Stereogum — Beck continues making good use of his down time between album cycles with the second phase of his Record Club, the project which sees Hansen invite a tag-archive-friendly set of friends to cover an a classic album in its entirety, in a day, with n... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Little Joy opening for Jarvis was really 'Fab' (more by Chris La Putt) Little Joy will hit the road with their friend Regina Spektor this September. Those dates do not include Regina's upcoming show at Radio City Music Hall (Jupiter... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — photos by Chris La Putt NY MAG: How was working with Steve Albini on Further Complications? Jarvis Cocker: It was kind like the polar opposite of most producers. He didn't want to get his fingerprints all over the record. And... more info

Stereogum — Despite not being sold-out -- maybe a little surprising? -- and joking he was "knackered" and grabbng for water after opening with "Angela," Jarvis put all of himself into last night's show at the Wiltern in Los Angeles. There were jumps and dance... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — DOWNLOAD: Jarvis Cocker - Angela (MP3) Julian Pulp frontman Jarvis Cocker is currently playing dates in support of his newest record, Further Complications, which came out in May on Rough Trade. Check out a track from it above. His tour... more info

Rollo & Grady — Arctic Monkeys Tuesday, Sep 15 Hollywood Palladium On Sale Sat, 7/18, 10am Arctic Monkeys - Crying Lightning Grizzly Bear with Beach House Tuesday, Oct 20 Hollywood Palladium On Sale Fri, 7/17, 10am Jarvis Cocker with Little Joy The Wiltern On Sale... more info

Bridging The Atlantic — Here's the "trailer" for the inevitable side-project from the Strokes' frontman. We've seen Albert Hammond's eponymous work, Little Joy, Nickel Eye, and now we have Julian's Phrazes for the Young. If the preview's representative of the majority of ... more info

We All Want Someone To Shout For — Lead singer and front man  Julian Casablancas officially announced his plan to release his own album titled Phrazes for the Young. It is due to come out this fall. Yep, another Strokes man in a side project. Why not? Albert Hammond, Jr. went solo,... more info

Stereogum — Fab did it with Little Joy. Nickolai Fraiture did it with Nickel Eye. Albert Hammond Jr. did it with Albert Hammond Jr. And now after lending his voice to Homme and sneakers and authentic rappers, Strokes figurehead Julian Casablancas is officiall... more info

Rollo & Grady — Little Joy recently recorded a session for Daytrotter. Check out the complete set (click here). MP3: Little Joy - Keep Me In Mind (Daytrotter Session 6/16/09) MP3: Little Joy - Keep Me In Mind Download: Little Joy - Little Joy (iTunes) Bookmark It ... more info