Amanda de Cadenet is thrilled to still have ex boyfriend Keanu Reeves in her life.
De Cadenet, 50, dated Reeves, 57, from 1996 until 2001, keeping fairly quiet about their romance in a new interview with the Guardian.
She shares: “I’m very protective of his privacy. But I will say that he’s a very kind, authentic person.
“He’s the most unfamous famous person ever, by which I mean he has been able to maintain that balance, which is very hard. He’s a part of my extended family and I’m really grateful for that.”
Read More: Keanu Reeves And Girlfriend Alexandra Grant Seen Holding Hands While Out In NYC
The photographer shares 30-year-old daughter Atlanta with Duran Duran bassist John Taylor, whom she was married to in 1991-1995.
De Cadenet started dating Reeves after they split.
After she and Reeves called it quits, she then went on to marry the...
De Cadenet, 50, dated Reeves, 57, from 1996 until 2001, keeping fairly quiet about their romance in a new interview with the Guardian.
She shares: “I’m very protective of his privacy. But I will say that he’s a very kind, authentic person.
“He’s the most unfamous famous person ever, by which I mean he has been able to maintain that balance, which is very hard. He’s a part of my extended family and I’m really grateful for that.”
Read More: Keanu Reeves And Girlfriend Alexandra Grant Seen Holding Hands While Out In NYC
The photographer shares 30-year-old daughter Atlanta with Duran Duran bassist John Taylor, whom she was married to in 1991-1995.
De Cadenet started dating Reeves after they split.
After she and Reeves called it quits, she then went on to marry the...
- 8/24/2022
- by Becca Longmire
- ET Canada
The Strokes performed a full concert Saturday at New York’s newly renovated Irving Plaza as part of a fundraiser for mayoral candidate Maya Wiley.
The exuberant benefit gig — the first show at the venue in over two years, with attendees needing to show proof of vaccination — also featured onstage appearances by Wiley, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez as well as surprise opener John Mulaney; the comedian previously hosted an episode of Saturday Night Live in October 2020 that featured the Strokes as musical guest.
The 16-song set contained tracks from throughout the Strokes’ catalog,...
The exuberant benefit gig — the first show at the venue in over two years, with attendees needing to show proof of vaccination — also featured onstage appearances by Wiley, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez as well as surprise opener John Mulaney; the comedian previously hosted an episode of Saturday Night Live in October 2020 that featured the Strokes as musical guest.
The 16-song set contained tracks from throughout the Strokes’ catalog,...
- 6/13/2021
- by Daniel Kreps
- Rollingstone.com
Friday marks Opening Day for the New York Mets’ Covid-abbreviated 2020 baseball season, and to celebrate the Strokes have shared the video for their New Abnormal closer “Ode to the Mets.”
According to the band, the video was inspired by the waltz-through-history seen in the opening credits of the sitcom Cheers, with director and long-time collaborator Warren Fu providing a journey of New York City through the gaze of eight different animators.
“Ode to the Mets” is not really about the Mets, and the video also only briefly alludes to the...
According to the band, the video was inspired by the waltz-through-history seen in the opening credits of the sitcom Cheers, with director and long-time collaborator Warren Fu providing a journey of New York City through the gaze of eight different animators.
“Ode to the Mets” is not really about the Mets, and the video also only briefly alludes to the...
- 7/24/2020
- by Daniel Kreps
- Rollingstone.com
The first Strokes album in seven years picks up pretty much where the last one, 2013’s Comedown Machine, left off — another study in what LCD Soundsystem’s James Murphy once called “borrowed nostalgia for the unremembered Eighties.” Few bands so embody a place and time as the Strokes did New York City in the Giuliani-twilight/pre-smoking-ban era, but now they seem more interested in Martha Quinn’s New York than the one they once defined.
“And the Eighties bands, where did they go?” Julian Casablancas pines on “Brooklyn Bridge to Chorus,...
“And the Eighties bands, where did they go?” Julian Casablancas pines on “Brooklyn Bridge to Chorus,...
