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Strokes Frontman, T-Pain, Norah Jones Branch Out Into Comedy
11 months ago
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'08 saw the Strokes taking a break form being the Strokes and trying new outfits. Drummer Fabrizio Moretti headed west and found acclaim with his new side-project Little Joy. Bassist Nikolai Fraiture decided to front his own little band called Nickel Eye. But frontman Julian Casablancas has kept a rather low profile. Casablacas did, however, branch out in a completely different way.... into co...

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The Strokes Check Into Side-Project Central, But Getting Back Together In Early 2009 !!!
about 1 year ago
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Be still my joyous, beating heart! The Strokes are returning in 2009! For three weeks the information has quietly idled on the rockers Web site. Realizing the looming question in some people's minds, the band posted this:QUESTION: When are the Strokes coming back?ANSWER: The guys are set to get together and get back at it early 2009. Guitarist Al Hammond Jr, whose been out and about with arm c...

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Cardiovascular Exercise Reduces Strokes Risk
about 1 month ago

Nikolai Fraiture of New York band The Strokes (and solo project Nickel Eye) has signed up to run the New York marathon this year. He'll be running the event in aid of the New York Road Runners Foundation's Team For Kids charity.

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No Strokes on "Transformers" Soundtrack
over 2 years ago

Now, this doesn't make any sense. For all those anticipating the 7.4.7 release of Michael Bay's Transformers, you've definitely seen lead man Shia LaBeouf sporting a Strokes T-shirt in the explosion-friendly previews. So, you'd think a Strokes song would at least make the Transformers soundtrack, right? Not quite. The Strokes got gypped! Think more along the lines of a bomb-trigger happy set li...

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Strokes Talk New Album
7 months ago

The Strokes are back in NYC working on their fourth studio album, "according to Rolling Stone.":http://www.rollingstone.com/blogs/smokingsection/2009/03/the-strokes-are-back-in-action.php. The band have set up shop in a midtown rehearsal space and the band's frontman Julian Casablancas says they still "have a lot of work to do" before any of us see where their little two year haitus has taken ...

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The Strokes are disagreeing over new album
22 days ago

The Strokes' Julian Casablancas has revealed to The Sun newspaper that that there is a "disagreement" in the band over whether the new songs destined for their forthcoming fourth album are...for more on all the hype, go to musicuniverse.com.au

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Alternative New Video For Strokes' "You Only Live Once"
over 2 years ago
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    First Impressions Of Earth [PA]
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    You Only Live Once

“Fab, if you were black and I was a woman, we’d have a severe case of Jungle Fever right now.” This is the type of jargon that plagues the Strokes relaunched Web site, www.thestrokes.com. Gone is the old-school eighties TV that brought you tour updates and the hottest deals in Strokes merchandise. The old TV has been revamped by an Atari-friendly video game screen, which tunes into personal

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The Strokes’ Julian Casablancas’ Reveals Solo Album Tracklisting
about 1 month ago

tweetmeme_url='http://www.addictmusic.co.uk/news/the-strokes-julian-casablancas-reveals-solo-album-tracklisting/'; tweetmeme_style = 'normal';; As previously reported on addictmusic.co.uk, Julian Cassablanca is releasing a solo album.The Strokes singer’s début will be called ‘Phrazes For The Young’ and will include the following songs:‘Out Of The Blue’‘River Of Brake Lights’‘Chor

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The Strokes Set To Relaunch Web Site, Debut New Video
over 2 years ago

In four days the Strokes will finally relaunch their Web Site, www.thestrokes.com. To mark the relaunch an alternative video for “You Only Live Once,” directed by Warren Fu will be premiering.Today the band made an announcement via MySpace saying they will be taking a break from touring and the studio.The bulletin, according to NME.com read: "The band are still enjoying some much needed 'off

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The Lonely Island ft. Julian Casblancas - "Boombox"
9 months ago

Not usually a big fan of comedy music projects, but the Lonely Island's upcoming Incredibad is cracking me up. First "I Jizzed In My Pants", then "I'm On A Boat", then the one about Carlos Santana's champagne, and now The Lonely Island gets The Strokes' lead singer to sing this one about getting the party started. Wait until the last verse.PigeonsandPlanes

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Julian Casablancas Hopes New Strokes Album Sounds Like Thin Lizzy
about 1 month ago

Strokes' frontman and now solo artist Julian Casblancas recently talked to Xfm about the new Strokes album. He talked about the new sound, how far along the writing process was, how the recording sessions for the album was being delayed and about the control that he has in...Click the link to read more

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The Strokes have hit the studio!
3 months ago
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    This Life ("Trying Your Luck" demo)

according to a news headline on their official website, the Strokes are back in studio! the caption states that the album should be released "EARLY NEXT YEAR" and promises updates. I was hoping for a November release but I wouldn't mind all that much to wait a couple of extra months (especially with Jules' forthcoming solo album and tour to look forward to)they "officially" began working on the...

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Video: Julian Casablancas Kicks Off String of LA Shows
7 days ago

Julian Casablancas is playing every Friday in LA over the next month. If you're anywhere near LA, I'd definitely recommend getting down there to check him out. Last night at The Palace, Julian kicked off the string of shows. Although very little footage has surfaced of the event, heres a solid video of [...]

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The Strokes Post #190
2 months ago

The internet is just chock full of goodies today! I got an email saying I was accepting into the Master's Degree Program I wanted, so I'll be starting next semester! But, more importantly, and a much more ATTRACTIVE bit of news is as follows:the official album art for Phrazes of the Young:give yourself a moment. now resume what you were doing. seriously, it's not healthy to remain frozen in pla...

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The Strokes Post #108
5 months ago

The Strokes - Is This It (live, Oxegen) [mp3]epic. I'd honestly trade everything I own (except for my Strokes records) to have been at the Oxegen festival. it's not fair that I don't live in Ireland.

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