The Black Keys go all weird in ‘Gold on the Ceiling’
The Black Keys’ Gold On The Ceiling is such a fine, fine ditty from their new album El Camino, that the band felt it necessary to make two official videos for it. And this second one, for one reason or another, is just plain-ass weird. Partnering with renowned, super-bizarre filmmaker Harmony Korine, Dan Auerbach and...
Out of the mouths of babes? 13-yr-old blasts Sonic Youth
…And not in the ‘played their music really loud’ way, either. In case you missed it as I did, an incredibly brazen 13-year-old decided to be “100% honest” with Kim Gordon, Thurston Moore and Lee Ranaldo (a.k.a. Sonic Youth) via Facebook last Thursday, April 5: The post has unsurprisingly attracted thousands of Likes, Shares and...
Royal Bangs: Making noise and getting noticed
Knoxville, Tennessee high school pals Sam Stratton (guitar), Ryan Schaefer (vocals, multi-instrumentalist) and Chris Rusk (drums) have no trouble getting noticed. Discovered by Patrick Carney of The Black Keys – who released their debut recording We Breed Champions (2008) on his Audio Eagle Records label – the band has been enjoying forward momentum ever since....
