NME — Purple one to join Coldplay and The Strokes as bill topper more info

The Hip Hop Chronicle — Beyonce has been added to T in the Park lineup. The singer will perform at the music festival on Saturday 9th July. The tickets for the event based in Scotland was sold out in less than 60 minutes. Other artists on the bill include Arctic Monkeys, Co... more info

Gigwise — Joins Coldplay and The Strokes... more info

L.A. Times - Pop & Hiss — KROQ announced its annual Weenie Roast 2011; it will feature Linkin Park, The Strokes, Rise Against, Lykke Li, the Airborne Toxic Event, Neon Trees, and others, and will take place on June 14 at the Verizon Amphitheatre. more info

ContactMusic — Albert Hammond Jr. almost ruined his career because he was a "total f***ing junkie". The Strokes guitarist admits his substance abuse problem contributed towards some of the tensions in the band which led to their hiatus at the end of their... more info

Yahoo! Music UK — world entertainment news - Rockers The Strokes have returned to the studio to begin recording new music, just one month after making their chart comeback with Angles. more info

ContactMusic — Rockers The Strokes have returned to the studio to begin recording new music, just one month after making their chart comeback with Angles. The New York band released their first album in five years in March (11), but they are not planning on keep... more info

NME — Nikolai Fraiture says band are 'super excited' by writing sessions more info

Altsounds — Heineken Open'er is excited to announce that NYC's finest, The Strokes, are set to close the 10th anniversary year of the festival when they headline the mainstage on Sunday 3rd July. Taking place from Thursday 30th June to Sunday 3rd July 2011 ... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Nicole Atkins during SXSW 2011 (more by Dominick Mastrangelo) If you like Bob Dylan and booze-soaked singalongs, you might want to consider hitting Bowery Ballroom on May 26th and 27th for Dylan Fest, a two day extravaganza in celebration of... more info