Dan Vidal
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Dan is a nocturnal creature who needs good, nutritious alcohol to power his fuel cells. He thinks, lives and speaks from the underground.
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Bobby Ray and the captain of the All City Chess Club lend bars to the re-worked lead single from the best album of the year so far. Matter of fact, Janelle’s got some bars too… and she kills it. Is there anything this chick can’t do?
DOWNLOAD: Janelle Monae – Tightrope (Wondamix) ft. B.o.B. & Lupe Fiasco
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This sounds like some Crockett & Tubbs music — although with a nice 2010 bounce to it. “Higher” is the first single from Havana’s upcoming sophomore solo LP, Entervention. If you’re feeling generous, you can support the song by copping it on iTunes.
DOWNLOAD: Havana – Higher
It seemed like a half-hearted publicity stunt when they first announced this project.
That was over a year ago, and although it immediately evoked memories of their instantly classic "Road To Zion", history shows that super-collab albums tend to either become mummified in red-tape, or doomed to disappoint. Thankfully, that first collaboration from Damian's Welcome To Jamrock LP isn't the best song these two have ever recorded. (That honor might now go to the album's outro, "Africa Must Wake Up.")
On Distant Relatives, Damian's island grooves and lingering tribal percussion set the ...
Janelle Monae
The ArchAndroid
Released by Bad Boy / Wondaland
I’m supposed to be a writer, yet I’m at a loss for words.
I’ll try as best I can to explain what I’ve just experienced. Like most great albums, this one is kind of like a drug-trip. You know you’ve gone to a place unlike any you’ve ever visited before. You were aware of the strange emotions and consciousness expanding effects while you were on the drug, yet when you try to explain it to those who've never tried it, words seem to fail. Then again, maybe my feeble brain ...
Minus The Bear
Omni
Released by Dangerbird Records
The amazing thing about this band is that they consistently manage to push the boundaries of the unique little box they’ve built, painted, and decorated to comfortably house their sound. The unrestricted jam-band mentality of Planet Of Ice (their previous effort) was a sharp departure from the carefully conceived, grungy beach tunes found on their second album, Menos El Oso.
Menos seemed as though it had the potential to propel the band into superstardom. That never happened, and to be honest I don’t think they really wanted it to happen. MTB has one of the most loyal fanbases of any prog rock band performing today. This is what allows them the freedom to maneuver in the pocket. The fact that they can change the hue and tone of their work, while still maintaining their distinct style of time-signature shifts and catchy, syncopated guitar riffs remains the single reason why their core audience has never strayed.
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