"Big Man" Clarence Clemons Suffers Stroke

The NJ Star-Ledger reported earlier that Bruce Springsteen"s "Big Man," saxophonist Clarence Clemons suffered a stroke tonight at his home in Florida.

Hang in there Big Man, our thoughts are with you...

Seen Your Video: The Strokes Do Two Songs From Forthcoming Record, Angles, on SNL

The Strokes hit Saturday Night Live this weekend with two new tracks from their forthcoming record, Angles, due out 3/22. There are strains of Is This It? but it's...more evolved somehow. Nikolai Fraiture'a strong bass lines and Fabrizio Moretti's drums still drive the sound, but there's more of a change-up now in song structures and whatnot (great example, "Life is Simple in the Moonlight"). I'm praying they don't travel all the way to SXSW just for the single Auditorium Shores show, my Nikon is looking to love up on them up something serious.

"Under Cover of Darkness"


"Life is Simple in the Moonlight"

The Strokes Talk Mixtapes on the TDK Life on Record Chronicles Series

If you ever made a mixtape, you'll want to check this out...

TDK, that company that makes cassette tapes and related items of the electronic realm, started a neat little series of interviews with bands "recounting their experiences with making mixtapes," and "paying tribute to the days of cassette tapes and the music that inspired them." Called TDK Life on Record Chronicles, the series is kicked off with The Strokes.