Julian Casablancas Modern Age EP" in 2001. The EP sparked a bidding war among record labels, the largest for a rock and roll band in years. Shortly after, The Strokes' critically acclaimed debut album "Is This It" was released. The band has received the highest of praise for "Is This It," and it set the stage for what people expected to “save rock” in the new millennium. Though some would argue that such statements left unreasonably sized shoes to fill, The Strokes are still highly recognized as one of the most influential garage rock bands of the early 2000's, paving the way
Julian Temple Band studio engineer Tom Bell of Port Chalmers Recording Services. Julian Temple Band Julian Temple Band is an alternative rock band from Dunedin, New Zealand, fronted by Californian/New Zealand singer-songwriter Julian Temple. They formed in February, 2004 as a surf-rock inspired project after post-graduate work at the University of Otago. The band has independently recorded and released six albums; "In Sea" (2006), "Quiet Earth" (2009), "Balance Escapes" (2010), "Upsidedownbackwards" (2012), "Ceiling in the Sky" (2015), and "Antarctica" (2018). Within a week of its release, "Upsidedownbackwards" debuted on the New Zealand Artists Albums Chart and quickly climbed to number 7 over five