ContactMusic — Elvis Costello stunned fans in New York on Friday (01Apr11) when he joined The Strokes onstage for his second surprise appearance within days. The Juicebox stars celebrated the release of Angles, their first album in five years,... more info

NME — Video footage of Madison Square Garden gig emerges more info

Abeano — Although LCD Soundsystem stole the show on Saturday night, The Strokes also played Madison Square Gardens in NYC last weekend. Possibly pre-empting Arcade Fire’s guest spot, and even though we don’t think The Strokes are splitting up, the ba... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — photos by Bao Nguyen "Amazing time at the Garden. Still buzzed. Elvis was an officer and a gentleman. Thank you. Thankyouverymuch." - Julian Casablancas As sort of hinted and then twitter-revealed right before the show, Elvis Costello (after he got..... more info

We All Want Someone To Shout For — I’ve been waiting a long, long time to see The Strokes. They have always been that one band that I always have wanted to see, but never got the chance. They stopped touring just when I started to attend concerts. I was always worried about the futu... more info

Stereogum — Before the Strokes even took the stage for their sold-out show headlining MSG, their concert took over NYC Twitter feeds with Elvis Costello’s surprise opening set of “Pump It Up,” “Radio Radio,” and “(What’s So Funny ‘Bout) Peace Lov... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — The Strokes @ ACL 2010 (more by Tim Griffin) today in NYC * Unsound @ Issue Project Room * Oh Land @ Charles Bank Gallery * Nellie McKay @ Feinstein's * Elvis Costello @ Gramercy Theatre * Cut Copy, Holy... more info

Stopcryingyourheartout.com — Liam Gallagher says bands who don't want hit records are like ''d**ks'' who wear sun cream on holiday.The former Oasis star wants his new band Beady Eye to be massive all over the world and he thinks musicians who don't want success are as gutless as... more info

Stereogum — The Strokes chose to go black and white for their performance of “You’re So Right” on Fallon last night, which is a fitting tonal palette for this Angles oddball. Also you get to see a Stroke other than Julian singing on a Strokes song (Nick in... more info

Abeano — Perhaps it was fear of being outdone by Friendly Fires’ Jimmy Fallon performance from a week ago but The Strokes seemed a little more ‘up for it’ when they visited the show to play You’re So Right last night. The angry track was... more info