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kava16 said:
What's wrong with the name Mitzie? I don't get it!!!
Also to keep this OT,here's one of the new pics untagged
Edit. Source: http://www.thestrokesfan.com/
Also to keep this OT,here's one of the new pics untagged
Edit. Source: http://www.thestrokesfan.com/
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I was looking through the most recent new york magazine and the strokes make a miniature appearance in the "party lines" section where it shows pictures of people from the most recent new york parties and quotes said. this is from hennesey and it has individual pictures of each stroke along with other celebs attending, but my nick's picture is the largest, and his quote is featured!
Question: You opened for Kanye West. Ever want to rap?
Nick: You know, my dad gave me a guitar, so the choice was rock. I can't imagine the circumstances that would have made me a rapper. But I'd definitely work with one. The strokes with Kanye rapping over the top-that would just be unbelievable"
..haha do i sense a collaboration in the works? i hope not
Question: You opened for Kanye West. Ever want to rap?
Nick: You know, my dad gave me a guitar, so the choice was rock. I can't imagine the circumstances that would have made me a rapper. But I'd definitely work with one. The strokes with Kanye rapping over the top-that would just be unbelievable"
..haha do i sense a collaboration in the works? i hope not
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^nooooooo
ok this thread has been really slow, so i have two articles from new york magazine. one is about hennesey and one about albert's diet habits..haha:
Kanye West and John Legend have been running a close race for the title of most ubiquitous special musical guest on the invitation-only party scene. In fact, we've seen West out and about so many times this year that had his name been the only one on the bill for last night's Hennessy party at Capitale we might have (horrors!) forgone the free drinks.
Perhaps that's why some shrewd event planner also managed to book the Strokes. However much money you had to throw at them to show up, you genius Hennessy liquor barons, it was totally worth it. The Strokes backlash is well chronicled: Drew Barrymore, Julian's weight gain, sophomore slump, underappreciated third album, etc. But after last night, count us firmly in the Backlash-to-the-Backlash zone of the Undulating Curve of Shifting Expectations.
The boys took the stage around eleven, after a fascinating set by curly-haired British electro-chanteuse Alison Goldfrapp, who looked like a space-age Shirley Temple and was backed by four dancers dressed in bikinis and wolf masks or silver bodysuits and Greek theatrical masks. Pretty much every man in the room let out a guttural mating cry whenever the anonymous multiples took the stage. We had the same reaction to the Strokes.
They looked so amazing, it felt like running into a crush from high school and realizing that he's still as cute as you'd remembered. Not only has Julian's voice grown more expansive and powerful, he's developed some choice dance steps and a way of hanging off the microphone that makes it seem, for the first time in a long time, that he's really happy onstage.
Nick looks the same, which is very good, tousled hair permanently in his face, and if possible, even more aloof and arrogant. Albert, too, has retained his goofy stoner look — and that's, sadly, not a great thing. Fab was predictably hot, cigarette dangling from his lips while he banged away at his drum kit. But for those of us who spent our early twenties pouring over Strokes articles in British music magazines and arguing over which one was the hottest, Nikolai, who'd never been in the running, was a total surprise. Slimmed down and buffed up, the mullet replaced with an impressively badass mohawk, he may have surpassed even Nick.
Then there were the celebs. Ewan McGregor, Kirsten Dunst, and Jason Schwartzman hid in the elevated VIP area, while Vanessa Minnillo, Danny Masterson, Jane Krakowski, Erica Christensen, and Dylan McDermott wandered through a crowd that couldn't care less. Drew Barrymore stood several people deep behind us, dancing and screaming along to all the words. Joshua Jackson and girlfriend Diane Kruger danced along, badly. Seriously, Jackson looked like he was auditioning for an SNL skit about white guys with no rhythm. But the point was that people were dancing. In New York! "Folks, it's been real. You're the best crowd we've played to in a long time," Julian said. Of course we are. You're home.
— Jada Yuan
and:
Is Albert Hammond Jr. — the Strokes guitarist who'll perform songs off his solo album, Yours to Keep, at Maxwell's on Saturday — truly a creature of the East Village? When we talked to him, he was on his way to a rare business lunch at Second Avenue institution Frank. He clued us into some other neighborhood favorites when he recounted everything he ate during the past week.
