The Darkness is touring North America in 2012

Monday, December 5th, 2011

Yup. The Darkness is touring North America in 2012. Are you excited? Yes? No? Maybe? Pudding?
In any case, Justin Hawkins and his band of glam-metal miscreants are kicking off a tour starting February 1st in Toronto, Ontario and all the tour dates are down below. In addition to playing their "classic" tracks like "I Believe In A Thing Called Love", you can expect the band to also play some new material from their forthcoming album. Which means expect polite clapping/idiots… Read More

Red Hot Chili Peppers announce more North American tour dates

Monday, December 5th, 2011

Would ya look at that? Even more North American dates for the upcoming Red Hot Chili Peppers tour have been revealed.
Shows in Florida, California, Louisiana, Texas, Oklahoma and Arkansas have now been added to the itinerary in addition to the shows that were already announced. The updated tour itinerary can be seen down below with the new dates being bold. Tickets for the new dates go on sale starting December 10th. You can get tickets for the already announced dates at… Read More

Watch: The Black Keys perform on Saturday Night Live

Sunday, December 4th, 2011

The Black Keys began their promotional push for their new album El Camino last night as they took the stage at Saturday Night Live. Being introduced by host Steve Buscemi, Dan Auerbach and Patrick Carney performed their new single "Lonely Boy" as well as the song "Gold On The Ceiling". Check out both performances down below courtesy of The Audio Perv and also check… Read More

RiO!B Review: The Black Keys – El Camino

Saturday, December 3rd, 2011

On today's episode of the Rock it Out! Blog, I review the new album from The Black Keys called El Camino.
This album is nothing like their previous effort, Brothers. Where Brothers fused blues-rock with an R&B vibe, El Camino focuses more on a 70's garage rock sound while also making you dance. My favorite tracks are "Lonely Boy," "Little Black Submarines," "Run Right Back" and "Dead And Gone".
What are your thoughts on the album? Read More

Watch: Metallica & Lou Reed – “The View”

Saturday, December 3rd, 2011
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The Black Keys announce North American tour dates

Friday, December 2nd, 2011

Yes, it seems on my Twitter account that all I occasionally do is rave about how awesome The Black Keys are. But to be fair they are really good. If you haven't heard their new album El Camino (it leaked) then be sure to pick it up on Tuesday, December 6th.
Then head out to your nearest arena -- yup, arena -- to check out Dan Auerbach and Patrick Carney rock thousands upon thousands of people with their gritty, dirty, wonderful blues-rock. The duo will… Read More

The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo soundtrack out on December 9th

Thursday, December 1st, 2011

Here it is, guys. Your first preview of the upcoming soundtrack of The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo done by Oscar winning composers Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross. Down below, you can stream the cover of Led Zeppelin's "Immigrant Song" featuring Karen O from the Yeah Yeah Yeahs.
I'd say it's a bit more industrial sounding and darker than the original but then we are dealing with Trent Reznor here. What else is it supposed to sound like?
The digital version… Read More

RiO!B episode – December 1, 2011

Thursday, December 1st, 2011

On today's Rock it Out! Blog, we go through the nominees for the 2012 Grammy Awards. We offer up Album of the Year, Record of the Year, Song of the Year and Best New Artist.
Then we go through Best Rock Album, Best Alternative Album, Best Rock Song, Best Rock Performance and Best Hard Rock/Metal Performance. Also joining me on the episode are Bryanstars, Anthony Fantano of The Needle Drop and Jess Paul of Wrecked… Read More

Bruce Springsteen to be keynote speaker at SXSW

Thursday, December 1st, 2011

I really didn't need a reason to go to SXSW next March. I had it already marked on my invisible calendar but for anyone who has doubted going to Austin, TX for the week long music festival...this is something you may want to check out along with all the bands that'll be playing.
A press release from the people at South by Southwest states that Bruce Springsteen will be the keynote speaker for the festival. His presentation… Read More