Stereogum — As house band on The Tonight Show, the Roots are in the odd position of having full and complete job security. That means they’re utterly free to turn their albums into art-rap excursions, which is exactly what they’re doing. Just like the band�... more info

Stereogum — tUnE-yArDs’ Nikki Nack came out this week, and last night Merrill Garbus and crew stopped by The Tonight Show to perform “Water Fountain” with the monster couch from the song’s Pee-wee’s Playhouse-inspired video. The Roots show up at the en... more info

ContactMusic — The Roots drummer Questlove is set to executive produce a music series for U.S. network Vh1.SoundClash will feature three musical acts performing... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — With their gig as Jimmy Fallon's musical accompaniment, you might forget The Roots are an actual band that make their own music and release records. And continue to do so. In fact The Roots will release their new album... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Elvis Costello at the Cap w/ The Roots in March (more by Dana (distortion) Yavin) Elvis Costello, who recently did more shows with The Roots, will head out on another solo tour this June. That tour hits NYC for two... more info

Stereogum — The Roots will release their eleventh studio album And Then You Shoot Your Cousin next month. We’ve already heard “When The People Cheer” and now they’ve shared “Tomorrow,” featuring guest vocalist Raheem DeVaughn. Listen below. (via 1200... more info

Stereogum — “Move That Dope,” the burping, twitching Future/Pusha T/Pharrell/Casino posse cut from Future’s new album Honest, is easily my favorite single of the year, in any genre. And last night, Future and Pusha T appeared on The Tonight Show to perform... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — The Replacements at Coachella 2014 (more by Dana (distortion) Yavin) The spring edition of the Boston Calling Music Festival is a month away (May 23-25), and they've already announced the fall edition which goes down in Boston's City Hall Plaza... more info

NME — The band have said previously the album will be another conceptual release more info

Stereogum — Tomorrow night, Yusuf Islam, the artist formerly known as Cat Stevens, will go into the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame. And last night, as part of The Tonight Show’s week-long project of hosting as much of this year’s Hall Of Fame incoming class as p... more info