Tag: Black Keys
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The Black Keys – Live at Glastonbury: Sunday – Pyramid Stage
It has been a long and winding road for Akron, Ohio’s finest band to reach the heady heights of the Pyramid stage, Glastonbury. On the way, they have paid their dues through long years of touring (I first saw the Black Keys play at the now defunct London Astoria in front of a few hundred…
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The Top Ten Records of 2012
The Ten Best records of 2012? Growing up in the eighties, you didn’t hear much about end of year best-of lists, but now, like reality TV shows featuring people I have never heard of, they appear to be everywhere. It almost seems rude not to nail my colours to the mast and tell you what…
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Cowbell – Live at the Lexington, N1
Having raved about Stoke Newington garage rockers Cowbell following the release of their single Tallulah, I braved the muesli-and-vegetarian-infested Islington scene and found its finest music venue / boozer The Lexington on Wednesday night to see the band play live. A decent old pub with an upstairs area for bands, The Lexington was a perfect…
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The Black Keys – Best Band In The World Right Now
The Black Keys really are a great live band. You can keep your U2s and Coldplays. Right now I think we can nominate The Black Keys as the Best Band in the World. The two-ish piece from Akron, Ohio just left a pile of rubble where Alexandra Palace once stood such was their performance last…
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