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Miley Cyrus on SNL Dominates Weekend Ratings

Megan MacKay — Tue, 08 Mar 2011 02:06:12 +0000

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NBC must be ecstatic!

This weekend’s episode of Saturday Night Live had the second highest rating of the season thanks to host Miley Cyrus and musical guest The Strokes.

Miley’s episode was packed with memorable moments and excellent writing. She impersonated Justin Bieber, poked fun at Lindsay Lohan, and came head-to-head with Vanessa Bayer’s dead-on impression of her.

SNL totally dominated the crucial 18-49 demographic, topping everything in prime time even without an NFL playoff game to lead into the episode.

Say what you want about Miley, but after so many seasons on kiddie sitcom Hannah Montana, the girl’s got some pretty strong comedy chops.

What did you think of the show? Was it “pretty cool!?”

The Strokes To Headline Lollapalooza and Release New Album

Sam Rashid — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 13:55:19 +0000

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That’s right, The Strokes are back in full force. The band has confirmed that they will be headlining Lollapalooza this summer, as well as releasing a new album in September, reports CHARTattack. So, if you are looking for tickets, better hurry up.

Lead singer, Julian Casablancas, said that he and his fellow Strokes would be topping the bill on one of the festival’s three dates. Lollapalooza takes place at Chicago’s Grant Park, from August 6th to 8th.

Other acts that are rumoured to be playing the festival this year include; Lady Gaga, Arcade Fire, Soundgarden and Green Day. But, the line up has yet to be announced.

As for the new album, Casablancas said that it will be out in September.

“I’ve written a lot of melodies for it, but the other guys have also contributed a lot more: melodies, choruses, parts,” Casablancas said. “It’s way more collaborative. So it’ll have a different feel than our other albums.”

Since the band’s third album, First Impressions Of Earth, was released in 2006, Casablancas has been keeping busy with his own solo career. He just recently released his debut solo album titled, Phrazes For The Young.

So if you can’t find any tickets to see the Strokes at Lollapalooza, you can still catch Casablancas out on the road. He wraps up his tour at the end of April.

The Return of The Strokes

Graham Slaughter — Thu, 11 Feb 2010 00:13:04 +0000

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The Strokes have been working diligently in a New York studio in order to get their come-back album on shelves for September 2010, reports NME Online.

The band went on an unofficial hiatus back in 2006 after their album First Impressions on Earth.

On the band’s return to the music industry, the Strokes front man Fab Moretti told NME that the band has been “running around like kids in a candy shop.”

Moretti says that the band’s studio work has been “pretty much a free for all – whoever has the best idea [contributes]… coming back in and writing music was kind of like riding a bicycle.”

Edward Norton Beats Out Other Celebs in New York Marathon

Vanessa Baker — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 20:10:14 +0000

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Fight Clubstar Edward Norton finished the New York City Marathon in three hours, 48 minutes and one second, reports E! News. Norton, 40, ran on behalf of Kenya-based charity Maasai Wilderness Conservation Trust, and finished faster than any other celebrity who ran the race.

Canadian Singer Alanis Morissette, ER‘s Anthony Edwards, Nikolai Fraiture of The Strokes, and Biggest Loser Tara Costa all participated, and finished, the 26-mile race.

Meb Keflezighi placed first with a time of two hours, nine minutes and 15 seconds.

Strokes Plan Reunion

Eva Lam — Sat, 08 Nov 2008 12:38:25 +0000

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The Strokes have been on hiatus following 2006′s “First Impressions of Earth” — but no more.

The band will get together early next year to discuss their future, drummer Fabrizio Moretti told Billboard.

“(We have) plans of meeting up all of us together in February (to) kind of start noodling around and stuff,” he said.

A new album and subsequent tour are both expected to be on the table.

Moretti also said that the five members are still “all pals” and have good relationships.

Meanwhile, the drummer has been keeping busy during the break with his new band Little Joy, which just released their first album.

Moretti told Billboard that he doesn’t consider the new group to be a side project and would like to continue with it, even when the Strokes regroup.

“It’s really a band that evolved into an honest kind of three-part beast,” he said of Little Joy, which is rounded out by his girlfriend Binki Shapiro and Los Hermanos’ Rodrigo Amarante.

Strokes Guitarist Reveals Wife’s Pregnancy Nightmare

andPOP Staff — Sun, 14 Jan 2007 16:07:19 +0000

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THE STROKES guitarist NICK VALENSI feared for his wife’s health when pregnancy saw her develop uncomfortable complications.

