The Black Keys continue their steamrolling of popular culture with this latest video for “Gold on the Ceiling.” It’s a live video shot at their NYC album release party for El Camino.

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#30: Trailblazer @ Al’s Bar [Original Post] Man, what a great first Trailblazer show for me to catch. On record he can occasionally get a little noisy for my taste, but this set didn’t get too far from his solid guitar rock base. Solid songs and a great performance made this one of the best [...]

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#30: Fishboy – Classic Creeps MP3: Fishboy – Aaron the Afterthought Astronaut I don’t know which I find more impressive: that this album effortlessly weaves witticisms through incredible melody or that the entire album tells a complexly involved story. It’s easy to be dismissive of some pop records, but labels like “simplistic” just don’t stick [...]

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Normally I’d post a band’s performance from a late night show, but this chat between Stephen Colbert and the Black Keys is too good to not share. The Keys share their thoughts on Akron, OH and reveal that they picked the title El Camino more or less at random. Watch their performance of “Lonely Boy” [...]

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2011 was (another) odd year for music. It felt like the average quality of albums was raised a bit, but nothing really stood out as a life-changing album or single of the year. Still, there was a lot of great music to be heard. Here’s fifty of my favorite tracks from the year, ranging from [...]

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Last night’s SNL is sitting snugly in my DVR at the moment, but I don’t have to wait until my morning coffee to check out the Black Keys’ performance. Above you’ll find their single “Lonely Boy” and below you can check out “Gold on the Ceiling.” [videos via Audio Perv]

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Here’s some great news that’ll make the last few hours of work go a bit quicker. The last great album of 2011 is out next week — here’s our first substantial listen. Stream the Black Keys’ new songs at their web site

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The b-side to the Black Keys’ “Lonely Boy” has made its way to the internet in the form of this radio-rip. This is from their upcoming Record Store Day Black Friday single. It’s yet another great track from our favorite Akron duo. The Black Keys: “Run Right Back” [via WAWS]

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The Black Keys’ single for “Lonely Boy” is out 11/25 on Record Store Day’s Black Friday event. But we don’t have to wait that long to get our first listen — here’s a video for the energetic rocker that’s sure to spend a lot of time in your headphones. The Black Keys: “Lonely Boy” “Lonely [...]

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