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The Black Keys Fan Lounge Forum » Forum: Articles & Interviews - Recent Topics http://theblackkeysfanlounge.com/forum/ The Black Keys Fan Lounge Forum » Forum: Articles & Interviews - Recent Topics en Sun, 12 Feb 2012 06:30:21 +0000 Mort on "New KDGE.com interview with Patrick Carney" http://theblackkeysfanlounge.com/forum/topic/new-kdgecom-interview-with-patrick-carney#post-30768 Sat, 11 Feb 2012 08:58:34 +0000 Mort 30768@http://theblackkeysfanlounge.com/forum/ I've found a new interview with Pat from London, talking about the tour, his favourite type of cake and other stuff. <a href="http://www.kdge.com/player/?mid=21811137#.TzW_iMsOq9E" rel="nofollow">http://www.kdge.com/player/?mid=21811137#.TzW_iMsOq9E</a> Sir_George on "New January 2012 TBK Rolling Stone Magazine Article!" http://theblackkeysfanlounge.com/forum/topic/new-january-2012-tbk-rolling-stone-magazine-article-1#post-30274 Mon, 23 Jan 2012 15:24:39 +0000 Sir_George 30274@http://theblackkeysfanlounge.com/forum/ Hey guys, here it is. I must say this is one of the best articles I've read, the journalist met with them multiple times for this article and was able to get vast amounts of information and material. Some of these include: a drunken personal philosophy lecture by Carney, high school memories of Pat getting bullied and Dan smoking pot everyday, experiences and tensions on stage, influences from the past, current recordings, perceptions on fans, personal living, and much much more! The article is amazingly well written and I believe they make reference to our forum twice. Sorry I couldn't get it up midnight, we had a huge snow storm here in Chicago that day and it practically closed everything down. Enjoy. <img src="http://theblackkeysfanlounge.com/forum/my-plugins/bb-smilies/default/icon_smile.gif" title=":-)" class="bb_smilies" /> <a href="http://www.scribd.com/doc/79123570/BlackKeys-RollingStone">The January 2012 Rolling Stone Article on TBK</a> Here's a little sample, Pat and Dan from their high school days <img src="http://theblackkeysfanlounge.com/forum/my-plugins/bb-smilies/default/icon_lol.gif" title=":lol:" class="bb_smilies" /> <img src="http://i.imgur.com/inoIc.jpg"> Btw, if you press the magnifying + button once on the article page you'll get the original size and it'll be much easier to read. <img src="http://theblackkeysfanlounge.com/forum/my-plugins/bb-smilies/default/icon_thumbup.gif" title=":thumbup:" class="bb_smilies" /> busterdouglas on "Great interview with Tchad Blake on the front page" http://theblackkeysfanlounge.com/forum/topic/great-interview-with-tchad-blake-on-the-front-page#post-29821 Thu, 12 Jan 2012 13:42:17 +0000 busterdouglas 29821@http://theblackkeysfanlounge.com/forum/ <a href="http://theblackkeysfanlounge.com/2012/01/interview-tchad-blake-on-mixing-the-black-keys-el-camino-album/" rel="nofollow">http://theblackkeysfanlounge.com/2012/01/interview-tchad-blake-on-mixing-the-black-keys-el-camino-album/</a> I know some people including myself just have the forum bookmarked and not the main page so they might have missed this. Great interview Mr. Brucini! Glad you haven't stopped. cjohnson22463 on "billboard" http://theblackkeysfanlounge.com/forum/topic/billboard#post-29677 Sat, 07 Jan 2012 11:23:05 +0000 cjohnson22463 29677@http://theblackkeysfanlounge.com/forum/ <a href="http://www.billboard.com/features/tightened-up-inside-the-black-keys-rise-1005809552.story#/features/tightened-up-inside-the-black-keys-rise-1005809552.story">billboard article</a> the rise to fame jillyrose23 on "World Cafe Interview" http://theblackkeysfanlounge.com/forum/topic/world-cafe-interview#post-29068 Fri, 16 Dec 2011 18:14:42 +0000 jillyrose23 29068@http://theblackkeysfanlounge.com/forum/ <a href="http://www.npr.org/2011/12/16/143847423/the-black-keys-on-world-cafe">Here.</a> Gets really funny around the 15:00 mark. Sissle on "Patrick Carney DRUM! Magazine Cover Story." http://theblackkeysfanlounge.com/forum/topic/patrick-carney-drum-magazine-cover-story#post-29096 Sat, 17 Dec 2011 19:32:32 +0000 Sissle 29096@http://theblackkeysfanlounge.com/forum/ <img src="http://www.drummagazine.com/images/issues/D187_C1.jpg"> Sorry I haven't posted this sooner, about 10 days late. It's a good article. Good to see some specifics on his drum gear.(mainly unknown specifics about drumheads/pedals) Capricious Goat on "Relix Magazine Issue 237 Jan/Feb. 2012" http://theblackkeysfanlounge.com/forum/topic/relix-magazine-issue-237-janfeb-2012#post-29094 Sat, 17 Dec 2011 17:05:39 +0000 Capricious Goat 29094@http://theblackkeysfanlounge.com/forum/ The Black Keys are the guest editors for this edition. I just got mine today and have not read it but looks interesting. I'd snag a copy while you can. The Jan./Feb. edition (in limited form) should be available here <a href="http://www.relix.com/relix/issues/2011/11/23/december ">Jan/Feb 2012</a>soon. Currently on newsstands (if you are near one - they are a dying breed - you might want to snag a copy.) Dan and Pat say in the intro: "When Relix called and asked us to be guest editors for this issue, we thought that it sounded like an opportunity to talk about the things we're into. We wrote about things from greasy burger joints in Akron, Ohio that reminded us of home, to classic soul 45s that we searched for at record swaps and second-hand shops across the country. We've run across a few