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The Strokes
The Strokes are an American Rock music, rock band formed in New York City in 1998. The band is composed of lead singer and primary songwriter Julian Casablancas, guitarists Nick Valensi and Albert Hammond, Jr., Albert Hammond Jr., bassist Nikolai Fraiture, and drummer Fabrizio Moretti. They were a leading group of the early-2000s garage rock revival and post-punk revival movements. The release of their debut EP ''The Modern Age'' in early 2001 sparked a bidding war among minor labels, with the band eventually signing to RCA Records. That summer, they released their debut album, ''Is This It'', to widespread critical acclaim and strong sales. It has since appeared on numerous "greatest albums" lists. It was followed by ''Room on Fire'' (2003) and ''First Impressions of Earth'' (2005), both of which sold well but failed to match ''Is This It'' in immediate critical success, despite positive reviews nonetheless. Following a five-year hiatus, they released ''Angles (The Strokes albu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chelsea Hotel
The Hotel Chelsea (also known as the Chelsea Hotel and the Chelsea) is a hotel at 222 West 23rd Street (Manhattan), 23rd Street in the Chelsea, Manhattan, Chelsea neighborhood of Manhattan in New York City. Built between 1883 and 1884, the hotel was designed by Philip Gengembre Hubert, Philip Hubert in a style described variously as Queen Anne style architecture in the United States, Queen Anne Revival and Victorian Gothic architecture, Victorian Gothic. The 12-story Chelsea, originally a housing cooperative, has been the home of numerous writers, musicians, artists, and entertainers, some of whom still lived there in the 21st century. , most of the Chelsea is a luxury hotel. The building is a List of New York City Designated Landmarks in Manhattan from 14th to 59th Streets, New York City designated landmark and on the National Register of Historic Places. The front facade of the Hotel Chelsea is 11 stories high, while the rear of the hotel rises 12 stories. The facade is divid ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Albert Hammond, Jr
Albert may refer to: Companies * Albert Computers, Inc., a computer manufacturer in the 1980s * Albert Czech Republic, a supermarket chain in the Czech Republic * Albert Heijn, a supermarket chain in the Netherlands * Albert Market, a street market in The Gambia * Albert Music, an Australian music company now known as Alberts ** Albert Productions, a record label * Albert (organisation), an environmental organisation concerning film and television productions Entertainment * ''Albert'' (1985 film), a Czechoslovak film directed by František Vláčil * ''Albert'' (2015 film), a film by Karsten Kiilerich * ''Albert'' (2016 film), an American TV movie * ''Albert'' (album), by Ed Hall, 1988 * "Albert" (short story), by Leo Tolstoy * Albert (comics), a character in Marvel Comics * Albert (''Discworld''), a character in Terry Pratchett's ''Discworld'' series * Albert, a character in Dario Argento's 1977 film ''Suspiria'' People * Albert (given name) * Albert (surname) * Princ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dwight School
Dwight School is a private independent for-profit college preparatory school located on Manhattan's Upper West Side in New York City. Dwight offers the International Baccalaureate curriculum to students ages two through grade twelve. History Founded in 1872 by Julius Sachs as part of the Sachs Collegiate Institute, Dwight School was first known as "The Sachs School," then The Franklin School. Originally located on West 34th Street and Broadway (Manhattan), Broadway, it relocated several times as it grew, ultimately moving to 18 West 89th Street in 1912. Sachs, a noted educator and author (and scion of the Goldman–Sachs family) headed the school until 1901 when he was appointed Professor of Education at Teachers College, Columbia University. In 1880, the New York School of Languages was founded on 15 West 43rd Street as an academy of classical studies. Timothy Dwight V, Timothy Dwight, President of Yale University asked the school to pioneer a math and science program to replac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
63rd Annual Grammy Awards
The 63rd Annual Grammy Awards ceremony was held in and around the Los Angeles Convention Center in Los Angeles on March 14, 2021. It recognized the best recordings, compositions, and artists of the eligibility year, running from September 1, 2019 to August 31, 2020. The nominations were revealed via a virtual livestream on November 24, 2020. The performers for the ceremony were announced on March 7, 2021. South African comedian Trevor Noah hosted the ceremony. Beyoncé received the most nominations with nine, followed by Dua Lipa, Roddy Ricch, and Taylor Swift with six each. Beyoncé received the most awards with four, surpassing Alison Krauss as the most-awarded woman in the show's history, with 28 awards overall. Her daughter Blue Ivy Carter became the youngest person ever to win a Grammy as an individual at the age of 8 years and 322 days for Best Music Video for " Brown Skin Girl". Swift won Album of the Year for ''Folklore'', making her the first woman to win the awa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grammy Award For Best Rock Album
The Grammy Award for Best Rock Album is an award presented at the Grammy Awards, a ceremony that was established in 1958 and originally called the Gramophone Awards, to recording artists for quality albums in the rock music genre. Honors in several categories are presented at the ceremony annually by The Recording Academy of the United States to "honor artistic achievement, technical proficiency and overall excellence in the recording industry, without regard to album sales or chart position". The award for Best Rock Album was first presented to the band the Rolling Stones in 1995, and the name of the category has remained unchanged since then. According to the category description guide for the 52nd Grammy Awards, the award is presented to "vocal or instrumental rock, hard rock or metal albums containing at least 51% playing time of newly recorded material". The award goes to the artist, producer and engineer/mixer, provided they were responsible for more than 50 percent of p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rick Rubin