- 4/10/2020
- by Jon Dolan
- Rollingstone.com
Lil Baby was performing across the field. Only two years after “My Dawg” launched the Atlanta rapper from his label’s glorified weed carrier to the leader of his city’s next generation, he was closing out the first night of Lollapalooza. He’s one of the most popular artists working today but, curiously, two 12-year-old boys didn’t bother flocking to the American Eagle stage to see the paragon of modern trap. Instead, they patiently waited for five rockers (arguably) past their peak to hit the stage.
“If they...
“If they...
- 8/2/2019
- by Charles Holmes
- Rollingstone.com
The Strokes’ Nick Valensi and his band Crx confront loneliness and alienation head on in their new song, “We’re All Alone.” The track marks the first single off the band’s upcoming album, Peek, out August 23rd.
In a statement, Crx guitarist Darian Zahedi said “We’re All Alone” came out of a desire to “do something hypnotic as fuck.” The song boasts a thumping new wave groove peppered with an array of synths and angular guitar riffs that wobble without losing any sense of melody. During the chorus,...
In a statement, Crx guitarist Darian Zahedi said “We’re All Alone” came out of a desire to “do something hypnotic as fuck.” The song boasts a thumping new wave groove peppered with an array of synths and angular guitar riffs that wobble without losing any sense of melody. During the chorus,...
- 6/21/2019
- by Jon Blistein
- Rollingstone.com
She was on solid grounds workshopping her debut film at multiple Sundance Institute labs and it yielded notable stops at the Berlin, SXSW, Deauville Film Festivals before being released theatrically in late 2012. Victoria Mahoney‘s Chalk Rx appears to incorporate some of the signifiers and parameters found inYelling to the Sky, we are anticipating a raw depiction of youth, street life and violence. A film production that flew off the radar, Mahoney reteams with actor Shiloh Fernandez (who starred in her 2013 short Flaunt), with a cast comprised Mirrah Foulkes (David Michod’s Animal Kingdom), and a handful of newbies including Nick Valensi and Marilyn Mark. Production took place in Los Angeles this past May, so this will indeed be ready in time for 1st quarter festivals such as Sundance all the way up to Tribeca.
Gist: This follows a person making peace with their past while finding murder suspects.
Production Co.
Gist: This follows a person making peace with their past while finding murder suspects.
Production Co.
- 11/23/2015
- by Eric Lavallee
- IONCINEMA.com
Rating: 3 out of 5 stars
Released: 25th of March
Comedown Machine is different. It’s 80′s. And it may not be to everyone’s tastes.
Two songs were unveiled by the New Yorkers prior to the release of this record. The first of these two was “One Way trigger” and whether you loved it or hated it, this song is a very accurate advertisement for Comedown Machine – it’s quirky, weird and in no way sounds like it’s from this decade.
“All The Time” was the second. The “Is This It” throwback may have made a lot of Strokes fans excited but no one planning on listening to this record should get comfortable in the notion that there will more of this. “All The Time” is simply a mere break in a exploratory and different album. And only when you realize that can you truly begin to enjoy Comedown Machine for what it is.
Released: 25th of March
Comedown Machine is different. It’s 80′s. And it may not be to everyone’s tastes.
Two songs were unveiled by the New Yorkers prior to the release of this record. The first of these two was “One Way trigger” and whether you loved it or hated it, this song is a very accurate advertisement for Comedown Machine – it’s quirky, weird and in no way sounds like it’s from this decade.
“All The Time” was the second. The “Is This It” throwback may have made a lot of Strokes fans excited but no one planning on listening to this record should get comfortable in the notion that there will more of this. “All The Time” is simply a mere break in a exploratory and different album. And only when you realize that can you truly begin to enjoy Comedown Machine for what it is.
- 3/19/2013
- by Jordan Higgins
- Obsessed with Film
Zoe Saldana has revealed her favourite sex positions. The 'Star Trek' actress - who recently split from Bradley Cooper - enjoys making love in a variety of ways but she finds ' doggy-style' and sex standing up most satisfying. She revealed: 'I like missionary and I like being on my knees too. And I love being on top ... I love doggy-style or standing up.' Zoe, 33, was one of several stars quizzed about their sex lives on new Lifetime TV show 'The Conversation With Amanda de Cadenet'. Other celebrities to lift the lid on their bedroom activities include Gwyneth Paltrow, Jane Fonda and comedienne Sarah Silverman. Jane, 74, told Amanda - who is married to Strokes guitarist Nick Valensi...
