ContactMusic — Albert Hammond Jr. almost ruined his career because he was a "total f***ing junkie". The Strokes guitarist admits his substance abuse problem contributed towards some of the tensions in the band which led to their hiatus at the end of their... more info

Yahoo! Music UK — world entertainment news - Rockers The Strokes have returned to the studio to begin recording new music, just one month after making their chart comeback with Angles. more info

ContactMusic — Rockers The Strokes have returned to the studio to begin recording new music, just one month after making their chart comeback with Angles. The New York band released their first album in five years in March (11), but they are not planning on keep... more info

NME — Nikolai Fraiture says band are 'super excited' by writing sessions more info

Altsounds — Heineken Open'er is excited to announce that NYC's finest, The Strokes, are set to close the 10th anniversary year of the festival when they headline the mainstage on Sunday 3rd July. Taking place from Thursday 30th June to Sunday 3rd July 2011 ... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Nicole Atkins during SXSW 2011 (more by Dominick Mastrangelo) If you like Bob Dylan and booze-soaked singalongs, you might want to consider hitting Bowery Ballroom on May 26th and 27th for Dylan Fest, a two day extravaganza in celebration of... more info

ContactMusic — The Strokes' private gig in Beverly Hills on Wednesday night (20Apr11) was scrapped after just a handful of songs - because the New Yorkers were too loud. City officials responded to noise complaints about the corporate T-Mobile gig and shut the..... more info

Stereogum — The Strokes visited Conan last night and put in this subdued performance of the Casablancas/Valensi-penned “Games.” They sounded and looked great, even though Casablancas appeared to be on the run from the law or the sun. Watch: more info

Gigwise — All will headline the festival... more info

Yahoo! Music UK — XFM - James Blake and Crystal Fighters have also been added to the bill... more info