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…   Read Story »

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…   Read Story »

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…   Read Story »

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…   Read Story »

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,…   Read Story »

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…   Read Story »

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…   Read Story »

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…   Read Story »

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…   Read Story »

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"…   Read Story »