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The Black Keys played the Classic Car Club in NYC (pics), appear on the new Twilight Soundtrack (track list)

photos by Bao Nguyen

“Agh. Free Black Keys concert tonight at the Classic Car Club but lines were CRAZY!” – quiet soliloquy

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“Fans have overwhelmingly expressed, in 354+ comments on The Black Keys Facebook page, that the band has “sold out” following an announcement that a new song, “Chop And Change”, will be a part of the soundtrack for the third installment of extremely popular vampire movie franchise “Twilight”.

The Black Keys’ have sold out? Yeah, sure. If anything, they’ve finally just sold in on their own terms.

In most cases, the term “sold out” would be fantastic news to artists in regards to shows, books, CDs, etc. It simply claims that the artist/event is doing so well that they have run out of space or items and that it is pretty much exclusive and rare – a privilege, really. It’s heartbreaking to the people who did not get a chance to be a part of it, but it does hint at success, which can obviously be rendered in many different ways. For people who appreciate “underground” or lesser-known works or talents, however, “selling out” is the worst possible brand that you can get from a fan – it pretty much means that you are now not good enough to be appreciated anymore, and that you are now “mainstream” or “too trendy.”” [The Black Keys Fan Lounge]

The Black Keys, who are opening or Pearl Jam at MSG this week (and playing a benefit at Housing Works that will also be a temporary Black Keys pop up shop), and whose sole SXSW show this year was a T-Mobile-sponsored Mog show, played a Microsoft/Verizon Kin show in NYC last night (5/15). The show took place at the Classic Car Club in Tribeca, just like the Passion Pit one did one night earlier. A free Kin Ting Tings show also happened last night at a different venue.

No more Kin shows in NYC, but Chicago has one by The Dead Weather coming up. The Dead Weather (who also opened a pop up shop in NYC when their last record came out), along with Metric (who play NYC tonight/Sunday), Muse (who are taking Metric on tour), Band of Horses (who also open for Pearl Jam at MSG this week), Vampire Weekend and others, also appear on the new Twilight soundtrack. The full tracklisting and more pictures from the Kin show below…

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Twilight “Eclipse” soundtrack listings – artist and song:
1. Metric, “Eclipse (All Yours)”
2. Muse, “Neutron Star Collision (Love Is Forever)”
3. The Bravery, “Ours”
4. Florence and the Machine, “Heaven In Your Arms”
5. Sia, “My Love”
6. Fanfarlo, “Atlas”
7. The Black Keys, “Chop And Change”
8. The Dead Weather, “Rolling In On A Burning Tire”
9. Beck and Bat for Lashes, “Let’s Get Lost”
10. Vampire Weekend, “Jonathan Low”
11. UNKLE (featuring the Black Angels), “With You In My Head”
12. Eastern Conference Champions, “A Million Miles An Hour”
13. Band of Horses, “Life On Earth”
14. Cee-Lo Green, “What Part Of Forever”
15. Howard Shore, “Jacob’s Theme”