Rock and Roll Daily (Free subscription) | 30/11/2009
The Strokes have announced their first gig in over three years, grabbing the Saturday night headlining slot at the U.K.’s Isle of Wight Festival on June 11-13, 2010. New York City acts will have a big presence at the fest across the Atlantic as both Jay-Z and Blondie are also on the bill. Pink, Orbital [...]
The Guardian Music blog (Free subscription) | 26/11/2009
At a time when nu-metal and dad-rock ruled the airwaves, the Strokes' rewired rock'n'roll with irresistible songs, inventive guitars and arty arrogance More top 10 albums of the decade The impact of the first Strokes album was immediate and dramatic. But if private school-educated New Yorkers Julian Casablancas, Albert Hammond Jr, Nick Valensi, Nikolai Fraiture and Fabrizio Moretti hadn't followed...
Blog (Free subscription) | 26/11/2009
The ‘Juicebox’ rockers – who released their last album, ‘First Impressions of Earth’ in 2006 – are preparing to start work on an upcoming LP in the New Year and have already begun searching for a recording studio with their manager Ryan Gentles. Bassist Nikolai Fraiture wrote on his Twitter page: “While the guys are in [...]
Angie's Aspirations (Free subscription) | 14/11/2009
(with apologies to the Flower Power Singers and Albert Hammond) As I walked down our driveway last Friday morning I saw a red elastic band lying there, discarded by the postman. "How fortuitous," I thought. "It must be a sign," and slipped it onto my right wrist. Why? Well last Friday was International Crossdressers’ Day and those in the know were asked to wear an elastic...
Flavorwire (Free subscription) | 12/11/2009
So, this is really cool. The BBC reports that “an international team of architects, artists and engineers” has dreamed up a centerpiece for London’s Olympic village called The Cloud. The observation deck/park consists of 400-foot tall mesh towers and a series of interconnected plastic bubbles that can be used to display images and data — [...] Related posts: Pic of the Day:...
Behind the Hype (Free subscription) | 10/11/2009
When the members of a band have released more solo albums than together as a whole, it’s easy to start worrying about whether or not the group’s hiatus is just that. Case in point, the Strokes. After a brilliant debut acclaimed by critics and fans alike, they released an adventurous sophomore effort that was slightly [...]
Stereogum (Free subscription) | 07/11/2009
The Stroke's first solo gigs were in Japan this summer, and Monday's Spaceland show was a last minute surprise, so while last night was JC's 4th ever solo show, it was most stateside fans' first shot to see his synth-pop makeover in person. With elaborate stage backdrops and light-up costumes for their encore, Julian and band played the 8-track Phrazes along with b-sides like "I'll Try Anything...
Faronheit (Free subscription) | 05/11/2009
You wouldn't really know this because I don't really ever bring it up, but I'm quite a big fan of The Strokes. Both "Is This It" and "Room On Fire" got an exceptionally high number of plays from start to finish back in the day, and I still return to them on a regular basis when I need something a little fun and summery. Whether we want to admit it or not, The Strokes really did...
Blogcritics: Music (Free subscription) | 05/11/2009
A record stretched out over the bizarreness and magnificence of the United States.
Consequence of Sound (Free subscription) | 04/11/2009
This is a big step for a guy who's always been seen as "the frontman." However, Phrazes for the Young changes all of that.
Hidden Track (Free subscription) | 03/11/2009
With The Strokes on hiatus over the last few years - though the group is rumored to be currently working on a new album despite recent reports of creative differences - the members of the downtown rock act have kept busy with their new found free time forming side-projects and putting out a number of excellent albums on their own. We’re particularly fond of Little Joy’s self-titled effort...
Einstein Music Journal (Free subscription) | 03/11/2009
Julian Casablancas- Phrazes For The Young 8/10 Marrying sunny melodies with despondent lyrics, The Strokes’ lead singer and mastermind Julian Casablancas has shed his gritty punk rock demeanour for more eclectic experimentalism with his debut solo LP. Perhaps it was a determined move to ensure his detractors had a harder job pigeonholing him, harder than they’d have [...]
AngryApe News (Free subscription) | 02/11/2009
Julian Casablancas - Phrazes For The YoungPublished Monday, 2nd November, 2009 at 4:47 PMUS release date: 3rd November 2009UK release date: 2nd November 2009Written by Download: Buy CD: It has been almost four years since last released an album together (2006's 'First Impressions of Earth'), and although they keep promising a new record is on the way, we've seen solo LPs from all but one of the band...
The Sun (Free subscription) | 02/11/2009
MILES KANE nurses huge hangover after supermodel Agyness Deyn dumps him
The Fader Magazine (Free subscription) | 31/10/2009
Albert Hammond Jr launched his line of suits for Confederacy earlier this month, a collection the fashion press had been eagerly anticipating for months, and something we’d been quietly hoping he’d do for much, much longer. There are few men that can run the sartorial gamut of suiting quite like Hammond, and with everything from [...]
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