10 Best Joe Rogan Experience Episodes With Musicians
2. The Black Keys (Episode 1354)
Established in 2001, the Black Keys are something of a unique entity in the rock world, as the band is made up of just two members. Highly regarded as one of the most popular garage rock bands today, Joe Rogan was lucky enough to get both Dan Auerbach and Patrick Carney opposite him for a mammoth three hour conversation.
Though both men were part of this episode, drummer Carney did the lion's share of the talking, diving into somewhat controversial territory, giving his scathing opinions around the music industry in general. Among other things, Patrick spoke about the way Spotify is set up to rob genuine hard working acts so they can continue making huge payments to more popular artists like Rihanna.
Carney even took a dig at SiriusXM, the platform with which both he and Dan often do shows, for not taking his suggested artist for a playlist because she didn't have enough of a following on social media. The current state of the music industry is clearly something the band is passionate about, and they will give their opinion regardless of who they put in the firing line.
Controversy isn't something the two are strangers to, but on the Joe Rogan Experience they certainly got a lot off their chest that they will likely have had some tough conversations about since.