Can we have a thread to talk about how awesome Janelle Monae is?

[Ashwin Pande]

Cause she really is.

[Ashwin Pande]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pwnefUaKCbc

[Ashwin Pande]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LHgbzNHVg0c

[Black Roman]

She's the fucking bomb. She's probably my favorite solo female artist out there right now.

[Ashwin Pande]

Plus there's a huge sci-fi element to her albums! Come on, nerds! A hot chick is into your bullshit nonsense! Represent!

[Kedd]

she is pretty awesome. I'm a fan.

[capntightpants]

I have seen her perform live twice, and she is awesome awesome awesome.


The first time I saw her, she opened up for Erykah Badu. Nobody knew who she was. Nobody danced the Tightrope. But when she sang her rendition of Smile, the whole crowd just got real quiet and listened. It was amazing.

The way she opens up with Dance or Die cloaked with several other cloaked figures, the way she dances, and how she just walked off the stage down the middle aisle in a finish all made for one of the most enjoyable live shows I've ever been to.

I love Janelle.

[Black Roman]

I listen to her album (and the preceding EP) all the time. She should totally bigger than she is, but I won't complain as long as she keeps making music as solid as The ArchAndroid.

[capntightpants]

I listen to her album (and the preceding EP) all the time. She should totally bigger than she is, but I won't complain as long as she keeps making music as solid as The ArchAndroid.

That the second album was done in conjunction with Diddy's Bad Boy records and still came out as good as it did astounds me. He got it pretty decent promotion too.

Janelle is also a fuckin ill ass rapper:


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_GlpeFqMLZI

[Kedd]

I need to go out and see some live music.

[The Hodag]

Love her, been trying to put friends on to her.

Strange fact #1: she appeared as herself on Stargate Universe in a club scene

[Ashwin Pande]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lqmORiHNtN4

[Black Roman]

Love her, been trying to put friends on to her.

Strange fact #1: she appeared as herself on Stargate Universe in a club scene

That was great, and was weirdly in sync with the "story" of her album. :D

[Ashwin Pande]

Love her, been trying to put friends on to her.

Strange fact #1: she appeared as herself on Stargate Universe in a club scene

Makes sense. She's a huge sci-fi geek. Her albums are full of crazy sci-fi references.

[Masculine Todd]

I like her stuff.

[Caley Tibbittz]

I need to go out and see some live music.
Last concert I saw was James Marsters at Hard Rock Seattle during ECCC. Great show. Made me miss live music, but it's so damn expensive.