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DARK SECRETS: 3 - The Real Truth

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

MusicRadar

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

Evening Standard

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

Louder

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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

Guitar World

‘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

The Independent UK

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

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

The Independent UK

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London festivals 2023: Your guide to the best music festivals in the capital

From Junction 2 to All Points East, there’s plenty of festivals to keep you busy in the capital

Evening Standard

Meet Me in the Bathroom charts the rise of The Strokes, LCD Soundsystem and more in early 00s New York

Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Interpol and more populate Meet Me in the Bathroom, an archival documentary that sheers away the New York scene's ugliness, pettiness and ambiguity.

ABC News

Meet Me in the Bathroom review – pouting pomp from New York’s indie rockers

Unsentimental documentary looks back at 00s bands from the Strokes to Yeah Yeah Yeahs in the context of 9/11 and upheavals in the music industry

The Guardian - UK

One to watch: Jawny

The Californian TikTok sensation channels the Strokes, Beck and Kings of Leon on his super-slick debut album

The Guardian - UK

‘It was nuts what we got away with’: remembering the 00s UK indie explosion

As the film Meet Me in the Bathroom relives the glory days of the Strokes and Yeah Yeah Yeahs, fans and musicians recall the sweat, swagger and skinny jeans that made the British scene they inspired even wilder

The Guardian - UK

The Strokes’ 20 greatest songs – ranked!

As the era-defining 00s indie-rock band release a singles collection – and the Meet Me in the Bathroom documentary traces their NYC heyday – we rate their best tracks

The Guardian - UK

Every single Coachella headliner and lineup poster since the California festival began

Throughout its 27 years, the desert festival has led with the biggest names in music. Inga Parkel runs through Coachella’s entire history of star-studded headliners since 1999 ahead of the 2026 event

The Independent UK

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The Guardian - UK

I predicted the ‘vibe shift’ – and watched it sweep the world. Here’s what it actually means

Another day, another dozen micro-trends. Here’s how to tell what matters from the latest sea shanty craze or ice bucket challenge

Newcastle Herald

The Killers showcase their brightest side

Flowers might be 41, but he was as energetic as ever, running around the stage in his black suit and leaping up onto the platform above the crowd like he was Tom Cruise jumping up on Oprah Winfrey's couch.

The Independent UK

Imagine Dragons and The Strokes are set to headline Lollapalooza India

AP Dhillon, Imanbek, Divine, Kayan and Diplo are also set to perform at the festival

The Orange County Register

The Strokes’ Albert Hammond Jr. talks touring and being ‘a weirder band’

Albert Hammond Jr. says it felt both strange and incredible when the Strokes headed back out on tour earlier this year to play live.

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Los Angeles Times

Kathleen Hanna on the return of Le Tigre, 'gross' fans who won't mask up and the summer of Beyoncé

Never one known for her eagerness to submit to interviews, Kathleen Hanna was happy, she admitted on a recent afternoon, to be talking to anybody at all.

The Guardian - AU

Splendour in the Grass 2022: bus chaos, noxious mud and public urination at an ‘unbelievably awful’ time

Organisers of the Byron Bay music festival underplayed the reality of the situation as rain and transport woes created a perfect storm that left punters shell-shocked

Evening Standard

Ultimate summer bangers, as chosen by Shaun Ryder, Alewya, Obongjayar and more

We asked artists playing London’s festivals in 2022 to pick the perfect hot-weather playlist

Glasgow Live

TRNSMT 2022: The Strokes fans hit back at Glasgow crowd as Julian Casablancas praises Barrowlands

The Strokes took to the main stage at TRNSMT on Saturday but while their Glasgow fanbase praised the band, others gave mixed reviews of the headliners' performance.

Daily Record

The Strokes headline TRNSMT 11 years to the day since last Scottish gig

The band - known for hits such as Reptilia, Last Nite and Bad Decisions - last played at T in the Park on July 9 2011.

Daily Record

TRNSMT weather forecast with revellers expected to stay dry over three-day weekend

The Met Office is expecting it to remain cloudy but dry, with temperatures around the average for the time of the year but punters should consider slapping on some suncream on Saturday!

The Independent UK

The Strokes: Julian Casablancas responds to ‘weird questions’ after criticism of Roskilde performance

"I’m fine…far as I know… people been asking me weird questions" Casablancas said in a recently deleted post

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