Tag Archives: The Roots

New Music Friday: The Roots

We love The Roots, and have been fans since Organix came out in 1993. While The Roots are by no means a new music discovery, Undun is their latest album (released December 6, 2011) and is just so beautiful that we had to share it will you all. And, who knows – The Roots could [...]

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Hip Hop… Ya’ Don’t Stop!

Sometimes Jimmy Fallon is hit-or-miss with us. Granted, having The Roots as your TV show back-up band is pretty sweet… and he seems to really make full use of them in this hilarious / brilliant bit with SexyBack Himself (Justin Timberlake). We’re especially diggin Jimmy’s Biggie Smalls portion! See if you can name each song [...]

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Wide Awake Now

This performance by John Legend and The Roots of the awesome Arcade Fire track “Wake Up” is sure to get you moving. No stimulants needed. Be sure to check out their collaboration album with the same name. We love a good cover.

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Music Video: The Roots

Call us old school and laugh at our archaic amount of patience, but we watch music videos. They provide the perfect marriage of sound & visuals, and after the string of pop acts coming out with visually epic pieces of video, we might have raised the bar too high for one of our favorite ensemble [...]

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