Tagged: The Roots
Video: Justin Vernon and The Roots Perform an Extended Version of “Perth”
During a recent trip to New York, Justin Vernon bka Bon Iver stopped by 30 Rock to visit the set of Late Night with Jimmy Fallon. Along with The Roots, Vernon performed an extended version … read more »
Watch Black Star on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon
If you’re still reeling over the Mos Def and Talib Kweli’s decision to reunite as Black Star, but haven’t had the chance to catch them live, then their appearance on last night’s Late Night with … read more »
Watch The Roots’ Undun Mini-Movie
The Roots teamed up with director Clifton Bell to create a nine-minute short film for their incredible concept album Undun, which chronicles the life (and death) of fictional character Redford Stevens. Bell uses tracks “Tip … read more »
By The Numbers: The Roots’ Undun
In By The Numbers, FADER looks at a big record release and breaks it down in basic digits and primary colors. This week, we look at The Roots’ 11th studio album Undun. It’s a concept … read more »
The Roots Prank Michelle Bachmann
Last night, before Late Night with Jimmy Fallon aired, in-house band leader, Questlove announced that he and The Roots had achieved their highest accomplishment to date in Late Night walk-on song snark. The Roots are … read more »
First Look: The Roots, “Stomp”
Check out “Stomp,” the third installment in a series of four short films to go along with The Roots’ new concept album, undun, to be released on December 6th. Watch two more previews here, and … read more »
Come on Irene: Songs For The Hurricane That Claimed New York
Hard not to include four Bob Dylan songs,* here, but in between reading rounds, correcting captions, writing incredibly witty blog posts, procuring rations, batteries and wind up emergency radios from Brookstone, stocking up on Bushmills, … read more »
Contest: See Questlove in Philly
The Philadelphia International Festival of the Arts is trying to get you out of your zone and plugged in to an experience of cultural fusion and brotherly love. When you hit up PIFA and enter … read more »
We Were There When Odd Future Played Jimmy Fallon
We speed-walked up to 30 Rock yesterday to be in the room while Tyler, The Creator and Hodgy Beats of Odd Future taped their appearance on Jimmy Fallon. NBC played Blackalicious while we waited in … read more »
Interview: Cody ChesnuTT
Today, studied rock and roll guitarist Cody ChesnuTT released a new EP called Black Skin No Value. The collection of six songs (download one below) is his first major output since The Headphone Masterpiece, a … read more »
