Gossip
¿Cuál de estos icónicos antros neoyorquinos de los Strokes te da más curiosidad?
Which major record label won the intense bidding war to
Which major record label won the intense bidding war to sign The Strokes in 2001?
Chapter 1
The New York underground beginnings
Chapter 2
The mechanics of the Strokes sound
Chapter 3
The global indie rock explosion
Chapter 4
Evolution, experiments, and the Grammy
Ch 1 · The New York underground beginnings
sloane The Strokes New York Beginnings
In New York's cool underground, The Strokes' raw sound was found. With *Is This It*, indie broke anew, A garage rock revival, fresh and true.
sloane The September 11 attacks forced the band to alter their album's tracklist and delay its American release.
Fun Fact
First live gig: The Strokes played their first-ever live show at a tiny Manhattan club called the Spiral on September 14, 1999, to an audience of close friends.
sloane Producer Gordon Raphael used unconventional, cheap techniques to capture the band's raw live energy on their 2001 debut.
Glossary
gig (noun)
A job or booking for a musician or other performer, typically for a single evening. The Strokes played their very first official gig at Manhattan's Spiral Lounge on September 14, 1999.
A job or booking for a musician or other performer, typically for a single evening. The Strokes played their very first official gig at Manhattan's Spiral Lounge on September 14, 1999.
Quiz
Which boarding school in Switzerland did Julian Casablancas and Albert Hammond Jr. attend before forming the band?
Quiz
In what year did the five members of The Strokes officially form the band in New York City?
Quiz
Who became the manager of The Strokes after seeing them perform at the Mercury Lounge?
Quiz
Which song was removed from the US version of Is This It after the September 11 attacks?