- 5/1/2012
- Monsters and Critics
Thursday night saw the premiere of Lifetime's new couch-yakking talk show, The Conversation. (And no, there was no sign of Gene Hackman.) The show is a passion project of host Amanda de Cadenet, a British photographer and former actress (and wife of Strokes guitarist Nick Valensi), who filmed most of the conversations from her own home. The show is a platform for women to engage in honest, substantial dialogue, with guests ranging from nineteen-year-old Miley Cyrus to seventy-four-year-old Jane Fonda. During her segment, Sarah Silverman spoke to issues of female empowerment, and how women often compromise themselves for the sake of relationships. Having paid her dues as a "female" comedian, Silverman knows from condescension, and the false outrage over "vagina" humor. Admitting to watching empty-calorie TV shows like The Bachelor, Silverman opined that that particular show is "offensive" and degrading to women. [...]...
- 4/27/2012
- Nerve
Amanda De Cadenet made headlines as a supportive girlfriend to Demi Moore when the actress sought treatment. Now De Cadenet is creating her own buzz, starring in Lifetime's new interview series, The Conversation, which she executive produces with Moore and premieres April 26. In the series, De Cadenet interviews famous women, ranging from Jane Fonda to Lady Gaga to Gwyneth Paltrow, in her or their living rooms, and addresses topics from body image and sexuality to motherhood. Related: Demi Moore Steps Out for First Time Since Treatment"I wanted to offer women who are watching this some kind of truthful hope...
- 4/27/2012
- by Julie Jordan
- PEOPLE.com
A great conversation between women can be a revealing, endearing and helpful exchange. Trying to capture this on television is often the opposite; too many people talk at once, and someone is usually promoting a project.
Lifetime's "The Conversation With Amanda de Cadenet," premiering Thursday, April 26, is singular. De Cadenet has hit upon a terrific concept.
She talks to one woman at a time in her Los Angeles living room. As they converse, they share what women do when cameras aren't rolling; they talk about love, marriage and children. For those weary of movie stars showing up on every morning and late-night show to pitch their latest projects, this is a lovely respite: No one promotes anything!
"The idea came about from my own desperate need to find role models that I could relate to," de Cadenet tells Zap2it. "And I just couldn't see them anywhere. I had to...
Lifetime's "The Conversation With Amanda de Cadenet," premiering Thursday, April 26, is singular. De Cadenet has hit upon a terrific concept.
She talks to one woman at a time in her Los Angeles living room. As they converse, they share what women do when cameras aren't rolling; they talk about love, marriage and children. For those weary of movie stars showing up on every morning and late-night show to pitch their latest projects, this is a lovely respite: No one promotes anything!
"The idea came about from my own desperate need to find role models that I could relate to," de Cadenet tells Zap2it. "And I just couldn't see them anywhere. I had to...
- 4/26/2012
- by editorial@zap2it.com
- Zap2It - From Inside the Box
A rare video footage of the Beatles. first full concert in the Us has finally been found after being untraceable for 48 years.The 12-song concert . filmed at the Washington Coliseum in 1964 . was the band.s first full Us gig, and features performances of .She Loves You. and .Twist And Shout., BBC reported.It was originally broadcast to two million American cinema-goers in March 1964, a month after it was recorded. The footage then disappeared.The lost video will now be included in a 92-minute documentary titled .The Beatles: The Lost Concert.. Screenvision, who are behind the new movie, say the original master tapes have been restored and remastered.The film would premiere in New York May 6. It will later be screened in theatres across America.The first part of the film focuses on the rise of Beatlemania in the Us. It contains commentary from Chuck Berry, Mark Ronson, Aerosmith pair Steven Tyler...
