Metalsucks — Finally, a black metal band with a fresh perspective. more info

Prefix — Though they’ve been working and planning new material for some time, the Black Keys finally made it ... Read the full article at http://www.prefixmag.com/news/patrick-carney-confirms-new-black-keys-album-for-2/70027/ more info

Chorus.fm — *The Black Keys* (http://absolutepunk.net/theblackkeys) will release (http://kroq.cbslocal.com/2012/10/01/the-black-keys-want-danger-mouse-to-produce-next-album-may-be-busy-with-u2-hopefully-he-has-time/) their follow-up to 2011's El Camino sometime ... more info

Metalsucks — It’s been quite a long time (in metal terms — which means, like, two years) since I’ve really enjoyed a new black metal band. After the glut of great new black metal bands that broke between 2007 and 2010 (Nachtmystium, Krallice, Keep of Kales... more info

Chorus.fm — A new *Black Cards* (http://www.absolutepunk.net/tags/black%20cards/) song off their upcoming EP can be found here (http://www.gottadancedirty.com/2012/07/12/gdd-premiere-black-cards-end-of-pretend-feat-matthew-koma/). Submitted by Rob McWilliams more info

People.com — The starlet debuts her darker 'do (complete with blue streak) while out in Hollywood more info

Metalsucks — OK, listen up: when I posted about doomy sludgesters Black Sheep Wall in March only 21 folks left comments, which means that not enough of you listened to the new track the band released that day. So let me be perfectly clear: THIS IS YOUR NEW FAVOR... more info

Chorus.fm — *Black Breath* (http://blackbreath.com) will release their Kurt Ballou produced sophomore full-length, Sentenced to Life, on March 27th (http://www.absolutepunk.net/calendar.php?do=getinfo&e=45682&day=2012-3-27) via Southern Lord Records. You can s... more info

The Newsroom — Sure, she stars in the huge hit Bridesmaids, but we really want to know more about Ellie Kemper's amazingly awkward "Erin" on The Office. We caught up with her at the Producers Guild of America Awards where she gave us scoop on the infamous Office po... more info

CNN Showbiz — You can take the band out of the garage, but you can't take the garage out of the band. That's the message behind the Black Keys' awesomely down-and-dirty seventh album, which caps off a stellar year that found the Ohio blues-rock duo ... more info