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The Strokes Release 'Comedown Machine' in March

Posted 1-31-13 by
Tags: The Strokes

Earlier this month, The Strokes stoked rumors of their imminent return with the release of a suspiciously A-ha nspired new song, "One Way Trigger," which fans can download for free for a limited time. This week, the band has announced full news of its fifth release, Comedown Machine, which comes out this March.

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The Strokes Have A New Single And A Fifth Album On The Way

Posted 1-17-13 by
Tags: The Strokes

Apparently trying to follow the David Bowie stratagem of secrecy until the last minute — until their cover was blown — The Strokes have finally confirmed that they'll release a new single, "All The Time," from an upcoming fifth album.

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TAS And WFUV Bonnaroo Coverage 2011

Posted 6-9-11 by
Tags: Arcade Fire, Big Boi, Florence and the Machine, Mumford & Sons, My Morning Jacket, The Drums, The Strokes

Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival weekend is here at last and it's hot as hell in New York, just like Manchester, Tennessee. Can't make it down south this year to follow the likes of Arcade Fire and The Strokes? If you follow Team TAS and Team WFUV's coverage, plus check out Bonnaroo's own Vevo stream, you'll have all the coverage you'll need in the air-conditioned comfort of home (and you won't have to snooze in a muddy tent either). After the jump, all you'll need to know about The Alternate Side's Bonnaroo coverage 2011.

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Coachella Posts Set Times, Will Stream On YouTube

Posted 4-13-11 by
Tags: Arcade Fire, Ariel Pink's Haunted Graffiti, Kanye West, Kings of Leon, PJ Harvey, Tame Impala, The Strokes

Lucky enough to be heading out to Indio, California for this weekend's Coachella Festival? Set times and stages have been posted today, but you might have to make some anxious sprints and hard decisions, like Ariel Pink's Haunted Graffiti vs. The Pains of Being Pure At Heart vs. Tame Impala. What to do? If you won't be there, performances will be streamed via YouTube.

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The TAS Top 20 For The Week Ending April 3

Posted 3-29-11 by
Tags: Bright Eyes, Elbow, Gil Scott-Heron and Jamie xx, James Blake, Lykke Li, Radiohead, Tennis, The Strokes, The Vaccines, Yuck

Manchester's Mercury Prize winners Elbow rocket onto the TAS Top 20 while Radiohead, fresh off of handing out free newspapers, finally take over the apex of the album chart.

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The TAS Top 20 For The Week Ending March 13

Posted 3-8-11 by
Tags: Destroyer, Gil Scott-Heron and Jamie xx, Lykke Li, PJ Harvey, Smith Westerns, Tennis, The Mountain Goats, The Strokes, The Twilight Singers, Yuck

Provocative Swedish chanteuse Lykke Li, the Mountain Goats and the resurrected Strokes debut on the TAS top 20 album chart while nothing is gonna shake PJ Harvey from this week's top spot.

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TAS Ticket Giveaway: The Strokes At Madison Square Garden On April 1

Posted 2-24-11 by
Tags: The Strokes

The Strokes have announced a free show at SXSW on March 17, but if you can't make your way to Austin, we're giving away two pairs of tickets to see the band, on the brink of releasing its next album Angles,  play Madison Square Garden on April 1. Tickets also go on sale for the MSG show tomorrow, February 25, at 11 a.m. EST. To whet your appetite, check out the making of Angles (video) after the jump.

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Arcade Fire, Eminem, The Black Keys, My Morning Jacket On Board Bonnaroo 2011

Posted 2-15-11 by
Tags: Arcade Fire, Eminem, The Black Keys, The Decemberists, The Strokes

In a video announcement made this morning by Conan O'Brien for the Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival, Arcade Fire, Eminem, Widespread Panic, Buffalo Springfield, The Black Keys, My Morning Jacket, Robert Plant & Band of Joy, Lil Wayne, The Decemberists, Florence and The Machine and more will be descending on Manchester, Tennessee from June 9-12.

