Guardian Music — The emotional push and pull of a good argument can translate well to musical form, and it's no surprise that Ike & Tina Turner are among its exponentsTo argue is to defend one's self, to oppose another, to dispute in a recognised, even formalised man... more info
Here Comes The Flood —
A tribute to the music of Neil Young will be held at Carnegie Hall, New York City on February 10th, 2011. All net proceeds go to charrity.
Presented by Michael Dorf, entrepreneur and impresario, the tribute will feature 20 artists benefiting music... more info
We All Want Someone To Shout For — John Legend & The Roots are certainly fans of Arcade Fire. They named their cover album after Arcade Fire’s concert closer, “Wake Up”. John Legend and The Roots oddly left the studio version out of the album, leaving us with only a video of the... more info
Guardian Music — Hammersmith Apollo, London In the middle of the first tuition-fees protest in London, Sky News's wretched Kay Burley found herself improbably talking about drum'n'bass, or as she insisted on referring to it, "the drum and the bass". An enterprising s... more info
Chorus.fm — *Duffy* (http://www.myspace.com/duffymyspace) is releasing her new album, Endlessly, next week. The record is produced by Albert Hammond and the rhythm section is provided by *The Roots* (http://www.myspace.com/theroots). The first single from the al... more info
Brooklyn Vegan — today in NYC * Keiku Matsui @ Blue Note * Nicki Minaj @ Hammerstein Ballroom * Arlo Guthrie, Gladys Knight, India Arie, Jimmy Fallon & The Roots, Kylie Minogue, Macy Gray, Kool Aid Man, Kanye West & more @... more info
Chorus.fm — *Regina Spektor* (http://absolutepunk.net/regina%20spektor)'s performance on Late Night With Jimmy Fallon can be seen here (http://theaudioperv.com/2010/11/24/regina-spektor-dance-anthem-of-the-80s-1123-fallon/). more info
Chorus.fm — The studio version of *John Legend (http://www.myspace.com/johnlegend) & The Roots (http://www.myspace.com/theroots)*' cover of *Arcade Fire* (http://www.arcadefire.com/)'s "Wake Up" has surfaced (http://soundcloud.com/somekindofawesome/john-legend-t... more info
Stereogum — John Legend & The Roots released their covers album Wake Up! back in September. We posted live video of their Arcade Fire cover around the same time. The studio version didn’t end up making the album, though they kept the name for their collection ... more info