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

We All Want Someone To Shout For — My friends Nic (also known as Dusk Warrior to some of you) tweeted me this pretty cool altered version of The Strokes “Under Cover Of Darkness”. It was slowed down by a fan to accommodate Julian’s “normal tone”. It actually works pretty wel... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — As many in the comments of my confusing post guessed/theorized/knew, The Strokes are in fact playing MSG on April 1st (one day before LCD Soundsystem end their live career in the same venue). As Julian Casablancas points out, tickets... more info

KEXP Seattle — The lineup for Bonnaroo 2011 has been released! This year, the Tennessee festival celebrates its 10th anniversary with the likes of Arcade Fire, The Black Keys, My Morning Jacket, The Strokes, The Decemberists, Bassnectar, Iron & Wine, Girl Talk, Flo... more info

Stereogum — It’s the 10th anniversary of Bonnaroo, the annual mud-encrusted farm party that’s turned into a cross-genre music festival of rather extravagant proportion. For this year’s throwdown they’ve really run the gamut of how topsy turvy this record... more info