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  1. music
    Download a New Track From the Roots and John Legend, ‘The Fire’A terrific new song off the Roots’ upcoming ‘How I Got Over.’
    By Edith Zimmerman
  2. music
    Download a New Roots Track, ‘Doin’ It Again,’ Featuring John LegendIt’s an update of Legend’s “Again.”
    By Edith Zimmerman
  3. right-click
    The Roots Use Jim James WiselyIf not particularly daringly.
    By Amos Barshad
  4. music
    Listen to a New Roots Track, ‘Dear God 2.0 (How I Got Over),’ Featuring Monsters of FolkIt’s a good sound for a Monday morning.
    By Edith Zimmerman
  5. the industry
    Industry Roundup: Ellen Page, Jemaine ClementPlus: Alfred Molina joins ‘Abduction.’
    By Josh Duboff
  6. music
    Whoops, the Washington Post Thought Giovanni Ribisi Played in the Roots“Journalism at its finest.” —Questlove.
    By Edith Zimmerman
  7. vulture predicts
    Joanna Newsom Collaborates With the RootsNewsom and Black Thought, together at last.
    By Amos Barshad
  8. late night
    Fallon Goes Glee with the Parks and Rec CastHow did the world live without the insult “jazzhole” until now?
    By Lindsay Robertson
  9. music
    See Suzanne Vega Perform ‘Tom’s Diner’ With the RootsA web-exclusive clip from her performance on ‘Jimmy Fallon.’
    By Edith Zimmerman
  10. late shifting
    Did Conan Screw NBC With a Little Help From the Beatles?Sadly, no.
    By Amos Barshad
  11. right-click
    Clipse and the Roots Get on Their GrindCheck out some sweet practice footage.
    By Amos Barshad
  12. we can go and get 40s
    Julian Casablancas Teams Up With Jimmy Fallon and Horatio Sanz on ‘I Wish It Was Christmas Today’Sadly, Tracy Morgan was nowhere to be found.
    By Mark Graham
  13. the roots
    Get a Free Sandwich From the Roots?uestlove has released 22 of the Roots’ ‘sandwiches,’ the compositions the band plays during segues on Fallon.
    By Amos Barshad
  14. behind the music
    How the Roots Became a House Band“We laughed, ‘Ha, that’s real funny.’ Then three days later we were like, ‘Wait a minute.’”
    By Adam K. Raymond
  15. python
    Monty Python Makes the Roots WhistleSee Eric Idle do “Always Look on the Bright Side of Life” with some assistance from Jimmy Fallon’s house band.
    By Lane Brown
  16. quote machine
    Hope Davis Is Hillary ClintonPlus: Lev Grossman’s new novel is chock-full of “awesome shit.”
    By Amos Barshad
  17. jarvis cocker
    ?uestlove Confused by His First-Ever Jarvis Cocker EncounterHasn’t the Roots drummer ever seen a gangly, bespectacled British person flailing his arms to pretend heavy metal?
    By Lane Brown
  18. the industry
    Diane Lane Is Off to the RacesPlus: The Roots go back to the studio.
    By Amos Barshad
  19. viral videos
    Jimmy Fallon Introduces Tu-Spock, the Half-Vulcan, Half-Gangsta RapperWhy they aired this on a Friday night we’ll never know.
    By Mark Graham
  20. curious decisions
    NBC Budget Cuts Leave the Roots Scrambling to Write Some Late Night JamsMaybe now’s a good time to see whether the McFlurry folks have any spare change lying around?
    By Mark Graham
  21. awesome
    Will ?uestlove Be Jimmy Fallon’s Max Weinberg?Maybe!
    By Amos Barshad
  22. right-click
    The Roots Get WeezyPlus: Jay-Z gets M.I.A.!
    By Ehren Gresehover
  23. news reel
    Dave Chappelle’s Next Block Party in Dubai?Will the Roots perform with a 60-piece orchestra on the Arabian peninsula?
  24. right-click
    Save $300 Plus Time-Machine Development Costs: Listen to Prince’s Coachella ‘Creep’Plus new tracks from Free Kitten, the Roots, and Kidz in the Hall.
  25. quote machine
    David Cross Explains Why an ‘Arrested Development’ Movie Will Never HappenPlus: Siena Miller finally sells us on ‘G.I. Joe,’ and NPH explains why clothes make the man (atop a unicorn).
  26. right-click
    Lily Allen Expresses Profound Disappointment in SelfPlus: New music from Feist and the Roots!
  27. right-click
    Bobby Digital Returns!RZA is back with a new song from his upcoming solo album, Animal Collective are a bunch of hippies, and, against their better judgment, the Roots let that guy from Fall Out Boy sing on their album.
  28. agenda
    The Roots’ ‘Bad’ Rapper Channels Anger Into Fiery RhymesOver this track’s sirenlike bass line, the MC spits three and a half minutes of breathless fury, throwing darts at nameless detractors and basking in his hard-earned riches.
  29. right-click
    New Roots Single Predictably ExcellentPlus: Cool Kids!
  30. last night’s gig
    Wu-Tang Clan’s RZA Takes Us Back to 1997In defiance of all standard hip-hop show protocol, the second date of the 2007 Rock the Bells tour went off without a hitch Saturday on Randall’s Island.