Jam! Showbiz Music, Canada — NEW YORK - It's been nearly five years since the Strokes released a new album, but the New York rockers may soon be ending that drought. more info

ContactMusic — The Strokes have finished their latest album. The 'Last Night' hitmakers completed recording the songs which will make up their fourth, as yet untitled album,... more info

Chorus.fm — *The Strokes (http://www.myspace.com/thestrokes)* have finished recording (http://twitter.com/#!/Casablancas_J/status/4673947677229056) their new album and hope to release it in the next few months. more info

NME — Julian Casablancas says record will be out in 'a few months' more info

ContactMusic — Duffy says her current producer has become "like a dad" to her. The Welsh singer has been working with Albert Hammond - father of The Strokes guitarist Albert... more info

We All Want Someone To Shout For — I jumped over to DOM after Tamaryn and caught a set filled with Strokes-esque guitar jams. A lot different live than on their EP. They almost sounded like Girls backed with The Strokes. Not a bad combination at all. I met up with their lead singer la... more info

Guardian Music — New York-based sister act Allison and Catherine Pierce are suddenly a band everyone's talking aboutWho are they?New York-based sister act Allison and Catherine Pierce, who are suddenly a band everyone's talking about, after a decade of failure.A deca... more info

The Music Fix — Blondie meets The Strokes in this very listenable mini-album. more info

Stereogum — Austin City Limits hosted some of the nicest weather in years alongside an impressive line up with main headliners The Strokes, Muse and the Eagles. Some tough scheduling choices though needed to be made like choosing Sonic Youth or Vampire Weekend, ... more info

We All Want Someone To Shout For — The Vaccines are most certainly a band to watch in 2011. After the incredibly strong first demo of “If You Wanna”, the British band quickly jumped on my ranks for favorite new acts. The band quickly established themselves as cool confident rocker... more info