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“He was a master of the cryptic instruction. He’d say, ‘This song, can you loosen its tie a little?’”: How The Strokes created the most influential rock song of the early 21st Century

It inspired The Killers, Arctic Monkeys and countless other bands

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The Book of Goldikus Vol 1 review: a treasure trove for the British raver

If you look back over the decades, it is easy to pick out seminal record labels that set the tone for the music they championed. From the infamous 1960s Motown RB and Soul label, to punk rock and new waves Stiff in the 70s; followed by London’s own Rough Trade…

Evening Standard

The 2010s are glorified by gen Z. But the ‘indie music’ of that era was unoriginal

So much of early 2000s ‘indie’ music was nothing but a backward-looking rerun of movements past

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“It’s kind of scary to go through these…like, ‘Oh I’m going to take that back!’”: Albert Hammond Jr of the Strokes is (reluctantly) selling a heap of his stage-played gear on Reverb, including a Guild acoustic from the Yours To Keep tour

Too bad his Bigsby-equipped SG has already been sold but that Mastery-equipped Jazzmaster looks pretty sweet, as does his Custom Shop Strat – and his father's Jupiter-6 synth is up for grabs too

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Julian Casablancas hates The Strokes hit Last Nite

The Strokes frontman Julian Casablancas has revealed that the band's hit 'Last Nite' is "pretty dead to me" as he has grown tired of performing it.

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Julian Casablancas praises Charli XCX for remaining 'humble' amid Brat's 'huge social moment'

Julian Casablancas says Charli XCX "handles" her new level of "fame" really well and doesn't take herself "too seriously".

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‘Tom Petty heard it and said: “Wow!”’ Jet on how they made Are You Gonna Be My Girl

Written in a garden shed, the song that soundtracked Apple’s iPod ad has survived comparisons with Lust for Life – and a shonky performance with nonsense lyrics

The Guardian - UK

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What to Stream: Keith Urban, 'The Golden Bachelorette,' Zack Snyder series and 'WandaVision' spinoff

Keith Urban's 12th studio album and Kathryn Hahn starring in the “WandaVision” spinoff “Agatha All Along” are some of this week’s new streaming entertainment releases

The Independent UK

One to watch: the Belair Lip Bombs

The Australian quartet’s punchy, hook-packed songs combine immediacy and complexity in a way that recalls the Strokes

The Guardian - UK

“When I look back, The Strokes were like this tentpole. They led me to learn how to accompany myself and made me want to start my own band”: Waxahatchee’s Katie Crutchfield found her country voice via indie and riot grrrl

The Alabama-born songwriter recalls her formative punk years, graduating to a Thinline Tele, and embracing banjo and dobro on latest album Tigers Blood

Guitar World

Vampire Weekend: Only God Was Above Us review – their most adventurous set yet

Indian raga, hip-hop and scuzzy, Strokes-like rock replace the west African guitar sounds of old on Ezra Koenig and co’s dazzling fifth album

The Guardian - UK

"My dad said, 'Turn off the demo, just play me it on acoustic guitar and sing it'": Inhaler's Eli Hewson on the advice he got from his dad, Bono

The Inhaler frontman also recalls the famous faces who visited the family home when he was a kid

Louder

Roberto De Zerbi brings beauty to Brighton but where can elite football go next?

This stylish, charismatic manager has taken the possession game to its natural end point: in front of your own goal

The Guardian - UK

The Strokes at All Points East: mediocre, charisma-free, indie rock mumblings which make you wonder what all the hype and fuss was about

All Points East's indie day ends with a barely audible whimper from Julian Casablancas and co.

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Evening Standard

The Strokes, Yeah Yeah Yeahs and more at All Points East review: we’re gonna party like it’s 2005

Julian Casablancas’ band topped the bill at this unashamed nostalgia fest, but it was Yeah Yeah Yeahs who shone brightest

The Independent UK

‘A genuine shambles’: The Strokes fans leave All Points East festival early due to ‘sound issues’

It’s not the first time the London festival has been accused of poor sound quality

The Independent UK

‘A genuine shambles’: All Points East attendees issue sound complaints over ‘quiet’ Strokes headline set

It’s not the first time the London festival has been accused of poor sound quality

Evening Standard

What time are The Strokes on stage at All Points East?

The American rockers are set to take over Victoria Park this week

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This short film captures Celine’s high-wattage Hollywood show at The Wiltern

Celine creative director Hedi Slimane directs a new short film, which revisits his Winter 2023 show in Los Angeles last December – featuring appearances from Iggy Pop, The Strokes and Interpol

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The making of Harry Styles' As It Was: "Harry was sitting on the Moog One and I liked what he was playing, so I sat down and played as he started to write the melodies and the lyrics”

Songwriter/producer Tyler Johnson on the birth of a megahit

Evening Standard

Albert Hammond Jr: Melodies on Hiatus album review - this music veteran is still great company

There’s plenty here to prove that Hammond can still fire out sharp, melodious guitar lines with ease

Louder

A beginner's guide to US indie in five essential records

From its punk-rock roots to its genre-bending modern wave, we trace the story of US indie in five key albums

Guitar World

This week's essential guitar tracks: two of YouTube's biggest shred heroes team up and a slide titan pays tribute to a Southern rock guitar legend

This week has played host to some of 2023's most exciting tracks so far from Sophie Lloyd and Cole Rolland, Royal Blood, Starbenders, Evile, Mutoid Man, Duane Betts ft. Derek Trucks, Buck Meek and a whole lot more

The Independent UK

‘It was bewildering’: The Thrills on famous fans, flash-in-a-pan success and their Morrissey blunder

With fans in Bono and Rod Stewart, the Noughties group were going to be the biggest Irish band since U2 – then they vanished. On the 20th anniversary of their debut, Ed Power speaks with The Thrills and their former manager to chronicle the band’s staggering rise to the top…

The Independent UK

Karen O, self-destruction and rubber bones: Yeah Yeah Yeahs’ Fever to Tell, 20 years on

As ‘Fever to Tell’ celebrates its second decade, Mark Beaumont looks back at the glitter-stained, tequila-soaked origins of Yeah Yeah Yeah’s iconic debut record

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