Guardian Music — Arena, NottinghamIf you were to attempt to design a band guaranteed to be unsuccessful, you might come up with the Black Keys. From unfashionable Akron, Ohio, they are a guitar-based band when guitar music is supposedly going the way of the dodo. The... more info

Stereogum — Late last year, we posted “Lions Of Least,” the new slab of rumbling psychedelic thunder from Pontiak, the band made up of three heavily bearded brothers, all stand-up dudes. The track now has a video, directed by Pontiak themselves, that takes t... more info

Stereogum — You might remember that Black Keys’ drummer Patrick Carney said some stuff about Nickelback. So Nickelback furiously fires back with … nah, they just kind of shrugged it off. See: Somewhere in an East Village loft, filled with cigarette smoke and... more info

USA Today Music — Patrick Carney, drummer for the Black Keys, blames Nickelback for why 'rock & roll is dying.' But Nickelback doesn't care. more info

411 Mania — He agrees with your negative comments... more info

Starpulse — The Black Keys drummer Patrick Carney has sparked a New Year war of words with rockers Nickelback after blaming the much-maligned Canadian band for the current state of music. In the new issue of ... more info

KEXP Seattle — In The Black Keys’ recent cover story in Rolling Stone Magazine, drummer Patrick Carney had some choice words on Nickleback and the state of Rock in general. Rock & roll is dying because people became OK with Nickelback being the biggest band in th... more info

Jam! Showbiz Music, Canada — Black Keys star Patrick Carney has sparked a New Year war of words with rockers Nickelback after blaming the much-maligned Canadian band for the current state of music. more info

ContactMusic — The Black Keys star Patrick Carney has sparked a New Year war of words with rockers Nickelback after blaming the much-maligned Canadian band for the current state of music In the new issue of Rolling Stone magazine Carney takes aim at Chad Kroegers b... more info

Stereogum — As you can see up top, Black Keys will cover the January 19th issue of Rolling Stone on the strength of their new LP, El Camino, and its critically positive reception. Given that shine, Keys drummer Patrick Carney doesn’t disappoint. An excerpt: Ro... more info