Brooklyn Vegan — Santa Clause A Camp tonight in NYC * Holden @ Barbes * Roc Raida Tribute @ SOB's * Skinny Puppy @ Nokia Theatre * A Camp @ (Le) Poisson Rouge * The Roots @ Highline Ballroom * Bob Dylan, Dion... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Santa Clause A Camp tonight in NYC * Holden @ Barbes * Roc Raida Tribute @ SOB's * Skinny Puppy @ Nokia Theatre * A Camp @ (Le) Poisson Rouge * The Roots @ Highline Ballroom * Bob Dylan, Dion... more info

Guardian Music — Last week was all about music inspired by too many taurine-based beverages. This time we want you to suggest songs that are begging for itWhen it comes to last week's thread, as the man once said, "I feel good". And as he also said, "yyyyyyyyyaaaaaaa... more info

LargeHeartedBoy — Today's free and legal mp3 downloads: Cars & Trains: "Intimidated By Silence" [mp3] from The Roots, The Leaves (out January 26th) other Cars & Trains posts at Largehearted Boy Midnight Masses: "Walk on Water" [mp3] from Rapture Ready, I Gazed... more info

Altsounds — The Roots, The Leaves is the sophomore effort of Portland, Oregon based multi-instrumentalist Cars & Trains (Tom Filepp), a more personal and emotive foray than his 2007 debut full-length, Rusty String. Tom Deftly mixes out-of-the-box electronics and... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — tonight in NYC * Prefuse 73 & Mixhell @ LPR * The Roots @ Highline Ballroom * Jookabox, Anders Parker @ Cake Shop * Ray LaMontagne, Dave Gutter @ Beacon Theatre * Modern Skirts, The Old Ceremony @ Union... more info

Stereogum — Your local triple-A format radio station's favorite of this year's supergroup explosion stopped by 30 Rock last night. That's M. Ward, Conor Oberst, Mike Mogis, and Yim Yames, singing "Dear God (Sincerely M.O.F.)," the minor key harp and soul trac... more info

My Chemical Toilet — Christopher Cross performed "Ride Like The Wind" on Jimmy Fallon's show recently, and was joined by Michael McDonald and house band The Roots. more info

Reuters — NEW YORK (Billboard) - For the past seven months, Questlove has been on the run. The Roots drummer, whose driver's license reads "Ahmir Thompson," wakes up every day between 6 and 7 a.m. to catch an 8 a.m. train from his hometown of Philadelphia and ... more info

Trent Reznor, R.E.M., Pearl Jam and The Roots are among the musicians joining the National Campaign to Close Guantanamo. more info