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Patrick Dorismond

  • Blogs

    July 26, 2011

    Heems of Das Racist Flips the Strokes' Too-Hot-for-9/11-America Track "New York City Cops" For Stereogum Tribute Stroked

    The Strokes song "New York City Cops" was supposed to come out on the band's brilliantly laconic slack rock debut Is This It, but its chorus of "New York City cops/they ain't too smart" was deemed too insensitive to the city's first responders in the wake of the 9/11 tragedy, and the song was rele ... More >>

  • Music

    February 7, 2001

    CD Reviews

    The Strokes song "New York City Cops" was supposed to come out on the band's brilliantly laconic slack rock debut Is This It, but its chorus of "New York City cops/they ain't too smart" was deemed too insensitive to the city's first responders in the wake of the 9/11 tragedy, and the song was rele ... More >>

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