Steven Hyden is a Cultural Critic at UPROXX. He specializes in arts and entertainment, with a particular focus on music genres, the music business, and concert and festival coverage. His insights and critiques have been featured in notable publications including The New York Times, The Daily Beast, and The Ringer.
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On music, culture (and everything else) with Steven Hyden
A "I feel very proud to be hideous" kind of record from the end of their golden era
The Strokes have, famously, had an up-and-down career. They started on a high with Is This It , and then every album they put out after that was
An interview with half of the garage-rock duo, one of my favorite bands of 2026
By: Steven Hyden
About a month ago, my editor reached out and essentially ordered me to sign up for a press junket for a new movie that finally came out in theaters last week.
It Goes On , the scrappily invigorating full-length debut by the U.K. band Westside Cowboy, opens with one of the year's most exciting rock songs.
Discover how 9/11 and an album cover affected The Strokes' debut album
By: Steven Hyden
The Strokes were the definitive rock band at the turn of the millennium. Despite never reaching the band that “saved” rock ‘n' roll, we can't stop thinking about them. In this excerpt from Steven Hyden's new book, Is This It: The Never-Ending Rise and Fall of the Strokes (and Rock 'n' Roll) , he delves into the history and legacy of the greatest song that never made it onto their debut album.
Steven Hyden
By: Steven Hyden
Also: Reviews of new albums by This Is Lorelei, The Tubs, Brian Fallon, and Lex Walton
