RZA? The Black Keys? What’s not to love?
The Viewfinder: The Black Keys, “Little Black Submarines”
The Black Keys unveil the third video from the smash album “El Camino.” Check out Dan and Patrick’s live clip for “Little Black Submarines.”
Lollapalooza Announces 2012 Lineup
In the twenty-plus years since it’s inception, Lollapalooza has transformed from a traveling road show to a 3-day extravaganza in Chicago. This year’s lineup features an appealing mix of veterans (many returning for their second or third tour of duty at Lolla) and newcomers, with dance music (which has suddenly become all the rage) represented more strongly than ever. Headliners include the reconstituted Black Sabbath, the newly solo Jack White, Rock & Roll Hall of Famers the Red Hot Chili […]
The Viewfinder: The Black Keys’ “Gold On The Ceiling”
Who’s the hottest rock band right now? I’d have to say The Black Keys take the cake. With a hit album, endorsement money, critical acclaim, a sold out tour and Grammy nominations, Dan and Patrick are sitting pretty and are also a true artist development story. El Camino, which is about halfway to becoming their best-selling album after less than three months of release, is their 7th full-length. Following the goofy video for first single “Lonely Boy”, the “Gold On […]
Blerd Radio Is Back: Season 2, Episode 1
It’s been a long time, we shouldn’t have left you…yeah, we’ve been there before, haven’t we? Well, we were gone for two whole months-encompassing most of the holiday season. But we’re back and we don’t intend on leaving you again anytime soon. In this episode, Mike and Jesse atone for their absence (again) but hit the ground running. There’s some Super Bowl news, some Oscar nominations news. We defend Nickelback (sort of), anticipate the new Van Halen album, watch Elton […]
This Year’s Coachella Lineup Is Hipster Heaven!
After several false-alarms and Photoshopped posters, the official lineup for the 2012 Coachella Music and Arts Festival has been released. For the first time, the festival, which takes place in Indio, California, will be stretched out over two weekends; beginning April 15th-18th and finishing April 20-22nd. This is likely to accommodate for the large crowds (last year the the attendance record was estimated at about 100,000 people) that travel world-wide for the outdoor festival. Each weekend will have identical lineups, […]
The Popblerd Chart Report 12/8/11: Christmas Bubles For All
A big ho ho ho to Michael Buble, as the Canadian crooner holds at #1 on this week’s album chart with his album Christmas. The album sells a healthy 293,000 units, easily outdistancing second weeks for the many debuts that entered last week. With no immediate challenger in site, it’s pretty easy to assume that Buble will retain pole position on the chart for the remainder of the year, and while there’s no way in hell he’ll pass Adele to […]
Spin Cycle: The Black Keys’ “El Camino”
The Black Keys follow up their breakthrough, “Brothers”, with a new album called “El Camino.” Does this album reaffirm Dan & Patrick’s superstar status?
New Release Report 12/6/11: One Last Super Tuesday
The first (and hopefully only) posthumous project from Amy Winehouse is one of this week’s major new releases.
Blerd Briefs: Amy Winehouse, Michael Jackson & The Black Keys
When Amy Winehouse passed away last summer, there was a bit of a question as to whether there was enough material left behind to create a posthumous album. Well, you’ve now got your answer. Lioness: Hidden Treasures will be released on December 5th, and will contain 12 tracks of unreleased material in the form of “new” original songs, demos and alternate versions of previously unreleased songs. According to Universal, Amy’s label, the album is “a collection of songs that were […]