The story behind The Strokes’ Is This It album cover. We spoke to photographer Colin Lane – the man behind the lens – about that iconic album image and what it was like to shoot the band at ...

Don’t judge an album by its cover... Easier said than done for some. Following the controversy surrounding the album image ...

15 years on, we delve deep into 'Is This It' trivia. 5. The entire album was recorded from March to April 2001 in only six weeks, at Raphael’s Transporterraum studios in their native New York City.

Videos by American Songwriter The Strokes are back, but are they different? The hard-edged NYC rock band is currently mixing their newly completed fourth album, the followup to 2006’s underrated ...

We talk to the Strokes about their oft-mythologized history and the dicey creative process behind their new album, Angles. Skip to main content Open Navigation Menu ...

Yesterday, Strokes front man Julian Casablancas tweeted the above image, adding “exclusive – check out the new Strokes album cover.” While we’re guessing this is ju… Skip to Content ...

"I just wanted to be one of the Strokes, now look at the mess you made me make," Alex Turner sings on the first line of Arctic Monkeys' new album Tranquility Base Hotel & Casino. They backed up ...

Now they’re back with a new album, Angles, that just might free them from the past — and everything I imagine when I think about the Strokes. (See TIME’s top 10 albums of 2010.) ...

In 2001 Manhattan band The Strokes burst onto the scene with their debut LP Is This It.The album cover featured a tightly cropped shot of a nude model wearing (presumably) only a black glove.

The Strokes made the loading dock press photo a fixture for NYC bands for years to come Photo courtesy of RCA Records. I heard the Strokes’ new single, “Under Cover of Darkness,” two weeks ...

For a band that has come to be known for curves (see the album cover for the 2001 album, “Is This It”), The Strokes’ new album, “Angles,” suggests a new approach based on the 90-degree ...

“I just wanted to be one of the Strokes,” begins Arctic Monkeys’ latest album, Tranquility Base Hotel and Casino. On Tuesday night, that admiration translated into a onstage cover of The ...