The Strokes

Julian Casablancas - Phrazes For The Young

29 Oct 2009

(Rough Trade) The List is quite frankly gagging for a new Strokes record … it’s been three years ferchrissakes. But until we get one, Julian Casablancas’ debut (easily the Strokes-iest sounding of each member’s solo projects so far) will do nicely.

Jarvis Cocker joins The Strokes onstage

Music Gossip

28 Aug 2011

Pulp's Jarvis Cocker joined The Strokes during their co-headlining set at Reading last night (27.08.11). 'Common People' singer Jarvis appeared with the New York band to perform a version of The Cars' 'Just What I Needed' toward the end of their…

The Strokes - Angles

Easily the most brilliant The Strokes have been since their debut

1 Mar 2011

(Rough Trade) ‘Under Cover Of Darkness’ is undeniably sparky, but for The Strokes to follow it with a whole album of classic Is This It?-isms would have been a mistake. And that’s not to say this long-awaited fourth release doesn’t have flashes of…

The Strokes proud of cool album

Music Gossip

26 Feb 2011

The Strokes claim their new album is "cooler" than any other artist's work. The group are preparing for the release of long-awaited LP 'Angles' - their first since 2006's 'First Impressions of Earth' - and have promised fans they won't be…

Kasabian, The Chemical Brothers, Paolo Nutini and Glasvegas set for RockNess 2011

Line-up also includes DJ Shadow, Frightened Rabbit, Magnetic Man

24 Feb 2011

Rockness, Scotland's fastest growing festival, returns for 2011 with some of the hottest new acts in guitar music, while simultaneously remaining true to its electronic roots. Looking at the line-up, combined with winning NME's 'Best Small Festival…

Julian Casablancas defends missing Strokes recording

Music Gossip

20 Feb 2011

Julian Casablancas thinks his decision not to attend recording sessions with his Strokes bandmates made them a better group. The frontman surprised fans when it emerged he hadn't joined bandmates Nick Valensi, Nikolai Fraiture, Fabrizio Moretti or…

The Strokes feared hiatus would leave them forgotten

Music Gossip

17 Feb 2011

The Strokes feared they would be "forgotten" during their hiatus. The band are preparing for the release of 'Angles', their first album since 2006's 'First Impressions of Earth' and the group admit they worried they would have to start their career…

Nick Valensi admits The Strokes' 'hostility and resentment'

Music Gossip

27 Jan 2011

Nick Valensi admits there are still "undertones of resentment and hostility" in The Strokes. The group's guitarist insists he and his bandmates - Julian Casablancas, Albert Hammond Jr., Nikolai Fraiture and Fabrizio Moretti - got along while…

The Strokes 'like a house of cards'

Music Gossip

19 Jan 2011

The Strokes admit they are "like a house of cards". The 'Juicebox' group say it has taken them five years to bring out fourth record, 'Angles', because they have a fragile working relationship and are affected by "typical rock band…

The Strokes' 'weird' reunion

Music Gossip

5 Jan 2011

The Strokes admit there was a lot of "weird energy" when they reunited after a five year break. The New York band are preparing to release the follow up to 2006 'First Impressions Of Earth' and bassist Nikolai Fraiture admitted the dynamics had…

The Strokes produced new album themselves

Music Gossip

30 Nov 2010

The Strokes scrapped initial studio recordings for their fourth album to produce it themselves. The band recently announced they had finished recording the follow up to 2006s 'First Impressions Of Earth', and guitarist Albert Hammond Jr. told Rolling…

The Strokes complete new album

Music Gossip

17 Nov 2010

The Strokes have finished their latest album. The 'Last Night' hitmakers completed recording the songs which will make up their fourth, as yet untitled album, yesterday (16.11.10), according to singer Julian Casablancas. In reply to a question on…

The Strokes' laborious album

Music Gossip

15 Jul 2010

The Strokes' new album has been "a labour". The American rockers - who began writing material for the record in January 2009 with the aim of releasing their follow up to 'First Impressions Of Earth' the same year - have been plagued by delays…

The Strokes new album 'half finished'

Music Gossip

5 Jul 2010

The Strokes have delayed their new album until March 2011. The 'Juicebox' hitmakers - whose last studio album 'First Impressions Of Earth' shot straight to the top of the UK album charts in 2006 - have revealed their new album is only half the way to…

The Strokes still striving

Music Gossip

19 Jun 2010

The Strokes don't feel they are successful. The 'New York City Cops' hitmakers - whose three albums have made the top five in charts across the world - insist they haven't yet "made it" and still want to strive to do better. Guitarist Albert…

Christmas singles 2009 roundup

The Xmas Factor

2 Dec 2009

The dull predictably of The X Factor now means that some putty-faced goon will get a Christmas number one single every year from now until the apocalypse, followed in the top ten by an army of insentient reality TV drones. Yet, in the face of this sad…

Exposure: Little Joy

8 Jan 2009

For those who’ve been wondering where The Strokes have been hiding since 2006, here’s one of five answers. Little Joy is drummer Fabrizio Moretti, alongside Los Hermanos’ Rodrigo Amarante and Moretti’s girlfriend Binki Shapiro. Their self-titled debut…

Trade secrets

27 Nov 2008

Five months before Margaret Thatcher’s landslide 1979 victory, and with Britain’s city streets still retaining the air of a depressed bombsite, highbrow arts programme The South Bank Show appeared to have been hi-jacked by a cell of musical terrorists.

Albert Hammond Jr's model duet

Celebrity Gossip

14 Oct 2008

Albert Hammond Jr. would love to duet with Agyness Deyn. The Strokes guitarist - who is currently concentrating on his solo career after the band decided to take a break in 2007 - would love to team up with his model girlfriend. He said: "I would…