ContactMusic — The Strokes were joined by a guest performer during their set at Britain's Reading Festival on Saturday night (27Aug11) - Pulp frontman Jarvis Cocker. The Common People hitmaker was beckoned onstage by Julian Casablancas during The Strokes' headline ... more info

NME — NME.COM users have been bigging up both bands equally more info

NME - Festivals — Who: The Strokes Where And When: Main Stage, Leeds, Sunday Vibe: With an 'Is This It'-heavy opening (featuring the title track and 'New York City Cops' mixed with 'Under Cover Of Darkness' from 'Angles'), The Strokes provoked a frenzied reception f... more info

ContactMusic — Pulp's Jarvis Cocker joined The Strokes during their co-headlining set at Reading last night (27. 08. 11). 'Common People' singer Jarvis appeared with the New York band to perform a version of The Cars' 'Just What I Needed' toward the end of their pe... more info

NME — Band lean heavily on 'Is This It' during their second time as headliners more info

NME — The National, Jane's Addiction, Jimmy Eat World also set to play more info

ContactMusic — British rockers The Vaccines are adding some star power to their next album - they recruited The Strokes guitarist Albert Hammond Jr. to play a song. The Post Break-Up Sex hitmakers teamed up with Hammond Jr. for two days at his studio in New York, r... more info

NME — Band's 2001 debut single edges out 'Someday' and 'Reptilia' in 10th anniversary poll more info

Indie Selections For Your Erections — Wow, first week of August! Even though I threw together this playlist relatively quickly the previous night, I think this show turned out really well. It consists of three main blocks: a female vocalist blo... more info

NME - The Bands Blog — As The Strokes' debut album passes its ten year anniversary, Arctic Monkey Alex Turner remembers what it meant for him. "I remember I used to play that first album in college all the time, when our band was first starting. Loads of people were in... more info