NME — Julian Casablancas reveals the band will play the Chicago event, according to reports more info

Undercover, Australia — The Strokes singer Julian Casablancas will tour Australia solo in May. more info

Stereogum — We knew the Strokes were working on their new LP, but it looks like plans are firming up: Julian Casablancas says his band will headline Lollapalooza in August, and will have the new LP out in September. Their fourth album will be out nine years afte... more info

411 Mania — Julian Casablancas says new album is much more collaborative... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — "Just got off the phone with Julian Casablancas and he confirms that the Strokes will indeed be headlining Lollapalooza this summer as first reported here a few weeks ago. He says he's pretty stoked about the band's string of festival... more info

Rolling Stone — With the Strokes in the studio hard at work on their long-awaited follow-up to First Impressions of Earth, frontman Julian Casablancas has reiterated drummer Fab Moretti’s prediction about when the album will be released, telling the Chicago Tribun... more info

Gigwise — Julian Casablancas speaks about plans... more info

We All Want Someone To Shout For — Chicago Tribune writer Greg Kot just got off the phone with Julian Casablancas. The front man of The Strokes confirmed that The Strokes will be playing Lollapalooza this summer. He also projected a September release date for their 4th album which is ... more info

Live Daily — Singer/songwriter Mark Linkous, who performed and recorded under the name Sparklehorse, committed suicide Saturday in Tennessee. He was 47 years old. According to his manager, Shelby Meade, Linkous shot himself in an alley outside a friend's home.... more info

Lost In Your Inbox — Sunday brought some very sad news to the music world. Mark Linkous, otherwise known as Sparklehorse , died by suicide this weekend. He'd suffered--and I mean suffered--from deep depression for a long time. Several years ago I remember re... more info