The Roots
Stevie, Gladys, Nina … Summer of Soul uncovers a festival greater than Woodstock
As the US boiled with violence, 1969’s Harlem cultural festival nourished spirits with soul, jazz and gospel. Now, Questlove has turned lost footage of it into a brilliant, pertinent documentary
Stevie Chick
15, Jul, 2021 @2:00 PM
Questlove: bagels with Amy Winehouse, fish and chips with the Roots
The drummer and frontman on food and music, his friendship with Anthony Bourdain and much, much more
Interview by John Hind
19, Oct, 2019 @4:05 PM
Man arrested after bomb threat shuts down SXSW concert
Concert by the Roots cancelled after threat, which comes amid spate of bomb attacks in Austin that have killed two people
Ben Beaumont-Thomas
19, Mar, 2018 @10:59 AM
Questlove of the Roots accused of pressuring Tonight Show into firing white employees
The drummer has denied the ‘ridiculous’ allegations made by two former Tonight Show employees
Laura Snapes
25, Jan, 2018 @11:13 AM
Real-life roadies review Roadies: 'I felt like a nurse watching an hour of ER'
We asked some battle-hardened stagehands to watch Cameron Crowe’s new show and give us their verdict on load-in fashion, tour managers and groupies
Interviews by Dave Simpson
24, Jun, 2016 @12:00 PM
Madonna answers critics of her Prince tribute at Billboard music awards
Tonight Show bandleader and Roots drummer Questlove defends singer’s performance, writing on Twitter that ‘the Purple Standard is hard boots to fill’
Guardian music
24, May, 2016 @9:02 AM
David Bowie tribute concert to be streamed live
Show featuring Pixies, Blondie, Michael Stipe, J Mascis, the Flaming Lips and more will be streamed live for fans in return for a charity donation
Guardian music
29, Mar, 2016 @8:02 AM
David Bowie tribute will star Debbie Harry, Pixies, Mumford & Sons and Bette Midler
The lineup for the two tribute shows in New York on 31 March and 1 April also includes the Roots, Cat Power, Laurie Anderson, Michael Stipe and Robyn Hitchcock
Guardian music
18, Feb, 2016 @9:07 AM
Elvis Costello: 10 of the best
He emerged in 1977 as the archetype of the angry young man, but it didn’t take Elvis Costello long to realise he needed to slow down and try something different
Jeremy Allen
27, Jan, 2016 @12:45 PM
John Kasich thinks the Roots are 'offensive' – what about these rap songs?
The Republican presidential candidate once threw a Roots CD out his car window, so we created a hip-hop playlist even he could get behind
Lanre Bakare
30, Jul, 2015 @4:23 PM
The Roots review – a hip-hop group like no other keep their freak-flag flying
Cosmic jazz-funk, blizzards of electro-terrorism – the frantic Philadelphians shock and awe in this sprawling show
Ian Gittins
12, Jul, 2015 @1:52 PM
Readers recommend: minimalist songs – results
The Roots to James Brown, AC/DC to Sigur Rós, RR regular nilpferd strips back a mass of magical minimalism into a pared down playlist from last week’s topic
Nilpferd
09, Jul, 2015 @11:00 AM
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