NME — Singer would rather 'play surprise shows in half empty bars' more info

NME — Casablancas also said he doesn’t like playing music festivals in Beats 1 interview more info

Consequence of Sound — Julian Casablancas and co. also dust off "Red Light" for the first time in six years. more info

NME — The band revealed a third track from new EP 'Future Present Past' on Annie Mac's BBC Radio 1 show more info

Rolling Stone — The Strokes have released a theatric new rocker, "Oblivius," set to appear on their upcoming EP, Future Present Past, out June 3rd. The release marks the New York outfit's first since 2013's Comedown Machine. The song is availabl... more info

Stereogum — Earlier today, we got word that the Strokes will release a new EP this year, and Julian Casablancas’ label Cult Records shared several teaser images via social media. The EP is titled Future Present Past and it’s already available for pre-order o... more info

Stereogum — The signs are piling up, and it looks more and more like we’re going to hear some new music from the Strokes this morning. Massive strokes wall projections have shown up in New York and London, and Cult Records, Julian Casablancas’ label, has sha... more info

Consequence of Sound — Casablancas' Cult Records is teasing new project dubbed Future Past Present. more info

The Playlist — The red carpet is usually rolled out for HBO prestige shows, but they’ve had a difficult time with their troubled 1970s-set rock n’ roll series, “Vinyl,” from Martin Scorsese, Mick Jagger and “Boardwalk Empire” creator Terence Winter. Ma... more info

Stereogum — Elvis Costello has performed a cover of the O’Jays’ 1972 single “Back Stabbers” live in the past, but he just released a formal studio version for the Vinyl soundtrack. The HBO show debuted a new compilation today, which features Charli XCX�... more info