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Lead track "I Want Some More" off Dan Auerbach's (The Black Keys) new album Keep It Hid is a grimy, bluesy down-and-dirty love/lust song. Auerbach produced the album by himself in his Akron Analog studio mentioning he wanted a live, organic sound. Nothing was too plotted or planned, just a lot of spontaneity. Keep It Hid drops on February 10, 2009 via Nonesuch Records . Dan will begin a national tour with performances in New York City, Boston, and Washington, [...]

Blu & MainFrame 's Johnson&Jonson album has been widely noticed and talked about around the world as the CD with the "Red Baby" on it. Since the birth of the "Red Baby" a.k.a. "Johnny", the Johnson's have brought the iconic "Red Baby" everywhere with them including trips to the studio, multiple meetings with labels, a couple of liquor stores, and their parties to celebrate the release of their critically acclaimed album. When Blu & the Johnson's performed at 111 Minna, a club in San Francisco, and brought "Johnny" along for additional support, he was stolen. There are several [...]

If you're regular here at The Galley Boys and follow us on Twitter , it's no secret we're in love with The Dead . We got this video from the good folks over at JamBase that received it from some trusted inside sources. From the looks of this video, it seems as if The Dead are having a blast as they prepare for the road in 2009. While there are no definite plans of a tour in '09, we can only hope this video puts some Deadheads at ease. Stay tuned for more videos and [...]

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The Find Magazine :: Issue Two features dope interviews with Mr. J Medeiros (The Procussions), Pete Philly, Nicolay (Foreign Exchange) & Praverb. Also music from Q-Tip, Panacea, Giant Panda, People Under The Stairs, Surreal, Common Market, Jean Grae, Qwel (Typical Cats), Foreign Exchange, Murs and many more. Issue Two also features exclusive art from Kirpy, Ghostpatrol and Matty -WTA. If your not familiar, The Find Magazine is an Independant Hip-Hop Magazine which places heavy focus on independent and unknown artists that deserve more recognition. It's released monthly here on The Galley Boys so download Issue Two for FREE below . [...]

Little Joy and assorted recognizable guests/friends - Valensi, Devendra, Noah Georgeson in a tanktop - star in this kitschy, '70s TV special-inflected clip for "No One's Better Sake." Post from: The Galley Boys Little Joy - No One's Better Sake Video

'The Libertines: Bound Together' is the definitive story of The Libertines, from the writer and the photographer who know them best. Anthony Thornton is a better writer than Lester Bangs Peter Doherty Dedicated and visionary, Roger Sargent was the perfect mirror, truthful without doubt, perceptive without ego . . . bedside manner of a minotaur! Carl Barât [Thornton's] love of the Libertines shines through each breathless passage. Bound Together reads like a great thriller, yet has [...]

The Black Lips are calling their new record 200 Million Thousand . The 14-track follow-up to last year's excellent Good Bad Not Evil (BELOW) - including sure-to-be-hits "Drugs" and "I Saw God"- arrive from Vice Records February 24, just as the road-ready Lips are getting back into the swing of touring. There's a brief UK run in February followed by quite a while on the road in the States through the late winter and early fall, including a stint down in Austin for SXSW where [...]

The man and his ever-traveling band return to Europe on March 23, 2009, starting in Stockholm, Sweden and hitting Oslo, Munich, Amsterdam, Rome and numerous other spots. The tour is currently set to conclude in Dublin, Ireland on May 6, but more dates will be announced so there's a decent chance that may not be the finale for the so-called "Never-ending Tour," which is actually taking a break until this European tour. Find full tour dates here . Post from: The Galley Boys Bob Dylan 2009 Europe Tour

Merriweather Post Pavilion is the eighth studio album by New York City based band Animal Collective, to be released January 20, 2009. The album name comes from the Columbia, Maryland venue of the same name. In an interview preceding the release of the album, Panda Bear stated that Merriweather Post Pavilion is the band's best-recorded album. Post from: The Galley Boys Animal Collective :: Merriweather Post Pavilion