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Stream Julian Casablancas’ Sophomore Release ‘Tyranny’

Strokes frontman Julian Casablancas has returned to his solo career to release his second album, titled Tyranny. This time around, Casablancas has enlisted the help of a band called The Voidz to provide backup for the upcoming release, which hits shelves September 23. So far we’ve seen 2 singles from the album, “Human Sadness” and […]

Take a Listen to the Latest Track by Julian Casablancas + The Voidz, “Where No Eagles Fly”

Aside from his obvious skills in performing and songwriting, Julian Casablancas sure does have a knack for keeping people guessing. Up until today, the most recent track to be released from The Strokes frontman’s upcoming solo album was the 11-minute long avant-garde jam single “Human Sadness,” which was included in the soundtrack for the film […]

Julian Casablancas’ New Album Can Be Bought As a USB Cigarette Lighter

It’s been five years since his last solo album, and as such, The Strokes frontman Julian Casablancas is dropping his sophomore solo album, Tyranny, on September 23 via his own Cult Records imprint. In anticipation, he’s released a whole slew of details about the album. For starters, we finally got the album artwork and the 12-song […]

Yeah Yeah Yeahs’ Karen O Announces Debut Solo Record, ‘Crush Songs’

Last year the Yeah Yeah Yeahs put out Mosquito, but it seems juggling that and music for Spike Jonze’s Her wasn’t enough to keep fontwoman Karen O busy. She’s just announced she will be dropping her first ever solo album, Crush Songs, September 9 via Cult (Julian Casablancas’ label). That’s the album art to the left. It may come as a surprise […]

Julian Casablancas Announces New Solo Album and Tour

We’ve been looking forward to new solo material from The Strokes‘ frontman Julian Casablancas all year long. He and his backing band, Julian Casablancas + The Voidz, have played several shows and festival dates but haven’t actually dropped the name of their new album or any of its songs. Now, halfway through this year, we […]

Julian Casablancas Unveils New Track

The Great Casablancas is back again with yet another new song from his solo work. “Human Sadness,” which is to be included on the soundtrack for the indie movie She’s Lost Control (which will be shown at SXSW this March), is a collaboration with the film’s composer, Simon Taufique. Casablancas has been a part of the film […]

Governors Ball Lineup Revealed: Outkast, Vampire Weekend, Jack White, The Strokes, Phoenix

In its first year, they snagged Girl Talk. In its second year, they snagged Beck. In its third year, they snagged Kanye West’s first solo set in five years. Now, after a week of clues, New York City’s Governors Ball Festival has announced their lineup and it’s bigger than ever. Outkast, Jack White, and Vampire […]

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Daft Punk Release Music Video For “Instant Crush” Featuring Julian Casablancas

Daft Punk have released a music video for “Instant Crush,” which features Julian Casablancas of The Strokes. The track comes from their critically acclaimed album Random Access Memories, which was released in May of this year. Taking a sidebar from the continuity of Daft Punk’s videos for “Get Lucky” and “Lose Yourself to Dance,” the […]

The Virgins Announce Split

The New York-based band has announced that members are parting ways and has cancelled the band’s 2014 European tour. Regarding the break up, singer Donald Cumming has stated: “There’s nothing I’d hoped to do with The Virgins that we haven’t done. Its been an incredible experience and I want to thank everyone who was a […]

Julian Casablancas Announces 2014 Solo Dates

On November 4, the Strokes frontman announced that he would be playing solo at Lollapalooza in Chile and Argentina next year. Soundgarden, Arcade Fire, Red Hot Chili Peppers and Nine Inch Nails will also perform. Albert Hammond, Jr., Casablancas’ Strokes bandmate, recently denied rumors that the band was back in the studio, and that the […]

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Daft Punk Preview New Song in Album Trailer

Daft Punk released a video earlier today, May 13, previewing another track off of their upcoming album, Random Access Memories. The album will be released May 21, 2012. Click through for the video after the jump. The mysterious helmeted duo are zoomed in on in what looks like a spaceship. They pick up the album […]

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