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Cream of the 2010 Crop (Take 1)
A sampling of some of the best tracks 2010 had to offer, with a focus on soul, blues, R & B, and hip-hop. 1) Nneka – Heartbeat 2) Janelle Monae – Cold War 3) Gorillaz / Daley – Doncamatic (All...
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Janelle Monae –“Lettin’ Go”&“Metropolis”
I was as surprised as you would be when my “Janelle Monae” Pandora station, which previously had been playing artists like the Roots and Erykah Badu, spat out an awesome Monae track I’d never heard...
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Janelle Monae (Concert Review, 5/7/11)
You know Janelle Monae has a great voice. You can find this out by listening to Metropolis, The ArchAndroid, or any of the individual songs (“Be Still,” “Call the Law”) she’s recorded with other...
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Catches of the Week
Enjoy a mix of tracks from acts we reviewed last week, some dance-happy remixes, and odd yet still fun stuff from woman-lead indie projects. Run the World (Girls) – Beyonce Mother Lover ft Justin...
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Top Janelle Monae Collaborations
All hail the Janelle Monae collaboration. She hasn’t spent all her time being an ArchAndroid – she’s also worked with some excellent producers and created some of the past few years’ best music. She...
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Catches of the Week (7/31/11)
Check out this list of tracks that crept onto our speakers last week. It includes new stuff from the Wu and Rival Sons, a cool Lily Allen remix and a good old fashioned mashup. Sky High – Milkman The...
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Fun (feat. Janelle Monae) – We Are Young
I love Janelle Monae collaborations. This much is clear. That said, it’s been more than a year since The Archandroid came out. For the sake of aesthetics itself, she needs to release another album. So...
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fun. – Some Nights
Watch out, fun. is about to blow up. Their new album Some Nights will be released under the Fueled By Ramen record label later this week, and boy does it sound good. fun. is probably best known by...
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Roman GianArthur –“I-69”
Roman GianArthur is giving us nostalgia at its best in his new track “I-69.” The newcomer, from Janelle Monae’s Wondaland camp, released this retro-styled track via his social media and the folks seem...
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Janelle Monae –“Dance Apocalyptic”
Janelle Monae. Thank GOD she’s back to releasing music regularly. “Dance Apocalyptic” channels, of all things, early rock and roll and R&B, with a hint of “Hey Mickey,” and Monae’s signature space...
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