411 Mania — Yoko Ono, Sonic Youth, The Roots and more... more info

JamBase — ROCK THE BELLS 2009 FESTIVAL SERIES ANNOUNCES DATES AND VENUES OF NORTH AMERICA'S ONLY MAJOR TOURING HIP-HOP FESTIVAL BUSTA RHYMES, THE GZA AND THE KNUX ADDED TO THE ALL-STAR LINEUP Busta Rhymes Guerilla Union, the promoter for the ROCK THE BE... more info

AllHipHop — Organizers for The Rock The Bells 2009 Festival Series announced today that Busta Rhymes, The GZA and The Knux have been added to the roster of major Hip-Hop artists taking part in this year’s touring concert.   In addition to Busta, GZA and... more info

The Newsroom — v5301, NEW YORK, NEW YORK - Tuesday April 14th 2009. Dave Matthews warns the Paparazzi they'll miss Jennifer Aniston leaving his downtown hotel in New York City... they dismiss his comments... meanwhile she sneaked out of the back! Matthews was on hi... more info

Undercover, Australia — Jimmy Fallon had a bit of fun with Susan Boyle this week but at the same time did a pretty good job of summarizing the Boyle effect on the planet last week. more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Saturday, April 18, 2009 @ 12:00pm Sayre Field April 18th (tomorrow), gates open at 12pm, Sayre Field House, FREE ADMISSION Featuring: The Roots, The Thermals, Divine Rhyme, and The Lars Danko Sundaze takes place at Lehigh University in Bethlehem, PA... more info

The Culture Of Me — If you were ever to venture into the realm of recreating the vibes of the live band tightness of The Roots with the session bands from any neo soul record from the mid-to-late 90s, yet doing all of it with synths--analog synths--and computer-aid... more info

JamBase — 311 UPLIFTER SET TO HIT JUNE 2 Spring and Summer Tour Dates Announced 311 311 is pleased to announce that their highly anticipated new album, Uplifter, will be released on June 2. Uplifter is the band's first studio record in three years and was ... more info

Rolling Stone — Photo: Nunez/WireImage As if they weren’t busy enough on Jimmy Fallon’s show and prepping for Rock the Bells, the Roots are also expected to release a new album on June 23rd, ?uestlove’s Twitter reveals: “label heads are amped about (us?)…... more info

Topix — The Rock The Bells hip-hop festival is returning to Canada this summer. The line-up announced includes Common, Nas, The Roots, Big Boi, Canadian act K'Naan and a long list of others. more info