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Photos: The Roots Picnic: Sets 2 & 3 by Mel D. Cole

Posted by dantana on Jun 10, 2008



Here are the final two sets of photos from VillageSlum and Okayplayer's Mel D. Cole.  The first gallery consists of performance photos of The Roots only while the second stars Gnarls Barkley, Sharon Jones & The Dap Kings, Deerhoof, The Cool Kids, and J*Davey.  Once again, stay tuned for what will be an amazing gallery of portraits shot by Trevor Paulhus as well as video from okayplayerTV.


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R.I.P. Bo Diddley, founder of Rock N Roll

Posted by gingerlynn on Jun 02, 2008

Bo Diddley, a man who re-shaped our idea of popular music with his invention of "Rock n' Roll," died today at age 79. The guitar great will be dearly missed . Although the title "father of rock n' roll" was often credited to others, perhaps with his passing popular culture will finally acknowledge Diddley as the true inventor of the genre, with his signature rock beat (three strokes/rest/two strokes) which defined rock n' roll. He was a hero to everyone from The Beatles to The Stones to The Clash. Sadly we won't be able to see his famously wild performances anymore (except via youtube), but his vision of re-worked blues, southern gospel, and R&B will continue to influence musicians from all genres. Listen to Kirk Douglas, The Roots' guitar player, reminisce about Bo Diddley after the click.

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