Julian Casablancas of The Strokes does a lengthy interview on XFM Radio discussing his forthcoming solo debut as well as the new Strokes album. Apparently, Julian’s favorite Strokes record is Room on Fire and the new Strokes album is half-written!

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This mix is made for my good friend Ben, who just returned from a 2 year religious sabbatical in Argentina. I promised him I would put together a mix of all the great music he missed out on. The only rule is that any song had to be released between September 2007 – September 2009. [...]

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Finally, we get our first listen at Julian Casablancas debut solo. “11th Dimension” is immediately brilliant just as I thought it would be. Since The Strokes 2006 release of First Impressions of Earth” it seems that I’ve grown accustomed to hearing Julian’s voice layered with a stream of synth heavy electronics. (See: BOOMBOX). If 11th [...]

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We’ve seen the teasing trailer, heard shit recordings of a live performance, but now we got some concrete information, and some tantalizing artwork. Julian apparently loves all things retrofied (and dogs). PHRAZES FOR THE YOUNG is due out 10/20 via Cult/RCA Records.

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As promised, Julian Casablancas debuted his solo album at his first live show yesterday in Tokyo. Some video clips have been surfacing from the performance. Although they’re not the best quality, I’m just stoked to get any listen on new material from the God of Rock. Although a confirmed release date is yet to be [...]

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While there is still no hints of a release date for PHRAZES FOR THE YOUNG, julian casablancas has announced that he will debut his solo debut…in tokyo. that’s right, with the help of a six-piece live band, julian will be debuting the album live in a one-time engagement august 31st. tickets go live on the [...]

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Julian Casablancas does his first on-video interview in over three years. Details his upcoming 8 song solo debut, as well as some vague descriptors on the new strokes album (they’re still writing, i assume). so dreamy.

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2009 is more than halfway over. while the first half of the year has seen some exceptional releases, the rest of the year is sure to be just as good, if not better. i’ve assembled a list of my most anticipated albums for the rest of 2009. as always, you can view a full release [...]

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this is the sort of news that warrants a caps-locked title. strokes fans across the world can now rejoice. i’m sure my friends and i weren’t the only ones playing along in their basements trying to emulate the perfection that is the strokes, waiting for news of new material, but honestly where the hell did [...]

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Here in Utah, it’s been pretty rainy up until the last couple of days where we’ve finally been treated to some real summer weather. Whether it’s for riding in the hot summer sun singing along to your favorite songs or kicking back on a warm summer’s night with some friends, it’s hard to find things [...]

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