411 Mania — Latest on the next Roots album... more info

I Guess I'm Floating — It seems like I've been talking a lot today with friends about Mark Paul Gosselaar's Zack Morris' appearance on Jimmy Fallon late last night. It stands as one of the better things I've seen on Late Night in awhile, playing right to Fallon's skit-ind... more info

Stereogum — Jimmy Fallon's Saved By The Bell reunion campaign got a boost when Mark-Paul Gosselaar did the show last night as Zack Morris, and covered Zack Attack classic "Friends Forever" with Questo and crew. Watch at Videogum. more info

Brooklyn Vegan — photos by Tim Griffin "The marquee event [at this year's Roots Picnic - June 6, 2009 in Philly] was Public Enemy's performance of their epochal 1988 album, It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back, performed for only... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — photos by Tim Griffin "The marquee event [at this year's Roots Picnic - June 6, 2009 in Philly] was Public Enemy's performance of their epochal 1988 album, It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back, performed for only... more info

Rolling Stone — When it comes to the Roots — currently in-residence as the house band for Late Night With Jimmy Fallon and arguably the greatest live hip-hop act on the planet — you must always expect the unexpected. So it should come as no surprise that Saturda... more info

Instrumental Analysis — Caught your breath yet from Friday night? Saturday and Sunday are no let down. Let's get to it.Two one-day festivals Saturday dominate the scene. The Metro Gallery in Baltimore is the place to be for Rufustival. Local acts galore fill this line-up al... more info

Live Daily — VH1 will honor the achievements of hip-hop label Def Jam Records for its sixth annual "Hip Hop Honors" celebration this October. The homage to the 25-year-old record label will air Oct. 13 from the Brooklyn Academy of Music's Howard Gilman Opera Hous... more info

Stereogum — They performed it on Late Night With Jimmy Fallon, so the One-Trick Pony track has something conceptual to its joyful, horn-lined lilt. Even if Fallon's jokes don't always work, his sound people generally do, and it's not surprising the Roots hand... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — The Roots @ Highline Ballroom (photo by Nathan Miller) tonight in NYC * Phish @ Jones Beach Theater * The Roots @ Highline Ballroom * Mandy Moore @ Highline Ballroom * Neil Innes of the Rutles @ BB King's *... more info