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New Albert Hammond, Jr. Video –“GfC”
You’ve heard the song, you’ve streamed the album, and now you can simulate dropping acid while having the audio-visual realization that Hambone Jr. is making a case for Top Stroke. Quoth Goldenfiddle:...
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There Will Maybe Be A Strokes Album In Not Too Long
NME.com reports Hambone Jr. is on the record saying the Strokes are “definitely figuring out something to do for 2009,” which gives us all about a year to continue stoking the...
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New Coldplay –“Glass Of Water” (Live In Antwerp With Albert Hammond, Jr.)
We just acquainted ourselves with “Lost+,” the Prospekt’s March version of “Lost!” with a Jay-Z verse affixed, but less than 24 hours later, here’s “Glass Of Water,” in its live debut. Chris Martin...
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Stereogum & team9 Present… MySplice III: 2008 Mashed Up
For the third year in a row, we’ve turned to master bootlegger team9 to take some of our favorite songs of the year and mash them together. On Stereogum & team9 Present… MySplice III you’ll hear...
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Albert Hammond Jr. On Gossip Girl
This week’s Halloween episode was even more nonsensical than usual, so we nearly blocked out its cameo from the 1,400 year-old, anemic ghost of the Strokes’ guitarist. Watch him perform “In Transit” at...
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Julian Casablancas @ Downtown Palace Theatre, LA 11/6/09
The Stroke’s first solo gigs were in Japan this summer, and Monday’s Spaceland show was a last minute surprise, so while last night was JC’s 4th ever solo show, it was most stateside fans’ first shot...
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The Strokes –“Call Me Back” Video
The Strokes released Angles almost two weeks ago. As a gift for fans who pre-ordered the album, the band sent out a link to download a video for “Call Me Back.” The clip was created by Albert Hammond...
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Stereogum Presents… STROKED: A Tribute To Is This It
The Strokes‘ debut album Is This It was first released on 7/30/01. To help us celebrate this 10th Anniversary, we asked some of our favorite indie bands to cover each track. The resulting collection,...
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Albert Hammond Jr. Covers Big Star (Stereogum Premiere)
Cool For School, a digital-only compilation that benefits The Lunchbox Fund, features covers by the likes of Bright Eyes and Albert Hammond, Jr. Today, we’re sharing a track that features the...
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Some Strokes, Black Keys, Johnny Depp, Ke$ha & More Pay Tribute To Tom Petty...
“This is a lot of Alpha energy to wrangle,” Guster’s Ryan Miller said in testament to Alex Levy and the Cabin Down Below Band’s work last night. “This is a hard thing to organize.” And that’s probably...
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New Albert Hammond, Jr. Video –“Back To The 101″
How is it that even in death Ric Oh-KASS-eck‘s favorite Stroke looks better than we ever could in a skinny suit? Here’s the first vid from Albert Hammond, Jr.’s coming out record Yours To Keep. Ways in...
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The Strokes Are Working Out Kinks For LP4, Watching Gossip Girl
It’s been over two years since First Impressions Of Earth, but the Strokes are always fresh in our minds thanks to a neverending parade of covers (Rhymefest, Chris Thile, Howie Beck, Lightspeed...
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Albert Hammond Jr.’s ¿Cómo Te Llama? Album Art
While you were waiting for the Strokes to get bored of looking cool with no place to go, Albert Hammond, Jr. has put together his second solo record. It was recorded in a studio you will never afford...
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New Albert Hammond, Jr. –“GfC”
Now that we have glimpsed Albert Hammond Jr.’s pretty vacant (apartment) album art, we can get to the more substantive business of hearing what the relatively prolific Stroke has in store for his...
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Stream Albert Hammond Jr.’s ¿Cómo Te Llama?
We (ok, you guys) have established Hammond’s Spanish grammar is bad. Now you can listen to ¿Cómo Te Llama? at his MySpace and weigh in on the tunes, too. The album’s out 7/8 on Black Seal.
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Albert Hammond, Jr. Details Drug Addiction In NME
Albert Hammond, Jr., the Strokes guitarist and occasional solo artist, has been in and out of the spotlight over the last decade-plus. From an outside perspective, the volatile nature of the Strokes...
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Albert Hammond Jr –“Rude Customer”
Albert Hammond Jr has been clean and sober for four years, but the Strokes guitarist just recently opened up to the general public about his struggles with addiction, so his upcoming AHJ EP feels a...
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Albert Hammond Jr. –“St. Justice”
Last week we heard “Rude Customer,” our first preview from Strokes guitarist Albert Hammond Jr.’s upcoming AHJ EP. Here’s a second, more understated selection: “St. Justice,” which premiered on Steve...
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Stream Albert Hammond Jr. AHJ EP
Five years and a stint in rehab separate Albert Hammond Jr. from his last solo release but the Strokes guitarist is back with a brand new EP. Hammond talked to Rolling Stone about going through the...
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Watch Albert Hammond Jr. Play Letterman
Albert Hammond Jr.’s upcoming AHJ EP is out this Tuesday on Cult Records, the label run by Julian Casablancas. The entire EP is now available to stream. In anticipation of the EP’s release as well as...
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