Man, daylight savings time has me all messed up! I’ll be adding the fan videos and reviews of The Strokes’ Las Vegas show at The Cosmopolitan here as I find them. If you know of any, please email them to me or leave the links in the comments! “I Can’t Win” “Reptilia” “Under Cover of […]
Category Archives: The Strokes
March Madness: Alone, Together – Issue 4
Just getting this one in under the wire for Strokes March Madness month. Back in the early 2000s, The Strokes had a paid fan club that you could join and receive mailed newsletters from the band. Here’s the “ace” of a cover of the fourth newsletter from Winter 2003. Love the slogan, “Forget What You […]
March Madness: Julian Casablancas @ Hammerstein Ballroom
Here’s another shot from the October 31, 2001 Hammerstein Ballroom show of The Strokes. Julian Casablancas is so boss in this photo.
March Madness: Nikolai Fraiture @ The Vanderbilt
Here’s another photo from that glorious night at The Strokes show in November 2001. This time it’s a photo of a young Nikolai Fraiture — clutching a beer, sporting a workman-style outfit, and donning that classic pageboy haircut.
March Madness: Fabrizio Moretti @ The Vanderbilt
Another photo from the Strokes November 29, 2001 show at the Vanderbilt on Long Island. This one is of Strokes drummer Fabrizio Moretti. I feel like this photo is classic Fab, with his style signature of a Coca-Cola tee in full force. Lovely!
March Madness: Nick Valensi @ The Vanderbilt
On November 29, 2001 The Strokes played a headlining show at a now defunct music venue on Long Island called The Vanderbilt. The openers were The Moldy Peaches and The Realistics and tickets were a whopping $16.50. According to a diary entry I wrote at the time, the crowd was very young due to the […]
March Madness: Jack White and Julian Casablancas Start a Bromance
When worlds collide! Jack White and Julian Casablancas share a few words (and a kiss) at NYC’s Bowery Ballroom back in the day.
March Madness: Nick Valensi Interview from 2001
This is an interview with Nick Valensi from October 2001 in Newsday. Favorite pull quote: “It was never our intention to be the saviors of rock and roll.”
March Madness: Guided By Voices and The Strokes @ The Apollo
In 2001, The Strokes offered fans a way to ring in the new year with them with a special pair of shows co-headlined with Guided By Voices at the world-famous Apollo Theater in Harlem. I remember going to the Dec 30th show and totally freaking out over Ryan Adams being there with Meg White. That’s […]
March Madness: The Strokes Top the Pazz and Jop Poll
For the Village Voice 2002 Pazz & Jop Critics’ Poll, artist Chris Sickels did this rendering of the five guys from NYC playing in front of an adoring crowd.