L.A. Times - Entertainment — AUSTIN, Texas -- Rick Ross had come to South by Southwest, as indeed he goes most places, to boast.     more info

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NME — Footage from the singer's recent SXSW show is now available to watch online more info

NME — Five of the songs in The Strokes frontman's eight track set were new more info

Stereogum — After recent shows in Pensacola and New Orleans, Julian Casablancas hit SXSW with his new backing band the Voidz last night for a headlining set at the Chevrolet Courtyard. Placed at the end of what essentially felt like an alleyway (though you might... more info

Stereogum — Julian Casablancas + The Voidz kept their tour of pre-SXSW semi-secret shows rolling along last night with a stop at The Handlebar in Pensacola, Florida. And while the New Orleans stop yielded lots of intriguing tidbits and comical groupie tweets, th... more info

NME — The Strokes frontman will release a new album with his band The Voidz this year more info

Stereogum — Last week we saw a very enticing teaser video for a new album from what’s being dubbed as Julian Casablancas + The Voidz. No further recordings have surfaced so far, but Casablancas, touring his way to SXSW, played new songs last night at One Eyed ... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Strokes frontman Julian Casablancas has started teasing a new solo album and/or band entitled "Julian Casablancas + The Voidz". You can watch a 2 minute YouTube video he released the other day below and "Julian Casablancas + The Voidz... more info

Stereogum — This week we watched Beck on SNL and Ezra Koenig (Ella Kzing?) on the Oscars. We got some album updates from tUnE-yArDs, Morrissey, Julian Casablancas, and Fucked Up. We reviewed new albums from Migos, Real Estate, Aloe Blacc, the Men, and Rick Ross.... more info