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

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

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

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

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

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

AllHipHop — Freeway and Jake One will premiere the new video for “She Makes Me Feel Alright” this Sunday on MTV Jams, during “Philly Day.” In addition to showcasing new music from the city’s top artists, “Philly Day” wi... more info

Culture Bully — The Roots will be performing at Calgary's MacEwan Hall Ballroom this coming June 27. more info

Pitchfork - Tours — 04-29 Auckland, New Zealand - Bruce Mason Centre05-01-02 Victoria, Australia - Groovin the Moo05-04 Melbourne, Australia - Palace Theatre05-05 Melbourne, Australia - Festival Hall05-06 Adelaide, Australia - AEC Theatre05-08 New South Wales, Australia... more info

411 Mania — ...but when will it be out? more info