- 4/26/2012
- Filmicafe
Rachel Zoe and Demi Moore helped their pal Amanda de Cadenet kick off her new TV show in La last night. The ladies teamed up with InStyle and the magazine's editor Ariel Foxman to toast the program, called The Conversation With Amanda de Cadenet at a private home in Beverly Hills. The event was Demi Moore's first public outing since leaving a rehab program she entered in January. Demi also announced yesterday that she's ready for another big change: changing her twitter handle from @MrsKutcher. Demi tweeted that she is taking suggestions, but has yet to pick her new moniker. Demi posed for photos alongside Rachel, as well as other actresses like Joy Bryant, Kelly Preston, and Jordana Brewster. Amanda, a British TV personality married to musician Nick Valensi of The Strokes, is the host of the show, which features interviews with stars like Gwyneth Paltrow, Lady Gaga, and...
- 4/18/2012
- by Allie Merriam
- Popsugar.com
Consisting of Julian Casablancas (lead vocals), Nick Valensi (guitar), Albert Hammond, Jr. (guitar), Nikolai Fraiture (bass guitar) and Fabrizio Moretti (drums and percussion), The Strokes have been named one of the most prominent and influential rock bands to emerge in the 21st century. Having been around for 13 years the band’s debut album “Is This It” released in 2001 the band has gone through a series of releases and touring and through all of that they have released fourth album “Angles” and have an untitled fifth album on the horizon. As far as “Angels” is concerned it is the first album sine 2006′s ‘First Impressions of Earth” being the longest...
- 7/12/2011
- by nperez
- ShockYa
Everybody's favourite barrel-chested starship commander and "Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds" interpreter, William Shatner, has announced the list of guest artists and songs for his new album, Searching for Major Tom.
And it looks like the Star Trek legend has been joined in the studio by -- among others -- The Strokes guitarist Nick Valensi, Funkadelic bassist Bootsy... More >>...
And it looks like the Star Trek legend has been joined in the studio by -- among others -- The Strokes guitarist Nick Valensi, Funkadelic bassist Bootsy... More >>...
- 4/19/2011
- by Edward Moyer
- TV.com
Captain Kirk is headed back to space.
William Shatner, the Emmy winning TV icon, announced the track listing and details for his new space-inspired cover album, Searching For Major Tom. The album will feature a large number of heavy metal covers, as well as songs by U2, Frank Sinatra, Queen and Pink Floyd.
Shatner has had a storied music career, producing confusing, parodied yet somehow enlightening song covers and original bits over the past 40+ years. His first album, The Transformed Man, raised eyebrows with its bizarre covers, which, in what would become his trademark style, boasted dramatic readings of lyrics over music. HIs best known track was a recording of Sonny & Cher's "Mr. Tambourine Man." Check out Urlesque's ranking of his ten best cover songs here.
Shatner announced the album via Twitter back in February.
Here's the track list:
Space Trucking Originally By Deep Purple - Deep Purple Drummer...
William Shatner, the Emmy winning TV icon, announced the track listing and details for his new space-inspired cover album, Searching For Major Tom. The album will feature a large number of heavy metal covers, as well as songs by U2, Frank Sinatra, Queen and Pink Floyd.
Shatner has had a storied music career, producing confusing, parodied yet somehow enlightening song covers and original bits over the past 40+ years. His first album, The Transformed Man, raised eyebrows with its bizarre covers, which, in what would become his trademark style, boasted dramatic readings of lyrics over music. HIs best known track was a recording of Sonny & Cher's "Mr. Tambourine Man." Check out Urlesque's ranking of his ten best cover songs here.
Shatner announced the album via Twitter back in February.
Here's the track list:
Space Trucking Originally By Deep Purple - Deep Purple Drummer...
- 4/13/2011
- by Jordan Zakarin
- Huffington Post
Band returns to festival with free show played to 20,000-plus fans.
By Zachary Swickey
The Strokes' Julian Casablancas performs at SXSW on Thursday
Photo: Daniel Boczarski/Getty Images
Austin, Texas — It's been 10 years since the Strokes' legendary South by Southwest showcase at the tiny Iron Cactus. On Thursday night the band returned to the festival bigger than ever, playing a free show at the Auditorium Shores venue with the skyline of Austin as their backdrop.
