Julian Casablancas Launches L.A. Residency
If this pop star thing doesn’t work out, Julian Casablancas has a great future as a production designer.
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Julian Casablancas, 'Phrazes for the Young' (RCA)
In the eight years since the Strokes instigated savior-speak with the gutter-glam classic Is This It, Manhattan has been nanny-stated into bland fashionability, the quintet's hipster status has gradually declined, and its rhythm guitarist, drummer, and bassist have all beaten singer Julian Casablancas to recording solo albums. "Last Nite" was a long time ago.
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The SPIN Interview: Julian Casablancas
Six weeks before the October release of Phrazes for the Young, Julian Casablancas' wonderfully familiar (that voice!) and far-out (those synths!) solo debut, the erstwhile Strokes frontman is sitting in his publicist's downtown Manhattan office, gently disagreeing with the notion that he's been keeping a low profile.
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LISTEN: Julian Casablancas' Synthy New Song
Strokes frontman Julian Casablancas has leaked "11th Dimension," the first full recording to be released from his solo album Phrazes for the Young, out Oct. 20.
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Strokes' Julian Casablancas Debuts Solo Tunes
So, Julian Casablancas has finally decided to take after most of his fellow Strokes and go it alone.
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Sneak Peek: Danger Mouse, Sparklehorse, David Lynch's 'Dark Night'
Last month a mysterious poster arrived at the SPIN office advertising Dark Night of the Soul, a new album presented by Danger Mouse and Sparklehorse, featuring vocals from the likes of Iggy Pop, Frank Black, Flaming Lips, and the Strokes' Julian Casablancas (set for a July release).




