Showing All "Janelle Monae" Posts
May 21st 3 Comments
Apologies for those who already know, but before "Crazy" and "Fuck You" and The Voice, Cee-Lo was one fourth of the ridiculously great Atlanta rap group Goodie Mob, whose first two albums are… Read Story »
May 20th 3 Comments
The Billboard Music Awards have historically been the most low-rent of America's non-niche music awards shows, but last night, the show had an unexpected viral moment when Miguel, in the middle of a… Read Story »
May 3rd 5 Comments
You know this was a good week for music videos when 4Minute made a K-pop video with dancing zombies in it, one where they fight the dancing zombies by spraying hairspray at them, and it didn't even… Read Story »
May 2nd 3 Comments
Whoo! Last month, Janelle Monáe released her Erykah Badu-assisted single "Q.U.E.E.N.," an irresistible art-funk strut. And today, we get the sort of video that makes an already-great song even… Read Story »
Apr 30th 4 Comments
After experimenting with three formats for the Monthly Mix -- MP3 zip, Spotify playlist, Soundcloud set, etc. -- in March we finally came upon a solution that pleased everyone: all of them. And so,… Read Story »
Apr 23rd 4 Comments
In the past few years, Janelle Monáe has released a far-reaching and ambitious robo-futuristic concept album and sung on a #1 single, and the only other person to accomplish both those things in an… Read Story »
Apr 11th 2 Comments
Coachella Weekend 1 strikes tomorrow! If you’re heading out to Indio for the festival, we know you’re probably intending to check out Blur, Phoenix, the Postal Service, and many of the other… Read Story »
Apr 2nd 6 Comments
A record label attempting to promote a new posthumous Jimi Hendrix collection faces obvious problems, since they can't book him on late-night shows or whatever. (Not that posthumous Hendrix… Read Story »
Nov 5th, 2012 50 Comments
The world has come a long way since the Who released Tommy in 1969. Tomorrow night, a stage adaptation of the Flaming Lips' seminal 2002 rock opera Yoshimi Battles The Pink Robots will premiere at… Read Story »
Sep 4th, 2012 Comment
Philadelphia's inaugural Made In America festival took place over the weekend, touting an eclectic Jay-Z-curated lineup of Pearl Jam, Skrillex, a reunited Run-D.M.C., D'Angelo, Dirty Projectors,… Read Story »
