Unreality Music — Julian Casablancas thinks his decision not to attend recording sessions with his Strokes bandmates made them a better group. The frontman surprised fans when it emerged he hadn’t joined bandmates Nick Valensi, Nikolai Fraiture, Fabrizio Moretti or ... more info

NME — Plus band to make SXSW announcement soon more info

Brooklyn Vegan — PRE-SALE FOR NYC WILL BEGIN 2/17 AT 4:00PM EST. THERE WILL ALSO BE A LIMITED AMOUNT OF EARLY ENTRY GA FLOOR TICKETS AVAILABLE PACKAGED WITH THE STROKES T- SHIRT. TICKET LIMIT IS 2 PER PERSON. As previously mentioned, the AmEx... more info

NME — Singer speaks about difficult recording process for 'Angles' more info

ContactMusic — The Strokes feared they would be "forgotten" during their hiatus.The band are preparing for the release of 'Angles', their first album since 2006's 'First Impressions of Earth' and the group admit they worried they would have to start their career fr... more info

ContactMusic — THE STROKES star NICK VALENSI feared fans had long forgotten about the band when they announced a new album after a five-year hiatus.The New York rockers shot to fame in 2001 with their debut album Is This It, but decided on an extended break after t... more info

NME — NME cover stars set for April 1 show more info

Totally Fuzzy — G O D said... VOIVOD -Live !! -please anyone who can help,leave the track listing in my comments box for this post!thanks a lot! SOCKEYE -A Year In The Live -Compiled from live gigs recorded in 1989,with a buncha wacky songs,some you may have never h... more info

Gigwise — Julian Casablancas reveals... more info

We All Want Someone To Shout For — That’s what their twitter would lead you to believe. The band’s twitter account has April 1st MSG posted. So it looks like the band has finally announced their first official NYC comeback show. It happens one day before LCD Soundsystem’s “Far... more info