cool bands and enjoyed working with them. You can check some of them out in this issue...." Looks promising. <img src="http://theblackkeysfanlounge.com/forum/my-plugins/bb-smilies/default/icon_smile.gif" title=":-)" class="bb_smilies" /> bks33 on "Madison.com interview with Dan" http://theblackkeysfanlounge.com/forum/topic/madisoncom-interview-with-dan#post-29018 Thu, 15 Dec 2011 12:33:58 +0000 bks33 29018@http://theblackkeysfanlounge.com/forum/ <a href="http://host.madison.com/entertainment/music/keyed-up-a-conversation-with-black-keys-singer-guitarist-dan/article_99e1821a-25a8-11e1-9d6a-001871e3ce6c.html" rel="nofollow">http://host.madison.com/entertainment/music/keyed-up-a-conversation-with-black-keys-singer-guitarist-dan/article_99e1821a-25a8-11e1-9d6a-001871e3ce6c.html</a> Mr.ssippi on ""Why the Spanish Influence?"" http://theblackkeysfanlounge.com/forum/topic/why-the-spanish-influence#post-28348 Wed, 07 Dec 2011 00:50:50 +0000 Mr.ssippi 28348@http://theblackkeysfanlounge.com/forum/ Anybody catch The Colbert Report performance? 'Shit rocked! So much better than SNL!. Organ was still a bit loud, but I think sound had been tweaked a bit. Sounded much more nasty!. The boys definitely seemed like they were pleased with the mix this time. Sure as Hell looked that way, anway. Looks like the Guild ie here to stay, eh? The interview was really funny, in a totally gringe-worthy way. I kinda felt bad for Pat. Dude was super nervous. I can't blame him. I wouldn't be very comfortable in that situation either. brucini on "Pat shares his love for the Fan Lounge" http://theblackkeysfanlounge.com/forum/topic/pat-in-esquire-mag#post-28562 Thu, 08 Dec 2011 22:42:59 +0000 brucini 28562@http://theblackkeysfanlounge.com/forum/ aw who said Dan and Pat never looked at this forum... <a href="http://www.esquire.co.uk/2011/12/do-it-yourself-the-black-keys/" rel="nofollow">http://www.esquire.co.uk/2011/12/do-it-yourself-the-black-keys/</a> Culture,Music Do it yourself – The Black Keys The Black Keys new album El Camino is out today. Drummer Patrick Carney tells us how to sell two million albums The Black Keys way. Ignore your hardcore fans There’s a Black Keys fan lounge and the people who frequent it are, like, super fans – ultra-critical of everything we do. They’re always referencing our first three records. Cos those were obviously our best, right? They don’t realise we were, like, 23-year-old kids bullshitting our way into music. Our new single [‘Lonely Boy’] came out today and they fucking hate it. [Vocalist/ guitarist] Dan [Auerbach] and I were glad. We were, like, “At least we’re progressing”. Forget about radio play Up our last record [2010’s Brothers, their 6th] we never got played on the radio. So the biggest exposure we could get would be to have a song on HBO. We’ve had songs on Victoria’s Secret commercials. Don’t sit on a hit, sync the shit out if it. Selling out? When you’re an indie rock band worried about that shit I think you’re giving yourself a little bit too much credit. Release your album in the one month the entire music business shuts down There’s a rule you release albums in February-March, then you tour the summer. Then there’s the September-October schedule. Our new album is out on December 6. I asked the label for a list of major rock bands that had released albums in December. In the last 10 years there’s maybe four. But our manager said it’s a shame more bands don’t, ‘cos it would force the industry not to shut down. So we’re going to try it. British festivals : who needs them? We can sell 18,000 tickets in London, and we can’t get the Reading and Leeds festivals to make us an offer, yet they pay £1m for Metallica. Fuck knows why. I really don’t fucking care. We’ve been to Reading. We played there in 2003 for £200. We were on the smaller stage. It was a fucking anxiety attack. Everyone in the audience was on drugs. Brother knows best We had two choices for our new video. The label didn’t want us to use one, but we used it anyway. There’s a small group of people who we rely on to tell us if something we’re doing is bad. My brother’s one of them. He does all our artwork. He wasn’t completely sold on calling the album El Camino. I mean; he’s not right all the time. He took a photograph of the same model minivan we used to use on tour. That image looks like most of [our home city] Akron looks. A busted up parking lot with a busted up car. Remember: MTV are idiots When we won Breakthrough Video for ‘Tighten Up’ at the MTV Video Music Awards in 2010, instead of ‘The Black Keys’ our statues were printed ‘The Black Eyed Peas’. It’s fucking insulting. They said we could either keep those awards or send them back and get real ones. We were tempted, but I just didn’t want that shit in my house. I mean; I’m sure it was an innocent mistake but fuck… you’d think someone at MTV could double-check. Go goofy Bob Odenkirk [actor best-known for playing morally reprehensible, shiny-suited criminal lawyer Saul Goodman in Breaking Bad] is in a spoof YouTube ad for our new album, playing a car salesman. We’ve been a fan of his for a long time. He always plays those creepy, weird roles. We try to have fun with our campaigns. If you don’t do stuff that’s tongue-in-cheek or goofy in rock’ n’roll, you end up looking like you take yourself way too seriously. That’s a put-off I think. Try and at least look like you’re having fun. El Camino is out now (Nonesuch)