The Strokes Get Weird With Walton Goggins Walton Goggins and The Strokes’ Julian Casablancas (photo: Johann Rashid), The Strokes get weird and wacky with The White Lotus/The Righteous Gemstones actor Walton Goggins in the video for “Going Shopping,” the heavily AutoTuned lead single from their forthcoming album, Reality Awaits. That project is due July 24 […]

The Strokes Set Massive Queens Gig In October The Strokes in 2023 (photo: Kristy Sparow / Getty Images). When The Strokes unveiled their 2026 world tour earlier this spring, New York fans immediately noticed one glaring omission: no hometown show. That gap has now been filled in emphatic fashion. The band has announced a massive […]

The Strokes’ Nick Valensi Taking ‘Temporary Break’ The Strokes in 2023 (photo: Kristy Sparow / Getty Images). The Strokes have announced that guitarist Nick Valensi is taking a “temporary break” from the band’s “scheduled tour,” the first public recognition of his absence from recent live performances as well as laser-enhanced appearance earlier this week on […]

Primavera Sound Rocks Anew In Argentina, Brazil Gorillaz Primavera Sound has unveiled the lineups for its returning editions in Argentina and Brazil, continuing the festival’s expansion beyond its longtime home in Barcelona with two large-scale Latin American events later this year. The offshoot festivals of the iconic annual Primavera Sound Barcelona gathering will take place […]

Update: The Strokes Tussle With ‘Reality’ The Strokes in 2023 (photo: Kristy Sparow / Getty Images). Updating a story first posted here yesterday (April 6), the Strokes will return with their first album in six years this summer in the form of Reality Awaits, which the band initially announced on social media without much additional […]

The Strokes Tussle With ‘Reality’ On New LP The Strokes in 2023 (photo: Kristy Sparow / Getty Images). The Strokes will return with their first album in six years this summer in the form of Reality Awaits, which the band announced on social media today (April 6). Soundtracked by 13 seconds of music, the clip […]

Mumford, The Strokes Surf To Sea.Hear.Now Mumford and Sons Mumford & Sons and the Strokes will headline the next edtion of the Sea.Hear.Now festival, which will take place Sept. 20-21 on the beach in Asbury Park, N.J. Also near the top of the bill are the Offspring, Goo Goo Dolls, Fontaines D.C., the War on […]

The Strokes, Gorillaz Suit Up For Shaky Knees The Strokes, Gorillaz Suit Up For Shaky Knees The Strokes, Gorillaz and Twenty One Pilots will all be on hand for the 2026 installment of the Shaky Knees festival, which goes down Sept. 18-20 at Piedmont Park in Atlanta. The lineup features a number of other surprises, […]