Mercury News, California — The Roots aren't known for selling records. While the hip-hop band has released 14 albums -- mostly to critical acclaim -- only two have managed to crack gold status. more info

ContactMusic — The Roots star Ahmir UESTLOVE THOMPSON joined hundreds of protestors on the streets of New York on Wednesday 21Mar12 demanding justice for an unarmed black teenager who was shot dead by a man in Florida Trayvon Martin who was wearing a hooded sweate.... more info

Core News — “Gilles’ final retrospective show focuses on the hip hop and soul he’s supported on his Radio 1 show over the years, with session tracks from Sa Ra Creative Partners, Amp Fiddla and Kindred featuring Roy Ayers, as well as snippets of interviews... more info

Stereogum — We’re deep into Bruce Springsteen Week on Late Night With Jimmy Fallon, a five-night celebration of all things Boss that started with Springsteen himself rolling through to play a couple of new songs. In the past two nights, John Legend and Kenny C... more info

Nialler9 — Electric Picnic announced its initial lineup for 2012 today for Friday 31st August to Sunday 2nd September in Stradbally Hall, Co. Laois. The Cure, Sigur Rós, Elbow, Grizzly Bear, Orbital, Christy Moore, The Roots, Hot Chip, Glen Hansard, The xx, â€... more info

Stereogum — You know who doesn’t play a whole lot of rock festivals? Louis C.K., that’s fucking who. In fact, the general-consensus greatest comedian in the world today never plays music festivals, presumably because he doesn’t have to. And yet he’s a ne... more info

Stereogum — ?uestlove was throwing Twitter shots at Justin Vernon just a few months ago, but all that is long-buried. Last week, when he was in town for Saturday Night Live, the Bon Iver frontman stopped by the Late Night With Jimmy Fallon studios. As a special ... more info

Chorus.fm — Check out a video of Justin Vernon (*Bon Iver* (http://www.absolutepunk.net/boniver)) performing a "jam session" version of "Perth" with *The Roots* (http://www.absolutepunk.net/theroots) on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon here... more info

Big Apple Music Scene — When our sister site, Blisstree, posted the video of exactly what happens in your body when you decide eating Ramen is a good idea, there was a lot of dry-heaving going on over here. It's not exactly a video that I think anyone wanted to see, but yet... more info

The Hip Hop Chronicle — The Roots drops some new visuals off Via Rolling Stones. more info