Features
Thursday, March 28 2013
Was That It: The Rise and Fall of the Strokes
The sound, the cultural shifts, and the new way of doing business in the Internet-era music industry may have made the Strokes stars in 2001, but also contained the recipe for their undoing. Is Comedown Machine it for the Strokes?
Monday, September 12 2011
The Strokes' 'Is This It' Ten Years Later
After 9/11, the Strokes offered rock escapism, three minutes at a time and they were not just a rock band, they were a New York rock band.
Reviews
Monday, March 25 2013
The Strokes: Comedown Machine
Julian Casablancas and company embrace the '80s on fifth studio album Comedown Machine.
Monday, September 12 2011
Pearl Jam: 20 Years in the Rearviewmirror: 3 - 4 September 2011
Pearl Jam's great 20th Anniversary blowout festival was held in Alpine Valley.
Monday, March 21 2011
The Strokes: Angles
Will Angles be known as the album where the Strokes found themselves at a crossroads or at the end of the road?
Monday, March 13 2006
The Strokes
For those steeped in the scene of present-day New York, it's easy to forget that, at the turn-of-the-century, not only did the local scene not compare, but that there wasn't really a scene at all.
Tuesday, January 3 2006
The Strokes: First Impressions of Earth
The Strokes venture into uncharted territory and offer a disc twice as long and half as good as their now classic first two records.
Blogs
Thursday, December 15 2011
Bubbling Under the 75 Best Albums of 2011: The Strokes
This week we presented our Best 75 Albums of 2011. Here are several more just bubbling under the top 75...
Friday, August 5 2011
Counterbalance No. 45: The Strokes’ 'Is This It'
Our questions, they come to us in threes. Why are the Strokes so popular? How did they get the 45th most acclaimed album of all time? Is This It In this Counterbalance, Klinger will be the one to say the strangest things and Mendelsohn will act like it's completely normal.
Tuesday, March 29 2011
The Strokes - "Call Me Back" (video)
Conceived as a gift for fans who pre-ordered the new Angles LP, the Strokes' video for mellow album track "Call Me Back" features slow motion…
Tuesday, March 15 2011
The Strokes Streaming New Album 'Angels'
A week before its release, the Strokes have decided to stream their new album Angels over at their website. You can check out the LP…
Wednesday, March 2 2011
Watch: New Strokes Video for “Under Cover of Darkness”
After a five-year hiatus, the Strokes are set to drop their fourth studio album Angles later this month, and they just unveiled the video for…
News
Monday, April 4 2011
Q&A with Nikolai Fraiture, bassist for The Strokes
NEW YORK — After temporarily saving rock 'n' roll with their terrific debut, 2001's "Is This It," The Strokes collapsed in a haze of hype,…
