Guardian Music — A band featuring three sisters, who combine the wafty whimsy of folk with R&B beats. It shouldn't really work. It doesHometown: Los Angeles.The lineup: Danielle Haim (vocals, lead guitar), Alana Haim (vocals, rhythm guitar, keyboards, percussion), Es... more info

Chorus.fm — *HAIM (http://haimtheband.com/)* (featuring members of Julian Casablancas & Jenny Lewis's band) have just released a free EP on their website (http://haimtheband.com/). more info

Guardian Music — A new song from Gorillaz? With super-stellar collaborators? Amazing. Or not, as the case may be So far Converse's Three Artists. One Song project has given us the hip-hop funk of My Drive Thru, a collaboration between Pharrell, Santigold and Julian C... more info

Guardian Music — Green Door Store, BrightonIt says something about alt-rock's current commercial fortunes that Howler are playing in a tiny club round the back of Brighton station. Five years ago, the hotly tipped US indie band du jour might have reasonably expected ... more info

ContactMusic — The Strokes star Julian Casablancas has signed on to front a new French fragrance campaign. The singer is the pitchman for Azzaro's Decibel The Essence of Rock and appears in the firm's new ad. The promo features Casablancas singing I Like The Night.... more info

Guardian Music — Richfield Avenue, ReadingReading is the last big party of the summer and formerly the rockiest. Download may have stolen its metal crown but the fun has by no means disappeared with the leather.One of the best things about the festival is that the st... more info

Guardian Music — We're still clearing the mud off our boots after Reading and Leeds festival ... luckily you've got more than enough opinions to fill this week's Sleeve NotesA quick Reading and Leeds festival roundupReading festival review, Friday with My Chemical Ro... more info

Stereogum — There’s not much to it, but here’s a stylized clip of Julian Casablancas in a French perfume ad. In it he crowd surfs and presumably smells great. (via Consequence of Sound) more info

NME — Singer has filmed a starring role in Azarro's new ad campaign more info

ContactMusic — The Strokes were joined by a guest performer during their set at Britain's Reading Festival on Saturday night (27Aug11) - Pulp frontman Jarvis Cocker. The Common People hitmaker was beckoned onstage by Julian Casablancas during The Strokes' headline ... more info