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... CONTINUE READING JULIAN CASABLANCAS @ DOWNTOWN PALACE THEATRE, LA 11/6/09»
Posted on November 7, 2009 in , , (16 comments)
Tags: Albert Hammond Jr. | CMJ | Fab Moretti | Julian Casablancas | Rainbow Arabia | The Selmanaires | The Strokes
This week's Halloween episode was even more nonsensical than usual, so we nearly blocked out its cameo from the 1,400 year-old, anemic ghost of the Strokes' guitarist. Watch him perform "In Transit" at the opening of Chuck's speakeasy.... CONTINUE READING ALBERT HAMMOND JR. ON GOSSIP GIRL»
Posted on October 29, 2009 in (0 comments)
Tags: Albert Hammond Jr. | Gossip Girl | Passion Pit
For the third year in a row, we've turned to master bootlegger team9 to take some of our favorite songs of the year and mash them together. On Stereogum & team9 Present... MySplice III you'll hear familiar blog hits from... CONTINUE READING STEREOGUM & TEAM9 PRESENT... MYSPLICE III»
Posted on December 16, 2008 in , , (56 comments)
Tags: Albert Hammond Jr. | Arcade Fire | Beck | Ben Folds | Bloc Party | Blondie | Britney Spears | Crystal Castles | Cyndi Lauper | Extreme | Guns N' Roses | Kanye West | Katy Perry | King Creosote | Lil Wayne | Lykke Li | Naughty By Nature | of Montreal | Regina Spektor | Rihanna | Rolling Stones | Stone Roses | T.I. | team9 | The Breeders | The Killers | The Sound | The Three Craws
We just acquainted ourselves with "Lost+," the Prospekt's March version of "Lost!" with a Jay-Z verse affixed, but less than 24 hours later, here's "Glass Of Water," in its live debut. Chris Martin & Co. are accompanied on the track... CONTINUE READING NEW COLDPLAY - "GLASS OF WATER" (LIVE IN ANTWERP WITH ALBERT HAMMOND, JR.)»
Posted on October 17, 2008 in (17 comments)
Tags: Albert Hammond Jr. | Bon Iver | Coldplay | The Strokes
NME.com reports Hambone Jr. is on the record saying the Strokes are "definitely figuring out something to do for 2009," which gives us all about a year to continue stoking the not-actually-real-but-yay-blogs Albert vs. Julian rivalry. ... CONTINUE READING THERE WILL MAYBE BE A STROKES ALBUM IN NOT TOO LONG»
Posted on July 10, 2008 (7 comments)
Tags: Albert Hammond Jr. | The Strokes
You've heard the song, you've streamed the album, and now you can simulate dropping acid while having the audio-visual realization that Hambone Jr. is making a case for Top Stroke. Quoth Goldenfiddle: "...now he's starting to make you look bad,... CONTINUE READING NEW ALBERT HAMMOND, JR. VIDEO - "GFC"»
Posted on July 8, 2008 in , (23 comments)
Tags: Albert Hammond Jr. | Cat Power | Datarock | SXSW | The Strokes
We (ok, you guys) have established Hammond's Spanish grammar is bad. Now you can listen to ¿Cómo Te Llama? at his MySpace and weigh in on the tunes, too. The album's out 7/8 on Black Seal. ... CONTINUE READING STREAM ALBERT HAMMOND JR.'S ¿CóMO TE LLAMA?»
Posted on July 1, 2008 (4 comments)
Tags: Albert Hammond Jr. | The Strokes
Now that we have glimpsed Albert Hammond Jr.'s pretty vacant (apartment) album art, we can get to the more substantive business of hearing what the relatively prolific Stroke has in store for his second solo LP. "GfC," which is the... CONTINUE READING NEW ALBERT HAMMOND, JR. - "GFC"»
Posted on May 22, 2008 (17 comments)
Tags: Albert Hammond Jr. | The Strokes
While you were waiting for the Strokes to get bored of looking cool with no place to go, Albert Hammond, Jr. has put together his second solo record. It was recorded in a studio you will never afford (Electric Lady)... CONTINUE READING ALBERT HAMMOND JR.'S ¿CóMO TE LLAMA? ALBUM ART»
Posted on May 15, 2008 in (10 comments)
Tags: Albert Hammond Jr. | Eagles Of Death Metal | The Strokes
It's been over two years since First Impressions Of Earth, but the Strokes are always fresh in our minds thanks to a neverending parade of covers (Rhymefest, Chris Thile, Howie Beck, Lightspeed Champion, etc.). Plus, Albert Hammond Jr. has recorded... CONTINUE READING THE STROKES ARE WORKING OUT KINKS FOR LP4, WATCHING GOSSIP GIRL»
Posted on April 25, 2008 (33 comments)
Tags: Albert Hammond Jr. | Gossip Girl | The Strokes
How is it that even in death Ric Oh-KASS-eck's favorite Stroke looks better than we ever could in a skinny suit? Here's the first vid from Albert Hammond, Jr.'s coming out record Yours To Keep. Ways in which it resembles... CONTINUE READING NEW ALBERT HAMMOND, JR. VIDEO - "BACK TO THE 101"»
Posted on November 13, 2006 in , (13 comments)
Tags: Albert Hammond Jr. | The Strokes
