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By Joe D'Angelo
Interview by Gideon Yago
A lot of big things have happened to the Strokes in the last 18 months.
Heralded as the next "it" band by critics in the U.S. and abroad, they had cover stories written about them in the English music press before they'd even released a proper album. They were the subject of an old-fashioned label bidding war, and their debut, Is This It (October 9), has garnered raves across the board.
But even the lead review in Rolling Stone, written by one of its top editors, doesn't compare to the clip their publicist has just shown them. As they wind down from shooting their first video, for the single "Last Nite," the boys can't help but beam with genuine pride.
A glowing review in the raunchy porn magazine Hustler brings smiles to their faces and high-fives all around. For them, this is more of an accomplishment than even a Rolling Stone cover story, seemingly the only accolade that hasn't yet been showered on them. But it's exactly the kind of reaction you'd expect from these rock and roll wonder boys.
Meet the Strokes, five friends from New York with a penchant for early punk rock, a shabby-chic wardrobe plucked from the pages of a downtown fashion magazine, and an attitude that's as freewheeling as their unkempt hair.
It's not every day that a band can inspire a renewed faith in rock music, but the Strokes' fresh blast of punk is doing just that for many of the critics and fans who've heard them. At a time when mainstream radio often feels like a long string of mass-produced, coarse, bland attitude, the Strokes are giving even the most jaded cynics something to hang their hopes on.
Welcome to the "Modern Age," the beauty of novelty and a refreshing lack of rap-rockness ... NEXT
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