Thursday, November 9
For breakfast I had Raisin Bran. I usually don't have business lunches — maybe one every couple of years. But I go to Frank for lunch and brunch. I'm also a fan of Jewel Bako, Lavagna, and Lil' Frankie's. I keep it in my neighborhood. At Frank I usually get the foot-long sausage and polpettine sandwich.
Wednesday, November 8
I had Raisin Bran. For lunch I made a sandwich at home: roast beef, lettuce, tomato and basil, and mustard on wheat. For dinner I had a little bit of sandwich meat.
Tuesday, November 7
I had brunch at Brown: soft-boiled eggs and smoked salmon. They make good soft-boiled eggs; it reminds me of when I was a kid. Whether it's a toasted baguette or a small slice of toast, the bread is what makes it so special.
I had Japanese that night — I go to Esashi. It's literally across the street from my place. If I could afford it, I'd eat Japanese every day.
Monday, November 6
Monday I did Brown for breakfast.
Later I looked up all the Japanese restaurants in my vicinity that deliver a Japanese soup called yosenabe. It's a seafood soup with clear noodles. When I was a kid, my parents' friends were Japanese so when I was sick I'd always get it.
For dinner I went to Lavagna. It's the place I go to most. They usually have a fish special; every day it changes. That night it was a hake or cod on roasted eggplant with a very light pea sauce. I like red wine, and the owner picks a bottle for me every time I come.
Sunday, November 5
I ate a lot of fruit all day.
At night I went to La Esquina. In L.A. it's really easy to find great Mexican food from the chains, but New York doesn't have them. This is one of the amazing [Mexican restaurants].
Saturday, November 4
I enjoy cooking, so I made a full English breakfast — bacon, baked beans, potatoes, fried eggs, mushrooms, the works.
Later I had some lentil soup.
For dinner I went to Hasaki. They have uni and squid together with a little ginger. They also have a Spanish mackerel. They fry the whole fish, and you eat all the bones.
Friday, November 3
I played a show on Friday — after that I was hanging out with friends. Usually before a show I can't eat; afterwards I love to pig out. My theory is, you don't want to get something just because you're hungry for it, if you're in a place that doesn't do it well. So in Canada or the Midwest, I go for ribs or steak. West Coast, it's In-N-Outs or Mexican food. On the East Coast: pizza.
— As told to Daniel Maurer
Kanye West and John Legend have been running a close race for the title of most ubiquitous special musical guest on the invitation-only party scene. In fact, we've seen West out and about so many times this year that had his name been the only one on the bill for last night's Hennessy party at Capitale we might have (horrors!) forgone the free drinks.
Perhaps that's why some shrewd event planner also managed to book the Strokes. However much money you had to throw at them to show up, you genius Hennessy liquor barons, it was totally worth it. The Strokes backlash is well chronicled: Drew Barrymore, Julian's weight gain, sophomore slump, underappreciated third album, etc. But after last night, count us firmly in the Backlash-to-the-Backlash zone of the Undulating Curve of Shifting Expectations.
The boys took the stage around eleven, after a fascinating set by curly-haired British electro-chanteuse Alison Goldfrapp, who looked like a space-age Shirley Temple and was backed by four dancers dressed in bikinis and wolf masks or silver bodysuits and Greek theatrical masks. Pretty much every man in the room let out a guttural mating cry whenever the anonymous multiples took the stage. We had the same reaction to the Strokes.
They looked so amazing, it felt like running into a crush from high school and realizing that he's still as cute as you'd remembered. Not only has Julian's voice grown more expansive and powerful, he's developed some choice dance steps and a way of hanging off the microphone that makes it seem, for the first time in a long time, that he's really happy onstage.
Nick looks the same, which is very good, tousled hair permanently in his face, and if possible, even more aloof and arrogant. Albert, too, has retained his goofy stoner look — and that's, sadly, not a great thing. Fab was predictably hot, cigarette dangling from his lips while he banged away at his drum kit. But for those of us who spent our early twenties pouring over Strokes articles in British music magazines and arguing over which one was the hottest, Nikolai, who'd never been in the running, was a total surprise. Slimmed down and buffed up, the mullet replaced with an impressively badass mohawk, he may have surpassed even Nick.