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Download The Strokes' New Single Now

Posted 2-9-11 by
Tags: The Strokes

The Strokes, who release their new album Angles on March 22 Stateside and on March 21 in the UK are giving fans an early taste of what to anticipate. For the next couple of days the band is offering their first single, "Under Cover of Darkness," for free download on their website.

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The Strokes Unveil Additional Details About New Album

Posted 1-20-11 by
Tags: The Strokes

The Strokes' Albert Hammond Jr. and Nick Valensi talk about new album, its March release date and the likely first single. Valensi says that for the first time, they worked "democratically" throughout the entire writing and recording process.

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Kings of Leon, Kanye West, Arcade Fire, The Strokes To Headline Coachella

Posted 1-19-11 by
Tags: Arcade Fire, Kanye West, Kings of Leon, The Strokes

The Coachella Music and Arts Festival has unfurled its huge lineup and Kings of Leon, Arcade Fire, Kanye West and The Strokes will take on the mantle of headliners. The Black Keys, Interpol, Animal Collective, Mumford & Sons, PJ Harvey, Bright Eyes, Duran Duran, The National, the Chemical Brothers and even Ms. Lauryn Hill (the Ms. prefix is hers) will also appear along with dozens more. The festival will take place in Indio, California the weekend of April 15-17.

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Muse, The Strokes, M.I.A., The Flaming Lips Booked For Austin City Limits Festival

Posted 5-18-10 by
Tags: Band Of Horses, Beach House, Bear in Heaven, Deadmau5, Foals, LCD Soundsystem, Local Natives, M.I.A., Manchester Orchestra, Matt and Kim, Midlake, Monsters of Folk, Muse, Sonic Youth, Spoon, The Black Keys, The Flaming Lips, The Morning Benders, The National, The Soft Pack, The Strokes, The Temper Trap, The Very Best, The xx, Two Door Cinema Club, Vampire Weekend, White Rabbits, Yeasayer

The Texas festival, which takes place October 8-10, will feature headliners The Eagles, Muse, Phish, The Strokes, M.I.A. and Flaming Lips as well as LCD Soundsystem, Vampire Weekend, Spoon, The National, Sonic Youth, Monsters of Folk, Deadmau5 and dozens more

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Lollapalooza 2010 Lineup: Soundgarden, Arcade Fire, Green Day, The Strokes, Lady Gaga And Phoenix

Posted 4-6-10 by
Tags: 2ManyDJs, AFI, Arcade Fire, Blitzen Trapper, Chromeo, Cut Copy, Cypress Hill, Deer Tick, Devo, Digitalism, Dirty Projectors, Empire of the Sun, Erykah Badu, F**k Buttons, Felix Da Housecat, Freelance Whales, Frightened Rabbit, Green Day, Grizzly Bear, Health, Hockey, Hot Chip, Jimmy Cliff, Kaskade, Lady Gaga, Matt & Kim, Mavis Staples, Metric, MGMT, Minus he Bear, Mumford & Sons, MUTEMATH, Phoenix, Raphael Saadiq, Social Distortion, Soundgarden, Spoon, Stars, The Antlers, The Big Pink, The Black Keys, The Cribs, The Morning Benders, The National, The New Pornographers, The Strokes, The Temper Trap, The xx, Tiga, Wild Beasts, Wolfmother, X Japan, Yeasayer

The folks behind the Lollapalooza festival have revealed the event's 2010 lineup with the reunited Soundgarden, Broadway's Green Day, Arcade Fire, Lady Gaga, Phoenix and The Strokes as headliners. Other bands and artists include MGMT, Hot Chip, Yeasayer, Grizzly Bear, Devo, The National and the recently arrested Erykah Badu. The festival takes place August 6-8 in Chicago

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Shhh! The Strokes Are Recording Their Fourth Album

Posted 2-4-10 by
Tags: The Strokes

After splitting off in different directions for solo projects, The Strokes have reconvened in New York's Avatar Studios to record their fourth studio album with producer Joe Chiccarelli (Beck, The White Stripes, U2).

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