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The Moldy Peaches
At Academy 3 (formerly Hop & Grape), Manchester, Greater Manchester
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The Strokes, The Moldy Peaches at Manchester Academy 3 (formerly Hop & Grape), Fri 22 Jun
Isn’t it amazing what a bit of NME hype can do for a band? One minute, the Strokes are yet another New Yoirk-Ramones/Stooges throwback whose single is selling for 99p in the local Independent record store and after one article claiming them to be the hippest thing out of America since, well…the last hippest bright youn»
About the venue
Academy 3 (formerly Hop & Grape)
formerly called Manchester Hop & Grape»
About the artists
The Strokes
- Julian Casablancas - vocals
- Nick Valensi - guitar
- Albert Hammond Jnr. - guitar
- Nikolai Fraiture - bass
- Fabrizio Moretti - drums
Producer, Gordon Raphael, helped them record their first demo, 'The Modern Age', which was picked up by UK label Rough Trade.
Since then The Strokes have just climbed higher and higher up the music industry's trouser leg, refusing to be ignored. They played sold out shows with the Doves and Guided by Voices and started recording their debut album before signing a record deal with RCA.
The album, Is This It, was released in September 2001 and was met with much acclaim from the music press and the general public. The single, 'Hard to Explain'/'New York City Cops', reached number sixteen in the UK Top 40 and The Strokes embarked on a sixteen date sold out UK tour.
Last year in many television programmes and music magazines Is This It was hailed as one of, if not, the album of 2001.
With their shaggy hair, skinny ties and drainpipe jeans, The Strokes have been labelled fashion icons and the kings of cool across the world and with plans for a follow up album it looks like The Strokes are going from stength to strength.