Walking onstage to the stomping sounds of "We Will Rock You," the Strokes started things off with Room on Fire's opener, "What Ever Happened?" as Julian Casablancas — strangling the microphone with a death grip — wailed, "I want to be forgotten/ And I don't want to be reminded." There's a sense of irony when he says this to 20,000-plus fans, some of whom broke through the fencing to get in. The large venue was a departure from the typical SXSW fare,...
By Zachary Swickey
The Strokes' Julian Casablancas performs at SXSW on Thursday
Photo: Daniel Boczarski/Getty Images
Austin, Texas — It's been 10 years since the Strokes' legendary South by Southwest showcase at the tiny Iron Cactus. On Thursday night the band returned to the festival bigger than ever, playing a free show at the Auditorium Shores venue with the skyline of Austin as their backdrop.
Walking onstage to the stomping sounds of "We Will Rock You," the Strokes started things off with Room on Fire's opener, "What Ever Happened?" as Julian Casablancas — strangling the microphone with a death grip — wailed, "I want to be forgotten/ And I don't want to be reminded." There's a sense of irony when he says this to 20,000-plus fans, some of whom broke through the fencing to get in. The large venue was a departure from the typical SXSW fare,...
- 3/18/2011
- MTV Music News
The Strokes have just revealed another new song from their upcoming album. Julian Casablancas and his bandmates showcased "Life Is Simple in the Moonlight" when coming to visit "Saturday Night Live" over the weekend.
Their Saturday night performance was introduced by Miley Cyrus who was tapped to host the sketch comedy show. They also performed "Under Cover of Darkness", the first single from the upcoming studio album "Angles".
A follow-up to 2006 "First Impressions of Earth", "Angles" will be released across United States on March 22. "It's what the record sounds like," guitarist Albert Hammond Jr. said to Rolling Stone. "It comes from five different people."
"Life Is Simple" is a song recorded with producer Joe Chiccarelli at Avatar Studios in New York. "He was trying to do as little editing as possible to the point where we were at take 70 of a song. It felt so strict," guitarist Nick Valensi recalled the session.
Their Saturday night performance was introduced by Miley Cyrus who was tapped to host the sketch comedy show. They also performed "Under Cover of Darkness", the first single from the upcoming studio album "Angles".
A follow-up to 2006 "First Impressions of Earth", "Angles" will be released across United States on March 22. "It's what the record sounds like," guitarist Albert Hammond Jr. said to Rolling Stone. "It comes from five different people."
"Life Is Simple" is a song recorded with producer Joe Chiccarelli at Avatar Studios in New York. "He was trying to do as little editing as possible to the point where we were at take 70 of a song. It felt so strict," guitarist Nick Valensi recalled the session.
- 3/7/2011
- by AceShowbiz.com
- Aceshowbiz
The Strokes first single "Under Cover of Darkness," prominently featured the dynamic guitar interplay of Nick Valensi and Albert Hammond, Jr. -- the sound I most remember the band for. It didn't grab me all that much though, but yesterday a series of 30 second album previews began popping up online.
They were literally removed by iTunes before I could finish listening, but Vulture seems to have found a stable source in this upload. The opener "Machu Picchu" already sounds like a good time. Like a Ric Ocasek good time. "Angles" is due out March 22nd on RCA.
They were literally removed by iTunes before I could finish listening, but Vulture seems to have found a stable source in this upload. The opener "Machu Picchu" already sounds like a good time. Like a Ric Ocasek good time. "Angles" is due out March 22nd on RCA.
- 3/1/2011
- by Brandon Kim
- ifc.com
The Strokes had to write songs together to save the band, guitarist Nick Valensi has claimed. The group's 2001 debut Is This It was written by frontman Julian Casablancas, and though some tracks were co-written on its two follow-ups, upcoming LP Angles is the first to feature significant writing contributions from the whole band. Valensi told The Observer: "I think it had to happen, otherwise we probably would have broken up." Asked if there was any truth to claims that Casablancas could be dictatorial, he added: "No. I don't think it's ever really worked like that. "Over the years we all sort of fell into different roles and that happened very naturally. Julian (more)...
