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It’s easy to be dismissive and simply compare Black Keys to The White Stripes. The low-fi arrangements, the sound of the guitar, the chunkiness of the music, and the distorted vocals all weigh against to Jack and Meg somewhat. The comparisons might be flattering, but they aren’t entirely fair as Black Keys surpass The White Stripes in just about every way.

The debut from Black Keys blew me away back in 2002. The Big Come Up was a stout and often nasty amalgamation of blues, funk, Southern rock, and soul.

» Read the full Music Review: Black Keys - Attack and Release article…

Plans to release Led Zeppelin’s one off reunion show at the O2 Arena on DVD are close to being scrapped, according to guitarist Jimmy Page. Page said, however, that there was never any real intention to release the band’s concert from last December on DVD. “It was recorded - but we didn’t go in with the express purpose of making a DVD to come out at Christmas, or whatever,” he told Uncut. He added, however, that “at some distant point” the concert may become available for people who weren’t their in person.
» Read the full Led Zeppelin Comeback DVD Could Be Scrapped article…

The second series of Zane Lowe’s Radio 1 show Masterpiece is broadcast next week. The series profiles records the DJ believes are “masterpieces”. The DJ will play Radiohead’s ‘OK Computer’, ‘Up The Bracket’ by The Libertines, Guns N Roses’ ‘Appetite For Destruction’ and Public Enemy’s ‘It Takes A Nation Of Millions To Hold Us Back’ in full and talk about the records on air.
» Read the full Zane Lowe to pay tribute to Radiohead, Libertines classics article…

Jack White and Brendon Benson shocked everyone on Tuesday when they released the second album from their band the Raconteurs after announcing its existence just one week ago. The Rolling Stone review will appear in next week’s issue, but Rock Daily has the full text now.
» Read the full Rolling Stone Review: The Raconteurs’ “Consolers of the Lonely” article…

Welcome to part four of my look back at the amazing music year that was 2007. After these ten, you will see the top ten, but as you could probably gather by how low some of your other favorites ranked on my top 50, these ten albums are just as essential as the top ten. Everything in the top 50 is worth owning, but these are part of the upper echelon. Your wallet will not be very happy, but your ears will be thanking me for years.

In case you missed them, here are links to Part III, Part II, and Part I.

Dark Horse
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» Read the full Music Review: Top 50 Albums of 2007 Pt. IV (11-20) article…

(London, UK) - The hot new Shoreditch venue East Village kicks off its first Good Friday All-dayer with two floors of electronic funk. Downstairs from 4pm there’s Detroit underground don Omar S, London’s top deep house hero Jimpster and resident (plus EV proprietor) Stuart Patterson playing with his occasional DJ partner Murray Richardson under their Rebel Waltz alias. Upstairs it’s all about cosmic disco from Simon Kurrage and Mr Shiver of 7"fans Size Doesn’t Matter, plus Scottie and Milo from longtime legends Controllata Sound.
» Read the full East Village Good Friday All-Dayer (With Omar S And Jimpster) article…

Live music on TV this week: Monday, March 24: FUEL TV: The Daily Habit: Howlin Rain Tuesday, March 25: CBS: Late Show With David Letterman: The Raveonettes NBC: The Tonight Show With Jay Leno: Steve Earle Wednesday, March 26: CBS: Late Show With David Letterman: Langhorne Slim NBC: The Tonight Show With Jay Leno: Jose Gonzalez NBC: Late Night With Conan O’Brien: Bjork (rerun) Syndicated: The Ellen Degeneres Show: Lupe Fiasco Thursday, March 27: OVATION: Live from the Artists Den: Fountains of Wayne NBC: Late Night With Conan O’Brien: Ghostland Observatory (rerun) Friday, March 28: OVATION: From the Basement: Architecture in Helsinki, Damien Rice, Eels, Autolux FUEL TV: The Daily Habit: The Wombats NBC: Late Night With Conan O’Brien: Sondre Lerche (rerun) Saturday, March 29: NBC: Saturday Night Live: Wilco (rerun)
» Read the full T.V. Eye: March 24-30, 2008 article…

They’ve already started printing up Josh Homme’s drink tickets in anticipation As it so often does, Southern Comfort is rising back up, ready to return. (Though this time, you’ll want to run to your local parking lot– and not the nearest sink– to catch the action.) Like last year, the SoCo Music Experience will bring a series of free music festivals to cities across America, where 21-and-overs may guzzle the pink-hued whiskey-like-substance and jam out to the strains of some fine tunes.
» Read the full QOTSA, Gnarls Barkley, Black Keys Play SoCo Shows article…

Fall Out Boy’s attempt to play concerts on all seven continents has been temporarily postponed as surprise “bad weather” in Antarctica prevented the band from traveling to the South Pole. The band, currently in Chile, will attempt to take the frozen continent Wednesday before heading back to the States. OutKast’s road manager and former WCW wrestler Chase Tatum was found dead Sunday in his Atlanta home after an apparent drug overdose.
» Read the full News Ticker: Fall Out Boy, OutKast, Slash, Grammys Tour article…

The husband of British soul singer Corinne Bailey Rae, saxophone player Jason Rae, 31, was found dead Saturday in an apartment in Leeds, England. According to BBC News, a police spokesperson said officers arrested a 32-year-old man on suspicion of supplying controlled drugs following the discovery of the body.

Police are awaiting toxicology reports on Rae, as the postmortem examination was inconclusive.

» Read the full Corinne Bailey Rae’s Husband Jason Found Dead; Man Arrested On Suspicion Of Selling Him Drugs article…