Julian Casablancas might have the looks of a sweaty punk god in those photos but his latest endorsement proves that he doesnt give a funk. The Strokes frontman is the new face of a French perfuam Decibel: The Essence of Rock which smells like Aldehydes and Green Italian Tangerine with hints of licorice, violet, Haitian Vetiver, Tonka Bean and Vanilla. HMMMM smells interesting.
Yey! New single from The Strokes! Although I've played their Angles album a million times now, I still get excited whenever they release new songs from it. Taken For a Fool is one of the dancey tracks from Angles. I love the high-pitch wailing guitar effects they do throughout the song which gives an instant hook every time i listen to it.
Music video for this track is also in the works but you can watch the band perform Taken For a Fool on Letterman.
Here's the b-side track of The Strokes' Under Cover Of Darkness. You're So Right might sound too electronic for The Strokes but if this is the direction of their new album Angels, now that's something to look forward to.
I literally waited for so many hours upon reading the news about the release of The Strokes' new single to be streamed and downloaded for free through the band's website for only 48 hours. Under Cover of Darkness is the lead single of the band's new album Angel, their recording after 5 years of hiatus as a group. We all know Julian Casablancas attempt to do a solo career but it seems that he's well fit with a band. Although I liked his electro-dance sound, Casablancas is just better in doing an all out rock music.Listening to Under Cover of Darkness is like revisiting The Strokes first album Is This It where their distinct 70s garage rock sound with modern pop influence helped them stood out. You can stream Under Cover of Darkness here on my blog or you can go to their official website and download it for free within 48 hours only.
I just saw the trailer for the new Sofia Coppola flick, Somewhere and loving it so much. Apart from it being another touching film by the director of The Virgin Suicides and Lost in Translation, this one will have another kick ass soundtrack courtesy of the hip French band Phoenix.
The barely recognizable Love Like a Sunset by Phoenix opens the movie trailer. And when Ellie Fanning enters the scene, I'll Try Anything Once by The Strokes sings beautifully on the background and I nearly cried. Check out the full track below as well as the film trailer.
Finally, the video is out! Been waiting for this for the longest time now and it's a good way to end 2009. I love the video just as much I love the song. Julian Casablancas has a slight similarity with MGMT's Andrew VanWyngarden. Sayawan na!
