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In a recent interview with The Seattle Times, Black Keys drummer Patrick Carney, who has never been one to keep his opinions to himself, sounded off on U2 for the controversial free iTunes release of their latest album Songs of Innocence, which he felt “devalued their music completely.” -
10 Albums With Anti-Cover Artwork: Kanye West, The Beatles, And More
Today, U2 shared the official cover to their latest album Songs of Innocence, and though the official cover is definitely more professional and artistic, I actually prefer the minimalist anti-cover that was used for its initial release. Here are 10 more albums with similar anti-covers. -
8 Artists Jack White Should Produce
When news broke this week that Jack White was possibly interested in producing the next Libertines album, it made perfect sense, since The Libertines' garage rock sound is just the sort of thing that White is known for. Here are some other artists that we'd like to see Jack White produce. -
VMAs 2014: 8 Things We Learned From This Year's Show
MTV's Video Music Awards is by far the most exciting, provocative, and culturally relevant awards show each year, so there's always plenty to learn from each year's broadcast. Here are eight things we learned from last night's VMA's. -
7 Bands Whose Drummers Are Their Most Famous Member
A few weeks ago I wrote an article about bassists who are the most famous members of their bands, something that doesn't happen very often. Though drummers tend to get more recognition than bassists, they're often stuck in the shadows behind the guitarist or singer. However, these seven bands break this trend by having drummers who end up being their most famous members. -
Coldplay and Brantley Gilbert Top Mariah Carey in Largely Stagnant Week on Billboard 200
Normally we look to the Digital Downloads chart when we want stagnancy, but this week's Billboard 200 Top 10 was happy to provide in a week lacking in big name debuts. -
4 Reasons Why Jack White Shouldn't Worry About The Black Keys
In a recent (and now infamous) interview for Rolling Stone, Jack White digs deeper into his rivalry with Ohio blues-rock duo the Black Keys, whom he believes ripped off the White Stripes. Though it's obvious to everyone that the two bands are very similar, I don't think Jack White should be worrying about it as much as he seems to be. Here's why... -
Coldplay Have Highest-Selling Debut of 2014 with 'Ghost Stories'
Anyone worried about the continuing degrading of album sales can breathe easy this week. Two huge releases didn't quite compete for the top spot, but they did set a Billboard total sales mark for 2014. -
The Black Keys and Michael Jackson Have Shootout for Top of Billboard 200
Patrick Carney had a busy week of trashing everybody from Justin Bieber to TMZ, but he also sniped at those behind the new Michael Jackson album, referring to it as "bulls--t." The popular theory of course is that Carney was irritated his own band's new album might not take the top spot on the Billboard 200 this week because of the competition. Did he have reason to be worried? -
6 Bands Who Shouldn't Have Switched Producers
It's usually a good idea to try out new things, especially when it comes to music, but these six bands probably should have stuck with the producers who brought out their best sound. -
6 Things We Learned From Patrick Carney's Reddit AMA
Patrick Carney remains one of the most hilarious artists on Twitter and one of the most high profile drummers in the music world, so it's only right that he would mix his love of Internet culture and promotion for the new Black Keys album Turn Blue. -
Junk Mail: The Black Keys' 'Turn Blue' Reviewed Via Email
Music Times writers share an office area of roughly 45 sq. ft, which makes having face-to-face conversations totally impossible. Junk Mail is these millenials attempt to discuss and review the week's hottest album releases... without needing to look at each other. This week: Ryan Book, Caitlin Carter, Joey DeGroot, and Carolyn Menyes email back and forth about the Black Keys' "Turn Blue." -
Freaky Friday: Matt Corby Covers The Black Keys' 'Lonely Boy'
Welcome to Freak Friday. Each week we highlight a new cover song that we're crazy about. Have suggestions? Send them our way! This week, we give you... Matt Corby covering The Black Keys' "Lonely Boy" -
Bob Dylan Hair is Given to Black Keys Guitarist Dan Auerbach's Ex-Wife in Divorce Settlement
In the world of tabloid news and rock revival news, it's been all about the divorce between White Stripes guitarist Jack White and his wife, Karen Elson. During the coverage of that unfortunate happening, one bit that made news was the revelation of e-mails in which White refers to Dan Auerbach of the Black Keys as an "a--hole." It's also sad that Auerbach, the frontman for the next biggest band in the revival scene behind the Stripes, is also going through a divorce. And his also comes with a bizarre headline. -
Jack White: E-mails Reveal That White Stripes Guitarist Doesn't Like The Black Keys or Dan Auerbach Very Much
It became widely known yesterday that guitarist Jack White had been served a restraining order by his former wife Karen Elson, who cited harassment on his part. White seems to dispute how out of line his ex-wife claims him to be, but new details have confirmed one thing: The story about White not wanting his children to attend a particular school just because one of his "rival's" children went there are totally true. E-mails released on Friday show that the "rival" in question is Black Keys guitarist Dan Auerbach.
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