Julian Casablancas: Last News

Thania Garcia Julian Casablancas, frontman and main songwriter of the Strokes, has sold a stake in his renowned Strokes catalog to Primary Wave.Primary Wave confirmed the purchase but declined to specify exactly how much of a stake in the catalog it had purchased or how much it paid in the deal. The sale gives the company access to tracks including platinum-certified hits “Last Nite,” “Someday” and “Reptilia.” The company also bought a stake in Casablancas’ publishing rights as well as the songs’ master rights.

The Strokes’ catalogue.According to Rolling Stone, The Strokes frontman has sold a portion of both publishing rights and masters rights to Primary Wave for an undisclosed sum.Primary Wave have not revealed whether Casablancas has retained a portion of his stake. The sale only includes Casablancas’ rights for The Strokes’ music, not his other projects, a Primary Wave representative told Rolling Stone.Casablancas is the latest musician to have made money in the music copyright sales world.

The Strokes have been forced to cancel or postpone some of their ongoing tour dates due to a positive COVID-19 test.In a statement posted to Instagram, The Strokes confirmed there had been a positive COVID-19 test in their camp and that their gigs tonight (May 28) and Monday (May 30) would be affected.They wrote: “Due to a positive Covid case in The Strokes, we must regretfully cancel tomorrow night’s appearance at Boston Calling.“We are incredibly sorry and we will do our best to get back to Boston soon.”A post shared by Julian Casablancas (@minorbutmajor)They have also postponed a concert they were meant to deliver on Monday May 30 in support of congressional candidate Kina Collins.The band were due to play an intimate gig in Chicago in support of Collins, who is running for Congress in the upcoming primaries, which take place on June 28, representing Illinois’ 7th District.For this gig, fans are being advised to hold on to tickets while they work towards rescheduling the date.“Kina Collins has lived the challenges on the ground in IL-7 and she’s exactly the kind of non-corporate, good-hearted, progressive-minded leader the world needs in these corrupt times,” the band’s frontman Julian Casablancas said recently.“In a system dominated by super-pacs and profit-fueled political machines, Kina is rejecting all that, and choosing to fight for people’s actual needs and desires.”Collins added: “We are so excited to have The Strokes coming to Chicago to help our campaign reach a new level of momentum in the final stretch before election day on June 28.

The Strokes have announced an intimate gig in Chicago set to take place later this month, in support of congressional candidate Kina Collins.Collins is running for Congress in the upcoming primaries, which take place on June 28, representing Illinois’ 7th District.The Strokes will hold a special show at the 1,100-capacity venue Metro on May 30, marking the first time in 20 years that the band has performed at the venue. Tickets will go on sale tomorrow (May 20) at 10am CST and will be available to purchase here.“Kina Collins has lived the challenges on the ground in IL-7 and she’s exactly the kind of non-corporate, good-hearted, progressive-minded leader the world needs in these corrupt times,” the band’s frontman Julian Casablancas said.“In a system dominated by super-pacs and profit-fueled political machines, Kina is rejecting all that, and choosing to fight for people’s actual needs and desires.”Collins added: “We are so excited to have The Strokes coming to Chicago to help our campaign reach a new level of momentum in the final stretch before election day on June 28.

Red Hot Chili Peppers frontman Anthony Kiedis has become the latest star to respond to Will Smith’s viral slap of Chris Rock at last month’s Oscars.Last month, Smith struck the comedian on-stage during the Academy Awards ceremony following a joke about his wife Jada Pinkett Smith’s shaved head. Following numerous apologies over the incident, Smith resigned from the Academy and described his actions as “shocking, painful, and inexcusable”.Asked by Howard Stern what he thought of the incident, Kiedis originally replied that “too much has been said already.”The band’s guitarist John Frusciante then stepped in, saying: “We love Chris Rock and I’ll stand forward and say he should not have been slapped.” Rock inducted the band into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 2012.Kiedis then did give his take though, telling the host: “I love comedy.

The Strokes frontman Julian Casablancas has waded into the row over Will Smith slapping Chris Rock at the Oscars after he made a joke about Jada Pinkett Smith.Many celebrities have come out to condemn Smith for his actions after he struck the comedian on-stage for saying that he couldn’t wait to see Pinkett Smith in “G.I. Jane 2”, alluding to her shaven head.

The Strokes headlined Lollapalooza in Argentina last night (March 19) marking their first performance of 2022.Julian Casablancas and co. topped the bill of the festival’s second night at Hipódromo de San Isidro in Buenos Aires.

Daft Punk’s music made an unlikely appearance at the Winter Olympics yesterday (February 6).A medley featuring a series of tracks from the former dance duo’s final album ‘Random Access Memories’ was used to soundtrack a routine in the US figure skating Team Event in Beijing.The team were sitting in third place behind Japan in a battle for the silver medal before Madison Chock and Evan Bates performed their Daft Punk routine which included snippets of ‘Within’, ‘Contact’ and ‘Touch’.As a result the team picked up the silver medal. You can view the pair’s routine below.#NBCOlympics #WinterOlympics2022 #TeamUSAUSA's Chock/Bates channel Daft Punk to win team ice dance | Winter Olympics 2022 | NBC Sports pic.twitter.com/PCmjpiqKLL— Pitbull (@Willian87420216) February 7, 2022Daft Punk split last February after 28 years together.

The Strokes have announced a Mexican headline show, with Mac DeMarco and The War On Drugs as support.The concert will take place at Foro Sol in Mexico City on May 19. Tickets for the gig go on sale Friday, February 11 with a presale taking place on February 9.

