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  Strokes Blokes: England's Bromance With New York's Fab Five

  April 3, 2013 – The perception of the Strokes is that they were superstars in the United Kingdom but never quite found their commercial footing in America, never achieved the cultural cachet of the White Stripes or the creative longevity of Yeah Yeah Yeahs. But the chart numbers tell a somewhat different tale. …
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  Razorlight Play Special Show in L.A.

  February 4, 2009 – Last night at the Troubadour in Los Angeles, Brit rockers Razorlight played one of only two U.S. gigs in support of their upcoming album, Slipway Fires (out in March). Check out photos from the quartet's first U.S. performance in two years, including shots of frontman Johnny Borrell baring some skin -- oh... tabloid fodder! …
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  Razorlight's Johnny Borrell Writing for New Band

  December 18, 2008 – You've got to hand it to Razorlight's Johnny Borrell: He's nothing if not self-aware. Borrell is so in touch with the fact that the music media are not always his staunchest supporters, that he's been purposely keeping mum about the tunes he's written for up-and-coming UK band Florence and the Machine. Why? …
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  SPIN.com's Best of the Week, November 10-16

  November 15, 2008 – It was a baffling week, one filled with plenty of love and hate. …
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  Razorlight's Johnny Borrell: "The Haters Won't Win!"

  November 13, 2008 – Razorlight frontman Johnny Borrell isn't happy with the reviews his group's new album, Slipway Fires, have been receiving -- and he suspects the negativity is aimed at him. "If I go to a gig and see a band I don't like, at least I can be objective, but it seems people want to believe the crap that's written about me," he complained [via NME.com]. "The haters aren't going to win," he added with resolve. …
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  The Kinks to Reunite!

  November 5, 2008 – The Kinks are the latest to join the recent reunion trend. The '60s legends, who last performed together in 1996, have been working on new material. "We've started a little bit of this and that," singer Ray Davies told BBC News, adding, "but it is too early to judge the quality. We want good new music. …
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