Posted in Merchandise on Apr 6th, 2008
I’ve never bought too much band merchandise over the years. A Clash poster back in the day, a DJ Shadow t-shirt, and I only have two Black keys pieces. Here they are below. I got the t-shirt back in 2003 at their Metro, Sydney, show when I first saw them. I still reckon it’s the [...]
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Posted in Opinions on Apr 5th, 2008
So, the new album is out. Awesome. Sound has progressed and there’s shades of the old Chulahoma set in a few tracks, a bit of the heavier Magic Potion, but it’s the general production and rich depth of sound which sets it apart. They are seriously going to cross into new listening territory. Yet they [...]
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Posted in Dreams on Apr 5th, 2008
Imagine a NZ South Island sheep station, high in the mountains, in the summer with Black Keys playing to select friends for my 40th/50th/60th birthday. They chopper in apocalypse now-style jump onto stage with a wall of amps behind them and launch into thickfreakness old school-style with blazing feedback as they do and then deliver [...]
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