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Posts tagged "Janelle Monae"
Blerd Lines 8/12/13: Chris Brown’s Seizure, Janelle Monae’s Album Art, & Gaga & M.I.A. Being Annoying
Oh Lady Gaga. You so crazy.
Janelle Monae & Erykah Badu: Two “Q.U.E.E.N”s Collide
It’s a soul explosion! Janelle Monae and Erykah Badu collide on a new track.
Spin Cycle: Estelle’s “All Of Me”
Sometimes simply being refreshing is enough. Take Estelle: she’s a good singer, but not a vocal powerhouse. She’s a fine emcee, but not a magnetic one. And yet, 2008’s Kanye duet “American Boy” was such a shot in the arm; the London vocalist’s flirtatious interplay with Ye was engaging, the hook burrowed deep into the brain, and the splashy electro-funk production sounded like both a fresh diversion and a remarkably spot-on prediction of the direction pop music would take in […]
Spin Cycle: fun.’s “Some Nights”
You’ve heard “We Are Young” all over the place, now check out what we think about fun.’s new album.
Spin Cycle: Van Hunt’s “What Were You Hoping For?”
Forget marching to the beat of your own drummer; Van Hunt’s got his own band, and he’s leading his feisty, wildly imaginative brand of r&b into the pop music stratosphere all by himself. To rewind, there was totally a time that the singer/songwriter had an illustrious little major-label career brewing. His first record, Van Hunt, didn’t set the world on fire, but was reasonably well-received; his second, On the Jungle Floor , is rightfully acknowledged as a classic by anyone who’s heard it. There’s […]
Festival Summer: Rock the Bells & Afro-Punk Announce Lineups
Quiet as kept, the Rock the Bells festival has become THE event for hip-hop fans every summer. The 2011 iteration of the road show just announced it’s lineup for this summer, and Lauryn Hill and Nas are the main attractions. Hill, whose wildly inconsistent performances (not to mention habitual lateness) drew the ire of many fans last year, will be looking to redeem herself on the 2011 jaunt. Hopefully we get more soulful, inspired performances like the one she did […]
The Viewfinder: Big Boi’s “Be Still” (feat. Janelle Monae)
It’s scary to believe that just a little more than half a decade ago, OutKast was the hottest group on the planet. Meanwhile, Big Boi’s excellent solo debut, Sir Lucious Leftfoot-The Son of Chico Dusty, came out (after numerous delays) last summer, to pretty much universal indifference. One of the best albums in hip-hop’s most artistically fruitful year in ages, it deserves a second chance for sure. If you want a taste, you might want to check out the video […]
The Viewfinder: Cee-Lo Green’s “Bodies”
Ya know something? Between this song and Gnarls Barkley’s “Necromancer”, I think I’d be a little worried if Cee-Lo Green asked me on a date. Fresh from his Muppet-heavy kid-friendly performance of “The Song Otherwise Known as Forget You” on the Grammy Awards, the video for his latest single, “Bodies”, has been released. Saying that this song gives me the creeps when I stay glued to the TV during “The First 48” probably doesn’t give off the ring of authenticity […]
Popblerd! Presents: Your 2011 Grammy Awards Live Blog (& Drinking Game)!
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Some folks go crazy over the Academy Awards. Some folks go nuts over the Super Bowl. For me, unless a New York City team is in the World Series or Super Bowl, my most exciting pop culture event has to be the Grammy Awards. It intrigued me as a kid-it was probably the first award show I ever saw. I believe it was the 1980 ceremony, and all I remember is that The Doobie Brothers were performing, I was watching […]
