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The Strokes: New Album in March

January 31st, 2011 | No Comments

ANGLES, FIRST ALBUM IN FIVE YEARS, ARRIVES MARCH 22

The Strokes

The Strokes announce the
release date for their highly anticipated fourth album, Angles, on March 22 via RCA records in the
US, and March 21 via Rough Trade Records in the UK. A new single titled “Under Cover of Darkness,” will be heard
on radio starting in February. The complete track-listing for the album can be found below. More details on Angles
will be released in the coming weeks, as will details for a Spring US tour.

Angles is the band’s first new release since 2006′s First Impressions of Earth and marks the
ambition of that album with the immediacy of the band’s earlier albums Is This It (2001) and Room On
Fire (2003).

Angles Track Listing:

1. Machu Picchu

2. Under Cover of Darkness
3. Two Kinds of Happiness
4. You’re So Right
5. Taken For A Fool

6. Games
7. Call Me Back

8. Gratisfaction

9. Metabolism

10. Life Is Simple In The Moonlight

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The Strokes Discuss Mixtapes For TDK Life On Record

December 13th, 2010 | No Comments

UPCOMING ARTISTS INCLUDE NAS AND THE WALKMEN

Today, TDK Life on Record and each member of The Strokes have released a new
documentary in which the band shares their memories of making mixtapes. This exclusive content is part of the
Chronicles series, an exploration into the universal experience of composing a mixtape. Make sure to check TDKhifi.com over the next couple weeks for future documentaries
from Nas and The Walkmen. More information can
also be found on Twitter @TDKPerformance, and on Facebook.

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Heart surgery can cause strokes, seizures

November 17th, 2010 | No Comments

Loyola University Health System neurologists have reported that strokes, seizures and other neurological complications related to heart surgery account for “considerable morbidity and mortality.” Other complications include delirium, central nervous system infections, pituitary gland problems, spinal cord or peripheral nerve injuries, residual effects of anesthesia and medication toxicity. Complications can involve any part of the [...]

The da Vinci method: Shadow strokes

July 22nd, 2010 | No Comments

Scientists at the Louvre have discovered the secret to the Mona Lisa’s face

THE Mona Lisa’s lure is so strong that Louvre Museum officials find it wise to keep her safely stowed behind bulletproof glass. She is let out of her protective cage once a year, for a whiff of fresh air. And this is when many a researcher would love to get their hands on Leonardo da Vinci’s most famous muse, in order to find out more about how she was painted.

For a long time, scientists and curators have wondered how da Vinci created shadows on her face with seemingly no brushstrokes or contours. Art experts call this shadowing technique sfumato—like the Italian word for smoke, fumo. Experts have long suspected sfumato shadowing has something to do with the glazes that da Vinci used above the paint layer. But proving this has been difficult because snatching a sample of the Mona Lisa’s face for chemical analysis is, unsurprisingly, frowned upon. …

The Strokes Make Live Return

June 11th, 2010 | No Comments

NEW ALBUM DUE NEXT YEAR

In preparation for their upcoming summer festival dates, The Strokes made their live
return last night, playing their first show in four years at Dingwalls, a 450-person venue in London’s Camden
neighborhood, under the pseudonym Venison.

Check out a clip of The Strokes playing “Last Nite” at Dingwalls (courtesy of Zane Lowe)

Setlist (Courtesy of NME):

‘New York City Cops’

‘The Modern Age’

‘Hard To Explain’

‘Reptilia’

‘What Ever Happened?’
‘You Only Live Once’

‘Soma’
‘Vision Of Division’
‘I Can’t Win’

‘Is This It’
‘Someday’
‘Red Light’
‘Last Nite’
‘Under Control’
’12:51′
‘Juicebox’
‘Heart In A Cage’
‘Take It Or Leave It’

The band is also working on their fourth album due out some time next year.

