Brixton Academy,LondonCosmic jazz-funk, blizzards of electro-terrorism – the frantic Philadelphians shock and awe in this sprawling showA few years ago, and the Roots were musing over how to make their music-industry career pay. With sales of their critically lauded albums solid but rarely spectacular,the veteran Philadelphia hip-hop group appeared to have small option but to tour non-stop to make ends meet.
They resolved this situation in a most ingenious manner by fitting the house band on Jimmy Fallon’s late-night NBC chat point to. This unlikely arrangement has not been without controversy: when Fallon interviewed a main Republican congresswoman, the Roots welcomed her to the stage with a blast of Fishbone’s Lyin’ Ass Bitch. Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com