Blog: am/fm

Well, Albert Hammond Jr. did it first, to great acclaim; and Nikolai Fraiture and Fabrizio Moretti followed suit this summer, to mixed results; and now Julian Casablancas is doing it, leaving guitarist Nick Valensi the only Stroke to not have a side project. Casablancas' album "Phrazes for the Young" will be out this fall, followed by a tour. The rumor earlier this year was that the on-hiatus Strokes were supposed to be gearing up for album number four, but this news kind of invalidates that news. What does it mean when all but [...]