"I used to shoot cocaine, heroin and ketamine. All together. Morning, night, 20 times a day." Strokes guitarist Albert Hammond Jr., now four years sober, can finally wear short sleeves.
Look How Excited The Strokes are to Play SNL
Maybe they're tired, maybe they're apathetic, and maybe they're still just "too cool for school." Or, maybe The Strokes are less-than-thrilled to be a part of a stupid promo that's all about Miley Cyrus. You be the judge!
"Boombox" Finally Gets the SNL Digital Short Treatment
Well, folks, it finally happened: The Strokes' Julian Casablancas made a cameo on SNL tonight with Andy Samberg for a digital short/music video of the Lonely Island hit, "Boombox." It was simultaneously awesome and hilarious, naturally. Video inside.
Has a Stroke Gone to Rehab?
This may be the wildest rumor since Rod Stewart got his stomach pumped, but there's serious buzz in NYC nightlife circles that Strokes guitarist Albert Hammond Jr. has halted recording on their new album to check into an L.A rehab.
Strokes guitarist Albert Hammond, Jr. adapting Bukowski novel for the screen. [NYM]
Jann Wenner Can't Always Get What He Wants: Now With Visual Evidence!
One of our tipsters found a tip sheet for last night's Rolling Stone party, distributed to the press by publicists and left behind by a reporter who'd checked off which of the promised celebrities actually showed. No Keyes, no Death Cab, no Jay-Z, no L.A. Reid, no Lohan, no Tom Wolfe. But, hey, how could anyone…
Jann Wenner Can't Always Get What He Wants (But, Presumably, He Gets What He Needs)
So the big Rolling Stone 1,000th issue party was last night, and we've received several reports. Consensus seems to be that it was fun but not as celebrity-laden as Jann would have wanted; the Strokes were good but they were basically the extent of the music; the gift bags sucked; and Jann had a good time. After the…
Nick Valensi and Amanda de Cadenet Create Stroke Baby?
As blogger Miss Modernage astutely notices, British actress-cum-photog Amanda de Cadenet, who's "very much married" (though not officially) to Stroke guitarist Nick Valensi, has dropped a disturbing piece of information on her website's message board:
Media Bubble: The 'Times' Don't Need No Stinking Investors
• Hey, Pinch, there's an upside to keeping your stock in the toilet: It's your chance to take the Times Co. private again. Who to fund the deal? Your buddy Steve Rattner, of course! [NYO]
• Did Jann Wenner try to finagle a discounted rate from the Strokes for the RS 1,000th issue party?? Or did the Strokes try to…
Remainders: Adario Strange Tries to Resuscitate 'NY Press'
• The New York Press names Adario Strange as new EIC. Strange is best known as the second editor of The Source and his recent documentary The NYU Suicides, which is a lot like the Press because, uh... No matter. Welcome to media life support, Adario!
• A $250 power meal at the Waldorf means looking at a lot of fancy…
If Only They Had Included Baby Jane Holzer
From Jay McInerney's New York mag cover story on the modern icons of NYC rock, the Strokes, we happily present you with your easy-reference cliché guide:
We Kid, But the New Single Is Kinda Alright
Hey you! Yeah, you! Do you have what it takes to be a part of rock 'n' roll history? Do you want to be forever immortalized in a money-losing vanity project museum in a mid-sized city you never visit? Here's the opportunity you've been waiting for! Up-and-coming rock band The Strokes are casting their newest video:
Drew and Fab: Was That It?
One Strokes door closes and another opens: Drummer Fabrizio Moretti is left with no one to stroke but self, after being dumped by Drew Barrymore.
Stroke Valensi's Clinton Hill Heartbreak
Breaking! Strokes guitarist Nick Valensi WILL NOT be living in fancy-pants Brooklyn neighborhood Clinton Hill. Our sources say that in true Corcoran Realty form, Valensi was outbid on the townhouse even after signing a contract. Poor Nick; try as he might, he seems doomed to a fate of living within walking distance of…
Stars; not SARS!
Us Weekly editor Bonnie Fuller has a suggestion for residents of her hometown Toronto to get them over SARS-related depression: "I think that if the city of Toronto could organize various celebrities to take part in an 'I Love Toronto' campaign, that would be great." We agree. In fact, we'd like to nominate the…