The Strokes‘ Julian Casablancas has admitted in a new social media post that he “always wanted to be in the Arctic Monkeys”.The frontman took to Instagram this morning (October 10) to share a photo of himself recreating the cover art of the Sheffield band’s debut album, ‘Whatever People Say I Am, That’s What I’m Not’.Released in 2006, the album’s iconic cover image features a black and white photo of Chris McClure – brother of Reverend And The Makers’ Jon McClure – smoking a cigarette.Casablancas’ recreation of the famous artwork sees a similar close-up shot of him smoking, while the title tag in the left corner has been replaced with The Strokes’ logo.“lolll – i always wanted to be in the Arctic Monkeys,” the singer captioned his post.

Julian Casablancas has sat down for an in-depth video conversation about Marxism and capitalism with the US economist Richard Wolff – you can watch it below.The discussion is the latest instalment in Casablancas’ Rolling Stone interview series S.O.S. – Earth Is a Mess, with the Strokes frontman having already interviewed US linguist and philosopher Noam Chomsky, Andrew Yang and Democracy Now! host Amy Goodman.Casablancas’ hour-long remote chat with Wolff sees the pair discuss topics such as Marxism, capitalism, wealth inequality, the current state of the US and democracy.“Professor Rick Wolff is the premier economist of our time and, boy, did he not disappoint the aliens.

The Strokes‘ Julian Casablancas showed his baseball skills off yesterday (July 26) as he threw out  the first pitch at today’s New York Mets game against the Atlanta Braves.The singer showed off his skills during the start of the game, although Strokes fans were left momentarily worrying after the game’s broadcaster mistakenly referred to Casablancas as the “former” lead singer of the Strokes.A rep for Julian Casablancas has since confirmed that the comment was made in error.Speaking during a mid-game interview, Casablancas also reflected on attending his first Mets game as a child in the Mid-1980s alongside future bandmate Nikolai Fracture.“I didn’t actually compute that people are actually watching a baseball game, they probably don’t

The Strokes‘ Julian Casablancas has accused Raheem Sterling of diving to secure a penalty in England’s crunch Euro 2020 semi-finals victory against Denmark last night (July 7).The Three Lions will now face off against Italy in the final on Sunday (July 11) after defeating the Danes 2-1.Harry Kane’s decisive extra time winner came through a penalty rebound, with the original spot kick being secured after Raheem Sterling was brought down in the box by Danish full-back Joakim Maehle.But as England fans celebrated securing a place in their first international final since 1966, Casablancas was more interested in questioning the validity of the original penalty.“Wow.

The Strokes have previewed a new song called ‘Starting Again’ in a commercial for New York mayoral candidate Maya Wiley.The band have been very vocal about their support for Wiley, who is attempting to become New York’s first woman mayor.

The Strokes are set to play an in-person fundraiser this weekend in support of New York mayoral candidate Maya Wiley.The New York band will take to the stage at the freshly revamped Irving Plaza on Saturday (June 12), with all proceeds from the gig going to support Wiley in her attempt to become the city’s first woman mayor.It follows a virtual fundraiser the band played for Wiley back in May, which saw The Strokes play their first-ever acoustic set.“Maya Wiley is the most grateful, gracious, and kind-hearted bad-ass I’ve ever witnessed,” frontman Julian Casablancas said in a statement.

Julian Casablancas, Rage Against The Machine and Patti Smith are among 600 artists who have signed an open letter in support of Palestinian rights.Run The Jewels, Roger Waters and Questlove have also pledged their support to #MusiciansForPalestine, a document that calls for an end to human rights abuses to Palestinians in the Occupied Territories and worldwide.It comes following the recent Israel-Gaza conflict.The letter, which you can view below, calls for “justice, dignity and the right to self-determination for the Palestinian people and all who are fighting colonial dispossession and violence across the planet.”It adds: “We call for you to join us with your name in refusing to perform at Israel’s complicit cultural institutions and by

The Strokes played their first-ever acoustic set yesterday (May 15) as part of a fundraiser for New York City mayoral candidate Maya Wiley.Wiley, who is a former ACLU and NAACP legal defence fund attorney, will go to the polls on June 22 and faces competition from the likes of Andrew Yang, Dianne Morales and Raymond McGuire.The performance was held on Zoom and followed a conversation between frontman Julian Casablancas and Wiley about the mayoral race.The Strokes opened the short set with a version of the US national anthem before playing acoustic versions of ‘Is This It’ track ‘Someday’ and ‘The Adults Are Talking’, which featured on their 2020 album ‘The New Abnormal’.

The Strokes are set to play a virtual fundraiser for Maya Wiley, a Democratic candidate currently running for mayor of New York City.The band will perform and speak at the event, which is happening via Zoom on May 15, 7pm EST.

Julian Casablancas has interviewed the US linguist and philosopher Noam Chomsky for his ongoing interview series S.O.S.

The Voidz have shared a new extended version of their 2019 track ‘The Eternal Tao’.‘The Eternal Tao 2.0’ has been released in line with its appearance in a new promo video for Julian Casablancas‘ beloved New York Mets baseball team.The video was shared this weekend (April 1) to mark the start of the new Major League Baseball season in the United States.“I was pretty excited to finally work with the Mets under this new ownership,” Casablancas said of the collaboration.“The fact that they reached out made me feel good about the new energy there.

DEALSConcord Music Publishing has signed Julian Casablancas off of The Strokes. The deal covers his work outside his main band, including solo material and side project The Voidz.