Eight Films at Sundance With Musical Connections
Sundance has always been a time to experience great music. This year, music plays a particularly big role in several films, and these are just eight that I'm going to try to see... read more
Found in: Blogs, List of the DayFounder Craig Wilson Talks National Museum of Hip-Hop
It's August 11, 1973. Inside the recreational center of 1520 Sedgwick Avenue... read more
Found in: Music, NewsPixies 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
Found in: Music, News?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
Found in: Music, FeaturesFall 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
Found in: TV, FeaturesAndy Samberg, The Roots, MGMT Coming to Yo Gabba Gabba!
Andy Samberg will be one of several big names to join orange-clad DJ Lance Rock (Lance Robertson) and his mob of colorful creature friends in Gabba Land this fall.... read more
Found in: Movies, NewsRock The Bells
Hip-hop tours are notorious for low production values and distorted sound... read more
Found in: Music, FeaturesThe Roots Prep How I Got Over for Fall Release
It's only been a little more than a year since The Roots dropped their much-fêted electro-experimental LP Rising Down, but Philly's finest (or second-finest, depending where you fall on egocentrism) have been hard at work in the interim. Their next album has just been given a name, How I Got Over, and an expected release month, Billboard reports.... read more
Found in: Music, NewsMTV's Unplugged Returns with Adele, Silversun Pickups and Katy Perry
There are a few essential steps in a musician’s career that signify big-time success: releasing a best-of album, headlining a festival, and throughout the 1990s, performing live on MTV’s Unplugged. Alhough the series was hugely popular for a time, when major rock artists like Nirvana and Eric Clapton graced the stage with acoustic-only versions of their biggest hits, after eight seasons, Unplugged left the air, to return only for special occasions in the following years. Today, it makes a comeback, returning to MTV.com with a series of monthly performances from popular contemporary artists like Adele, Silversun Pickups and Katy Perry.... read more
Found in: Culture, NewsClassic Paste: The Best of Issues 11-15 (Aug. 2004 - May 2005)
(JUST A FEW MORE REASONS TO HELP SAVE PASTE)In less than two weeks, I'll celebrate my 6th anniversary at this magazine. When I started as Paste's second-ever intern on June 1, 2003, we were still a tiny operation. Only five of us were in the office full-time: publisher Nick Purdy, editor Josh Jackson, assistant editor Jason Killingsworth, myself (who would go on to become associate editor) and my intern cohort, Steven Bevilaqua. Other important folks—like senior/film editor and future Paste president Tim Porter, design director José Reyes, and future associate publisher Joe Kirk—were working part-time, since Paste couldn't yet support a full staff. Back then, we... read more
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