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

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

Chorus.fm — *The Black Keys* (http://www.absolutepunk.net/theblackkeys) will be on the cover of the next issue of Rolling Stone. And they're not pulling punches. In a recently released excerpt, found here (http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/cover-story-exc... more info

ContactMusic — The Black Keys think Rock n roll is dying because of Nickelback The blues rockers blame the fact a radio friendly commercial group like the Rockstar group have become so big putting other bands off from trying to be authentic Drummer... more info

ContactMusic — The Black Keys star Patrick Carney hired a hypnotist who had once allegedly worked with actor Russell Crowe to help him combat stagefright after an overwhelming Lollapalooza festival performance The drummer reveals he suffered a panic attack onstage ... more info

Topix — Music's 3R's 12.17.11: Hairballs and Golden Globes Posted by Nick Krenn on 12.17.2011 From Katy Perry's pregnancy rumors and Trent Reznor's Golden Globe nomination to the Black Keys' refusal to stream, 50 Cent's thoughts on Lindsay Lohan's Playboy sh... more info

411 Mania — From Katy Perry's pregnancy rumors and Trent Reznor's Golden Globe nomination to the Black Keys' refusal to stream, 50 Cent's thoughts on Lindsay Lohan's Playboy shoot and more, 411's Nick Krenn breaks down the Right, the wRong and the Ridiculous fro... more info

411 Mania — Plus Wiz Khalifa jump up the rankings... more info

Guardian Music — Swaggering Irish rock band with songs to back up the attitude. Last single, Black Keys, could point you in the right directionWho are they?A Dublin three-piece, comprising Mark Austin, the "spiv with a six-string razor", Shane Kinsella with "sidebur... more info

411 Mania — News and thoughts on Drake's fans doing crazy things with tattoo ink, Megaupload taking Universal to court, Janet Jackson becoming the face of Nutrisystem, the Black Keys explaining why they don't want their music to be streamed, Sinead O'Connor gett... more info