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Rocking Crowds With No Apologies
June 24th, 2009
Attempting to classify Janelle Monáe is a waste of time. The Kansas City native has been making her rounds at some of the year's top festivals, including SXSW and Bonaroo. And if her tuxedo and black-and-white saddle shoes are any indicator of what's to come, then her show is definitely a break from the norm. This week, the petite 2…
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Janelle Interviewed on NPR’s “This is Fresh Air”
June 24th, 2009
Janelle Monae caugh up with NPR's "This is Fresh Air" last week to talk about her album Metropolis: The Chase Suite, performing, and her childhood . Head over to NPR.org to listen to the interview now!
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Check Out The Reviews Of Janelle Monae’s Performance On The No Doubt Tour!
June 24th, 2009
Check below for all the latest reviews on Janelle Monae's recent performance on the No Doubt tour! The Buffalo News "And as great as the headliner was on this night, they weren't the best band on the bill. Janelle Monae, the first opening act, put on the kind of performance that is so unique, visceral and true that it's awf…
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Janelle Monáe, Girl from Another Planet
Open your minds, earthlings, and prepare to be launched headfirst into an alternate universe. A place where robots fall in love with humans. Where your tour guide into this alternate realm is a demure lil thang with a bold set of pipes. "I'm an alien from outer space," declares Janelle Monáe on the first song of her debut album, Metropolis: The Chase Suite (Special Edition). Yes, Toto, we are no longer in Kansas anymore. Or even planet Earth.
Suspend disbelief for a moment, as you're dropped mid-pursuit into a soaring sci-fi soundtrack. The lush orchestration experiments with elements of musical theater, funk and the dirty south. At one moment, Monáe's voice takes on the metallic trill of Shirley Bassey, the next she's an ethereal siren, followed by a bluesy soothsayer. "No alter ego for me, this android definitely exists," says Monáe of Cindi Mayweather, the heroine of The Chase. Mayweather, she explains, is an "Alpha Platinum 9000 android." She is on the run because she's fallen in love with a human being, a situation that is verboten in the future landscape of Metropolis.
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