THE STROKES UPDATE

hi all,
thanks for being patient...
here's the latest news from THE STROKES management treehouse...

***STUDIO UPDATE
-the band is "wrapping up" production on the third album...
-it is LIKELY (but not 100% confirmed yet!) that it will be slated for
a JANUARY 2006 release worldwide.
-by the fall, (maybe october/november) we should have a SINGLE hitting
the airwaves worldwide.
-the album is NOT titled yet, nor do i have any titles for SONGS
yet...it seems the band decided on these things last.
-i can tell you that there are 13 songs that are nearly fully
completed, but we still have NOT mixed the album, so we'll continue
into june and july with that....this is NOT to say that there will be
13 songs on the album....maybe there will, maybe there won't...some
could be b-sides...we'll decided that when the recording is 100% done.
-we're very pleased to announce that ANDY WALLACE has agreed to come
on-board and mix the album when it's done being recorded. his credits
include work with Nirvana, Prince, Springsteen and Jeff Buckley,
amongst others.


***TOURING
-we're looking into setting up some "pre-release" touring for select
cities in EUROPE for the fall, (and possibly JAPAN & AUSTALIA) but
these venues would likely be VERY small club shows, and just a small
handful of cities, just to re-introduce the band and preview some songs
on the upcoming record. more on that later...i have nothing confirmed
yet...hopefully
-we're ATTEMPTING to finally make good on our promise to visit SOUTH
AMERICA...our plan is to get there BEFORE the end of the year...i know
we've promised that a few times and haven't been able to make it, but
we're talking to promoters now to set something up for november....
NOTHING is confirmed yet! so don't believe any rumors that you might
hear...when the dates are confirmed, then i'll put them on our website,
so you don't have to e-mail me everyday asking if they're true or not!
we're doing our best to make it down there...
-for the US, we're hoping to do something similar possibly in the few
weeks leading up to the album release in january...just a few small
venue shows in select cites around the country, as sort of a preview
tour...
-throughout 2006, after the album is released, we plan on doing much
more extensive touring than we did on ROOM ON FIRE...so hang in
there...much too soon to have detailed information on that, but we're
setting up some pretty substantial touring...


***THE NEW MAILING LIST
we've got great news....THE MAILING LIST is now open to fans worldwide.
the mailing list is the latest in band to fan correspondence....copies
of the mailing list newsletter will be sent straight to your house for
you to read, tack up on your wall, or use as coasters at your next
party. read below for more info on how to sign up. it's very easy and
will make you happy when you check your mailbox.

RESIDENTS OF THE US AND UK
this list is FREE to residents of the US and the UK. you will be sent
super cool newsletters from the strokes straight to your house and it
won't cost you a
-residents of the UNITED STATES may go here to sign-up:
http://www.thestrokes.com/lists.php?p=us
-residents of the UNITED KINGDOM may go here to sign-up:
http://www.thestrokes.com/lists.php?p=uk

RESIDENTS OUTSIDE THE US & UK
those who live outside the united states or the united kingdom have 2
options on how to sign up....

OPTION #1 - email
you can receive the mailing list newsletters for FREE via EMAIL by
going here:
http://www.thestrokes.com/lists.php?p=email
we will email you the mailing list newsletters for you to download,
print and read with your friends.

OPTION #2 - mailed to your house for a small fee
we really wish we didn't have to charge for this option. but, as you
can imagine, we cannot pay to send newsletters out to kids all over the
world. therefore, it will cost 5 US dollars to receive 3 newsletters
from the strokes. you may pay with an international money order or with
your credit card. to get the mailing list newsletters mailed directly
to your house, go here:
http://www.thestrokes.com/lists.php?p=paid


there's other things planned, but too soon to speak about them
yet...i'll be back in touch much sooner next time to fill everyone in
as they get confirmed...

see you guys soon!

-ryan gentles
the strokes
wiz kid mgmt.
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