Tag Archives: The Black Keys

The Black Keys – Brothers May 17, 2010

The Black Keys new album Brothers comes out on May 18th.  It’s exactly what you might expect from the Keys and, in my opinion, it further solidifies their reign as the current heavyweight champs of real, head bobbing, lip curling rock.  For better or worse, they’re a bit more bluesy than other great modern day [...] Read More…

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BlakRoc is near… November 17, 2009

I can’t wait for the BlakRoc album (The Black Keys hip hop project featuring songs with artists such as Mos Def, Q-Tip, RZA, Raekwon, Ludacris, Jim Jones, Pharoah Monch, and more).  I posted a little about the project not too long ago (here) and recently came across the two tracks below.  I love the Raekwon track and [...] Read More…

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The Black Keys rock hip hop, meet Blakroc September 19, 2009

I’m a big fan of The Black Keys so I was pretty excited when I heard about their new hip hop project, Blakroc.  The Black Keys are known for gritty, bluesy rock with a serious edge and their style translates very well into the world of hip hop.  A rock hip hop blend has never [...] Read More…

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So many Covers, Remixes, and Mash Ups April 4, 2009

I’ve probably posted too many cover songs, remixes, and mash ups already… Pharcyde VS Led Zeppelin – Dyer Passin Me By (Fidelski)  Pharcyde – Passin Me By (Hot Chip remix) Here are a two different artists’ remixes of Radiohead’s “Nude” and ” two remixes of “Reckoner”.  Which do you like the most?  Radiohead – Nude (SayCet remix)  Radiohead – Nude [...] Read More…

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Weekly Dose (12/8/08) December 8, 2008

First song is from one of my favorite albums of 2008, The Alchemist Manifesto.  Adrian Quesada and Ocote Soul Sounds now have two amazing albums- the most recent and El Nino Y El Sol (2006).   “The Grand Elixir” is the first track off of The Alchemist Manifesto. Second track is from another one of my favorite albums of 2008.  The song is [...] Read More…

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