Things Fall Apart, the 1999 masterpiece from The Roots, opens with a clip of dialogue from Spike Lee’s Mo’ Better Blues, wherein a trumpet player (Denzel Washington) is […]
LIVE: Okayplayer Holiday Jam at Brooklyn Bowl
Considering their status in the musical world, The Roots certainly can tell their adoring public they need a break. Taping ‘Late Night with Jimmy Fallon’ every night […]
LIVE: ?uestlove Eats.. In Concert: A Night of Food & Music
I was lucky enough to attend the amazing show “Questlove Eats….In Concert: A Night Of Food And Music” Featuring: Black Thought, Bobby McFerrin, Rahzel, Brass Heaven and Introducing […]
INTERVIEW: Common and Mattie Turner
We catch up with Common as he says “Farewell, Summer” for a great cause.