Daniel Robert Epstein: The Strokes

DANIEL ROBERT EPSTEIN: The Strokes

Few bands in the last few years have made such on impact on rock music and music in general than The Strokes. Their first album, 2001’s Is This It, set the bar very high in terms of sales and critical raves that it was inevitable that their sophomore release, Room on Fire, didn’t live up to expectations. They have just released their third album, First Impressions of Earth, and I got a chance to talk with guitarist Nick Valensi about their rise, stumbling a bit then rising like a phoenix up through...