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Major Bands, Minor Labels: You Can Take A Firehorse To Water, But It'll Extinguish

4952 days ago

411 Mania — This week's MBML has news on Sufjan Stevens and The Roots, Broadcast, and Lana Del Rey. Also, read an exclusive interview with Leah Siegel from Firehorse, chatting about all sorts of things. And of course, I've got new recommended listening picks. ... more info

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Stream The Roots undun

4952 days ago

Stereogum — The Roots have been building toward undun for a little over a month now, supplying weekly videos for undun tracks as well as sharing three parts of the album’s four-part “Redford” suite with us. Now, the Roots entire concept record has hit the ... more info

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First Listen: The Roots - undun (album stream)

4952 days ago

Totally Fuzzy — On their 13th album, Philadelphia's rap maestros reach new narrative and compositional heights. The Roots' undun comes out Dec. 6. Read more » more info

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The Roots' Next Album To Be A Concept Album

4952 days ago

411 Mania — They've been working hard... more info

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The Roots – “Redford”/”Possibility”/”Will To Power” (Stereogum Premiere)

4953 days ago

Stereogum — The Roots’ new album undun is a concept album about a man named Redford Stephens, and as it turns out, that particular concept comes from another concept album — a very celebrated one at that. To hear Roots drummer/bandleader ?uestlove tell it, t... more info

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Glenn Beck Is NOT Pleased About Michele Bachmann Late Night Incident, Calls Jimmy Fallon 'A Girl'

4956 days ago

Perez Hilton — Seriously, Glenn?!?!?!? To recap, Jimmy Fallon's Late Night band The Roots gave an impromptu performance of Fishbone's Lyin' A*s B*tch as Michele Bachmann's intro song during her appearance on Monday's show. After hearing about it, Glenn Beck opened ... more info

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The Roots - Nbc Apologizes To Gop Candidate Bachmann

4957 days ago

ContactMusic — Following an uproar over the decision by Jimmy Fallons Late Night house band The Roots to play Fishbones 1985 song Lyin Ass Bitch as guest Michele Bachmann walked onstage Monday night NBC late-night chief Doug Vaughan has issued an apology to the Rep... more info

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Michele Bachmann Blames Late Night Incident On 'Sexism'

4958 days ago

Perez Hilton — Looks like Michele is NOT ready to let this Late Night incident go! To recap, Michele Bachmann appeared on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon on Monday night, and house band The Roots played the song Lyin' As* B*tch as her intro music. (above) Then earlier... more info

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M83 – ‘Midnight City’ (live on Jimmy Fallon)

4958 days ago

Nialler9 — M83 performed one of the songs of the year live on Monday during Late Night with Jimmy Fallon, the same show in which The Roots greeted Michele Bachman's entrance ( more info

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