The Black Keys Remove Their Fan Forum Message Board

The Black Keys (or rather their website administrator) have removed the band’s fan forum message boards. This single line statement, on the page where the fan message board was hosted on the BlackKeys.com website, gives notification of the removal – http://www.theblackkeys.com/forum/index.php: We have removed the message board, but encourage fans to create their own elsewhere. [...]

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‘Strange Rhymes’ Black Keys Mash Up for Blakroc Volume 2?

Listen to it here, a wicked mashup of The Black Keys’ Strange Times track aka Strange Rhymes by rapper Faimkills. What do you think: Wack or Rocks? The Black Keys Fan Lounge is lovin’ it. It probably wont make Blakroc Vol. 2 but, hey, it’s worth a shot. Maybe someone out there wants to put [...]

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Patrick Carney from The Black Keys on Twitter

Almost as exciting as hearing about the The Black Keys’ new Blakroc project, is realising that Patrick Carney from The Black Keys is on Twitter. Here’s his address – @patrickcarney How pleasing to see Pat on there since this site reported on hope for a Black Keys Twitter page. There have been people hijacking other [...]

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The Black Keys and Blakroc

Well, the rumours have been confirmed. The Black Keys’ collaborations with notable hip hop artists including the RZA, Jim Jones, Mos Def, Pharoah Monch, Q-Tip, Ludacris, ODB, Billy Danze of M.O.P., Noe and Nicole Wray are being released in an album on November 27, 2009. How the album, recorded over 11 days with 11 artists, [...]

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