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
A big part of what made Saturday Night Live's recurring yuletide classic "I Wish It Was Christmas Today" so perfect were the sight gags: Tracy Morgan's dead-eyed dance, Chris Kattan's head shake, even Jimmy Fallon's inability to keep a straight... CONTINUE READING JULIAN CASABLANCAS COVERS "I WISH IT WAS CHRISTMAS TODAY"»
Posted on November 4, 2009 in (14 comments)
Tags: Chris Kattan | Horatio Sanz | Jimmy Fallon | Julian Casablancas | Saturday Night Live | The Golden Filter | The Strokes | Tracy Morgan
Performing complexly synthesized compositions on record is one thing... I like the way Julian Casablancas lays his voice out over Phrazes For The Young's electro backdrops, partially because it feels so insulated and obsessive, a man and his bed of... CONTINUE READING JULIAN CASABLANCAS VISITS THE TONIGHT SHOW»
Posted on October 28, 2009 in (62 comments)
Tags: Conan O'Brien | Julian Casablancas | The Strokes
Julian Casablancas' solo debut is an 8-song, 40-minute collection. On first glance the brevity makes the protracted promotional campaign -- its preview trailer, dramatically cut onscreen interview with its lofty claims of trying to harness "the power and seriousness of... CONTINUE READING PREMATURE EVALUATION: JULIAN CASABLANCAS - PHRAZES FOR THE YOUNG»
Posted on October 26, 2009 in (29 comments)
Tags: Darker My Love | Julian Casablancas | The Strokes
The release date for Phrazes For The Young has been pushed back into November, but Julian's solo stroke is still on course with its streaming bits, first via lead single "11th Dimension," most recently with a four-minute album preview. The... CONTINUE READING NEW JULIAN CASABLANCAS - "RIVER OF BRAKELIGHTS"»
Posted on October 19, 2009 (16 comments)
Tags: Girls | Julian Casablancas | The Strokes
The promotional campaign started with a preview trailer and classical music-dropping onscreen interview to whet folks' appetites. Now that you're plenty familiar with "11th Dimension," take a listen to some snippets of the seven other tracks on the Strokes man's... CONTINUE READING SAMPLE JULIAN CASABLANCAS' PHRAZES FOR THE YOUNG»
Posted on October 16, 2009 in (27 comments)
Tags: Julian Casablancas | The Strokes
Once Julian releases his Phrazes For The Young, all the Strokes save Valensi will have a side-project release under their vintage belts. (If not two.) Nikolai Fraiture helms Nickel Eye; "You And Everyone Else" sees the bassist on lead vocals,... CONTINUE READING NEW NICKEL EYE VIDEO - "YOU AND EVERYONE ELSE"»
Posted on October 15, 2009 in (9 comments)
Tags: Nickel Eye | The Strokes
The trailer for the lead Stroke's solo debut Phrazes For The Young was soundtracked with widescreen, cinematic synth pop, his first on-camera interview in years boasted quotes about harnessing "the power and seriousness of classical music" while "captur(ing) the catchiness... CONTINUE READING NEW JULIAN CASABLANCAS - "11TH DIMENSION"»
Posted on September 18, 2009 (89 comments)
Tags: Julian Casablancas | The Strokes
You know how Julian released that Phrazes For The Young trailer teaser thing and everybody thought "whoa Strokes guy is going epic Ratatatty synth pop" with his solo thing? Maybe everybody should stop thinking that. Or at least put those... CONTINUE READING JULIAN CASABLANCAS PLAYS FIRST SOLO SHOW IN TOKYO»
Posted on August 31, 2009 in , (27 comments)
Tags: Julian Casablancas | Pearl Jam | The Strokes
As mentioned, Julian Casablancas is releasing his debut 8-song solo full-length Phrazes For The Young this fall. To help get folks excited for it, he sat down for his first on-camera interview in three years to discuss the differences between... CONTINUE READING JULIAN CASABLANCAS' "FIRST ON-CAMERA INTERVIEW IN THREE YEARS"»
Posted on August 10, 2009 in (21 comments)
Tags: Julian Casablancas | The Strokes
Fab did it with Little Joy. Nickolai Fraiture did it with Nickel Eye. Albert Hammond Jr. did it with Albert Hammond Jr. And now after lending his voice to Homme and sneakers and authentic rappers, Strokes figurehead Julian Casablancas is... CONTINUE READING JULIAN CASABLANCAS GOES SOLO WITH THE PHRAZES FOR THE YOUNG LP»
