L.A. Times - Pop & Hiss — Staples CenterBrad Paisley, Feb. 19; Jay-Z, March 26 (Sat.) Gibson Amphitheatre Omid, Nov. 25 (now) Downtown Palace Theatre Julian Casablancas, Nov. 13 and 30 (now) UCI Bren Events Center Weezer, Jan. 11 (Sat.) House of Blues Blasphemous Rumours, Nov... more info

Rollo & Grady — There are some tickets still available for the Julian Casablancas show at the Downtown Palace Theatre on Friday, November 20th. Casablancas will be joined by The Growlers and The Strange Boys. For ticket info click here. The Growlers – Barnacle Bea... more info

MTV.com News — 'Glee' soundtrack debuts strongly at #4; Weezer's Raditude comes in at #7.By Gil Kaufman Carrie Underwood Photo: Ethan Miller/ Getty Images Carrie Underwood will score her second #1 debut in a row next week, when her third album, Play O... more info

NME — Singer says he wanted to keep himself busy during Strokes downtime more info

The Good, The Bad and The Unknown — Last week, Julian Casablancas became the 4th strokes member (come on Valensi...show some hustle) to release a solo album in the hiatus between Strokes album #3 & #4. It's now official...the individual members of the Strokes have released more materi... more info

Rollo & Grady — Amoeba Records – Hollywood 1.) Julian Casablancas – Phrazes For The Young 2.) Michael Jackson – Thriller 3.) Slayer – World Painted Blood 4.) Morrissey – Swords 5.) Soundtrack -Where the Wild Things Are 6.) Various Artists – Yo Gabba Gabb... more info

Guardian Music — Julian Casablancas's alternative festive anthem might be great, but its ironic coolness can never compete with the supreme naffness of Cliff, Shakey and SladeLet's be clear: Christmas is, in no way, "cool". It's the one time of year when you're emoti... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — photos by Darren Kim "In his stage show, which [began] Friday at the Downtown Palace Theater in Los Angeles -- a New York residency is planned for January -- this song will be represented by a multimedia landscape of videos... more info

XFM.co.uk — The solo Stroke will play another night in K Town... more info

Addict Music — acking the energy and excitement of “Is This It”, “Phrazes For the Young” is a venture in musical progression that contains some real nuggets of Casablanca gold, but doesn't quite live up to his own standards more info