Then there were the celebs. Ewan McGregor, Kirsten Dunst, and Jason Schwartzman hid in the elevated VIP area, while Vanessa Minnillo, Danny Masterson, Jane Krakowski, Erica Christensen, and Dylan McDermott wandered through a crowd that couldn't care less. Drew Barrymore stood several people deep behind us, dancing and screaming along to all the words. Joshua Jackson and girlfriend Diane Kruger danced along, badly. Seriously, Jackson looked like he was auditioning for an SNL skit about white guys with no rhythm. But the point was that people were dancing. In New York! "Folks, it's been real. You're the best crowd we've played to in a long time," Julian said. Of course we are. You're home.
— Jada Yuan
and:
Is Albert Hammond Jr. — the Strokes guitarist who'll perform songs off his solo album, Yours to Keep, at Maxwell's on Saturday — truly a creature of the East Village? When we talked to him, he was on his way to a rare business lunch at Second Avenue institution Frank. He clued us into some other neighborhood favorites when he recounted everything he ate during the past week.
Thursday, November 9
For breakfast I had Raisin Bran. I usually don't have business lunches — maybe one every couple of years. But I go to Frank for lunch and brunch. I'm also a fan of Jewel Bako, Lavagna, and Lil' Frankie's. I keep it in my neighborhood. At Frank I usually get the foot-long sausage and polpettine sandwich.
Wednesday, November 8
I had Raisin Bran. For lunch I made a sandwich at home: roast beef, lettuce, tomato and basil, and mustard on wheat. For dinner I had a little bit of sandwich meat.
Tuesday, November 7
I had brunch at Brown: soft-boiled eggs and smoked salmon. They make good soft-boiled eggs; it reminds me of when I was a kid. Whether it's a toasted baguette or a small slice of toast, the bread is what makes it so special.
I had Japanese that night — I go to Esashi. It's literally across the street from my place. If I could afford it, I'd eat Japanese every day.
Monday, November 6
Monday I did Brown for breakfast.
Later I looked up all the Japanese restaurants in my vicinity that deliver a Japanese soup called yosenabe. It's a seafood soup with clear noodles. When I was a kid, my parents' friends were Japanese so when I was sick I'd always get it.
For dinner I went to Lavagna. It's the place I go to most. They usually have a fish special; every day it changes. That night it was a hake or cod on roasted eggplant with a very light pea sauce. I like red wine, and the owner picks a bottle for me every time I come.
Sunday, November 5
I ate a lot of fruit all day.
At night I went to La Esquina. In L.A. it's really easy to find great Mexican food from the chains, but New York doesn't have them. This is one of the amazing [Mexican restaurants].
Saturday, November 4
I enjoy cooking, so I made a full English breakfast — bacon, baked beans, potatoes, fried eggs, mushrooms, the works.
Later I had some lentil soup.
For dinner I went to Hasaki. They have uni and squid together with a little ginger. They also have a Spanish mackerel. They fry the whole fish, and you eat all the bones.
Friday, November 3
I played a show on Friday — after that I was hanging out with friends. Usually before a show I can't eat; afterwards I love to pig out. My theory is, you don't want to get something just because you're hungry for it, if you're in a place that doesn't do it well. So in Canada or the Midwest, I go for ribs or steak. West Coast, it's In-N-Outs or Mexican food. On the East Coast: pizza.
— As told to Daniel Maurer
Sadly, I really enjoyed reading about Albert's diet lol...That was an interesting article! and I'm happy that they are appreciated in the Hennessey article..so many reviews are biased and too critical...I got the same positive impressions as the writer did when I saw them.
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Choice dance moves - so true. But nobody surpasses Nick - definitely not mohawk Niko.
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^true!!!
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HAPPY BIRTHDAY NIKOLAI!!!
I know he won't read this, but still
I know he won't read this, but still
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ok someone help me out!
i need great black & white shots of julian. face shots.
i need great black & white shots of julian. face shots.
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sexiest man on earth
I still adore him though!
