Don’t you hate when you’re reading a food blog and you’re all hangry and feeling some kinda way, and you have to scroll down like 80 times in order to get to the goddamn recipe? Yeah, me too. Here’s a list of albums I liked this year. I deem them “the best,” but really they’re…
The maybe-cyborg, definite genius Janelle Monáe shared two new tracks off her upcoming Dirty Computer out April 27. “Make Me Feel” and “Django Jane” were both dropped this afternoon along with accompanying videos (or “emotion pictures,” as Monáe calls them), each giving a glimpse of what’s to come from the singer’s third LP. “Make Me Feel” is the standout…
Sci-fi writer Philip K. Dick may have died in 1982, but his futuristic, dystopian tales are still bending minds and influencing our culture. The highly anticipated Blade Runner 2049 just hit theaters this past weekend, starring Ryan Gosling and Harrison Ford, and is the sequel to the Ridley Scott film adapted from Dick’s Do Androids Dream…
When Theodore Melfi’s Hidden Figures was released it immediately hit number one at the box office, banking a sizable $22.8 million, and surpassing Rouge One: A Star Wars Story by nearly a million dollars. Even more remarkable was that Figures, a story about the black female mathematicians and physicists who worked for NASA in the…
If your life was separated into three distinct time periods, what would be your defining moments? What struggles would haunt you through time, and how would you stand strong? Barry Jenkins’ coming-of-age film Moonlight examines this and more as Chiron (aka Little, aka Black) grapples with the adversity of his environment and the hardships that…
If you’ve never heard of Jidenna, heads up – the Nigerian-American singer-songwriter-rapper is coming through with another jam and he’s looking as “classic” as ever. The “Classic Man” appeared on Janelle Monae’s “Yoga” earlier this year, but “Long Live the Chief” is his first outing without a Wondaland counterpart in tow. The beat is beyond…
Earlier this year, soulful R&B mastermind Janelle Monáe announced that her artist collective was teaming with Epic Records for their very own label imprint, Wondaland Records. Monáe and her crew then released some of the year’s best tracks, Monáe’s “Yoga” and Jidenna’s “Classic Man,” and as of today, Wondaland has finally released the roster’s first…
Back in February, Janelle Monáe announced a joint venture partnership with Epic Records and her own brand spankin’ new record label, Wondaland Records. The first single from the newfound “movement” was “Classic Man” by Jidenna featuring Roman GianArthur, which will be the lead track on a Wondaland Records compilation arriving in May. But the new…
Bonnaroo announced its 2014 lineup last night, just a few days before tickets go on sale (Feb. 22, Noon). The Tennessee festival is set to take place June 12-15th this year. (Click the photo to enlarge) Elton John is pretty huge and it’ll be interesting to read about his set. Say what you want about…
It’s apparently Festival Announcement Week on the Internetz.