NME — Nikolai Fraiture adds that band relations are good more info

NME — Nikolai Fraiture names a New York dive as worth place they've gigged more info

Totally Fuzzy — After witnessing this week-end's Pitchfork festival, where the future of Rock - according to some currently in the hands of Indie Rock bands, the best of which to me sounded like The Velvet Underground on an off day, how's that for a future?... more info

NME - Festivals — It's the one festival of the summer that's guaranteed to leave pasty bands and fans alike sun-burnt, and the only festival you can go swimming in the sea at 4.30am at without getting hypothermia. Oh Benicassim, you really treated us this year with Th... more info

NME — King Tut's Wah Wah Tent slot voted ahead of Arctic Monkeys, Coldplay, The Strokes and Foo Fighters more info

NME — Elbow, Brandon Flowers and James Murphy also play Spanish festival more info

NME — Bright Eyes, Friendly Fires and Primal Scream also play Saturday at the Scots fest (July 9) more info

Scotsman.com — The Strokes Radio 1 NME stage **** more info

VH1 Blog — The Strokes premiered the video for “Taken For a Fool,” the second single from Angles, earlier today, and unlike the conceptual first video “Under Cover of Darkness,” which symbolically narrates the band’s reunion after their extended hiatu... more info

Stereogum — On July 26th, the Strokes will make an honest single out of Angles‘ Elvis Costello-indebted “Taken For A Fool.” You may also remember that time the Strokes headlined MSG and confirmed the song’s Elvis influence by having him guest. That YouTu... more info