Afropunk Festival Commodore Barry Park, Fort Greene, Brooklyn August 23, 2014 As I mentioned in a previous post, throughout the bulk of JOVM’s history, I essentially ran the site full-time and as a side project, […]
Tag: Janelle Monae
Some time ago, Ross Politti (of Carnivores) offered to record and produce a project that Grace Bellury (of Lille) had been working on for some time. What had started as a seemingly one time collaboration soon evolved […]
Much like David Bowie,Janelle Monae, Prince and others, the Montreal, QC-based Jef Barbara uses androgyny to play with and blur gender lines and roles – and like those artists that preceded him, Barbara has an uncommonly delicate, strangely […]
Del Venicci, can trace their origins to when Ross Politti (of Carnivores) offered to record and produce a project that Grace Bellury (of Lille) had been working on for some time. What had started as […]
Album Review: Jef Barbara’s Soft to the touch
Jef Barbara Soft to the touch Club Roll Music Release Date: September 30, 2013 Track Listing About singers Soft to the touch Chords (Duet with Laetitia Sadier) Song for the Loveshy Credit D’amour Technic is […]
Montreal, QC-based singer/songwriter Jef Barbara released his debut effort The Contamination last year and the album gained quite a bit of attention – first, for the fact that the songs were entirely written and recored in French […]
Album Review: Sky Hi Funk Band’s Reality Check EP
Sky Hi Funk Band Reality Check EP G.E.D. Soul Records Release Date: May 7, 2013 Track Listing 1. Reality Check 2. Numero Uno 3. Funk ‘til Dawn 4. Plan B 5. Your Body […]
Afro-Punk Festival Day 2: 8/26/12 featuring Flatbush Zombies, Gordon Voidwell, Reggie Watts, Toro Y Moi, Janelle Monae and TV on the Radio
The second day of the Afro-Punk Festival back in August was incredible as it featured Flatbush Zombies, Gordon Voidwell, Toro Y Moi, Janelle Monae, and festival headliners TV on the Radio. I was impressed the […]
As one half of the Los Angeles based electronica/soul act J*Davey, Jack Davey has been a part of a response against over-produced, pre-packed pop pabulum. Her talent is obvious if you consider the fact that […]
