John Anderson obituary American country singer and songwriter who took the music genre back to its unvarnished roots The Guardian - UK · 7h ago
7 Expert-Approved Ways To Deal With A ‘Karen’ In Public Without Letting Them Drag You Into The Drama From confrontations involving children to encounters with racist undertones, these expert-backed tips can help you keep your cool when dealing with a “Karen.” Bored Panda · Aug 12
"It's this melodic, wonderful thing, with two guitars interweaving in a way that's not just shredding." The Black Keys' Patrick Carney picks the songs that have soundtracked his life The Black Keys drummer Patrick Carney picks his records, artists and gigs of lasting significance Louder · Jun 12
"A welcome return to the cranked-up amps, distortion and rawness that first fuelled them." The Black Keys go back to basics on the revitalised, urgent and gloriously unrefined Peaches! Blues rockers The Black Keys return to their roots in more ways than one Louder · Apr 30
"It was a nightmare to mix, but we got it sounding raw and filthy." The Black Keys announce "primal" new album Peaches!, launch first single The Black Keys have also announced two UK shows for later this year Louder · Feb 6
"Once upon a time I was a kid making beats in his bedroom in Canada and now I'm here": Cirkut takes home Producer of the Year, Non-Classical at the 2026 Grammy Awards The Canadian producer/songwriter also shared a win for Lady Gaga's Abracadabra MusicRadar · Feb 2
“When I’d watch Meg and Jack White on stage... it felt really inspiring. Eventually I thought, what would it be like if weadded another drummer?”: How the Velveteers' Demi Demitro learned to speak through baritone fuzz riffs With Dan Auerbach at the helm once more, the Velveteers' A Million Knives holds the brute force of low-end guitar and melody in equilibrium while two drummers pummel their way through the mix Guitar World · Jan 21
We didn’t expect this rising artist to snag a Producer of the Year nod for the 2026 Grammys - but we’re glad he did Best known for his solo work, Dijon’s up for Producer of the Year at the 2026 Grammys despite only contributing to a single project with another artist: Justin Bieber's Swag. Could he win it? MusicRadar · Nov 10, 2025
“I asked if he had anything inspiring – he brought Gregg Allman’s ’66 Guild Starfire. It’s cool that Gregg played a small part on this record”: Marcus King on true love as recovery, being neighbors with Billy Strings and the Tele he bought while drunk Darling Blue finds Marcus King getting the band together in the studio for the first time since 2018, putting together a little set of songs that did a whole lot of healing Guitar World · Sep 24, 2025
“There’s a reason the music business is considered a slimy hellhole. Be careful who you trust...” The Black Keys are back and they're bruised Last year, they cancelled a tour, their album flopped and they fired their managers. Can the Black Keys come back?. Louder · Aug 28, 2025
Chrissie Hynde announces duets album with Mark Lanegan, Lucinda Williams, Dave Gahan and more Listen to Chrisie Hynde's version of Always On My Mind featuring Rufus Wainwright now Louder · Aug 13, 2025
The Black Keys on their music industry nightmare: ‘We were angry. We wanted vengeance’ INTERVIEW: From botched tours to monopolised ticketing and vanishing payouts, The Black Keys are speaking out against a music industry they say is rigged. Ahead of the release of their 13th album, ‘No Rain, No Flowers’, the band speaks to Mark Beaumont about why they’re not backing down The Independent UK · Aug 10, 2025
Black Keys praise Oasis for having 'transformed the continet' The Black Keys think Oasis have "transformed the continent" with their reunion. BANG Premier · Aug 8, 2025
Album reviews: The Black Keys – No Rain, No Flowers, and Memory of Jane – Unsinking the Cypress The Black Keys sound surprisingly muted after experiencing one of their most tumultuous periods as a band, while Memory of Jane finds clarity on his delightful debut The Independent UK · Aug 8, 2025
Louder · Aug 8, 2025 "A surprisingly vibrant, bright-side kind of album": The Black Keys sound euphoric on the dreamy 60s psych-soul sound of No Rain, No Flowers Beleaguered retro rockers the Black Keys sprout fresh, soulful intent on thirteenth studio album No Rain, No Flowers
MusicRadar · Jul 18, 2025 "The combination of extreme heat, unpredictable flooding, tornadoes, hurricanes and massive forest fires”: Steve Miller cancels tour due to... the weather Is the guitarist a secret meterologist?
BANG Premier · Jun 19, 2025 Miles Kane is 'open' to a Last Shadow Puppets reunion with Alex Turner Miles Kane says his "door is always open" for a Last Shadow Puppets reunion.
Guitar World · Jun 2, 2025 “My guitar was busted up on the flight – totally destroyed. When I got to Nashville and told Dan Auerbach, he said, ‘Try something new’”: After her beloved Gibson was ruined on a flight, Valerie June found new inspiration in this iconic acoustic brand She was in the market for a new guitar following her beloved Clyde's demise – and, thanks to the Black Keys' guitarist and vocalist, she managed to find her perfect match
Louder · May 25, 2025 “Most celebrities are dullards. I met a lot of these clowns and you assume they’re smart. They are not!” Why the Pretenders’ Chrissie Hynde is one of the last rock stars unafraid of saying what’s on her mind In 2016, the Pretenders released their 10th album, Alone - but Chrissie Hynde was showing no sign of playing the game
Louder · May 16, 2025 "We wanted to go straight to the source – into the room with people known for their songwriting": The Black Keys detail new album No Rain, No Flowers Listen to the title track of the Black Keys' upcoming album now
Guitar World · Apr 8, 2025 “The original Jordan Boss Tone was probably used by four out of five garage bands in the late ’60s”: Unpacking the gnarly magic of the Jordan Boss Tone – an actual guitar plug-in that delivers Dan Auerbach-approved fuzz It looks like an adaptor and it kind of is. But this cult fuzz box was a favorite of Norman Greenbaum and Spirit’s Randy California and was on more garage rock records than we’d care to imagine
Louder · Feb 10, 2025 "It was pretty shocking to understand what's actually going on": The Black Keys slam "mind-blowing" state of music industry in first interview since tour debacle The Black Keys have released The Night Before, their first new song since cancelling their 2024 tour and firing their management company
BANG Premier · Feb 4, 2025 The Black Keys announce US tour months after scrapping entire North America run The Black Keys cancelled their North American tour last year.
Guitar World · Jan 7, 2025 “Like Gretsch’s Duo Jet, it was surely spurred by Gibson’s success with the Les Paul”: The mysterious history of the Guild M-75 Aristocrat, the blue-blooded hollowbody played by John Lee Hooker, John Mayer, St. Vincent and Dan Auerbach This evocative downsized archtop appeared in mid-’50s New York and would go on to delight jazz players and rootsy bluesers alike
Guitar World · Jul 13, 2024 Dan Auerbach is one of Ohio’s greatest guitar players, bringing blues roots to the mainstream with a major-league soloing and riffing style This video lesson unpacks Auerbach’s rhythm and lead approaches – and mastering it could put gold on your ceiling