Stereogum — “Move That Dope,” the burping, twitching Future/Pusha T/Pharrell/Casino posse cut from Future’s new album Honest, is easily my favorite single of the year, in any genre. And last night, Future and Pusha T appeared on The Tonight Show to perform... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — The Replacements at Coachella 2014 (more by Dana (distortion) Yavin) The spring edition of the Boston Calling Music Festival is a month away (May 23-25), and they've already announced the fall edition which goes down in Boston's City Hall Plaza... more info

NME — The band have said previously the album will be another conceptual release more info

Stereogum — Tomorrow night, Yusuf Islam, the artist formerly known as Cat Stevens, will go into the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame. And last night, as part of The Tonight Show’s week-long project of hosting as much of this year’s Hall Of Fame incoming class as p... more info

Stereogum — Nas’s beyond-classic debut Illmatic turns 20 this year, and he’s celebrating by releasing a 20th-anniversary reissue and doing the album in full on tour. Last night, he appeared on Jimmy Fallon’s rebooted Tonight Show, performing the Illmatic t... more info

Stereogum — In their capacity as the Tonight Show house band, the Roots don’t exactly need to keep making albums, but they’re doing it anyway. The long-running Philly group has just announced plans to release album number 11, And Then You Shoot Your Cousin. ... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Action Bronson at Irving Plaza in January (more by Lukas Hodge) One-day NYC-area hip hop festival Hot 97 Summer Jam returns to East Rutherford, NJ's MetLife Stadium on June 1 this year. The two-stage lineup was just announced and the... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Elvis Costello & The Roots at Brooklyn Bowl in 2013 (more by Dana (distortion) Yavin) You can browse our full NYC show calendar for all of tonight's shows, but here are some highlights... Elvis Costello, The Roots @ The Capitol... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — The Roots Picnic will return for its seventh year on May 31 at Festival Pier in Philly. This year's lineup is excellent and diverse as always, including Snoop Dogg (who will be backed by The Roots), Janelle Monae, The... more info

Stereogum — The Roots are having a big year, having just been promoted from Late Night house band to Tonight Show house band. And now they’ve announced plans to bring their Roots Picnic festival back to Philadelphia for the seventh time. As usual, the Roots wi... more info