The Black Keys have released their own parody version of the Masterclass Series. Paying subscribers are provided masterclasses by celebrities in their field of speciality. In the Ohio duo’s new video, they promise to teach “the art of music”. The Masterclass series has welcomed famous faces including Timbaland, Gordon Ramsey and Hans Zimmer.
The band discuss everything from the processes of songwriting and recording, to Auerbach’s comedically boastful presentation of his various, and hugely expensive guitars.
In the trailer, Patrick Carney quips about his drumming background, saying, “I come from a long line of drummers, and I’m not talking about the Nick Cannon drum line, although I wish I came from that one too”.
“You have to be inspired by what’s around you, I wrote that song when I was eating caviar with Michael Jordan in Paris,” Dan Auerbach says, adding, “He cheats at blackjack”.
At the end of the trailer, Auerbach quips, “We wrote Let’s Rock to prove to the world that we’re better people than everybody else, not just musically, all around better people, I’d say we proved them right”.
The ‘MasterCourse’ spoof comes soon after the release of their latest album, ‘Let’s Rock’, unveiled at the end of last month, awarded three out of five stars on NME.
Meanwhile, The Black Keys will be touring North America, with support from Shannon & The Clams, Jessy Wilson and Repeat Repeat. This will be their first tour in four years in the US. Their tour dates are listed below:
21/9/19 – Life Is Beautiful, Las Vegas
23/9 – Pepsi Center, Denver, CO
24/9 – Spring Center, Kansas City, MO
25/9 – Enterprise Center, St Louis, MO
27/9 – United Center, Chicago, IL
28/9 – Target Center, Minneapolis, MN
30/9 – Quicken loans Arena, Cleveland, OH
1/10 – Bridgestone Arena, Nashville, TN
2/10 – Nationwide Arena, Columbus, OH
4/10 – Fisery Forum, Milwaukee, WI
5/10 – Little Caesars Arena, Detroit, MI
7/10 – PPG Paints Arena, Pittsburgh, PA
8/10 – Van Andel Arena, Grand Rapids, MI
9/10 – Scotiabank Arena, Toronto, Ontario
11/10 – TD Garden, Boston, MA
12/10 – The Anthem, Washington DC
14/10 – Wells Fargo Arena, Philadelphia, PA
15/10 – Barclays Center, Brooklyn, NY
5/11 – BB& T Center, Sunrise, FL
6/11 – Amway Center, Orlando, FL
8/11 – PNC Arena, Raleigh, NC
9/11 – State Farm Arena, Atlanta, GA
12/11 – Toyota Center, Houston, TX
13/11 – Frank Erwin Center, Austin, TX
14/11 – Dickies Arena, Fort Worth, TX
16/11 – Talking Stick Resort Arena, Phoenix, AZ
17/11 – Pechanga Arena, San Diego, CA
19/11 – The Forum, Los Angeles, CA
20/11 – TBA, San Francisco, CA
22/11 – Moda Center, Portland, OR
23/11 – Tacoma Dome, Tacoma, WA
24/11 – Pepsi Live at Rogers Arena, Vancouver, BC
