Music Bowl.   Hands down, Pat Carney and Dan Auerbach are ineffable in their ability to create raucous, yet groove-inspired, rock and blues. Their combined talents evident on every release and tonight’s performance reiterates the musical... Read More
The Black Keys Second Melbourne Show
0 Comments. 1,445 Views. Posted 19 Apr 2012 @ 9:53am.
  They've come a long way from Ohio, now the world's biggest two-piece have sold-out their first show at Myer Music Bowl. But fret not, a second Melbourne show has just been announced. When they were last in town, The Black Keys had a multi-night run at The Hi-Fi. Now they're selling out one of our biggest venues in fine style.   Support on both nights comes from Sydney's hottest... Read More
The Black Keys Announce Tour
1 Comments. 1,514 Views. Posted 17 Apr 2012 @ 9:10am.
  We knew they'd be coming out at some point soon and, finally, confirmation has landed. The Black Keys are coming to Australia! After the raging mainstream success of their seventh and latest album release, El Camino, it seems our favourite purveyors of DIY garage soul are set not only to play down here, but play some of the biggest venues our fair country has on offer.   Apparently... Read More
The Black Keys : El Camino
0 Comments. 2,460 Views. Posted 30 Nov 2011 @ 10:10am.
With a trail of killer gold-status singles, a stash of Grammy awards, and album sales edging closer to two million copies worldwide, The Black Keys seventh full-length release is arriving to nothing short of grand expectations. Hitting shelves on Friday, the only physical copy in Victoria was escorted to the Beat offices last week for a chaperoned first listen to El Camino, the next highly... Read More
The Black Keys : Lonely Boy
0 Comments. 1,082 Views. Posted 2 Nov 2011 @ 11:08am.
The first track off The Black Keys' forthcoming El Camino is grungy, upbeat and made to inspire shit hot dancing in middle-aged black office workers. For evidence, see the music video - a meme-worthy performance to rival Praise You and that awesome Ok Go running machine thing. The song is great, with a squelchy almost surf rock tempo and a cruisy little hook, but the video is an instant classic... Read More
The Ettes
0 Comments. 1,003 Views. Posted 27 Oct 2011 @ 9:07am.
How could you stay mad at The Ettes? The effervescent Nashville-based trio emanate a delightfully affable brand of fuzzy guitar rock, generating a party-starting mentality which is far too infectious to be considered offensive. But stay mad at The Ettes is exactly what Irish rockabilly queen Imelda May did, kicking the band off her North American tour after Ettes lead singer Coco made some fairly... Read More
Felicity Ward: Dear Reputable Music Magazine Editor
0 Comments. 2,856 Views. Posted 19 Apr 2011 @ 11:05am.
Dear Reputable Music Magazine Editor, There’s a serious, unaddressed problem within the music industry. I’m talking about music that makes me want to have sex with you. There are some songs and some bands that make me want to grab a man by the collar, push him and his pelvis against a wall, and plant one on him. Then, say nothing, drop my business card at his feet & mouth the words “you... Read More
Tool
14 Comments. 4,105 Views. Posted 20 Jan 2011 @ 11:22am.
The prospect of interviewing Tool makes my nape-hairs bristle in a giddy Mexican wave, and not just because Lateralus heavily informed my formative years. Some moons ago in a time where I couldn’t yet construct a devastatingly handsome sentence but dearly loved all things metal and interesting, I somehow found myself at the listening party for the release of 10,000 Days... Read More
Grinderman
0 Comments. 1,255 Views. Posted 20 Jan 2011 @ 11:23am.
  In the world of music, the 'difficult second album' is very much like the troublesome sequel in a movie franchise. Often overambitious and poorly realised, both movie sequels and sophomore albums always run the risk of trying to offer too much and spoiling the formula fans found so engaging in the first place or, on the other hand, simply dropping into stale repetition. The Nick Cave-led... Read More
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