The Roots News

Joseph Gordon-Levitt was on Jimmy Fallon last night to promote his hosting gig on SNL tonight and ohhhhhh boy do I have a crush on this man.

There was no explosion when the Press Project broke up last year. Sure, there were disagreements over the hip-hop group's direction, but really, after four years of playing together, they'd just had enough.

Philadelphia Hip-Hop band The Roots will be one of many star acts performing at this years Christmas in Rockefeller Center special which will air in NBC this December.

When: Saturday; shows at 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. are sold out but, at press time, tickets were still available for the 5 p.m. show.

Grammy Award-winning vocalist John Legend says he will release a CD of cover songs next year that he's recording with the Roots , an alternative hip-hop group that's the house band onA Late Night WithA Jimmy Fallon .

Creative Group's Emmy award-winning mixer, Sue Pelino, completed the final 5.1 and stereo mixes after receiving the newly edited show.

Goodie Mob played BB King's & Jimmy Fallon Goodie Mob on Fallon So in one way, at least, it was 1995 again at B. B. King Blues Club & Grill on Friday night, when Goodie Mob arrived, following several years of fracture, as part of its reunion tour.

Thrifty Tunes 11.15.09: Slade - Slayed Posted by Paul Hollingsworth on 11.15.2009 Marc Bolan created it, David Bowie made it famous, the New York Dolls made it trashy and Kiss made it a circus, but the English band Slade may have perfected it.

With its urgent bassline and sample from the soundtrack of the cult movie The Taking of Pelham 123 , Max Sedgley 's Happy became an instant house classic when it was first spun in clubs a few summers ago.

Posted in Clubs , Music by John Dugan on November 13th, 2009 at 4:14 pm Tonight, Chicago's Kid Sister starts to push her new album Ultraviolet a 'out next week, November 17th on Downtown Records/Universal Republic Records with a performance of tech-house-leaning, shuffly "Right Hand Hi" on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon tonight with guests ...

The National Museum of Hip-Hop has planned a star-studded black-tie event to not only raise funds for the completion of the physical museum, but to also raise awareness of the many community initiatives that are tied into the museuma s mission.

Afrika Bambaataa, The Roots, Ice T, Dana Dane, Doug E Fresh Among Celebrity Line-up for the National Museum of Hip Hop New York, NY a ' , the National Museum of Hip-Hop will host an exclusive celebrity fundraiser to benefit the development of the "first ever" true Hip-Hop Museum .

On November 14 New Orleans Hip-Hop for Hope will partner with Soundclash and Grassroots! to host Hip-Hop For Hope 2009 at Tipitina's Uptown to benefit the Roots of Music program , 2-Cent Entertainment's "Change We Can Create" Summer Program and Wild Wayne's Benjamin Foundation.

Monsters of Folk, fresh off the band's Halloween-night performance at the Louisville Palace, will be on "Late Night With Jimmy Fallon " Wednesday, on NBC .

Although Hip Hop is no stranger to Broadway , it has not invested much in that particular stream of cultural capital.

I wonder about some of you guys out there. This one is for Nicki. I have been bubbling over with several emotions such as disappointment, anger, confusion and dismay over these fans.

Remixing The Industry, Part 3 11.05.09: Lyrics Born Posted by Michael Melchor on 11.05.2009 'Remixing The Industry' rolls on as Lyrics Born discusses his passion for being a well-rounded performer,the freedom the internet allows, and a progress report on his new album.

DOWN WITH WEBSTER is a 7-member, genre-bending, musical ensemble that incorporates everything from rock, funk, and hip-hop into their sonic brew.

J EN RADE says she's "a jeans and cashmere sweater girl, simple and classic, one accessory." But the Huntingdon Valley native knows how to keep celebrities in the hottest fashions as a senior stylist at the Margaret Maldonado Agency in LA.

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