The Yellow Stereo — The Black Keys make some of my favorite straight-up blues rock, and their back with a new album, Brothers, on May 18. In the meantime, there’s this video for “Tighten Up,” which not only proves that the guys still rock, but that simple videos f... more info

VH1 Blog — There’s an AP article on the changing face of VH1 titled, “VH1’s New Black Image: ‘Trading Trampiness For Fabulousness’” that focuses on What Chilli Wants specfically and VH1’s new crop of shows generally. The article attributes a state... more info

Pitchfork — Earlier this month Black Keys announced their upcoming  album, Brothers, which Nonesuch will release on May 18. Mostly recorded at the famed Muscle Shoals studios in Alabama and mostly produced by Auerbach and Carney themselves, Br... more info

DrownedInSound — Godfather of many things and general all-round leg-end Black Francis/Frank Black will be releasing his new solo record in the coming months. It'll be something like his eighteenth solo record since Pixies broke up. Man's a machine. Read the ful... more info

Dlisted — Kanye West and Ambot wore fur coats to fashion week in Paris, and I guess some fashion bloggers threw red paint on him in the form of hate hate hating posts. And I'm glad they did, because Gay Fish bent over and gave birth to this amazing rant ... more info

Guardian Music — The FBI has released more than 300 pages of information on the late singer, detailing its investigation into his child molestation trialThe FBI has released part of its dossier on the late Michael Jackson, revealing their involvement in a 1995 child ... more info

Time — The 30 Rock star discusses comedy and his new memoir, I Am the New Black more info

Perez Hilton — Tracy Morgan is promoting his new autobiography (yeah, we were shocked, too) I Am the New Black, the best way he knows how: slamming former SNL co-stars Chris Kattan and Cheri Oteri. Really, you couldn't have picked someone like Will Farrell or someo... more info

Pop Candy — Tracy Morgan joined Twitter a few days ago. Coincidentally, 30 Rock's new season kicks off Thursday and the comedian's new book, I Am the New Black, arrives in stores next week. more info

Stereogum — Black Lips have broken up their recent bloglines dominance in helping Wavves turn indie rock into high school with this new video from their '09 LP 200 Million Thousand . "Let It Grow" hits its bloodshot-eyed stride early and does little to shift... more info