About The Strokes
The facts on New York rock 'n' roll band the Strokes are pretty straightforward. There are five guys, all in their early 20s, in the band: frontman Julian Casablancas, guitarists Albert Hammond Jr. and Nick Valensi, drummer Fabrizio Moretti and bassist Nikolai Fraiture. Their manager is Ryan Gentles, a well-connected former booker for New York's Mercury Lounge. After playing music together casually for a couple of years, they parlayed opening gigs for the Doves and Guided by Voices into their own headlining tours. The band was the focus of a bidding war and was signed to a major label before its debut three-song EP, "The Modern Age," was released on Rough Trade, the British indie label, in January. The band's first full album, "Is This It," came out on RCA Oct. 9.
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Long Haired Lay-abouts...click on the pic for bio's
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My Interests: Charles Davie...web designer
Born off the shores of Ecuador and raised by a pack of wolves leads me to like following amazing bands such as "The Strokes" and "The Music". Those who don't know me won't understand ma patriotism for Scotland...the wolves migrated. Any sport possible is my hobby and of course my lovely girl friend, Annalisa, takes up my spare time.
Quote Of the Week
(July 13th - July 20th)
"When I used to look at CDs when I was a kid, it was like, 'Producers? Why the fuck do I give a shit who produced it?' If you see the band have co-produced it, you start imagining them in technical situations, and who needs that? I want to picture the band coming in, recording the song once and then leaving. I like the idea of that raw efficiency."
--Julian Casablancas
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