Stereogum — Did Ryan Adams just get around to reading Meet Me In The Bathroom? There's a moment in the book, Lizzy Goodman's great oral history of the early-'00s New York rock scene, where we learn that the Strokes got together to hold a meeting banning Ryan Ada... more info

Stereogum — In a recent interview, Albert Hammond Sr. let slip that his son's band, the Strokes, were recording a new album with Rick Rubin. Except that's not actually happening, according to the members of the Strokes. Albert Hammond Jr. took to Twitter to disp... more info

Stereogum — Albert Hammond Sr. spilled some beans in a recent interview with The West Australian . The songwriter offhandedly mentioned that his son, Albert Hammond Jr., and his son's band, the Strokes, are working with Rick Rubin. "They’re making a new album... more info

Stereogum — Journalist Lizzy Goodman will publish Meet Me In The Bathroom: Rebirth And Rock And Roll In New York City, 2001–2011 , a new oral history diving into NYC’s 21st century rock scene, on May 23. Today, Vulture has published a lengthy excerpt that f... more info

Stereogum — Today, solid-gold pop-punk stars Paramore are making their big return with the release of After Laughter , their deeply '80s-pop new album. And on Wednesday night, they played a secret show at Exit/In, a smaller venue in their Nashville hometown. Du... more info

The Devil Has The Best Tuna — The VelveteinsFrom: Edmonton, CanadaMidnight Surf from Canadian trio The Velveteins sounds like The Strokes shrugging off their effortless New York cool, grabbing their surf boards and going all emotional on us. It starts slowly, floating into your ... more info

Consequence of Sound — The band responded by playing three encores. more info

Consequence of Sound — New York indie veterans wax nostalgic with career-spanning 17-song set. more info

We All Want Someone To Shout For — (Summer Moon at Summerstage in 2015) You may best know Nikolai Fraiture as bassist of New York rockers The Strokes. As the band is taking some time off before the eventual release of their new album, Fraiture been busy with his new band Summer Moon, ... more info

Consequence of Sound — Adding a tropical touch to the Is This It classic for Triple J's Like A Version. more info