The Strokes News

Julian Casablancas Just Wants To Say Hey

January 4, 2012

This isn’t news, you know, but I think it’s hilarious. Here’s Julian after doing a Guardian photo shoot.

UPDATE: Julian Casablancas is (NOT) doing a second solo record (RIGHT NOW)

January 1, 2012

UPDATE: I did the wrong math. Richard Priest, who’s seen in this photo, wrote the following on his Twitter “yeah, kind of weird ppl thought that (Julian doing second record) from the tweet. He says signing new artists, which is what we did-we signed someone to Cult.” I’m sorry for getting everybody’s hopes up and [...]

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Julian Casablancas Didn’t Record Full Version Of ‘I Like The Night’

December 20, 2011

Strokes fan Luc ran into Julian in New York today and asked him when the world can expect the full version of I Like The Night, the song he recorded for Azzaro cologne. This is the full tweet, which was sent to @TheStrokes_Fans: @TheStrokes_Fans ran into jules in NYC tonight. THERE IS NO FULL “I [...]

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Manchester Orchestra, Foster the People Cover The Strokes

November 29, 2011

Andy from Manchester Orchestra does WEH… And the flavor of the month doing Machu Picchu… You’ve most certainly heard Foster the People pump their kicks at least once or twice on the toxic radio, but if you haven’t heard of Manchester Orchestra before, check out this performance. What do you think of the covers?

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Interview: Julian Casablancas talks about what he regrets about Phrazes For The Young

November 12, 2011

The major news from the first part of this interview is Julian doesn’t know if “I Like The Night” will be released as a full song. Also, Julian talks about how he regrets trying to appeal to other peoples’ interests instead of his own on Phrazes. And that’s just in the first 6 minutes. Check [...]

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Watch: High-Quality Videos Of The Entire Strokes Gig At Brazil’s Planeta Terra Festival

November 6, 2011

The Strokes don’t have any additional gigs scheduled for the Angles tour, so savor these videos. It’s probably going to be a long time before we see them on stage again. With that said, what a way to go out. They were — as the Brits and hipsters say — total class in Brazil Saturday [...]

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