{"id":217,"date":"2010-05-18T10:41:00","date_gmt":"2010-05-18T10:41:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.nowthissound.com\/ntsib\/?p=217"},"modified":"2011-02-12T14:34:20","modified_gmt":"2011-02-12T19:34:20","slug":"bits-happy-black-keys-day-alan-moore-box-set-dio-lost-curtis-remembered-conrad-plymouth-travels","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.nowthissound.com\/ntsib\/2010\/05\/18\/bits-happy-black-keys-day-alan-moore-box-set-dio-lost-curtis-remembered-conrad-plymouth-travels\/","title":{"rendered":"Bits: Happy Black Keys Day!, Alan Moore box set, Dio lost, Curtis remembered, Conrad Plymouth travels"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul><\/p>\n<li>I&#8217;m tempted to make this an all-Black Keys Bits post, but I won&#8217;t.  That being said, holy shit, the new album drops today and it is <i>glorious<\/i>.  And they&#8217;re giving away a copy of the deluxe, limited-edition CD <a href=\"http:\/\/www.hearya.com\/2010\/05\/18\/the-black-keys-brothers-win-a-limited-edition-copy-album-review-free-shit\/\" target=\"blank\">over at HearYa<\/a>.<\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<li>Comic book genius Alan Moore is in music news again as <a href=\"http:\/\/lexrecords.com\/2010\/04\/unearthing\/\" target=\"blank\">he collaborates with photographer Mitch Jenkins and a roster of musicians<\/a>, including Mike Patton, on a box set that includes a story written by Moore, illustrated by Jenkins with an accompanying score on CD or vinyl.<\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<li>Metal legend Ronnie James Dio <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ronniejamesdio.com\/\" target=\"blank\">lost his battle with cancer<\/a> on Sunday, and today marks the 30th anniversary of the death of <a href=\"http:\/\/joydivision.homestead.com\/\" target=\"blank\">Joy Division&#8217;s Ian Curtis<\/a>.<\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<li>Our friends Conrad Plymouth give <a href=\"http:\/\/vimeo.com\/11641297\" target=\"blank\">a brief glimpse<\/a> of their journey to SXSW.<\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<li>And back around to the Keys.  In concert with the official release of <i>Brothers<\/i> is the premiere of the video for the lead single &#8220;Tighten Up&#8221;.  The guys continue their fine video tradition of hilarity and violence.  With no dinosaur puppets in sight.<\/li>\n<p><\/ul>\n<p><font face=\"Verdana\" size=\"1\" color=\"#999999\"><br \/><a style=\"font: Verdana\" href=\"http:\/\/vids.myspace.com\/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&amp;videoid=104927443\">The Black Keys &#8220;Tighten Up&#8221;<\/a><br \/>http:\/\/mediaservices.myspace.com\/services\/media\/embed.aspx\/m=104927443,t=1,mt=video<br \/><a style=\"font: Verdana\" href=\"http:\/\/www.myspace.com\/theblackkeys\">The Black Keys<\/a>\u00c2\u00a0|\u00c2\u00a0<a style=\"font: Verdana\" href=\"http:\/\/www.myspace.com\/music\/videos\">MySpace Music Videos<\/a><\/font><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I&#8217;m tempted to make this an all-Black Keys Bits post, but I won&#8217;t. 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