Brooklyn Vegan — If they chose to cover this song the other night at Terminal 5 because they knew it would get blogged about, good idea (though maybe the idea was just related to the name of their new album). Spike Lee-directed... more info

We All Want Someone To Shout For — John Legend and The Roots put together a cover album titled Wake Up. Their cover of Arcade Fire didn’t end up making the album, but it didn’t stop them from covering it live at Terminal 5 last week. Spike Lee directed the clip and the rest of the... more info

CNN Showbiz — Ask John Legend and Questlove from The Roots how they met, and they erupt into peals of laughter. "He has a different memory of meeting me than I have of meeting him," says Legend. more info

Stereogum — Arcade Fire were the stars of the Terry Gilliam-directed first installment of American Express, VEVO, and YouTube’s five-part UNSTAGED series. They show up in this new edition, too, via John Legend & The Roots’ cover of “Wake Up.” It took pla... more info

ContactMusic — JOHN LEGEND and THE ROOTS turned heads on the streets of New York on Thursday night (23Sep10) when they marched through the city playing instruments on their way to their... more info

All About Jazz — Conceived during and inspired by the 2008 presidential campaign, "Wake Up!" is a snapshot of R&B's activist past. The suave crooner John Legend and impassioned hip-hop band the Roots resurrect 11 soulful protest songs of the '60s and '70s, aiming to ... more info

L.A. Times - Entertainment — Conceived during and inspired by the 2008 presidential campaign, "Wake Up!" is a snapshot of R&B's activist past.Conceived during and inspired by the 2008 presidential campaign, "Wake Up!" is a snapshot of R&B's activist past. more info

L.A. Times - Pop & Hiss — Conceived during and inspired by the 2008 presidential campaign, “Wake Up!” is a snapshot of R&B’s activist past. The suave crooner John Legend and impassioned hip-hop band the Roots resurrect 11 soulful protest songs of the ’60s and ’70s, ... more info

ContactMusic — JOHN LEGEND AND THE ROOTS are set to get a live webcast of their upcoming concert directed by the Oscar winning filmmaker SPIKE LEE, reports The Epoch Times. The show, which... more info

Soul Sides — Someone recently asked me if there are any covers that shouldn’t be made and I thought about it for a moment and in careful reply suggested that I don’t necessarily believe any song is so sacred that you shouldn’t cover it out of respect. Bu... more info