Guardian Music — SBTRKT feat Sampha Living Like I Do (Young Turks) Trends dictate that to be a cool blog-band today you must a) Be super-anonymous and b) Have a disregard for vowels: both tests that this mask-wearing Londoner passes. Here, SBTRKT programs the beats a... more info

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ContactMusic — Elvis Costello stunned fans in New York on Friday (01Apr11) when he joined The Strokes onstage for his second surprise appearance within days. The Juicebox stars celebrated the release of Angles, their first album in five years,... more info

NME — Video footage of Madison Square Garden gig emerges more info

Abeano — Although LCD Soundsystem stole the show on Saturday night, The Strokes also played Madison Square Gardens in NYC last weekend. Possibly pre-empting Arcade Fire’s guest spot, and even though we don’t think The Strokes are splitting up, the ba... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — photos by Bao Nguyen "Amazing time at the Garden. Still buzzed. Elvis was an officer and a gentleman. Thank you. Thankyouverymuch." - Julian Casablancas As sort of hinted and then twitter-revealed right before the show, Elvis Costello (after he got..... more info

We All Want Someone To Shout For — I’ve been waiting a long, long time to see The Strokes. They have always been that one band that I always have wanted to see, but never got the chance. They stopped touring just when I started to attend concerts. I was always worried about the futu... more info

Stereogum — Before the Strokes even took the stage for their sold-out show headlining MSG, their concert took over NYC Twitter feeds with Elvis Costello’s surprise opening set of “Pump It Up,” “Radio Radio,” and “(What’s So Funny ‘Bout) Peace Lov... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — The Strokes @ ACL 2010 (more by Tim Griffin) today in NYC * Unsound @ Issue Project Room * Oh Land @ Charles Bank Gallery * Nellie McKay @ Feinstein's * Elvis Costello @ Gramercy Theatre * Cut Copy, Holy... more info