Frederick Jay Rubin (, ; born March 10, 1963) is an American record producer. He is a co-founder of Def Jam Recordings, founder of American Recordings, and former co-president of Columbia Records. Rubin helped popularize hip hop by producing records for pioneering acts such as LL Cool J, the Beastie Boys, Run-DMC, Public Enemy and Geto Boys. He has also produced hit records for acts from a variety of other genres, such as pop (Kesha, Adele, Ed Sheeran, Lady Gaga), heavy metal ( Danzig, Metallica, Slayer), alternative rock (The Cult, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Beabadoobee, Rage Against the Machine, the Strokes, Weezer), hard rock (Audioslave, AC/DC, Aerosmith), nu metal (Linkin Park, System of a Down, Slipknot), and country (Johnny Cash, The Avett Brothers, the Chicks). He also worked with Kid Rock in 2010 for his album ''Born Free''. In 2021 he co-starred in the six-part documentary miniseries '' McCartney 3,2,1'' which explores the career of Paul McCartney. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The New Abnormal
''The New Abnormal'' is the sixth studio album by American Rock music, rock band the Strokes, released on April 10, 2020, through Cult Records, Cult and RCA Records. It was their first full-length album since ''Comedown Machine'' (2013), marking the longest gap between studio albums by the band. The album was produced by Rick Rubin and recorded at his Shangri-La (recording studio), Shangri-La studio in Malibu, California, with additional recording taking place at studios in Los Angeles County and Hawaii. The Strokes began performing songs from the album for the first time throughout 2019 before revealing the album's track list and cover art in early 2020. "At the Door", "Bad Decisions (The Strokes song), Bad Decisions", and "Brooklyn Bridge to Chorus" were released as singles prior to the album's release, with "The Adults Are Talking" being released to radio months later. ''The New Abnormal'' received highly positive reviews from critics, many of whom considered the album a retur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Future Present Past
''Future Present Past'' is the second EP by American band the Strokes, released on June 3, 2016 through Cult Records. The title represents each song: "Drag Queen" refers to the "future", "Oblivius"—the "present", and "Threat of Joy"—the "past". Promotion and release The night before the announcement of ''Future Present Past'', billboards in London and New York City began displaying promotional videos for the Strokes featuring a running figure and each word comprising the EP's title. Cult Records posted a video of one such billboard to its Instagram account. On May 26, 2016, the Strokes lead singer Julian Casablancas announced ''Future Present Past'' during the premiere of his SiriusXMU show ''Culture Void'', and the album became available for pre-order. Three tracks from the EP were premiered that same day: "Oblivius" during the ''Culture Void'' broadcast, "Drag Queen" on Zane Lowe's Beats 1 show, and "Threat of Joy" on Annie Mac's BBC Radio 1 show. The Strokes performed ea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Comedown Machine
''Comedown Machine'' is the fifth studio album by American rock band the Strokes. It was released on March 26, 2013, through RCA Records. The band decided to pull a media blackout for the album, with no promotion in the form of television appearances, interviews, photoshoots, live shows, or tours. The cover artwork was designed to resemble an old RCA tape reel box. ''Comedown Machine'' received mostly positive reviews from critics, and was placed at number 41 on the ''NME''s list of the "50 Best Albums of 2013". Promotion and release Before the release of the album the song "One Way Trigger" was released as a free download and was made available for streaming via YouTube and SoundCloud, and as a free download via the band's official website on January 25, 2013. Julian Casablancas posted a stylized lyric sheet for the song, designed by long-time collaborator Warren Fu, on his official website on January 30, 2013. "All the Time" was released as a digital download on February ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Angles (The Strokes Album)
''Angles'' is the fourth studio album by American rock band The Strokes. It was released on March 22, 2011, through RCA Records. It was the group's first album in over five years, following ''First Impressions of Earth'' (2006). Recording After touring in support of ''First Impressions of Earth'', the Strokes went on an extended hiatus in 2007 and then regrouped two years later to begin writing new material for a fourth album. The album took more than two years to materialize, with the band recording live demos of 18 songs before heading into Avatar Studios in New York with producer Joe Chiccarelli, but without frontman Julian Casablancas. Not long after recording began, however, the band became frustrated with both Chiccarelli's reserved production style and Casablancas' absence. Only one song from these recording sessions, "Life Is Simple in the Moonlight", remained in its original form on the album's track listing. The rest of the songs were either scrapped or reworked by the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
First Impressions Of Earth
''First Impressions of Earth'' is the third studio album by American rock band the Strokes. It was released through RCA Records first on December 30, 2005, in Germany, and on January 3, 2006, elsewhere. Three singles were released from the album: " Juicebox", " Heart in a Cage", and " You Only Live Once". Recording The album was recorded over a ten-month period. The Strokes initially set out to record it with Gordon Raphael, the producer of their first two albums. Later on however, guitarist Albert Hammond, Jr. introduced them to Grammy Award-winning producer David Kahne (Paul McCartney, Tony Bennett, Sublime), and they brought him in to collaborate with Raphael. However, the collaboration did not work out so Raphael stepped down. As a result, Kahne produced the majority of the album. Reception Critical The album has a score of 69 out of 100 from Metacritic based on 38 reviews indicating "generally favorable reviews". Some of the reviews were among the harshest the Stroke ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Room On Fire
''Room on Fire'' is the second studio album by American rock band the Strokes, released on October 21, 2003, through RCA Records. Its title is derived from a lyric in the song " Reptilia". The album received positive reviews upon its release and reached number four on the US ''Billboard'' 200, where it went on to sell 597,000 units by October 2006, earning a gold certification from the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). It also reached number two on the UK Albums Chart. Three singles were released from the album: " 12:51", " Reptilia", and " The End Has No End". Recording Immediately after touring for their debut album '' Is This It'', the Strokes returned to the studio. They hired Radiohead producer Nigel Godrich, but fired him when, according to the band, their work together proved "soulless". Godrich said of the failed collaboration: "The problem there was that me and Julian_Casablancas.html" ;"title="inger Julian Casablancas">inger Julian Casablancasare ju ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
