Strokes


Features

The Strokes' 'Is This It?' (2010)

Strokes - The Strokes' 'Is This It?'

The Strokes' 2001 debut album 'Is This It?' appeared on many of the recent Albums of the Decade polls. Jeff Thiessen looks again at it and debates against it


Reviews


The New Abnormal (2020)
Strokes - The New Abnormal

Flawed sixth album and first album in seven years from much acclaimed New York band the Strokes


Room On Fire (2003)
Strokes - Room On Fire

"Catchy" second album from the much-loved the Strokes, which, while betraying no new influences, proves to be slightly more diverse than their first album


Is This It (2001)
Strokes - Is This It

As you should all know by now, The Strokes are a five-piece old-school punk band from New York, and over the last nine months have gone from being incredibly obscure to number two in the UK album char


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Interviews

Albert Hammond Jr
Interview Albert Hammond Jr - Interview

Strokes guitarist Albert Hammond Jr. speaks to Lisa Torem about his just-released third solo album ‘Momentary Masters’, fronting his new band, and international touring.


Albert Hammond
Interview Miscellaneous - Interview

Multi-million selling songwriter Albert Hammond has written some of the best known songs of the last 50 years and is also the father of the Strokes Albert Hammond Jr. He talks to John Clarkson about 'Revolution of the Heart', his first album in 23 years


Hefner
Interview Hefner - Interview

While the music press continues to go ga ga over the style-mag punk of the Strokes, or the faux-blues howl of the White Stripes, our homegrown resident indie sensations Hefner have only gone and quietly snuck out the album of the year. Following on from t


Photography

Albert Hammond Jr
Photoscapes Albert Hammond Jr - Photoscapes

Marie Hazelwood photographs Strokes rhythm guitarist Albert Hammond Jr. at a solo show at the Albert Hall in Manchester.