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Outside Lands 2010 Full Lineup Kings of Leon, MMJ, Strokes

June 1st, 2010 | No Comments

LINEUP ANNOUNCED FOR GOLDEN GATE PARK IN AUGUST

Outside Lands Music Festival will take place August 14-15, 2010 in Golden Gate Park
in San Francisco, CA. The organizers announced the full lineup for this year’s
festivities this morning. Tickets go on sale here tomorrow morning at 10 am. The
“Eager Beaver” ticket allocation is already sold out.

Video by Eclectic
Method.

Outside Lands 2010 Lineup
Kings of Leon
Furthur featuring Phil Lesh & Bob Weir
The Strokes
My Morning Jacket
Phoenix
Social Distortion
Al Green
Gogol Bordello
Nas & Damian Marley
Levon Helm Band
Cat Power
Empire of the Sun
Wolfmother
Bassnectar
Chromeo
Edward Sharp & The Magnetic Zeros
The Temper Trap
Pretty Lights
Janelle Monae
Amos Lee
The Devil Makes Three
Tokyo Police Club
Beats Antique
Rebirth Brass Band
Wild Beasts
Sierre Leone’s Refugee All-Stars
Daniel Lanois’ Black Dub
The Budos Band
Aterciopelados
Garage A Trois feat. Stanton Moore, Marco Benevento, Skerik & Mike Dillon
Mayer Hawthorne & The Country
Langhorne Slim
The Pimps of Joytime
People Under The Stairs
Electric Six
Vieux Farka Toure
Dawes
Nneka
The Soft Pack
The Whigs
Little Wings

Splendour in the Grass Lineup Strokes, Pixies, Ben Harper

April 16th, 2010 | No Comments

COMPLETE LINEUP ANNOUNCED FOR 10-YEAR ANNIVERSARY OF AUSTRALIA’S
SPLENDOUR IN THE GRASS FESTIVAL; HEADLINERS INCLUDE THE STROKES, THE PIXIES, BEN HARPER

The Pixies

Splendour in the Grass, one of Australia’s most celebrated music festivals, is set to commemorate its 10-year anniversary with its most exciting event yet.

The beautiful site of Woodfordia in the QLD Sunshine Coast hinterland will play host to
Splendour in the Grass in this very special anniversary year. And this year, the birthday party will take place over
three magnificent days from Friday July 30 to Sunday August 1. More than 80 acts that will perform across the three
main stages – the Amphitheatre, Mix Up tent and G.W McLennan stage.

Tickets will be sold through Moshtix via
www.moshtix.com.au or by phone on 1300 GET TIX (438
849). Mastercard and Visa accepted.

To view the complete lineup for Splendour in the Grass 2010, please click
HERE.

Isle Of Wight 2010: Jay-Z, Strokes, Blondie

December 3rd, 2009 | No Comments

ISLE OF WIGHT FESTIVAL DATES SET FOR JUNE 11-13, 2010
JAY-Z, THE STROKES, BLONDIE TO HEADLINE

Jay-Z

The U.K.’s Isle of Wight Festival is back, to be held June 11-13, 2010, once again in beautiful Seaclose Park. Maintaining the tradition of featuring some of the biggest names in music, while taking pride in showcasing up and coming talent, festival organizers are excited to announce the 2010 lineup.

Headlining the main stage June 11 will be Jay-Z, followed by The Strokes on June 12, and concluding with Pink June 13. Also making a special appearance on Saturday, June 12 is Blondie

“Ever since I heard the first Strokes album, I’ve wanted them for the Isle of Wight,” explains Festival promoter John Giddings. “Jay-Z and Pink are two of the best live acts I have ever seen and the Blondie hits speak for themselves.”

Not to be forgotten, The Big Top kicks things off on Thursday, June 10 with Squeeze performing a campers only show. Saturday then sees the Top play host to electronic tandem Orbital.

Tickets go on sale Friday, December 4. For more ticket info and all things Isle of Wight, head to their site here.

John Geyman: The Public Option: Dead By Pen Strokes In Congressional Committees

July 28th, 2009 | No Comments

The initial idea of a public option was premised on the thought that a public plan could bring needed competition into the financing of health care. Forget that dream.