The Strokes talk with BBC about new album, solo work
They say alone we stand, together we fall apart. Something tells us, though, that The Strokes are gonna be all right. The hiatus has officially ended: the New York-based quintet has a followup to First Impressions of Earth in the works.... read more
Found in: Music, NewsCatching Up With... Albert Hammond, Jr.
His dad? A prolific songwriter who penned tunes for Aretha Franklin and Whitney Houston. His band? A little New York rock outfit called the Strokes. The expectations for his solo material? Inflated, to say the least. But after years in the shadows as a... read more
Found in: Music, FeaturesStrokes bassist Nikolai Fraiture embarks on solo project
At first glance, Nickel Eye, the nom de plume of a certain rock bassist's solo project, is slightly troubling. Its use of monetary/body part phrasing may cause the interested party to form a correlation with a much, ahem, different, band that employs a very similar formula with its moniker. ... read more
Found in: Music, NewsAlbert Hammond, Jr.: ¿Como Te Llama?
Casually solid second Stroke's solo shot With his second record, Strokes’ guitarman Albert Hammond, Jr. demonstrates that his solo career is notable in its own right. While the songwriting varies across ¿Como Te Llama?'s 13 cuts, on tracks like the workmanlike opener “Bargain of the Century,” Hammond sounds like a one-man Strokes with vocals ironically more sympathetic than most of what Julian Casablancas usually musters, but with a casual fuzz to the production that continually coos “easygoing side project.” Even when Hammond vamps on “Victory at Monterey” or gets his skronk-funk on at the start of “Borrowed Time,” everything is... read more
Found in: Music, ReviewsListen to Pharrell, Santogold and Casablancas' Converse song
There’s something both simple and transcendent about a classic pair of Chucks. It’s a style that’s lasted through the decades, with everyone from Brit punks to hip-hop moguls to young female MCs donning the kicks. And perhaps that’s why Converse managed to wrangle together L.A. beatmaker Pharrell Williams of N.E.R.D., Brooklyn's so-hot-right-now Santogold, and Strokes frontman Julian Casablancas to record a song together. ... read more
Found in: Music, NewsThe Strokes' Albert Hammond, Jr. to ask ¿Cómo Te Llama?
Albert Hammond, Jr., has revealed that his sophomore solo release, entitled ¿Cómo Te Llama?, will come out on July 8. He recorded the album during the Strokes' two-year (and counting) hiatus, taking breaks to celebrate his 28th birthday in April, to produce a track for N.Y. -ased act The Postelles, and (of course) to keep up with Upper East Side cult hit Gossip Girl. "I'm really proud of the power this record has," Hammond said in a statement. "I feel like my melodies and song arrangements have matured. Lyrically, I tried to have the words flow out more freely and... read more
Found in: Music, NewsThe Strokes - First Impressions of Earth
Different Strokes: Gritty New York quintet does its best to branch out on third LP read more
Found in: Music, ReviewsThe Strokes
Ultra-hyped, ultra-hip New York rock'n'rollers The Strokes set the "room on fire" at Atlanta's Tabernacle, proving they can back up the critics' claims on stage... read more
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