The Strokes

The Strokes Band
The Strokes Changed Indie Rock Forever
When I first discovered The Strokes, I didn't care much for the music. About 2 weeks later, I'm hooked. Listening to their music is like sipping a mug of hot chocolate. The joy spreads through your body and you're ready to face the day after listening to one of their songs. Also like hot chocolate, it's addicting. Now let's learn a bit more about the history of the band. The lead singer-songwriter Julian Casablancas, drummer Fab Morretti, and guitarist Nick Valensi all attended Dwight Shcool...

Quiz: The Strokes
How much do you really know about The Strokes?
The Strokes are one of the biggest rock bands of the 2000's and were responsible for the garage rock revival with their hugely successful first album, Is This It. Inspired by bands like Telivision and The Cars, The Strokes have a distinctly vintage sound which developed into a more mature sound found in First Impressions of Earth. Though grossly overrated in the beginning, The Strokes have earned their merits as a truly excellent band. How much do you know about The Strokes? Find out in this...

The Strokes
A sexy, stylish, and undeniably cool band, The Strokes are the future of rock & roll
The Strokes is a 5 piece band hailing from New York City, made up of Nikolai Fraiture (bass), Julian Casablancas (vocals), Albert Hammond Jr and Nick Valensi (guitar) and Fab Moretti (drums). Their The Modern Age EP kick-started a wave of hype that saw their 2001 debut record, Is This It achieve massive success and helped initiate an explosion of bands who squeezed brazen New York punk attitude into 3 minute pop songs. In 2003, their second album (Room on Fire) hit stores and recieved critica...