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Bonnie ‘Prince’ Billy w/ Roots of Music :: The Curse (The Mekons)

2460 days ago

Aquarium Drunkard — Bonnie ‘Prince’ Billy + The Roots of Music covering The Mekons. New Orleans, LA. more info

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The Roots Executive Producing TV Show Based On Shea Serrano’s The Rap Yearbook

2463 days ago

Stereogum — Shea Serrano's The Rap Yearbook is getting turned into a television series for AMC, per Variety . It'll be part of the channel's new AMC Visionaries documentary series and each of its 6 episodes will center around one key song and feature a guest MC... more info

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The Roots Executive Producing TV Version Of “Rap Yearbook”

2463 days ago

AllHipHop — THE ROOTS EXECUTIVE PRODUCING NEW HIP-HOP DOC READ MORE! more info

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The Roots – “It Ain’t Fair”

2466 days ago

Stereogum — Philadelphia natives the Roots teamed up with New York City-based singer Bilal for the soundtrack of the forthcoming Kathryn Bigelow-directed film Detroit about the city's 1967 12th street riot. Despite the artists' respective hometowns, "It Ain't Fa... more info

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ALBUM REVIEW: CHRIS BELL, “Looking Forward: The Roots Of Big Star”

2494 days ago

Popdose — This wonderful, 22-track compilation is just part of the work Chris Bell did before he dug his heels in with Big Star in 1971. Omnivore Recordings has gathered selections from Chris’ earlier bands like Icewater and Rock City; some of these tracks... more info

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Watch HAIM Play “Want You Back,” Dave Chappelle Do Freestylin’ With The Roots On The Tonight Show

2494 days ago

Stereogum — Next Friday, the Southern California sister act HAIM will release their deeply impressive sophomore album Something To Tell You. And last night, they were the musical guests on The Tonight Show, where they wore very sparkly matching outfits and perfo... more info

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Vince Staples Performs With Damon Albarn, Kilo Kish, The Roots & Ray J On ‘The Tonight Show’ (VIDEO)

2497 days ago

AllHipHop — THE LONG BEACH RAPPER GOT TO SHARE THE STAGE WITH ONE OF HIS INSPIRATIONS more info

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Watch Vince Staples Play The Tonight Show With Damon Albarn, Ray J, Kilo Kish, & The Roots

2497 days ago

Stereogum — On Friday, Vince Staples released his excellent, techno-flavored new album Big Fish Theory . It's an album full of guest stars, many of whom help out in almost-imperceptible ways. And when he performed on The Tonight Show last night, Staples was bac... more info

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