We All Want Someone To Shout For — Julian C is the hot ticket right now! Phrazes For The Young finally dropped today! Congrats Julz! The album came with 3 bonus tracks, only available on itunes! The first two are called “Old Hollywood” and “30 Minute Boyfriend”, while the last... more info

AngryApe — He's recorded a special cover version more info

Stereogum — The solo Stroke (who surprised Spaceland last night) has covered SNL's yuletide earworm "I Wish It Was Christmas Today," original performed by Horatio Sanz, Jimmy Fallon, Chris Kattan, and Tracy Morgan. Download/7" is out 12/21 (via NME). more info

The World Forgot — Julian Casablancas has succeeded in cultivating a certain persona for himself.  Something about him oozes likability and it’s hard to define simply why that is so.  Maybe it’s because he’s the front man of The Strokes, maybe it’s becaus... more info

Rolling Stone — Strokes frontman Julian Casablancas tells the NME he plans to release “I Wish It Was Christmas Today” as a holiday single 7″ in December (the song is available as a bonus track on iTunes now). The chipper little tune originated on an episode of... more info

NME — Singer exclusively tells NME.COM about his festive plans more info

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L.A. Times - Entertainment — The Strokes' frontman is hunkering down in L.A. for a spell. His solo album, 'Phrazes for the Young,' comes out Tuesday, and then there's that November residency at the Downtown Palace Theatre. ... more info

LargeHeartedBoy — Strokes frontman Julian Casablancas talks to the New York Post about his solo album, Phrazes For The Young (out November 3rd). “Some of the songs sound like they can be found on the soundtrack of a random ’80s movie,” says... more info

Guardian Music — (Rough Trade)Over on the Downing Street website lurks an e-petition calling for "sleep education" to become part of the national curriculum. Should the government choose to heed its demands, they could save themselves a lot of time and money simply b... more info