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Janelle Monae
LIVE: The Summer Spirit Festival at Merriweather Post Pavilion
All photos by Boney Starks | @boneystarks. PLEASE support. I’m convinced that the Summer Spirit Festival is the grown and sexy Woodstock. Over 20,000 people made the pilgrimage to the Merriweather Post Pavilion to see Eyrkah Badu headline an amazing lineup of modern soul and hip-hop talent, including Common, Janelle Monae, The Roots, B.O.B. and [...]
PHOTOS: Atlantic Records Party Presented by SWAGG
Trey Songz and Janelle Monae PHOTO CREDIT: Johnny Nunez Say what you will about the BET Awards. Most insiders know that it’s all about the afterparty. Case in point the The Atlantic Records Party Presented by SWAGG, which was was held at Cecconi’s in West Hollywood. On tap were Atlantic Urban recording artists (and Couch [...]
REVIEW: Janelle Monae – The ArchAndroid
If Black America needed a response to Iclandic freakpot Bjork, we can safely rest comfortable knowing we now have one: Janelle Monae. Ms. Monae’s latest album, The ArchAndroid (pronounced Ark Android) is a milestone. It breaks down the walls (both external and self-imposed) that have always existed limiting what an R&B artist can and can’t [...]
VIDEO: Janelle Monae ft Big Boi – Tightrope
As most of y’all know, we’ve been fans of Ms. Janelle Monae from the jump. We’ve personally witnessed her evolution from her appearance on the Got Purp compilation way back in 2005, to her signing to Bad Boy last year. It’ s been a long hard road for Monae, and the path to mainstream acceptance [...]
Live: Janelle Monae at the Black Cat, DC
Janelle Monae’s mothership landed last week in DC, bringing space-age soul to a sold-out crowd at the Black Cat. The Grammy-nominated singer, on tour now through April, didn’t just put on a show. She gave us an experience. Sort of like a Warhol Factory happening – meets – Alice in Wonderland, set in a strange [...]
Janelle Monae: Tour Dates, Cold War
Janelle Monae – Cold War [Audio clip: view full post to listen] This week, the lovely Ms. Monae dropped a new track from her upcoming album, titled The ArchAndroid’ which drops May . 30th. The album is going to include everybody from Big Boi, to Saul Williams, to current favorite Of Montreal, and will continue [...]
New Music: Janelle Monae Ft. Big Boi – Tight Rope
[Audio clip: view full post to listen] Janelle Monae released her first single off of her new album this week called Tight Rope featuring Big Boi from Outkast and it’s pretty nice. She is set to begin a mini promotional tour next month, and her first stop will be here in DC on March 15 at the Black Cat – [...]
VIDEO: Janelle Monae In London
Amazing video of Janelle Monae’s first ever show in the LDN courtesy of Marsha and the good people at Soul Culture UK. Her wonderful rendition of of the classic song “Smile” is leaving me speechless.
Tour: Raphael Saadiq and Janel Monae
This is the tour that NEEDED to happen. We already know that Mr Saadiq puts on an amazing show, but I was getting mad that Ms. Monae was not getting the exposure that she deserved as a recording artist. Paring her with Raaphel might be the best touring combination I’ve heard this year. I’m glad [...]
Video: Janelle Monae at Bumbershoot
Again, I say if Ms. Monae comes to your town, GO. Her short performance at SXSW is still one of the best things I’ve seen all year. And now she paints live? NEXT LEVEL! (via This Is R&B) Janelle is sharing the stage with Solange and Of Montreal TONIGHT in NYC at Terminal 5. Tickets [...]
Upcoming: Kia Soul Collective Tour with Santigold and Janelle Monae
I’ve heard rumblings about this tour for a while, but I just got the official confirmaiton that the Kia Soul Collective Tour is going to go down this Fall. The Soul Collective tour brings together Film, Music, Design, and Entrepreneurship for a weekend long festival. And of course, you can test drive Kia cars as [...]
SXSW Review: Janelle Monae at the Austin Music Hall
Most of y’all know that I am a very discriminiating music connisseur. So when I say that someone “killed it,” during a performance you know that said performer has brought their A-level game. And Janelle Monae did just that. Let’s get one thing straight. Ms. Monae only performed three songs. I think it took longer [...]
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ALBUM REVIEW: Gilles Peterson presents: Worldwide
Gilles Peterson has been a champion of new music for the past 10 years thanks to his BBC Radio 1 program, Worldwide, as well as being the head of several influential record labels, the latest being Brownswood Recordings. But the music isn’t just new, like…it’s not the new Justin Bieber or Katy Perry record. The [...]
Mixtape Review: G.O.O.D. Ass Mixtape
Download: Kanye West and Perajok Present: G.O.O.D. Ass Mixtape G.O.O.D. Ass Mixtape is a sprawling 30-track collection that was put together by Russian blogger/Kanye fan/ MTV Russia Host, Perajok. This unofficial mixtape includes music from all G.O.O.D. Music members and is a compilation of recent leaks and releases from the G.O.O.D. fam. G.O.O.D. Ass Mixtape [...]
SINGLE REVIEW: “HUFF + PUFF” by Just A Band
This joint right here is real sexy-like. Your body will automatically go into autopilot: your head will start boppin’, and you’ll break into a soulful yet swingin’ two-step (think of the Robert Palmer video girls…on speed). The very beginning of the song reminds me of Supernature-era Goldfrapp with heavy synths keys, some la-la-las, and a [...]
REVIEW: Forget Spotify, MOG is the future of Music
Disclaimer: The Couch Sessions is a part of the MOG Music Network MOG All Access can be found at MOG.com. Music in the Cloud. If you’ve frequented music business websites like I have you might have heard of the that term being the “next big thing” in music. A revolution that will have a greater [...]
