Timbre Tantrum

Photo by Daniel Jackson

In the opening bars of The ArchAndroid we hear an orchestra warming up followed by audience applause, and we immediately know we have begun a journey we won’t soon forget.  We have no control over the path to our final destination, but with Janelle Monáe in the driver’s seat, stealthily bobbing and weaving between diverse musical styles, we trust that we will arrive – enlightened. Read the rest of this entry →

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Photo by Jamie Martinez

Summer is just around the corner, and we are already hard at work on our bikini bodies, day dreaming of soaking up some So Cal rays.  We are on pins and needles for our top five albums of the summer to drop!  Just put us out of our misery already, and pass the sunscreen. Read the rest of this entry →

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The official track listing for Janelle Monae’s highly anticipated full-length release The ArchAndroid is here!  The buzz began when Janelle stepped onto the scene with her self-released EP, Metropolis Suite I of IV: The Chase, and slowly grew to an intense hum when she signed to Sean “Diddy” Combs’ Bad Boy Records later that same year. Read the rest of this entry →

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