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The Black Keys Bring the Rock

One of Fat Possum Records' most successful new acts is a duo called the Black Keys from Akron, Ohio. NPR's Liane Hansen speaks with guitarist Dan Auerbach and drummer Patrick Carney. Their new CD is Rubber Factory. It was recorded in an old General Tire plant.

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Liane Hansen
Liane Hansen has been the host of NPR's award-winning Weekend Edition Sunday for 20 years. She brings to her position an extensive background in broadcast journalism, including work as a radio producer, reporter, and on-air host at both the local and national level. The program has covered such breaking news stories as the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, the capture of Saddam Hussein, the deaths of Princess Diana and John F. Kennedy, Jr., and the Columbia shuttle tragedy. In 2004, Liane was granted an exclusive interview with former weapons inspector David Kay prior to his report on the search for weapons of mass destruction in Iraq. The show also won the James Beard award for best radio program on food for a report on SPAM.