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The Strokes
Is This It
(Rough Trade)


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Peter Murphy End
Rating: 10 / 12



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INTERVIEW: 10 Mar 2006
They were the coolest band on the planet – until the backlash started. Now The Strokes have released their most ambitious album yet. Can they leave their...



REVIEW: 14 Feb 2006
“The world is either in your hand or at your throat” sings Julian Casablancas on ‘Razorblade’, as he casually assaults the microphone on the first...



REVIEW: 16 Jan 2006
In pop art, acts of grave-robbing and cradle-snatching go largely unpunished. The Strokes are not what you’d call the most original of bands, but they’ve...



NEWS: 03 Jan 2006
Strokes fan are going to have be patient with the New Yorkers putting their sold-out Point Theatre show back.



NEWS: 29 Nov 2005
The band who single-handedly changed the musical landscape of 2001 with debut album Is This It return in January with their third LP and Irish dates.



REVIEW: 05 Nov 2004
There’s something inherently grating about The Strokes’ dedication to being studiously cool, yet all is forgiven when they can bang out such accomplished...



REVIEW: 15 Jul 2004
This could develop into the kind of farce that marred their last Olympia show. Another half hour and it probably would have but as it is, the band carry...



INTERVIEW: 22 Jan 2004
So what happens when an indie band goes major league? how can you stay cool when your date’s a Charlie’s Angel? how important is the boy/girl song in a...



REVIEW: 04 Dec 2003
You can bet that Santa is glad that The Strokes are playing Belfast before Christmas. Tickets for this surprise show (announced Tuesday, takes place Sunday)...



REVIEW: 04 Dec 2003
You can bet that Santa is glad that The Strokes are playing Belfast before Christmas. Tickets for this surprise show (announced Tuesday, takes place Sunday)...



NEWS: 25 Nov 2003
NEWSFLASH! The Strokes have announced a last-minute gig in Belfast this Sunday night



REVIEW: 15 Oct 2003
The Strokes, if you’ll indulge the metaphor, know the price of film stock.



REVIEW: 08 Oct 2003
The East Villagers slip almost unnoticed into the Autumn release schedule without half the hoopla you’d expect.



NEWS: 10 Sep 2003
Unless you can wait till next year, you'll have to catch The Strokes in the UK this December



NEWS: 03 Sep 2003
The Strokes will be showing off their new album in a European tour early '04



NEWS: 29 Aug 2003
Julian and co are heading to the UK (and possibly Ireland) for three low key dates this December



NEWS: 26 Mar 2003
The Strokes quash hopes of a 2003 Witnness headliner with the news that they won't be touring until the Autumn



REVIEW: 19 Apr 2002
Perhaps sensing that this isn’t one of their better nights, The Strokes let rip at the end



NEWS: 25 Mar 2002
Respect would appear to be due to The Strokes, who play Dublin Easter Sunday and who apparently have developed into an incredible live band - as distinct...



NEWS: 20 Mar 2002
...but you'd better take it, 'cos The Strokes' upcoming Irish-only limited-edition EP (1000 copies, no more, no less) will soon be flying out of the...



NEWS: 06 Dec 2001
The Strokes return to Dublin for an Olympia Theatre show on March 31st



REVIEW: 25 Oct 2001
The first heart-breaking sign of a cop out from the Strokes camp.



REVIEW: 21 Jun 2001




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