Prince

Then and now: purple rain (1984)

source: guide2princeA Prince Discography

look back at the characters from the 1984 movie “Purple Rain” and see what they are doing now … movie Purple Rain Prince Billy Sparks Charles Huntsberry Jerome Benton Morris Day Apollonia Kotero Olga Karlatos Clarence Williams III Wendy Melvoin Lisa Coleman…

Published Mon, Nov 2

Alicia Keys Fashions Herself As One Of The Beautiful Ones

source: Idolator

Friend-of-Idolator Michaelangelo Matos has a pretty spot-on review of Alicia Keys’ snoozy first single from her forthcoming pushed-back album The Elements Of Freedom in The Stranger; in the writeup he writes about how his sister saw the deadly serious arteeeste Keys in concert in 200...

Published Thu, Oct 29

No. 40: Ozzy Osbourne, Tony Iommi, and the Wu-Tang Clan, “For Heaven’s Sake 2000”

source: Idolator

To capitalize off the downtuned wasteland of wallet-chained Neanderthals with creative facial hair and awkward b-boy stances, venerable hip-hop institution Loud Records released the nearly meritless Loud Rocks in 2000. “Yippee,” exclaimed exactly nobody when this an album of rapc...

Published Mon, Oct 26

Joss Stone And The EMI Art Department Will Ugly-Album-Cover Each Other To The Death

source: Idolator

“Joss Stone: Did her label make her change her provocative album-cover art?” Entertainment Weekly breathlessly asks about the two images above, one of which was Joss’ “artistic choice” to be the cover for her new album, the other the one that EMI actually sent to stores. Whether or not the...

Published Fri, Oct 23

Sound Opinions talks Purple Rain

source: prince.org headlines

Chicago Public Radio pays tribute to Prince's 1984 classic on its program Sound Opinions, in which music writers Jim DeRogatis and Greg Kot dissect the album and chat with Wendy & Lisa about their time with Prince and the making of the album.

Published Tue, Jul 28

How Can Prince Produce The New Album, “3121″ And Be Close To If Not Better Than Purple Rain At 47 Years Old?

source: guide2princeA Prince Discography

Did you know every time that a radio station plays Prince, God kills a little puppy….hahaha Did you know every time that a radio station plays Prince, God kills a little puppy….hahaha

Published Tue, Jun 23

Who Thinks Prince Should Do A Reunion Album With The Revolution? (the Whole Band)?

source: guide2princeA Prince Discography

I like The Revolution 100% better than the NPG. I like The Revolution 100% better than the NPG.

Published Mon, Jun 22

Does Anyone Know This Prince Recording?

source: guide2princeA Prince Discography

I had a bootleg “radio” show years ago, when Prince was in full “Tora Tora” mode and he was talking on the radio introducing songs from the Exodus album. After what I think was Get Wild, he says “Oh my GOD that was nasty!” He also talks about how people are struggling to name Prince, even openly m...

Published Sun, Jun 21