J. Monae made here network television debut last night on Letterman. Taken from ArchAndroid, in stores now. HHS review coming soon.

We used to see this happen every year, back when we ran indie rap retail – a bunch of labels all pick the same day for a bunch of quality releases, and none of them care to change it, forcing the consumer to start making choices, rather than multiple purchases. Today is a packed street [cont.]

Preorders for Janelle Monae’s hotly anticipated The Archandroid are up now, directly from the label. Packages are broken down as follows: Premium Package – $39.99: Includes “ArchAndroid” CD, immediate MP3 downloads of “Tightrope” and “Coldwar” with PDF artwork, The ArchAndroid 27″ x 40″ movie poster, and t-shirt. Deluxe Package – $26.99: Includes “ArchAndroid” CD, immediate [cont.]

We’ve been following mademoiselle Monae for a minute now, pretty much since her show stealing scenes in Outkast’s Idlewild. Her recent “Tightrope” video with Big Boi shows promise for her new LP, The Archandroid, as seen above. The artwork is described as….well, just read. We had no idea she was into that kind of thing…. [cont.]

Well, it may be a while before we get that next Big Boi solo album, or another Outkast LP for that matter, but doesn’t stop Big Boi from carrying on the sound with Janelle Monae latest single. Janelle is sort of an otherworldly, conceptual soul singer who signed with Bad Boy in 2007, and is [cont.]