[Video] whysowhite: "Get Busy"
The first time I met Nick "Big Fat Nick" McMillan, he told me a breathtaking story on how he and his landlord found and retrieved a dead cat out of the wall of his apartment. That doesn't have much to do with this post, but it sets the mood perfectly for the band that is whysowhite. I'm telling you, if you haven't heard, interacted, broken bread with the guys of the Chicago six piece funk band, you are seriously missing something in your life. Fresh off hosting a sensual Valentine's Day celebration at their renovated 'Firehaus' on the city's north side, the ever-eclectic squad graced us today with the video for their party-starting jam "Get Busy". The visual release, shot by Nocturnal Media, follows the group's trio of frontmen, Charlie Moonbeam, D-Pop Fantastic and Big Fat Nick as their scour their way through a grocery store. If you've ever been pelted with a banana during one of the band's in-show 'fruit tosses', you'll instantly understand the poignancy of this setting. It plays out somewhat like you're stereotypical hip-hop video, if you replace the green of money with asparagus and big booty girls with pomegranates. Nick chokes on spaghetti, there's a spikey neon ball...you just gotta give it a look. Check out the full video for "Get Busy" below and catch the band March 1 at Martyr's in Chicago with Marrow, featuring a special back-up section.
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[Video] Whysowhite: "Too Much"
If you listen to music in the Midwest region of the continental United States and haven't heard of seven piece master funk groovers Whysowhite, than you are sadly making a colossal, musical misstep. The fun-loving group of nomads currently set up in a renovated Firehouse on Chicago's north side put on one of the best shows in the city, complete with fruit tosses, neon leggings and fur coats. They proved so this summer, as they passionately rocked the Blue stage at this year's North Coast Festival on little to no prior notice. Today, the band released the video for their track, "Too Much" off their self-titled debut album, released earlier this year. Shot and directed by Derek Robinson and Matt Bressoud and starring Jessica Marks, the video traces the intricacies of c0ming to the end of a relationship, paced by the vocalist trio of Nick, Charles and Davis' reggae-tinged vocals and the band's penchant for creative arrangement and hook-induced harmonies. Check out the video, here below, and catch Whysowhite this weekend at Concord Music Hall in Chicago with George Clinton and Parliament Funkadelic- Tickets available here.
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[Album Stream] Janelle Monáe: ‘The Electric Lady’ LP
Janelle Monáe’s promising sophomore album, The Electric Lady, is now streaming one week before its September 10th release date via VH1. The R&B Queen in training enlists a little help from Prince (who doesn’t just feature on anybody’s album), the Queen herself – Erykah Badu, Solange Knowles, Miguel (see “Primetime”), and Grammy award winner Esperanza Spalding. At first listen, The Electric Lady offers all the necessary elements for an R&B classic – it’s funky, it’s vibrant, it’s daring, and definitely electric. Hear it for yourself below and pre-order The Electric Lady on iTunes here or cop the two-disc deluxe edition at Target next week.
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The Electric Lady Tracklist:
Disc 1:
01. Suite IV Electric Overture
02. Givin Em What They Love (feat. Prince)
03. Q.U.E.E.N. (feat. Erykah Badu)
04. Electric Lady (feat. Solange)
05. Good Morning Midnight (Interlude)
06. PrimeTime (feat. Miguel)
07. We Were Rock & Roll
08. The Chrome Shoppe (Interlude)
09. Dance Apocalyptic
10. Look Into My Eyes
Disc 2:
11. Suite V Electric Overture
12. It’s Code
13. Ghetto Woman
14. Our Favorite Fugitive (Interlude)
15. Victory
16. Can’t Live Without Your Love
17. Sally Ride
18. Dorothy Dandridge Eyes (feat. Esperanza Spalding)
19. What An Experience
20. Q.U.E.E.N. (feat. Erykah Badu) (Wondamix) (Bonus)
21. Electric Lady (feat. Big Boi and Cee-Lo Green) (Dungeon-Wondamix) (Bonus)
22. HYTB (Bonus)
23. I Want You Back (Bonus)