Is This It by the Strokes is one of the most important albums of the 2000s. Not only did it introduce the world to a great band, it begat a sea change in the rock world, as nu-metal and post ...

I felt a little bit sorry for them.” Is This It, the album that followed 20 years ago today, only intensified the clamour around The Strokes and further inspired a generation of millennial alt-rock.

Why do the Strokes continue to intrigue us? The band has one great album to its credit; they don't come much better than 2001's "Is This It," which remains one of the premier rock-and-roll ...

After a lengthy tour behind 2001’s “Is This It,” the Strokes immediately returned to the studio and recorded the aptly titled “Room on Fire,” a collection of songs penned by singer ...

Their debut album isn't quite that but it's still sharp and fresh enough to mark out the Strokes as one of the most exciting bands to appear in ages. Is This It opens rather awkwardly with the low ...