Hip-hop's heavyweights are gathering again for the 2009 edition of the Rock the Bells tour, with Nas, Common, and The Roots scheduled to headline the rap fest's proceedings. Other artists picked to play include a...
Contrary to previous claims that Philadelphia's finest live hip-hop act The Roots might retire from making their own music and touring, now that they've locked down day jobs working their house band gig on Late Night...
Jimmy Fallon debuted Monday night as the new host of "Late Night" and drew a record 35% increase in ratings over previous host Conan O'Brien's usual audience.But despite this boost in Fallon's first night popularity,...
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Somewhere at NBC there is an executive wondering why they didn't promote Carson Daly to 12:30.
Fallon's debut as the new host of Late Night was as bad as everyone expected. Actually...it may have been worse...
Last weekend, Nah Right posted a YouTube clip of The Roots allegedly announcing their retirement from touring — in order to become the house band for Jimmy Fallon when he takes over Late Night next year. But the...
There's more to alpine mecca Whistler than just year-round outdoor sports and packed ski slopes, there are increasing opportunities to see incredible live music. This weekend the inaugural Whistler Music Festival...
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Another big music fest makes its way into BC's thriving outdoor concert landscape. With the Pemberton Festival already booked and set to rock, the Whistler Music Festival promises to deliver an equally fun and...
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The Roots are veterans of the hip-hop game, having long been immersed in the struggle to achieve commercial success with music that defies tired rap clichés, sugary pop conventions, and lyrical...
After Noel Gallagher called out Jay-Z as the reason for slow ticket sales to this year's usually guaranteed-to- sell-out-in-hours Glastonbury UK music binge, event organizers have stepped forward in defense of...
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You could tell it was gonna be a badass show on Saturday from the
energy on the Caltrain from Sunnyvale, packed with hip-hop heads and
rockers from the mid-nineties should-to-shoulder trying to catch a
buzz. Whether it was the dudes recounting Comedy Central's roast of
Flava...
KEXP has a rad blog, and it provides a great spring board into a great question. What was your album of the year, 2006? In this article Chilly has released a solid list of this years best Full-length...
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