- 2/28/2011
- by By Mayer Nissim
- Digital Spy
Julian Casablancas thinks his decision not to attend recording sessions with his The Strokes bandmates made them a better group. The frontman surprised fans when it emerged he hadn't joined bandmates Nick Valensi, Nikolai Fraiture, Fabrizio Moretti or Albert Hammond Jr. in the recording studio last August, but he insists this was to make sure everyone got involved in the sessions.
"To get everyone to really collaborate and step in, it really takes me to step back from it all," he said. "Like fully step back. I think I just wanted to wait until they'd done their thing so I could do mine. When The Strokes are described more negatively, it seems like I come in going, 'This is how it is, and if you don't like it, back off.' But it's never like that."
"I just want to have a creative, fun conversation. And I just think that,...
"To get everyone to really collaborate and step in, it really takes me to step back from it all," he said. "Like fully step back. I think I just wanted to wait until they'd done their thing so I could do mine. When The Strokes are described more negatively, it seems like I come in going, 'This is how it is, and if you don't like it, back off.' But it's never like that."
"I just want to have a creative, fun conversation. And I just think that,...
- 2/21/2011
- by celebrity-mania.com
- Celebrity Mania
The Strokes feared they would be "forgotten" during their hiatus. The band are preparing for the release of "Angles", their first album since 2006's "First Impressions of Earth" and the group admit they worried they would have to start their career from the bottom again on the new campaign.
"There was a fear on my part that, having taken such a long time off, people would have forgotten about us," guitarist Nick Valensi said. "Not forgotten, but that all the work we'd done would have been for naught, and we would have to start again at a lower level. But that hasn't been the case at all."
Nick was the only member of the band not to venture into other projects during their hiatus, so he admits he found their break more frustrating than Julian Casablancas, Nikolai Fraiture, Fabrizio Moretti or Albert Hammond Jr., but he appreciates why they needed some time out.
"There was a fear on my part that, having taken such a long time off, people would have forgotten about us," guitarist Nick Valensi said. "Not forgotten, but that all the work we'd done would have been for naught, and we would have to start again at a lower level. But that hasn't been the case at all."
Nick was the only member of the band not to venture into other projects during their hiatus, so he admits he found their break more frustrating than Julian Casablancas, Nikolai Fraiture, Fabrizio Moretti or Albert Hammond Jr., but he appreciates why they needed some time out.
- 2/17/2011
- by celebrity-mania.com
- Celebrity Mania
After an extensive hiatus, The Strokes seem poised to make good their return to music. The band recently divulged to Rolling Stone several details concerning their forthcoming fourth album, which has been overrun by delays for almost two years. The album now has a confirmed release date of March 22nd, and is tentatively titled 'Angles'. It will be the band's first release since 2006's 'First Impressions of Earth'.
The album's title, 'Angles' is reportedly a result of their new, band-centric approach. Guitarist Albert Hammond Jr. clarifies the title is, "what the record sounds like. It comes from five different people" as opposed to previous albums which were largely under the control of singer Julian Casablancas. "This is the first one where we are truly working democratically," disclosed guitarist Nick Valensi. "It's taken a long time because this is a new model for us."
The ten-song LP claims to be a...
The album's title, 'Angles' is reportedly a result of their new, band-centric approach. Guitarist Albert Hammond Jr. clarifies the title is, "what the record sounds like. It comes from five different people" as opposed to previous albums which were largely under the control of singer Julian Casablancas. "This is the first one where we are truly working democratically," disclosed guitarist Nick Valensi. "It's taken a long time because this is a new model for us."
The ten-song LP claims to be a...
- 1/19/2011
- by Theo Spielberg
- Huffington Post
The Strokes have revealed the likely name of their new studio album. In an interview with Rolling Stone, the band said that their fourth full-length release is tentatively named Angles. Guitarist Albert Hammond Jr said that the name was chosen because the record "comes from five different people." Hammond's bandmate Nick Valensi added that recording Angles took so long because the band were working in a different way. Unlike previous records, which were mainly written by (more)...
- 1/19/2011
- by By Kate Goodacre
- Digital Spy
The Strokes offer a low-key alternative to Gaga's over-the-top theatrics at Chicago fest's first day.
