Roots Welcome Michelle Bachmann With ‘Lyin Ass B**ch’

*Jimmy Fallon’s house band The Roots had their own special welcome for last night’s guest, GOP presidential candidate Michelle Bachmann. As she took the stage at Fallon’s “Late Night,” the band played part of a 1985 Fishbone song called “Lyin’ Ass B**ch.” The song begins with a distinctive “la la la la la la la [...]

The Roots Set June Release Date for New Album

*The Roots’ long-delayed album “How I Got Over” finally has a release date. According to a Twitter post from drummer Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson, the Def Jam album will come out on June 8 – months after its original due dates of June 2009, then Fall 2009, then early 2010. The set was continually pushed back [...]

Badu to Perform ‘Window Seat’ Tonight (03-03-10) on Fallon

*Erykah Badu will kick off a run of TV appearances tonight (03-03-10) on NBC’s “Late Night with Jimmy Fallon” with a performance of “Window Seat,” the lead single from her forthcoming album “New Amerykah Part Two: Return of the Ankh,” due March 30 from Universal Motown. [Listen to "Window Seat" below.] The singer is also [...]