Filed under: Exclusive , The Hit List , Spinner Says Arcade Fire Vinyl and Cocktails is a site that pairs good music with good drinks. As a guest post for Spinner, editors Cameron and Levi were kind enough to share their picks for the 25 albums you have to own on vinyl. Here is their list, and follow their adventures here . Below is a list of what we consider [...]

Visit Indie Shuffle to download. Sounds like: The Black Keys, Alabama Shakes, Jack White Song: Thee, Idea Men - She's Got The Wand [download here ] What's so [...]

El 20 de abril de este año se realizará en Estados Unidos el Record Store Day , durante el cual los sellos y artistas acostumbran a lanzar ediciones limitadas de discos y vinilos. Algunos artistas ya divulgaron qué material van a editar: en esta oportunidad habrá discos de The Black Keys junto a Iggy and The Stooges , The Flaming Lips , Deftones , Gary Clark Jr ., entre otros. [...]

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Filed under: News , News Today, Oh Boy! Kevork Djansezian, Getty The good news is, the 55th Annual Grammy Awards may have scored their second-largest audience since 1993. The bad news is, the ratings were way down from last year, with 30% fewer people watching. The jury's still out on whether this is because the winners were all too predictable, or because viewers would rather watch Lena Dunham in the new episode of "Girls" [...]

Frank Ocean performing at 2013 Grammys The 2013 Grammys went down last night (2/10), and here's a quick recap of some of the winners and videos of performances. The big ones: Gotye took home Record of the Year for "Somebody That I Used To Know" (beating The Black Keys, Kelly Clarkson, fun., Frank Ocean, and Taylor Swift), Mumford & Sons won Album of the Year (beating The Black Keys, fun., Frank Ocean, and Jack White), and fun. [...]
Filed under: News , Awards Getty Images Mumford and Sons ' Babel has won Album of the Year at the 2013 Grammy Awards. The band beat out the Black Keys ' El Camino, Fun .'s Some Nights , Frank Ocean 's Channel Orange and Jack White 's Blunderbuss for the top spot. "I just want to [...]
Filed under: News , Awards AP Photo, Evan Agostini The Black Keys are already winning at the 2013 Grammy Awards. The blues duo won Best Rock Song for "Lonely Boy" off their most recent album El Camino . Singer Dan Auerbach has also won for Best Producer of the Year, Non-Classical.

Kanye West, Jay-Z, Drake, Miguel, Trent Reznor, Skrillex, and Usher were among the early winners at the 2013 Grammy Awards' pre-show telecast. Kanye West and Jay-Z's Watch the Throne collaboration "Niggas in Paris" won both Best Rap Song and Best Rap Performance. Meanwhile, Drake's Take Care won Best Rap Album. Miguel's "Adorn" won Best R&B Song and Usher's "Climax" won Best R&B Performance. Skrillex was the big winner in the Dance/Electronica category. Bangarang won Best Dance/Electronica Album and [...]
Filed under: Concerts and Tours , News , Awards Evan Agostini, AP NEW YORK (AP) - The Black Keys and fun. will make their debut on the Grammy stage next month. The Recording Academy announced Wednesday that the multiple Grammy nominees will perform at the awards, airing live on CBS from the Staples Center in Los Angeles on Feb. 10. Nominees Mumford & Sons [...]
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Earlier this month we asked our readers to submit their own annual report . Now that you've seen our selections , we're pleased to share yours. Band of the Year 01. Tame Impala 02. Grizzly Bear 03. Japandroids 04. Death Grips 05. The Black Keys Artist of [...]

Here's another short yet difficult year-end question for you: Who is your favorite artist of 2012? What artist had an impact on not just you, but the whole music industry? What artist deserves the award so much that it would be a crime not to offer them the title? Consequence of Sound chose Frank Ocean , while Sami Jarroush personally chose Jack White. Everyone has an opinion, so for today's Rock it Out! Blog episode, we want to know who you think is the artist of the year. Also, Sami recaps some music [...]

Ayer se dieron a conocer los nominados a los 55º premios Grammy. Entre los nominados se encuentran The Black Keys , Frank Ocean , Mumford & Sons , Jack White , Björk , Muse , Coldplay , entre otros. The Black Keys , con su exitoso El Camino [...]
As I'm sure you're all aware, the Grammy Nominations took place live at Bridgestone Arena last night in Nashville. Included among this year's nominees are several Nashville locals (and transplants). Obviously Nashville cornered the market on country nominations, as Music City is wont to do, along with other expected nods in Christian, bluegrass, and folk. More excitingly, the Academy also awarded Jack White and The Black Keys with a lot of love. The Black Keys/Dan Auerbach received a respetable 6 nominations, including Record (Song) of the Year and Album of the Year. Though it sort of reminds me of the [...]
It's Grammy season! We'll spare you the complete list of nominees and give you a run-down of our favorite artists who are up for awards, however esoteric, at the ceremony on February 10. Frank Ocean's Channel Orange has been nominated for a whopping six, including Album of the Year and Best New Artist. The Black Keys are up for six as well, also including Album of the Year, and Miguel for five (including Song of the Year for "Adorn"). Meanwhile, Fiona Apple, Bjork, M83, Tom Waits , and Gotye will contest for Best Alternative Album [...]
So the Grammy Nominations were announced for the 2013 broadcast, and I have to say that they actually surprised me for once. The reason? They actually had a line-up of modern performers only in the Album of the Year category, dominated by rock other than Frank Ocean. No Bob Dylan? The Tempest seemed [...]

A cada ano, o Grammy parece inovar um pouco mais em suas escolhas. Assim, alguns nomes na lista dos indicados chamam a atenção e até mesmo surpreendem ao aparecer como concorrentes ao prêmio. Se em 2011 Arcade Fire e The Black Keys roubaram a cena, e em 2012 Bon Iver surgiu timidamente e levando duas categorias, em 2013 alguns nomes como Alabama Shakes , Florence & the Machine e Frank Ocean se destacam entre as boas apostas do Grammy. Aliás, o The [...]

Breaking news out of Nashville tonight as the 2013 Grammy nominees were announced. Multiple nods were bestowed upon artists across various genres for the 55th annual awards ceremony with acts like Frank Ocean, Fun., The Black Keys, Drake, Jack White, Alabama Shakes and Jay-Z all receiving more than one nomination. A comprehensive list of those selected is shared below. 2013 Grammy Awards Nominations: Album Of The Year: “El Camino” — The Black Keys “Some Nights” — FUN. “Babel” — Mumford & Sons “Channel Orange” — Frank Ocean [...]