BBC News - UK — Pink, Orbital and Blondie join Jay-Z and The Strokes as the first confirmed bands for Isle Of Wight festival 2010. more info

NME — Headliners for for 2010 Isle Of Wight Festival announced more info

Guardian Music — At a time when nu-metal and dad-rock ruled the airwaves, the Strokes' rewired rock'n'roll with irresistible songs, inventive guitars and arty arroganceMore top 10 albums of the decadeThe impact of the first Strokes album was immediate and dramatic. B... more info

Jam! Showbiz Music, Canada — Rockers The Strokes are heading back to the studio in January to record their first new album in four years. more info

NME — The Strokes, MGMT, MIA also make the run-down more info

411 Mania — Plans could change... more info

NME — Julian Casablancas and Nikolai Fraiture seem to think so. more info

The Culture Of Me — Erik Hassle, the well-coiffed young lad you've heard us rave about in the past, continues his onslaught of terrificness with this, an acoustic cover of the Is This It track "Someday" by The Strokes. Not much else to be said... more info

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

Guardian Music — The NME has announced its choice of best albums of the noughties, with Is this it at the top. Find out how the decade's best compare in the charts - and read the original Guardian reviewsSo, the NME's writers and artists' choice catalogue of the noug... more info