I was never a fairytale type of kid. Sure, I enjoyed Brandy and Whitney Houston’s rendition of Cinderella, but there was something so unbelievable and tragically unappealing about those ‘happily ever afters’. That was until, ironically, I grew up. With all the troubles of today, fairy-tales provide a type of relief from the world that can suffocate us with tragic endings. The bad guys die, the prince is charming, and the princess always comes out unscathed. Those are just well-written daydreams from far, far away. Nothing is that peachy, but I decided every writer should get a chance to compose his or her own fairytale.
Hear ye, hear ye: King is officially the shit. Just incase you’ve been living under an avalanche of ill-informed blog posts or missed the avid endorsements by the likes of Erykah Badu, Questlove, and Phonte over the past few months, here’s your late pass. Just when you thought they would drift out into the endless abyss of buzzworthy online indie acts, yet another commodifiable act of adoration has been bestowed upon LA-based vocal trio King: they were hand picked by Prince himself to open for him during the final show of his recent residency at the LA Forum.
I love Illustrated album covers and it seems like this trend has been resurfacing lately check out a couple of covers I really love done by some amazing artists.
Featured blogger painter/musician Corinne Stevie blogs about her painting of Erykah Badu. Corinne created the painting when "New Amerykah part one" dropped after being so inspired by the music" this painting is a homage.
Read MoreNot but last week did we spend some time discussing the broader cultural impact of Erykah Badu's R & B career and her very measured march to mainstream success in discussing new album New Amerykah Part Two.
Read MoreErykah Badu's video for her web single "Jump In The Air (Stay There)" is pretty interesting visually. The video uses the kaleidoscope effect to create some really striking images.
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