Rollo & Grady — Lissie Recommended Los Angeles Shows November 23rd – November 28th Monday, November 23rd Fanfarlo @ Echo The Happy Hollows @ Spaceland Tuesday, November 24th Lissie with Leslie and the Badgers @ Bootleg Wolfmother @ The Wiltern Wednesday, Nove... more info

Jam! Showbiz Music, Canada — TORONTO - The Strokes singer Julian Casablancas never really wanted a solo career. more info

Quick Before It Melts — I avoided reading any review or talk of Strokes front man Julian Casablancas’s solo debut album, Phrazes For the Young, before actually listening to the thing myself.  It was a semi-conscious decision, but one guided by premonition nonetheless.�... more info

NME — Singer reacts to topping NME poll more info

Guardian Music — • The Strokes take top spot in NME list with Is This It• Libertines debut Up The Bracket is best British entryNew York rockers The Strokes have topped a list of the best albums of the decade, beating British indie stars – and tablo... more info

Pitchfork - Tours — 11-18 Calexico, CA - La Hamaca11-20 Los Angeles, CA - Palace Theatre *11-21 Oakland, CA - Ghost Town Gallery11-22 Seattle, WA - Showbox *11-23 Vancouver, British Columbia - Commodore *11-24 Olympia, WA - Northern11-25 Portland, OR - East End11-28 San... more info

Culture Bully — While I can firmly say that I hope this isn't the direction the Strokes go, Phrazes for the Young is a strong statement by an artist who clearly isn't afraid to take chances. more info

Guardian Music — Kasabian frontman Tom Meighan has sweated out the swine flu, got a new haircut and now wants to be a hobbitHi, Tom from Kasabian! Now that Oasis have split, why doesn't Liam join Kasabian, you join Take That, and Robbie Williams and Susan Boyle get m... more info

Guardian Music — Eight summers ago, I saved up every penny I had to go and live in New York for a few months. The reason I starved myself, slept in dives and sold my body on the streets of Bed-Stuy was to hang out in the same bars, venues and alleyways as the Strokes... more info

411 Mania — Julian Casablancas didn't want to get bored... more info