Bettye LaVette is back next month with a new album Thankful n’ Thoughtful which helps celebrate her 50 years in the music game. The album sees Bettye putting her twist on ‘emotional’ songs by artists such as - The Black Keys, Tom Waits, Bob Dylan, Neil Young, Gnarls Barkley, The Pogues and Sly & The Family Stone.

Meet Deb, she’s a sixty-something year old mother of three and grandmother of two from Bridgetown, Western Australia who also happens to be one hell of a spoons player and a handy percussionist to boot.

Dr. John’s first Nonesuch album ‘Locked Down’ – produced by, and featuring, Dan Auerbach from the Black Keys – is out March 30. It is a fantastic record that will appeal to longtime Dr. John fans and Black Keys fans alike.

The devilishly handsome John Gourley of Portugal. The Man fame took time out recently to hit us with his ‘Cool List’ albums of 2011 and proves he’s not just a pretty face… he also has impeccable taste in music. Check it!

To celebrate the release of The Black Keys new album El Camino the Cool Accidents crew recently embarked on an epic road trip from Cairns all the way to Melbourne on a mission in our very own El Kia-mino to spread the word about TBK.

I mean, seriously, someone needs to tell The Black Keys just to settle right on down. As if they weren’t already the undisputed kings of cool by virtue of their unparalleled blues rock dominance but not content with that, they’ve decided that they also want run the coolest compaigns and promotions the world has ever seen around their new album El Camino.

Hell Yes! The first taste off the new Black Keys album El Camino which will be hitting stores in perfect time for Christmas. If the rest of the album is half as good as this, we’re in for a treat.

Hurry up December!

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