By James Montgomery and Kyle Anderson
Lady Gaga perfoms at Lollapalooza on Friday
Photo: Sam Hendrick/MTV News
Chicago — For 19 years now (off and on), the basic theme of Lollapalooza has always seemed to be that there was no theme, that Perry Farrell could take as many incongruous bands as he wanted, throw them all on a bill, and let the chips fall where they may. And by that standard, Lollapalooza 2010 is shaping up to be a real classic.
Because for every streamlined, pneumonic tune by Devo on Friday (August 6), there was an equally rusted-out, hairy one by the Black Keys. For every smooth, soulful moment by Raphael Saadiq, there was a spastic, shameless one by Foxy Shazam. It was basically opposite day. And that was perhaps best exemplified — and amplified — by the night's headliners,...
By James Montgomery and Kyle Anderson
Lady Gaga perfoms at Lollapalooza on Friday
Photo: Sam Hendrick/MTV News
Chicago — For 19 years now (off and on), the basic theme of Lollapalooza has always seemed to be that there was no theme, that Perry Farrell could take as many incongruous bands as he wanted, throw them all on a bill, and let the chips fall where they may. And by that standard, Lollapalooza 2010 is shaping up to be a real classic.
Because for every streamlined, pneumonic tune by Devo on Friday (August 6), there was an equally rusted-out, hairy one by the Black Keys. For every smooth, soulful moment by Raphael Saadiq, there was a spastic, shameless one by Foxy Shazam. It was basically opposite day. And that was perhaps best exemplified — and amplified — by the night's headliners,...
- 8/7/2010
- MTV Music News
Barely breathing Sia must be eager to distance herself from “Breathe Me,” the wounded piano meditation made famous by Six Feet Under. Though a far cry from her mid-tempo Muzak of 2008, fifth studio LP We Are Born is as mild-tempered as most ‘90s Top 40 pop, lacking the sexual innuendo and oomph of her label Jive Records’ past luminaries. Too-brief forays into disco (“You’ve Changed”) and pop rock (“Bring Night” and “Stop Trying”) would have benefited from collaborators other than Strokes guitarist Nick Valensi and The Bird and the Bee’s Greg Kurstin; “Clap Your Hands” is a tamer version...
- 6/23/2010
- Pastemagazine.com
Last night—make that “last nite”—the Strokes played a secret show in London, performing under the name Venison. According to Stereogum, the gig was a warm-up for a June 12 performance at the Isle of Wight festival, as well as several subsequent summer shows. “Frontman Julian Casablancas sported sunglasses and a studded leather jacket throughout the set, while guitarist Nick Valensi wore a garish orange jacket with a tiger design. Guitarist Albert Hammond, Jr. had grown his hair since recently shaving it and wore a smart suit blazer,” reports NME. The set list was equally swoon-worthy: a “New York City Cops” opening, a “Take It or Leave It” finale, and “Someday,” “Is This It?,” “The Modern Age,” and “Soma” sandwiched in between. The group’s new album is reportedly due in September 2010; in the meantime, the side projects of Casablancas, Hammond Jr., and particularly Moretti are rather fantastic—certainly better than First Impressions of Earth,...
- 6/10/2010
- Vanity Fair
Sia has said that it was a dream come true to have Nick Valensi appear on her upcoming fifth album We Are Born. The singer told Metro that she was a big fan of the The Strokes' guitarist, whose own band are currently recording their fourth LP. Sia said: "Having Nick play on my record was a dream; he's like my guitar hero. Musically we just became a different kind of hot dog, with Nick's special sauce." Of the emotional nature of her albums, she added: "When (more)...
- 5/27/2010
- by By Mayer Nissim
- Digital Spy
The Strokes drummer Fabrizio Moretti has revealed that work has started on the band's long-awaited fourth album. Speaking to BBC 6Music, Moretti disclosed that lead singer Julian Cassablancas and bass player Nick Valensi have been putting together new material for the forthcoming LP. He said: "Julian has started writing and Nick has got some material as well. We're the kind of band that it's (more)...
- 1/26/2009
- by By Simon Reynolds
- Digital Spy
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