The Strokes ran into a fork in the road last week while recording their fourth record. Guitarist Albert Hammond Jr., decided to put his sessions on hold with his claim to fame, only to record a solo follow up to last years critically acclaimed Yours to Keep. The Strokes are being fully supportive of their band mate and are waiting for Hammond to finish his sophomore disc so the band can resume theirs.
New Jersey rockers Thursday are hitting the road with Circle Takes the Square this fall. All to support a live CD/DVD retrospective of the band put out by their former label Vagrant Records. Thursday left Vagrant in late 2002 on bad terms before signing a major label contract with Island Records. Apparently the band and Vagrant have buried the hatchet and are releasing this CD/DVD combo this fall under the Vagrant name.
In other DVD news, it wouldn't be fall without a Beatles release of some sort. The greatest band of all time is releasing Help! for the first time on DVD. Help! will feature much of the same special features A Hard Days Night did when they put that out in 2002 (behind the scenes, never before seen interviews, etc) . This time around, Help! will also feature a literary entry from Martin Scorsese.