Video: Julian Casablancas on Conan Obrien "11th Dimension"

When I saw Them Crooked Vultures at their first show at the Metro, nobody knew what to think of "Interlude with Ludes", with John Paul Jones coaxing a cheesy tune from a keytar and Josh Homme vamping around the stage like a campy seductress, but it at least showed Homme's supreme self-confidence and disregard for a stodgy, hypermasculine stomp-rock image, for what people expect him to be. The same will probably go for Julian Casablancas...

Julian Casablancas se presento anoche en el programa de Conan O'Brien, The Tonight Show donde estuvo interpretando 11th Dimension, estaremos de acuerdo en que la música con arreglos de la clase de 11th Dimension resultan difíciles de realizarse en directo, mas aun cuando a cambio de computadoras reclutas una nueva banda, notaras que al principio Julian y compañía parecían algo perdidos, por suerte esa situación da la sensación de mejorar con el pasar de los segundos, el sonido deja mucho que desear aunque puede ser simplemente la mala calidad de la grabación. Nada que opinar sobre sus movimientos de [...]

As I've mentioned on my Twitter, this Julian Casablancas record Phrazes For the Young sounds great, and is a real departure from The Strokes. As the band supposedly is working on new material, Casablancas is doing double duty, going on...

Julian Casablancas may be having a few difficulties with the Strokes new album, but that's not stopping him promoting his forthcoming Phrazes for the Young solo record. "11 th Dimension" is a heavily processed piece of electronic pop that perfectly suits his vocal style, and he performed the song on Conan O'Brien's show last night (Oct. 27). This version is slightly more rock oriented than the recorded incarnation of the song, suggesting Casablancas isn't totally comfortable with being an unabashed pop sensation. It's a shame, but it doesn't detract [...]