The Roots x Jim James x Joanna Newsom x John Legend

Rumours are flying around that the new album from The Roots will feature tracks involving Jim James (My Morning Jacket), John Legend and Joanna Newsom. ?uestlove posted a video of him "recording the joanna newsome jawn...." on his Twitter yesterday, so it seems the rumours are true. However, whether or not it means she's going to sing/play on the album isn't clear and maybe she might just be sampled. Exile had previously sampled her for Fashawn's track 'When She Calls' and I just discovered a hip-hop remix of her 'Milk Eyed Mender' album entitled 'Milk Eyed Gangster', which you can stream/download here. I reeeaallly can't wait to hear this album!!

Monsters of Folk

The more I listen to this album, the more I like it. There's such a range of songs on there, that everytime I listen to it I discover something new. I just saw this video for 'Temazcal' for the first time and it's lovely!



The band are also holding a competition at the moment to see who can make the best video for their song 'Dear God'.

WE ARE LOOKING FOR SOMEONE TO CREATE A COMPELLING VIDEO FOR THE SONG “DEAR GOD”. ALL YOU HAVE TO DO IS CREATE A VIDEO, POST IT TO YOUTUBE, AND TAG IT WITH THE WORDS “DEAR FOLK MONSTER”. THE WINNER WILL BE AWARDED $5,000, A GIBSON ACOUSTIC GUITAR SIGNED BY THE BAND, AND A COPY OF FINAL CUT PRO! THE CONTEST ENDS JANUARY 1ST. CLICK HERE TO GET STARTED!

Dear God video contest