Totally Fuzzy — blackbeard said... Curtis Mayfield – Roots (Expanded Edition) (1971) David Essex - All The Fun Of The Fair (1975) - Out On The Street (1976) - Rock On (1973) Dusty Springfield – A Girl Called... [Visit the blog for the full post] more info

Rolling Stone — Photo: Dreyvitser/WireImage On Friday, the Roots opened their co-headlining tour with Gym Class Heroes at Baltimore’s Ram’s Head Live, testing their rep as the best live act in hip-hop with a jam-laced set short on hits and heavy on mind-numbing ... more info

All About Jazz — "JUST BECAUSE YOU'RE ASHEVILLE" FREE CONCERT EVENT TO TAKE PLACE ON LEXINTGTON AVENUE WITH KELLER WILLIAMS, EOTO and Josh Phillips Folk Festival Keller Williams MTN Roots Management, in conjunction with Greenlife Grocery and Asheville Brewing Co... more info

JamBase — "JUST BECAUSE YOU'RE ASHEVILLE" FREE CONCERT EVENT TO TAKE PLACE ON LEXINTGTON AVENUE WITH KELLER WILLIAMS, EOTO and Josh Phillips Folk Festival Keller Williams MTN Roots Management, in conjunction with Greenlife Grocery and Asheville Brewing ... more info

Nialler9 — Details about the new free issue which is out *from* today and features Kings of Leon, Flight Like Apes, The Virgin Prunes, The Blizzards, Messiah J & The Expert, The Roots and more. We are still adding to the list of places you can get it so suggest... more info

Get Weird — The third single from the excellent ‘Slime & Reason’ album by Roots Manuva is the Metronomy produced ‘Let The Spirit’ and it’s out soon via Big Dada with remixes from Toddla T and Hot Chip.        more info

Pop Matters — Roots Manuva’s autonomous background singing detracts from his most stirring quality: effortlessly smooth delivery. more info

Undercover, Australia — Good Vibrations will be had by all at the Good Vibrations festival, taking place around the country in January and February 2009. more info

JamBase — Third Annual Joshua Tree Roots Music Festival - 10/18 & 10/19 Dusty Rhodes and the River Band The third annual Joshua Tree Roots Music Festival is set to go down October 18 and 19, when the temperatures in the high desert are a perfect average h... more info

Nialler9 — A selection of music videos that have popped up this past week for the sheer hell of it. Final Fantasy - ‘The Butcher’ Ratatat - ‘Shemp’ Ponytail - ‘Beg Waves’ Super Extra Bonus Party - ‘Mushie Shake’ TV On The Radio - ‘Dancing... more info