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The Strokes have announced a special New Year’s Eve show in New York.Julian Casablancas and co. will perform at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn on December 31, with support coming from IDLES and Hinds.

The Strokes‘ Julian Casablancas has admitted in a new social media post that he “always wanted to be in the Arctic Monkeys”.The frontman took to Instagram this morning (October 10) to share a photo of himself recreating the cover art of the Sheffield band’s debut album, ‘Whatever People Say I Am, That’s What I’m Not’.Released in 2006, the album’s iconic cover image features a black and white photo of Chris McClure – brother of Reverend And The Makers’ Jon McClure – smoking a

Oberhofer, has spoken to NME about wanting to smother the world in optimism, the enduring legacy of The Strokes and his new single ‘SUNSHiiNE’. You can hear the gleeful dream-pop song, which features vocals from Shamir and a blistering guitar solo from The Strokes’ Nick Valensi, below.Oberhofer’s last studio album, ‘Chronovision’, was released back in 2015.

Muse and The Strokes will headline Berlin’s inaugural Tempelhof Sounds festival in 2022 – check out the line-up so far below.The event takes place at the German capital’s disused Tempelhof Airport – which ceased operating back in 2008 – between June 10 and June 12 next year. Tickets are available here from €79 (£67.25).Joining the aforementioned bill-toppers are the likes of Wolf Alice, Alt-J, Interpol, London Grammar, IDLES, Royal Blood, Mac DeMarco, Parcels and Fontaines DC.

The Strokes have been announced as a headliner of Lancashire’s Lytham Festival 2022.Next year’s event, which will expand to a 10-day festival instead of the usual five, will see the US indie rock legends take to the stage on Friday, July 8.They join Diana Ross, Duran Duran, Lewis Capaldi, Snow Patrol, Lionel Richie and Tears For Fears in the headline slots across the festival (June 28-July 10, 2022).Tickets for the festival go on sale at 9am BST this Friday (September 17) here.The festival,

Julian Casablancas has sat down for an in-depth video conversation about Marxism and capitalism with the US economist Richard Wolff – you can watch it below.The discussion is the latest instalment in Casablancas’ Rolling Stone interview series S.O.S.

The Strokes‘ Julian Casablancas showed his baseball skills off yesterday (July 26) as he threw out  the first pitch at today’s New York Mets game against the Atlanta Braves.The singer showed off his skills during the start of the game, although Strokes fans were left momentarily worrying after the game’s broadcaster mistakenly referred to Casablancas as the “former” lead singer of the Strokes.A rep for Julian Casablancas has since confirmed that the comment was made in error.Speaking during a

Natalie Imbruglia has shared a new song co-written with The Strokes‘ Albert Hammond Jr – listen to ‘Maybe It’s Great’ below.The song is the latest preview of the singer’s upcoming album ‘Firebird’, which is her first new album in six years and is set to land on September 24.“It was a dream come true to work with Albert Hammond Jr,” Imbruglia said in a statement, with the song coming after the pair were photographed together in the studio back in 2019.“We had such a great time recording in Byron

The Strokes‘ Julian Casablancas has accused Raheem Sterling of diving to secure a penalty in England’s crunch Euro 2020 semi-finals victory against Denmark last night (July 7).The Three Lions will now face off against Italy in the final on Sunday (July 11) after defeating the Danes 2-1.Harry Kane’s decisive extra time winner came through a penalty rebound, with the original spot kick being secured after Raheem Sterling was brought down in the box by Danish full-back Joakim Maehle.But as England

The Strokes have previewed a new song called ‘Starting Again’ in a commercial for New York mayoral candidate Maya Wiley.The band have been very vocal about their support for Wiley, who is attempting to become New York’s first woman mayor.

The Strokes were joined by some very big names for their fundraising concert in support of New York mayoral candidate Maya Wiley last night (June 12).The band took to the stage at the Irving Plaza for a show that journeyed through their back catalogue, with all proceeds from the gig going to support Wiley in her attempt to become the city’s first female mayor.

