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

VH1 Blog — With 130 bands performing over three sunny days, we couldn’t possibly catch all the action at this year’s Austin City Limits music fest. So we asked you to contribute to VH1’s Top 20 Moments from ACL by tweeting pictures using #ACLtop20 — and... more info

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Brooklyn Vegan — photos courtesy of WireImage/Tommy Julian Casablancas of The Strokes being stylish Billed as "A Night To Get Drunk And Celebrate Tom Petty's 60th Birthday!!!", the annual Petty Fest takes place at Bowery Ballroom on 10/28, and it includes essentially... more info

DrownedInSound — It’s fair to say the crop of New York bands who made the turn of this century so exciting have suffered with age. The Strokes are a mish-mash of side projects and ego, The Rapture disappeared when everyone with a cowbell got their hands on the blue... more info