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 […]
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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.”
Leaked “Nobody Knows How to Talk to Children” Footage Reveals…Nothing
So long-time White Stripes fans who attended the 4-night stand at the Bowery Ballroom in 2002 may remember sketchy peeps in white lab coats running around the building, filming something. As it was revealed later, it was footage being shot for a documentary entitled “Nobody Knows How to Talk to Children” shot/directed/edited by one George […]