The Strokes are set to play an in-person fundraiser this weekend in support of New York mayoral candidate Maya Wiley.The New York band will take to the stage at the freshly revamped Irving Plaza on Saturday (June 12), with all proceeds from the gig going to support Wiley in her attempt to become the city’s first woman mayor.It follows a virtual fundraiser the band played for Wiley back in May, which saw The Strokes play their first-ever acoustic set.“Maya Wiley is the most grateful, gracious,

Primavera Sound Festival has confirmed its line-up for 2022, with the likes of The Strokes, Tame Impala and Lorde all on the bill.The Barcelona festival cancelled both its 2020 and 2021 editions due to the coronavirus pandemic, but now intends to return in 2022 with a bumper event.Over 400 artists will perform as part of Primavera 2022, which will primarily be held at the Parc del Fòrum across two weekends next year: June 2-4 and June 9-11.More than 150 shows will also take place in venues

The Strokes played their first-ever acoustic set yesterday (May 15) as part of a fundraiser for New York City mayoral candidate Maya Wiley.Wiley, who is a former ACLU and NAACP legal defence fund attorney, will go to the polls on June 22 and faces competition from the likes of Andrew Yang, Dianne Morales and Raymond McGuire.The performance was held on Zoom and followed a conversation between frontman Julian Casablancas and Wiley about the mayoral race.The Strokes opened the short set with a

The Strokes are set to play a virtual fundraiser for Maya Wiley, a Democratic candidate currently running for mayor of New York City.The band will perform and speak at the event, which is happening via Zoom on May 15, 7pm EST.

Primavera Sound Festival is reportedly set to return as an expanded event in 2022.Following the cancellation of the Barcelona event in 2020 and 2021 due to coronavirus, the festival is apparently set to resume over two weekends, according to Reuters.In this new format, it will reportedly take place on June 2-5 and June 9-12 in 2022, doubling its usual length, and will have around 400 shows across two lineups.NME has contacted a representative for Primavera Sound Festival who said they were

In July 2001, The Strokes toured Australia. Then an extremely hyped buzz band, the tour saw the Julian Casablancas-led group opening for the massive Australian band You Am I, filling in for another New York band called The Mooney Suzuki, who had pulled out due to the injury of one of the band members.

The Strokes named their latest album “The New Abnormal” well before knowing what our new normal would be.

The Strokes — Photo: Jason McDonald

The Strokes have shared a new song called “Brooklyn Bridge to Chorus.” Check it out below. The band’s Rick Rubin-produced album The New Abnormal is out Friday, April 10.

The Strokes have announced new tour dates around the release of The New Abnormal, their first album in seven years. Following a series of shows this month (including U.S. stops featuring support from Alvvays and King Princess), they’ll play in New Orleans, Austin, and Houston in May. Check out their itinerary below and find tickets here. (Pitchfork may earn a commission from purchases made through affiliate links on our site.)

Never mind the so-called “Bernie bro” phenomenon: Bernie Bands are one factor that distinguishes Bernie Sanders from the competition, with the other Democratic candidates getting not even a fraction of the support the 78-year-old senator from Vermont has picked up from name musicians.

The Strokes are back with another new track, “Bad Decisions.” They previously performed the song at a Bernie Sanders rally in New Hampshire. The song, which seems to interpolate the melody from Billy Idol’s “Dancing With Myself,” gives a writing credit to Idol and Tony James. Watch the band’s new “Bad Decisions” music video below.

It’s every rebellious rocker’s dream optic: getting to sing a song complaining about police literally in the face of police taking the stage. That was the scenario as New Hampshire officers took to the Strokes’ stage when fans swarmed the band as they wrapped up an appearance at a Bernie Sanders rally by performing “New York City Cops.”

They did not exercise their right to remain silent.

After announcing its release date at last night’s Bernie Sanders rally in New Hampshire, the Strokes have detailed their first album in seven years. The New Abnormal, produced by Rick Rubin, arrives April 10 via Cult/RCA. They’ve also shared a song called “At the Door”—watch the Mike Burakoff-directed video below, and scroll down for the album tracklist.

The Strokes played a set at Bernie Sanders’ rally in Durham, New Hampshire Monday night (February 10). During their performance, the band played a brand new song called “Bad Decisions,” premiered the video for “At the Door,” and at the end, Julian Casablancas said, “Album’s coming out April 10.” (Further details of The New Abnormal—and the official “At the Door” video—were unveiled the following morning.) Watch it all happen in the live stream below.

The Strokes have teased something called The New Abnormal. Earlier today (February 7), the band posted a silent video featuring artwork for the new project on their social media accounts. Find that below.

The Strokes are going to join Bernie Sanders at a rally for his presidential campaign. The Get Out the Vote Concert Rally takes place on February 10 at the Whittemore Center Arena in Durham, New Hampshire. Find the very good Kii Arens-designed poster for the rally below.

The Strokes have announced a handful of North American concerts in March. They will play Vancouver, British Columbia on March 5, Seattle on March 9, and Los Angeles on March 14. All three concerts will feature support from Alvvays, while their Los Angeles gig will also include King Princess on the bill. Find full details below.