Our favorite robotic rocker Janelle Monae has debuted the video for her song featuring Big Boi, “Tightrope,” from her upcoming album The ArchAndroid (May 18). Enjoy!

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From the album Dusk Til Dawn, a tribute to the late DJ Dusk, is out now on Strut Records.

Now that she’s making it in the US, VV Brown took the Black Cab Sessions idea and brought it to New York, hence the Yellow Cab Sessions. Enjoy, and find her remaining US tour dates with Little Dragon after the jump.  Read more »

From Jamie Lidell himself: “Jamie and fellow musicians including Chilly Gonzales and Dan Rossen (Grizzly Bear) lift their hammers in this Anvil blues, whose lyrics describe a bedraggled beachcomber as he is seen desperately searching for his lost gold. The video, shot by Lindsey Rome in double vision through the barrel of a dusty camera’s sights finds Jamie returning to the songs birthplace, the beaches of Western Australia, to shout it out from the sands.”

Taken from the forthcoming album Compass out May 18th on Warp Records.

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Coming down off the excitement of that World Cup mix, Gilles Peterson still has to wait a while before the first match in June. Back to the groove, he’s home from a trip South covering New Zealand and Australia, and he has reliably collected new music all along the way. This week features music from that side of the globe, as well as some recent listens and favorites from his tour, like Scuba, Ramadanman and Michel Cleis. This week GPWW also features a mix from Josh Wink, an innovator from Philadelphia whose musical approach is described as techno meets big-room bop.

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Erykah Badu, Giant Step and Under 100/The Dash Gallery present a very special event this Saturday, March 27th at Good Units at Hudson, to celebrate the forthcoming release of Badu’s highly anticipated album New Amerykah Part Two: Return of the Ankh. Appearing alongside Erykah Badu will be Spank Rock, MNDR and The Tony Castles.

UPDATE: This show is SOLD OUT. There will be absolutely no ticket sales at the event.

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The fourth podcast in the SVEDKA Vodka Future Music Series has arrived, hosted by London based DJ, Benji B. As always this podcast features the latest in newly released and un-released music from around the world featuring artists such as Jay Electronica, Driis a.k.a Idris Alba, Soul Litchfield and many more.

After the jump, please verify that you are over 21 years of age and download or stream SVEDKA Vodka Future Music Podcast #4. Enjoy responsibly.

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Here’s a new track from Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings: “When I Come Home,” from the recording sessions of their new album, I Learned the Hard Way. Pre-order the CD or LP from daptonerecords.com and get a free 45 single of this non-album track!

To download the title track, “I Learned the Hard Way”, click here.

Eli “Paperboy” Reed is a musician with a mission statement: to take over the world with soul music. Also, to make a record that is just badass. Look out for his upcoming album on Blue Note, Come and Get It.

After the poolside festivities subside on Saturday, March 27th, the late night party moves into the Florida Room. Gilles Peterson returns for an exclusive double bill alongside Questlove, who makes his second appearance with Giant Step at WMC, but this time with MC Yameen Allworld. We are now taking RSVPs for this event to accommodate the popular demand. We also highly recommend a table reservation for this event. For your reservation please email delano-floridaroom@morganshotelgroup.com . Hurry though, because space is very limited.

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