Boston GlobeReady or Not, Here Comes Jimmy Fallon To Update 'Late Night'Washington PostBy Paul Farhi Does this sound familiar? NBC, scrambling to replace a departed star, picks a gangly neophyte to host one of its signature late-night talk shows.Midn... more info

ContactMusic — THE ROOTS frontman BLACK THOUGHT will make his acting debut in forthcoming movie EXPLICIT ILLS. The rapper, real name Tariq Trotter, will join a cast led by Rosario Dawson ... more info

Idolator — Things Fall Apart, the Roots album that bumped the Philadelphia band from hip-hop underdogs to the favorite rap group of thousands of white kids (this one included, for awhile), celebrated its 10th anniversary on Monday. With the band being installed... more info

Pitchfork — Last week marked the third anniversary of space-rap visionary J Dilla's death, and his influence over younger beatmakers like Kanye West and Black Milk probably looms larger now than it ever has. So it makes sense for Rapster Records, the company res... more info

Paste Magazine — On May 27, Dave Matthews Band will set out on a summer tour ambitious enough to rival Guns N' Roses. Well, maybe it won't be as extensive as the two-year Use Your Illusion tour , but it will span nearly the entire U.S., last a full six months a... more info

Topix — The Roots are the house band for "Late Night with Jimmy Fallon," the NBC show that will take Conan O'Brien's place. more info

Associated Press — NEW YORK (AP) -- The Roots are making sandwiches. The band is holed-up in a Manhattan studio, preparing for their new gig as the house band on "Late Night With Jimmy Fallon," the NBC show that will take Conan O'Brien's place when O'Brien moves to... more info

JamBase — RE:GENERATIONS FEATURES REVAMPS FROMTV ON THE RADIO, BEBEL GILBERTO, STEPHEN MARLEY, THE ROOTS During the past several months, Nat King Cole has virtually been in the studio and on the mic with some of today's hip-hop, Latin, reggae and rock artists... more info

Totally Fuzzy — treblekickr said...Sonic Youth - Bad Moon RisingTalking Heads - 77R.E.M. - Chronic TownR.E.M. - New Adventures In Hi-FiR.E.M. - ReckoningR.E.M. - Dead Letter Officehttp://kickr.blogspot.comAyah Gagöhn said...(Valentine's day post)Various Artists -... more info

JamBase — By: Jake Krolick It is cool that superheroes have alter egos, but it's a hell of a lot cooler when musicians bust them out to unleash some pent up creative juices waiting to be freed. Over the past few decades, we've seen bands like Black Flag r... more info