Best New Bands » Janelle Monae http://www.bestnewbands.com News, Reviews and Interviews Wed, 07 Feb 2018 02:08:46 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=3.8.41 Life is Beautiful Fest Adds Vampire Weekend, Alabama Shakes, Janelle Monae and more! http://www.bestnewbands.com/breaking-news/life-is-beautiful-fest-adds-vampire-weekend-alabama-shakes-janelle-monae-and-more/ http://www.bestnewbands.com/breaking-news/life-is-beautiful-fest-adds-vampire-weekend-alabama-shakes-janelle-monae-and-more/#comments Tue, 30 Jul 2013 17:23:57 +0000 Life is Beautiful (L.I.B.) Festival announces the addition of 14 music acts to their lineup for the inaugural festival taking place Saturday, October 26th and Sunday, October 27th, 2013. These acts include Vampire Weekend, Alabama Shakes, Janelle Monae, Cults, Joey Bada$$, Smith Westerns, Nico Vega, The Dig and Dreamers. In addition, L.I.B. and Red Bull Sound Select collaborated to curate a group of emerging artists on the

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]]> http://www.bestnewbands.com/breaking-news/life-is-beautiful-fest-adds-vampire-weekend-alabama-shakes-janelle-monae-and-more/feed/ 0 fun. Releases New Single, “We Are Young (Feat. Janelle Monae)” from Upcoming Album http://www.bestnewbands.com/album-reviews/fun-releases-new-single-we-are-young-feat-janelle-monae-from-upcoming-album/ http://www.bestnewbands.com/album-reviews/fun-releases-new-single-we-are-young-feat-janelle-monae-from-upcoming-album/#comments Wed, 21 Sep 2011 22:32:01 +0000 The first single from fun. from their upcoming album (not yet titled, due out next year) is officially here, and it’s pretty freaking cool.  “We Are Young” features Janelle Monae ___. Download it here, listen below, or watch the video above.  As for the music video…weird.  In a nutshell (spoiler alert), a half-Asian Natalie Portman

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]]> http://www.bestnewbands.com/album-reviews/fun-releases-new-single-we-are-young-feat-janelle-monae-from-upcoming-album/feed/ 0 Video Preview: Fun. in the Studio for their New Album (Plus Fall Tour Dates Announced!) http://www.bestnewbands.com/previews/video-preview-fun-in-the-studio-for-their-new-album-plus-fall-tour-dates-announced/ http://www.bestnewbands.com/previews/video-preview-fun-in-the-studio-for-their-new-album-plus-fall-tour-dates-announced/#comments Fri, 16 Sep 2011 21:04:41 +0000 Breaking news, Nate Ruess fans!  Pop-rock trio fun. has a new album coming out next year and has recently released a video through Complex magazine previewing the currently untitled album.  The video features the band in the studio with producer Jeff Bhasker (Alicia Keys, Kid Cudi), and gets you up close and personal with the

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]]> http://www.bestnewbands.com/breaking-news/bestnewbandscoms-concert-picks-for-the-week-of-10-25/feed/ 0 Neon Indian and Janelle Monáe Shake Things Down in San Francisco http://www.bestnewbands.com/live-reviews/neon-indian-and-janelle-mon%c3%a1e-shake-things-down-in-san-francisco/ http://www.bestnewbands.com/live-reviews/neon-indian-and-janelle-mon%c3%a1e-shake-things-down-in-san-francisco/#comments Tue, 27 Jul 2010 21:44:27 +0000 Let me start by declaring the obvious: SF Weekly’s All Shook Down Music Festival was a great idea. Being a San Diego native, I couldn’t help but be reminded of the time I spent in a haze, wandering down music packed streets and alleys at Street Scene back home. Those were good times, and so

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