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Pixies Play Fallon, Fans Pick Second Song on Twitter

Aside from his penchant for starring in bad Queen Latifah movies, Jimmy Fallon’s usually got the public’s interest in mind. A man of the people, if you will. With his affable persona and regular-dude smile, he emits a charming you-went-to-high-school-with-me vibe. Further proving this, when indie-rock icons the Pixies stop by his show on Nov. 24, viewers have the chance to vote on which song the band will play in addition to the classic “Debaser.”...  read more

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?uestlove Talks Jimmy Fallon, Declares Love of Yacht Rock

For our Fall Guide to Good TV, we spoke with Roots co-founder and drummer Ahmir "?uestlove" Thompson about his group's seemingly unlikely gig as Jimmy Fallon's house band...  read more

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Fall Guide to Good TV: The Roots on Jimmy Fallon

Weeknights at 12:35 p.m. on NBCAs the the house band for Jimmy Fallon, the hardest working hip-hop band in the world takes a much deserved break from incessant touring for the comforts of 30 Rockefeller. We talked to the band’s co-founder and drummer Ahmir “?uestlove” Thompson on the show’s 100th episode, and here’s what he had to say about his new gig:...  read more

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Beastie Boys Call Hot Sauce Committee to Order

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Agriculture Committee, Budget Committee or Hot Sauce Committee? Which would you rather listen to for an hour? We bet we can guess, especially if Mike D, Ad-Rock and MCA are heading it up....  read more

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Drew Barrymore's Whip It! Coming in October

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According to /Film, Drew Barrymore's directorial debut, Whip It!, finally has a release date through Fox Searchlight, the same studio that released Diablo Cody's Juno. The roller-derby themed film is set to release on Oct. 9....  read more

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Jokes on Late-Night Shows Often Come From Freelancers

Because so many staff writers on late-night shows have gone on to write movies and other high-profile gigs, many of us picture a collective of diligent young writers behind every monologue we see on Letterman or Leno. As it turns out, the L.A. Times reports, that often isn’t the case....  read more

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Jimmy Fallon Pushes for Saved by the Bell Reunion

Whatever your opinion of Late Night with Jimmy Fallon, we can all agree that the show's latest on-air cause is irrefutable: A Saved by the Bell reunion needs to happen immediately. Or at least by August, which will mark the 20th anniversary of the series' debut in 1989....  read more

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2009 release for Vampire Weekend?

In case you missed it, Vampire Weekend played Late Night with Jimmy Fallon Wednesday night. (Sounds weird sans Conan, doesn't it?) Instead of playing a song from their still relatively fresh, 2008 self-titled debut, the Columbia grads did something a little different and performed a song called "White Sky" from their forthcoming album....  read more

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Paste's St. Patrick's Day Playlist

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Dump loads of green dye into your local river, get gussied up in an overwhelming amount of green apparel, drink your weight in Guinness, regret that decision tomorrow morning and pop on this playlist: It's Saint Patrick's Day! Even if you aren't Irish, chances are you know someone who is, and it would be selfish not to celebrate their heritage, so we're here to help. Today is all about Irish beverages (car bombs, Guinness, Jameson), the color green, luckiness, shamrocks, general Irish pride, and of course, music about all of the above. Maybe that's not all today is about, but...  read more

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Jimmy Fallon's late show nets The Roots as house band

Jimmy Fallon's late night talk show just got a little more interesting. After a series of rumors, the ex-Saturday Night Live funnyman confirmed via his video blog that The Roots will be his house band when he takes over for Conan O'Brien March 2....  read more

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