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  Julian Casablancas Plays Strokes Songs in NYC

  March 25, 2010 – That voice... that voice! Julian Casablancas' finest instrument -- his dirty, rippling croon -- was in fine form Wednesday night at New York's Fillmore East, where the Strokes singer performed tracks off his SPIN-praised solo debut, Phrazes for the Young, like a hipster Sinatra in a black leather jacket and tight red pants. …
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  WATCH: Pearl Jam, Julian Casablancas on 'SNL'

  March 15, 2010 – This weekend's episode of Saturday Night Live was a rock fan's delight. Pearl Jam dropped by to play "Just Breathe" and "Unthought Known," both off their new album, Backspacer; Julian Casablancas appeared alongside Andy Samberg in the new digital short for "Boombox," their ode to the ghetto-blaster off Lonely Island's Incredibad album; and there was even a funny skit advertising a new rock fest: the Kickspit Underground Rock Festival,  …
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  Hot New Video: Julian Casablancas

  December 24, 2009 – Dress the Strokes' singer in a neon suit, have him act out thinly-veiled tributes to Mad Max and Blade Runner, and throw a mountaintop pagoda and some random guys in 17th-century sailor garb for good measure, and you get the otherworldly new video for "11th Dimension," the lead single from Julian Casablancas' solo debut. Watch below. What we've learned: Mr. …
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  Julian Casablancas Launches L.A. Residency

  November 9, 2009 – If this pop star thing doesn't work out, Julian Casablancas has a great future as a production designer. The 31-year-old Strokes frontman unveiled his synth-pop side with a splash on Friday night, kicking off a four-week residency behind his solo album Phrazes for the Young with a performance at Los Angeles' Downtown Palace Theatre that was visually stunning, if a bit sonically oppressive. The sliding murals behind Casablancas' seven- …
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• Julian Casablancas, 'Phrazes for the Young' (RCA)

  November 6, 2009 – 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. …
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  The SPIN Interview: Julian Casablancas

  November 1, 2009 – For a guy who's personified unflappable cool for a decade, once and (perhaps?) future Stroke Julian Casablancas has plenty at stake with his solo debut. "The challenges I'm facing are real," he says. "I could fail miserably. …
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  LISTEN: Julian Casablancas' Synthy New Song

  September 18, 2009 – 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. The track -- which you can hear below, or at his MySpace page -- is four minutes of unadulterated dancefloor pop that sound nothing the Strokes have ever committed to tape. To be clear, that's not a bad thing at all. …
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  Strokes' Julian Casablancas Debuts Solo Tunes

  September 1, 2009 – 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'

  May 8, 2009 – 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). Curiously, the ad, which looks like a movie poster, lists director David Lynch... …
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