107 JAMZ » The Roots http://107jamz.com The People's Station Sat, 25 May 2013 15:00:23 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 D'Angelo Performs For The 1st Time In The US In 12 Years [VIDEO] http://107jamz.com/dangelo-performs-for-the-1st-time-in-the-us-in-12-years-video/ http://107jamz.com/dangelo-performs-for-the-1st-time-in-the-us-in-12-years-video/#comments Tue, 12 Jun 2012 18:47:44 +0000 Gina Cook http://107jamz.com/?p=70573 D'Angelo is back and made a surprise visit at the Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival.  The crowd went into a frenzy when the Roots ?uestlove introduced him at his Superjam session this past weekend. 

]]> http://107jamz.com/dangelo-performs-for-the-1st-time-in-the-us-in-12-years-video/feed/ 0 D'angelo-youtube Slow Jamming The News With Jimmy Falon & The Roots. & President Obama?!! [VIDEO] http://107jamz.com/slow-jamming-the-news-with-jimmy-falon-the-roots-president-obama-video/ http://107jamz.com/slow-jamming-the-news-with-jimmy-falon-the-roots-president-obama-video/#comments Wed, 25 Apr 2012 17:27:24 +0000 Big Boy Chill http://107jamz.com/?p=58837 We all know that Jimmy Falon is quite the night show host who doesn't mind pushin the limits, & when I seen his latest "Slow Jamming the News" with his house band The Roots and President Barak Obama, I just had to share it!

]]> http://107jamz.com/slow-jamming-the-news-with-jimmy-falon-the-roots-president-obama-video/feed/ 0 Getty Images ?uestlove Opens A Hoodie Store In New York –Tha Wire [VIDEO] http://107jamz.com/uestlove-opens-a-hoodie-store-in-new-york-tha-wire-video/ http://107jamz.com/uestlove-opens-a-hoodie-store-in-new-york-tha-wire-video/#comments Fri, 30 Mar 2012 20:40:52 +0000 Gina Cook http://107jamz.com/?p=52236 Though the Trayvon Martin case is headline news these days, the legendary drummer for The Roots ?uestlove recently opened his new clothing store The Hoodie Shop in New York.   ?uest and his partner Peter Shapiro have actually been working on the launch of the store for quite some time.

]]> http://107jamz.com/uestlove-opens-a-hoodie-store-in-new-york-tha-wire-video/feed/ 0 The Roots Hard at Work on New Album, 'Undun' [VIDEO] http://107jamz.com/the-roots-hard-at-work-on-new-album-undun-video/ http://107jamz.com/the-roots-hard-at-work-on-new-album-undun-video/#comments Mon, 01 Aug 2011 21:00:31 +0000 Jeff Giles http://tsminteractive.com/?p=30077 Between touring, their prolific recording schedule, and their gig as the house band for ‘Late Night with Jimmy Fallon,’ the Roots might be the hardest-working band in show business — and they aren’t showing any signs of slowing down.

 

 

Barely a year after the release of their ninth studio album, ‘How I Got Over,’ the Roots are back in the studio, laying down tracks for a new full-length release. Thanks to Roots drummer/resident prolific tweeter Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson, fans can get a look at the sessions — and hear a clip from one of the new songs.

]]> http://107jamz.com/the-roots-hard-at-work-on-new-album-undun-video/feed/ 0 Jemal Countess, Getty Images Today In Tha Wire http://107jamz.com/today-in-tha-wire-45/ http://107jamz.com/today-in-tha-wire-45/#comments Thu, 16 Jun 2011 18:03:02 +0000 Gina Cook http://107jamz.com/?p=3193 Thank God  two men who obviously had bad intentions for British soul singer Joss Stone are in custody.  Once in custody,  the items the two assailants had on them gave authorities reason to hold them without bail.  Whatever they had planned they can no longer implement, thanks to singers noisy neighbors.

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