Rolling Stone — • Slash on Custom Guitars, Solo Album • In the Studio: Mastodon Go Melodic • Weezer’s “Troublemaker” Breaks Records • R. Kelly Wins Lawsuit Against Promoter • News Ticker: “Weird Al,” Tenacious D Top stories from the last three da... more info

Totally Fuzzy — Radu said... Babe(b)logue Updates: Difondo - Himalaya (2008 - Kindly offered by the band) African Rebel Music: Roots, Reggae and Dancehall (2006) Horslips - Happy To Meet, Sorry To Part (1972) Sierra... [Visit the blog for the full post] more info

Idolator — Our look at the closing lines of the biggest new-music reviews continues with a roundup of reactions to Everything Is Borrowed, the new album from the newly contemplative UK MC Mike Skinner's proejct The Streets: • "The Streets might have a happier... more info

Rolling Stone — • Weezer’s “Troublemaker” Breaks Records Top stories from the last three days: • Springsteen in Philly: “America Needs Obama” • Photo Gallery: Madonna Brings Tour to U.S. • The Roots and Gym Class Heroes Fire Up Tour • Stream The ... more info

Totally Fuzzy — blackbeard said... Curtis Mayfield – Roots (Expanded Edition) (1971) David Essex - All The Fun Of The Fair (1975) - Out On The Street (1976) - Rock On (1973) Dusty Springfield – A Girl Called... [Visit the blog for the full post] more info

Rolling Stone — Photo: Dreyvitser/WireImage On Friday, the Roots opened their co-headlining tour with Gym Class Heroes at Baltimore’s Ram’s Head Live, testing their rep as the best live act in hip-hop with a jam-laced set short on hits and heavy on mind-numbing ... more info

All About Jazz — "JUST BECAUSE YOU'RE ASHEVILLE" FREE CONCERT EVENT TO TAKE PLACE ON LEXINTGTON AVENUE WITH KELLER WILLIAMS, EOTO and Josh Phillips Folk Festival Keller Williams MTN Roots Management, in conjunction with Greenlife Grocery and Asheville Brewing Co... more info

JamBase — "JUST BECAUSE YOU'RE ASHEVILLE" FREE CONCERT EVENT TO TAKE PLACE ON LEXINTGTON AVENUE WITH KELLER WILLIAMS, EOTO and Josh Phillips Folk Festival Keller Williams MTN Roots Management, in conjunction with Greenlife Grocery and Asheville Brewing ... more info

Nialler9 — Details about the new free issue which is out *from* today and features Kings of Leon, Flight Like Apes, The Virgin Prunes, The Blizzards, Messiah J & The Expert, The Roots and more. We are still adding to the list of places you can get it so suggest... more info

Get Weird — The third single from the excellent ‘Slime & Reason’ album by Roots Manuva is the Metronomy produced ‘Let The Spirit’ and it’s out soon via Big Dada with remixes from Toddla T and Hot Chip.        more info