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The Roots Get Dirty Projectors In On 11th Album

5350 days ago
Undercover, Australia — Philly’s finest, The Roots have teamed up with the harmony monarchy of indie pop, Dirty Projectors. more info
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The Roots working with Dirty Projectors

5351 days ago
DrownedInSound — Whilst the news that The Roots and "Brooklyn Hipster Indie" types Dirty Projectors are working together may comes a surprise to some of you, it doesn't to us and the rest of you given that a) Questlove from The Roots plays drums for the house band on... more info
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Roots Working With Dirty Projectors

5351 days ago
Pitchfork — As that headline suggests, technically impressive hip-hop band the Roots have enlisted members of technically impressive indie rock band Dirty Projectors to add some final touches to their forthcoming album, How I Got Over. Or at least that's what an... more info
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Tanya Morgan's Donwill and Von Pea Are Giving Out Free Sandwiches

5352 days ago
XLR8R — Two of the three members from "Brooklynati" hip-hop trio Tanya Morgan, Donwill and Von Pea, are following up their collective and solo releases with an EP of quasi-collaborations with The Roots. read more more info
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Vampire Weekend Announce Fall Tour With Beach House, Dum Dum Girls

5354 days ago
Pitchfork — Photo by Søren Solkær Starbird Indie rock tours in 2010 don't come much bigger than this: Vampire Weekend's super-popular cosmopolitan herky-jerk, Beach House's hazy bliss-pop, and Dum Dum Girls' forthrightly retro girl-group garage rock. Together,... more info
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John Legend And The Roots Team Up!

5354 days ago
MTV.co.uk News — John Legend is teaming with soulful collective The Roots for a collaboration album remaking soul and R&B classics - to be called Wake Up. Apparently the project will feature updated versions of... more info
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Vampire Weekend Tour the World

5354 days ago
Pitchfork - Tours — 05-23 Bangor, Wales - Faenol Estate (Radio 1's Big Weekend)05-29 George, WA - Sasquatch Festival06-05 Philadelphia, PA - The Roots Picnic at Festival Pier06-12 Isle of Wright, England - Isle of Wright Festival06-13 Inverness, Scotland - RockNess Fest... more info
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The Roots Team Up With John Legend For Covers Album

5358 days ago
Undercover, Australia — Philly’s finest hip hop legends are teaming up with one of the greats of modern soul to release an album of covers. more info
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The Roots and John Legend Prep Arcade Fire-Inspired Covers LP

5359 days ago
Pitchfork — Rolling Stone reports that the Roots and John Legend have teamed up to record an album of covers of 60s and 70s socially conscious soul songs. The project was originally inspired by an attempt at an Arcade Fire cover, but that song didn't end up maki... more info
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The Roots and John Legend to release covers album inspired by Arcade Fire

5359 days ago
Guardian Music — Taking its title from a track by the Montreal indie collective, Wake Up will feature protest songs from the 60s and 70sThe Roots and John Legend are recording a covers album inspired by an Arcade Fire song – but without any tracks from the Montreal... more info
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