Words to describe a Janelle Monae show?  An experience. I’ve written about my admiration of Ms. Monae’s style here before and I’ve also written how inspiring her music is.  So you know I was beyond psyched when I found out she was coming to Chicago to perform at Chicago’s legendary Schubas Tavern. It was about [...]

If you follow me on Twitter, then you might have noticed a couple of my tweets written about Corinne Bailey Rae’s latest album,  The Sea.  I admit, I was only a casual fan of her past music,  liking a few songs here and there.  I remember when the horrible news of her husband’s death broke [...]

There are a lot of outside influences that can affect the way we dress.  I’d say one of the biggest things is music.  I love, no really, I love music and in many ways, music is always intertwined with my life.   Music and fashion for me, can easily go together as a confluence of style [...]

It’s a lazy day for me and I’m on my way to a ball game, so I thought I’d leave with some musings: What I’m Reading: In the Woods by Tana French.  It’s our current book club selection and I have until Monday to read all 400 something pages.  I started on Friday evening and [...]

Another post where I will veer off of the fashion/beauty talk for a second.  Yes, this is a tribute to Michael Jackson post.  I’d actually gone back and forth about writing a tribute post since others have eloquently written on this subject matter.   However, I thought it would be quite fitting since I can say [...]

Kid Sister. She hails from Chicago and is pretty new and fresh to the rap scene. If you want to get technical, her style of music would be labeled as “club rap”. Catchy and fun tunes meant to keep your head moving. I first heard her song “Pro Nails” featuring Kanye West over a year [...]