Prince

Prince on 'Tavis Smiley': 'I was born epileptic'

source: Entertainment Weekly

Prince did mention this before, in a song called "The Sacrifice of Victor," from a 1992 album. He said he was epileptic until the age of seven. Not too crazy about his latest CD, but his Planet Earth is the best since Sign of the Times to me. ... Prince gets personal, reveals epilepsy bout Newsday

Published Mon, Apr 27

Prince CDs lacking quality, not quantity

source: Akron Beacon Journal

Tampabay.com  OH Prince has had a long history of blazing his own trail, and his reluctance to record for a major label is admirable. He gave away his last album, 2007's Planet Earth, via a newspaper promotion in the United Kingdom. And his decision to distribute ...

Published Sat, Apr 4

Review: Prince's 5 New Songs

source: Spin

His last album, 2007's Planet Earth, was bundled for free with Sunday papers in London (the first single, "Guitar," was a Verizon exclusive). It's something of a shame that this is the only thing the album is remembered for because it was as good -- as distinctly Prince-like -- as he's sound...

Published Fri, Dec 19

David Sapp: Prince's Planet Earth: Brilliant in More Ways than One

source: Huffington Post

But, by far, the biggest treat is the return of Wendy Melvoin and Lisa Coleman, former members of Prince's band from the early 1980s, The Revolution. While their contributions seem limited on Planet Earth to "additional keys" and "acoustic guitar and mandolin" (as they're listed in the c...

Published Fri, Jul 27

CD Review: Prince: Planet Earth

source: Jam! Showbiz

Sure, it's good to be King. But it must be kinda nice to be Prince these days too. Sure, it's good to be King. But it must be kinda nice to be Prince these days too.

Published Sat, Jul 21

Opinion: Tony Sachs and Sal Nunziato: This Week in Music (Or is it Next Week In Music?)

source: Huffington Post

Prince - "Planet Earth" The early press on the new Prince release is the usual overhype. 'What Prince fans have been waiting for ... Back to the classic sound ... He's baaaaack." We're Prince fans. We know a lot of Prince fans. And we speak for all rational Prince fans when we say, this is NOT what we've be...

Published Tue, Jul 17

That Sound You Hear? The British Music Industry Crumbling Under The Weight Of "Planet Earth"

source: Idolator

The likelihood that the Planet Earth release is a one-time gimmick is high; while one British retailer closed before feeling the impact of lost Prince sales, blaming Prince for the British music industry's financial woes is equal to blaming hip-hop mixtapes for poor sales on this side o...

Published Sun, Jul 15

Music Industry Threatens Prince For Giving Away Free Music

source: Podcasting News

via Synthtopia His royal purple badness, TAFKATAFKAP, aka Prince, is angering the music industry by releasing his latest CD for free with a UK Sunday newspaper. The Mail on Sunday has revealed that Prince’s 10-track Planet Earth CD will be available with in an upcoming edition of the pap...

Published Mon, Jul 2