Posted on July 14, 2009 in (64 comments)
Tags: Bumbershoot | Janelle Monae | Julian Casablancas | The Strokes
When we've spoken about the various Strokes side projects and Lonely Island appearances, Nikolai Fraiture's Nickel Eye has tended to get short shrift. It's not that we don't like the guy -- his vacant stare and bone structure is kinda... CONTINUE READING NEW NICKEL EYE (FEAT. WALE) - "BRANDY OF THE DAMNED (MARK RONSON REMIX)"»
Posted on February 27, 2009 (4 comments)
Tags: Black Lips | Mark Ronson | Nickel Eye | Nikolai Fraiture | Rain Machine | The Strokes | Wale
In anticipation of INCREDIBAD, Lonely Island's send-ups are arriving rapid fire. This new track, which has the Strokes man lending his pipes, is less "Jizz In My Pants," more "I'm On A Boat," at least via its initial posh, old-money... CONTINUE READING NEW LONELY ISLAND (FEAT. JULIAN CASABLANCAS) - "BOOMBOX"»
Posted on February 9, 2009 (37 comments)
Tags: Akiva Schaffer | Andy Samberg | HEALTH | Jorma Taccone | Julian Casablancas | Popo | The Lonely Island | The Strokes
Members of the Strokes have been busy with their Little Joys and Megapusses, but according to Coldplay collaborator Albert Hammond, Jr., after two years apart they're finally getting back to the band that made people care about all these side... CONTINUE READING STROKES START WORK ON NEW LP 2/11 @ 2 PM»
Posted on January 22, 2009 (12 comments)
Tags: Ted Leo | The Strokes
Little Joy might not be the most exciting band in the world, but this video for "Next Time Around" does have at least one thing going for it: It's not nearly as annoying as Fab, Devendra, and Greg Rogove's Megapuss... CONTINUE READING NEW LITTLE JOY VIDEO - "NEXT TIME AROUND"»
Posted on November 13, 2008 in (9 comments)
Tags: Fab Moretti | HEALTH | Little Joy | The Strokes | Vampire Weekend
When not brandishing his Little Joy, the Strokes' Fabrizio Moretti plays drums with the penis-skirted Devendra Banhart and cohort Greg Rogove in Megapuss. For the Amy Jo Diaz-directed "Adam & Steve" video we get the guys riffing on George Michael's... CONTINUE READING NEW MEGAPUSS VIDEO - "ADAM & STEVE"»
Posted on November 5, 2008 in (26 comments)
Tags: Built To Spill | Devendra Banhart | Fab Moretti | Megapuss | Passion Pit | The Strokes
Instead of pointing out the multiple pun possibilities in the above, we'll point you toward Little Joy's MySpace, where you can hear Fab & Co's forthcoming self-titled debut (11/4 via Rough Trade). ... CONTINUE READING STREAM FAB MORETTI'S LITTLE JOY»
Posted on October 31, 2008 (1 comments)
Tags: Fab Moretti | Little Joy | The Strokes | Wilco
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
When we first brought up the selling power trio of Santogold, Julian Casablancas, and Pharrell we played you their fast food-redolent jingle "My Drive Thru" and mentioned that there would eventually be a video ... or, well, Chuck Taylor commercial... CONTINUE READING NEW SANTOGOLD, JULIAN CASABLANCAS & PHARRELL VIDEO - "MY DRIVE THRU"»
Posted on July 9, 2008 in , (56 comments)
Tags: Julian Casablancas | Pharrell | Santigold | 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
It's an unlikely trio of artist that are helping get Converse's centennial celebration underway. Maybe not the pairing of Pharrell and Santogold -- actually it's somewhat surprising that this is their first project together -- but Strokes lead man Julian... CONTINUE READING NEW SANTOGOLD, JULIAN CASABLANCAS & PHARRELL - "MY DRIVE THRU"»
Posted on June 9, 2008 (74 comments)
Tags: Julian Casablancas | N.E.R.D. | Pharrell | Santigold | 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
What do you get when you combine the selling power of Bud Light's Santogold with the laconic New York charm of the Stroke's Casablancas and the non-laconic L.A. sizzle of N.E.R.D.-y Pharrell Williams (not featuring Lindsay Lohan)? Basically, a well-produced... CONTINUE READING SANTOGOLD, JULIAN CASABLANCAS AND PHARRELL ARE CONVERSE ALL STARS»
Posted on May 16, 2008 in (25 comments)
Tags: BLK JKS | Julian Casablancas | Pharrell | Santigold | SXSW | The Strokes