The rocker and his British socialite spouse AMANDA DE CADENET welcomed twins in October 2006 but she reveals the lead-up to their birth was extremely painful.

She recalls, “I hoped it would get better, but it went from bad to worse. I developed fluid retention so my arms and feet swelled really badly. I had carpal tunnel syndrome and couldn’t feel my hands from the elbow down.

“Towards the end I was so huge that I almost had to be rolled out of bed. I didn’t see my feet for months. I couldn’t sleep any my whole body itched. By the end I could only sleep standing up in the shallow end of the swimming pool, because water alleviated the weight of the babies.

“I’d put a towel on the poolside and just put my head down.”

The Strokes Added to Toronto’s Virgin Fest

andPOP Staff — Tue, 15 Aug 2006 00:46:51 +0000

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New York band The Strokes are the latest addition to the ever-expanding line-up for next month’s Virgin Festival in Toronto.

The scruffy rockers will play on September 10, the second day of the 2-day festival being held on the Toronto islands.

This year marks the first time that the popular British music fest has staged shows on this side of the Atlantic. Along with the Toronto dates, Virgin Festival will also make a stop in Baltimore on September 23. That show will feature two big names that aren’t (as of yet, anyway) playing the Toronto stops — Red Hot Chili Peppers and The Who.

This year’s British version of the show is being headlined by Radiohead and ex-Smiths front-man Morrissey.

As previously reported by andPOP, the first day of Toronto’s Virgin Festival will feature headlining performances by Gnarls Barkley and The Flaming Lips. In addition to The Strokes, day two will be headlined by Massive Attack and The Raconteurs.

Tickets for the festival are available through Future Shop and Ticketmaster. Single day passes cost $57.50, while two day passes are selling for $104.50. Tickets include round-trip ferry transportation.

Strokes and Friends Cover Marvin Gaye

andPOP Staff — Fri, 09 Jun 2006 16:41:16 +0000

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NYC rock group The Strokes have recorded a cover of Marvin Gaye’s “Mercy Mercy Me” for release as a b-side on an upcoming single.

Billboard reports that the track was recorded with Pearl Jam’s Eddie Vedder and Queens of the Stone Age’s Josh Homme. Vedder shares vocal duties with Strokes front-man Julian Casablancas, while Homme joins Fabrizio Moretti on the drums.

The song is slated for a mid-July release, accompanying new single “You Only Live Once.”

Strokes Announce U.S. Tour Dates for ‘Earth’

Eva Lam — Mon, 23 Jan 2006 19:36:56 +0000

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The Strokes are gearing up for a five-week U.S. tour that will kick off March 3 with a hometown show at New York?s Hammerstein Ballroom, reports Billboard.

According to the band?s website, the spring outing will wrap up April 11 in Minneapolis.

The band is also rumoured to be performing at the Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival in late April in Indio, Calif.

“I loved it when we played it last time [in 2002],” guitarist Albert Hammond Jr. told Billboard.com. “Absolutely loved it. It was one of the coolest festivals. No offense to American festivals, but it felt very European. It’s outdoors but it’s warm, which is so important.”

The Strokes will be supporting their just-released third album, “First Impressions of Earth,? which debuted earlier this month at No. 4 on The Billboard 200.

Before the U.S. tour, the quintet will be in the United Kingdom for an 18-date run that begins Tuesday (Jan. 24) in London.

Here are the Strokes U.S. tour dates:

March 3: New York (Hammerstein Ballroom)
March 6: Nashville (Ryman Auditorium)
March 8: Atlanta (Tabernacle)
March 10: Kansas City, Mo. (Uptown Theatre)
March 11: Tusla, Okla. (Cain’s Ballroom)
March 14: Austin, Texas (Stubb’s Barbeque)
March 15: Houston (Verizon Wireless Theater)
March 17: Grand Prairie, Texas (Nokia Theatre)
March 19: Denver (Filmore Auditorium)
March 21: Meza, Ariz. (Mesa Amphitheatre)
March. 24: San Francisco (Concourse)
April 2: Portland, Ore. (Roseland Ballroom)
April 4: Seattle (Paramount Theatre)
Apri 7: Chicago (Aragon Ballroom)
April 8: St. Louis (Pageant)
April 10: Milwaukee (Eagles Club)
April 11: Minneapolis (Orpheum Theatre)