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

L.A. Times - Pop & Hiss — At what was a coming-out party for an 8-track solo debut, the Strokes' Julian Casablancas wasn't about to let a limited arsenal of his own songs hold him back. The Downtown Palace Theatre, with a capacity of about 2,000, is... more info

My Chemical Toilet — "Out Of The Blue", from Julian Casablancas's album Phrazes For The Young, in "Almost Causes Music Blogger Lose His Mind" sensation. more info

Stereogum — The Stroke's first solo gigs were in Japan this summer, and Monday's Spaceland show was a last minute surprise, so while last night was JC's 4th ever solo show, it was most stateside fans' first shot to see his synth-pop makeover in person. With e... more info

AngryApe — When The Strokes star performs live next month more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Strokes frontman gone solo Julian Casablancas, not to be confused with Interpol frontman gone solo Julian Plenti, kicks off a five-show residency at Los Angeles' Downtown Palace Theatre tonight (11/6). He also has shows scheduled in San Francisco, Se... more info

The World Forgot — Posting about Julian Casablancas the other day had me jonesing for some good old strokes.  I posted this track ages ago (around the time The Strokes offered it as a free download from their myspace page), but since then I have found a way to lose ... more info