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Questlove: 'I Don't Have Friends'

Posted 06.13.2013 | Black Voices

You know, after work, everyone hangs and they go to a bar and stuff? I don't socialize that way. I don't have a posse. I don't have friends. I got the...

D.C. Gets Jazzy

The Huffington Post | Erin Ruberry | Posted 06.03.2013 | DC

WASHINGTON -- If you don't think jazz and Washington, D.C. go together, you need to review your D.C. history. As NPR put it: It's internationally k...

Living Large In Philly

AP | KATHY MATHESON | Posted 06.03.2013 | Black Voices

PHILADELPHIA -- The Roots are officially living large in their hometown. Members of the house band for NBC's "Late Night with Jimmy Fallon" in New Yo...

Great Scott! Talking An Appointment With Mr. Yeats and More With The Waterboys' Mike Scott

Gregory Weinkauf | Posted 05.07.2013 | Entertainment
Gregory Weinkauf

Mike Scott of The Waterboys is back in the U.S.A., with a marvelous new album (An Appointment With Mr Yeats) and a fresh, well-received autobiography (Adventures of a Waterboy).

David Bryne And Questlove Get Together To Talk Music

Katherine Brooks | Posted 05.01.2013 | Arts
Katherine Brooks

The Public Theater has a knack for bringing together opposing forces from the world of fine and performing arts, placing giants like Tony Kushner and ...

Questlove To Release Memoir

AP | Posted 03.01.2013 | Black Voices

NEW YORK -- Drummer-producer Ahmir "Questlove" Thompson of the Roots is adding "author" to his resume. Thompson announced Wednesday that "Mo' Meta Bl...

Justin Timberlake Might As Well Live At 30 Rock

The Huffington Post | Ross Luippold | Posted 02.22.2013 | Comedy

Justin Timberlake will spend the week of March 11 as the exclusive musical performer on "Late Night with Jimmy Fallon," NBC announced Thursday. The...

Downton Jimmy

Caroline Vella | Posted 04.15.2013 | Fifty
Caroline Vella

Just like the original PBS series of a similar name, the attention to detail is exquisite. With Brooke Shields cast as the lovely wife and SNL's Fred Armisen as the homely daughter, they have made an absolutely perfect mockery of the esteemed drama.

GRAMMY WINNER

The Huffington Post | Ross Luippold | Posted 02.11.2013 | Comedy

Jimmy Fallon won the Grammy award for Best Comedy Album for his album "Blow Your Pants Off" in the non-televised portion of the ceremony on Sunday. ...

You Can't Un-See This

Posted 02.06.2013 | Comedy

"Late Night with Jimmy Fallon" seems to be on a "people making out with themselves" kick this week. On Monday, Russell Brand locked lips with Fallon a...

WATCH: Slow Jammin' The Debt Ceiling

Posted 01.29.2013 | Comedy

Some jokes about the news are best served with a punchline. And some are best served by bringing out Brian Williams and putting a funky groove beneath...

Nas Is The Only One Laughing Now

AP | MESFIN FEKADU | Posted 01.09.2013 | Entertainment

NEW YORK -- When a teenage Nas opted out of street hustling to chase his musical dream, those around him found it amusing. "When I chose to get in ra...

Prince To Be Honored At Carnegie Hall Concert

The Huffington Post | Treye Green | Posted 01.04.2013 | Entertainment

Legendary entertainer Prince will be honored this March with a benefit concert for music education. The concert will be held at Carnegie Hall on M...

WATCH: Jimmy Fallon & Fred Armisen's Long Musical Past

Posted 01.03.2013 | Comedy

Did you know that Jimmy Fallon and "Portlandia" star Fred Armisen were in a bunch of folk and New Wave bands together before they teamed up on "Saturd...

WATCH: 2012's Top Moments In Comedy

Posted 12.21.2012 | Comedy

HuffPost Live devoted a segment to 2012's Top Comedy Moments, and host Marc LaMont Hill was joined by HuffPost Comedy deputy editor Ross Luippold. Che...

WATCH: Backstreet Boys Sing '90s Hit With The Roots

Posted 12.20.2012 | Comedy

The Backstreet Boys stopped by "Late Night with Jimmy Fallon" on Wednesday to sing their newest single, "It's Christmas Time Again," but after the sho...

The 'Greatest Hip-Hop Song Of All Time' Is ...

rollingstonelogo | Posted 01.02.2013 | Entertainment

The following article is provided by Rolling Stone, which recently named Grandmaster Flash and The Furious Five's "The Message" the Greatest Hip-Hop S...

This Is Why We Love 'Late Night With Jimmy Fallon'

Posted 12.06.2012 | Comedy

Now that the Christmas season is in full swing, we can all expect to hear Mariah Carey's infectious "All I Want For Christmas Is You" at least a hundr...

WATCH: Jimmy Fallon Totally Channels Freddie Mercury

Posted 11.25.2012 | Comedy

If you didn't catch Jimmy Fallon and The Roots singing Queen's "We Will Rock You" during Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade last Thursday, we highly recom...

People Get Ready: Celebrating Curtis Mayfield's 70th BIrthday!

Christopher Atamian | Posted 09.24.2012 | Arts
Christopher Atamian

Throughout the night, audience members swayed to the music, sang along with the performers and stood up in homage to this incredible prophet of funk. People Get Ready, indeed.

WATCH: Fallon's Latest Thank You Notes Crack The Roots Up

Posted 07.01.2012 | Comedy

Jimmy Fallon's thank you notes have become a Friday tradition. One of the most popular recurring segments on the show, they've even been collected in...

Everything You Should Know About Jimmy Fallon's "Blow Your Pants Off"

Ross Luippold | Posted 08.13.2012 | Comedy
Ross Luippold

You care about Jimmy Fallon's Blow Your Pants Off because Late Night with Jimmy Fallon almost instantly became a fun, must-watch talk show largely because Jimmy fully embraced the musical opportunities afforded to him.

WATCH: Carly Rae Jepsen, Fallon & The Roots Sing 'Call Me Maybe'

Posted 06.11.2012 | Comedy

President Obama isn't the only one who has Carly Rae Jepsen fever -- Jimmy Fallon and The Roots are in on it too. So when the Canadian pop sensatio...

WATCH: Every Shoutout To The Roots On 'Late Night'

Posted 05.31.2012 | Comedy

When NBC announced that Jimmy Fallon would take over "Late Night" in 2008, few suspected that the show would be a rousing success due in part to Fallo...

WATCH: Fallon's Absurd Shout-Outs

Posted 07.22.2012 | Comedy

Jimmy Fallon took a moment on Monday night's "Late Night" to thank his writing staff for their help with the new "Thank You Notes 2" book. What he did...