Posts Tagged: questlove

INTERVIEW: Questlove, Kevin Bacon And More At John Lennon Birthday Concert

Stars converged inside The Theater at Madison Square Garden for a special benefit concert honoring what would have been John Lennon’s 75th birthday. A few of the musicians participating in the event along with the evening’s host, Kevin Bacon, stopped to chat with me on the red carpet. The concert aired on AMC Saturday, December… Read more »

INTERVIEW: Elle King On ‘Fallon,’ ‘Love Stuff’ And Pat Monahan

RCA Records artist Elle King stopped by “Ralphie Tonight” to perform an acoustic version of her single “Ex’s & Oh’s” and talk with us about her album Love Stuff, performing on “The Tonight Show,” and more. King will play a number of festivals this summer in addition to supporting James Bay on a portion of… Read more »

The Roots Power Through A Crazy Three Weeks

Even before landing on late night television, The Roots were one of the busiest bands in showbiz. Formed by emcee Tariq “Black Thought” Trotter and drummer Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson in 1987, the Philadelphia-based crew toured the globe extensively before landing at 30 Rock alongside Jimmy Fallon in March of 2009. But regardless how road-tested you… Read more »

The 57th GRAMMYs Red Carpet Radio With ‘Ralphie Tonight’: Day 2

Some sights and sounds from day 2 of “Ralphie Tonight” at the Staples Center in Los Angeles for Westwood One’s “Red Carpet Radio” at The 57th GRAMMYs. The busiest of the two days saw GRAMMY nominees, pas winners and more stop by to chat with “Ralphie Tonight.”

The 57th GRAMMYs Red Carpet Radio With ‘Ralphie Tonight’: Day 1

Sights and sounds from day 1 of “Ralphie Tonight” at the Staples Center in Los Angeles for Westwood One’s “Red Carpet Radio” at The 57th GRAMMYs. GRAMMY winners, award-winning directors, up-and-coming stars and everyone in between stopped by to chat on “Ralphie Tonight.”

INTERVIEW: Questlove Reveals How The Roots Inspired The Start Of Good Charlotte

“Late Night” and “The Tonight Show” have elevated The Roots to a whole new level of fame, but the Philadelphia-born band has been around since 1987. Its influence reaches far beyond television. Look no further than… well, Joel and Benji Madden, the twin brothers that comprised a very popular pop rock band from Baltimore. “We… Read more »

Questlove Responds on Twitter to My Vanessa Hudgens/’Rack City’ Comment

Early Thursday morning I’m back at my apartment. My usual routine involves sitting at my work station, blogging content from that night’s show and working on new material for the following evening. More times than not I’ll have my TV on in the background. Usually I just let SportsCenter loop over and over, but the… Read more »

YOUTUBE TUESDAY: Inspirational Speeches, Marriage Proposals, Fun Song Covers

This video has gone extremely viral – a kid offering inspiration to others after learning how to ride his bicycle.Just as much of a feel good story here: a soldier uses the Kansas City Royals to propose to his girlfriend.And Karmin is back, this time teaming up with ?uestlove from The Roots to cover Nicki… Read more »

"LATE NIGHT W/ JIMMY FALLON"/"THE ROOTS" DRUMMER ?UESTLOVE

Download the mp3 The day that “Late Night With Jimmy Fallon” on WBRE launched, new house band & current Roots drummer ?uestlove called in to The Ralphie Radio Show. “Late Night With Jimmy Fallon” airs weeknights at 12:35a on WBRE/NBC.Twitter Links:– Jimmy Fallon– ?uestlove– Ralphie