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Saturday, June 7, 2008 --=[ Prince 4 ]=-- Prince - Xpectation [RARE] (2003) Link 2 For those of you who grew up in the 80's you may think of Prince as a rock/pop singer as per his Purple Rain album. However, for those of you who listened to Prince album "The Rainbow Children" already KNOW what time it is! This album is super rare. 9 tracks. All HEAT. Did you ever think Prince was capable of taking it to THIS level? I didn't think so, and boy oh boy I couldn't have been more wrong. All track i...   [read the full post]

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Rate Sheena Easton - No Sound But a Heart

Original at The World of Sheena Easton external link    13 hours ago

The album was reissued in 1999 by the One Way Records label. The album produced one single and video, "Eternity", written by Prince. The 1999 reissue added several bonus tracks. This was Easton's final release on the EMI label, ...

Rate DJ Jazzy Jeff & the Fresh Prince - Rock the House [The Samples]

Original at Hip Hop Is Read external link    19 hours ago

By noreply@blogger.com (Ivan) Philadelphia duo DJ Jazzy Jeff & the Fresh Prince released their first album, Rock the House, in 1987. The album contained three singles: "Magnificent Jazzy Jeff", "Touch Of Jazz" and "Girls Ain't Nothing But Trouble". ...

Rate DJ Jazzy Jeff & the Fresh Prince - He's the DJ, I'm the Rapper ...

Original at Hip Hop Is Read external link    19 hours ago

By noreply@blogger.com (Ivan) Released in '88, He's the DJ, I'm the Rapper was the first album to earn DJ Jazzy Jeff & the Fresh Prince a Grammy award (for "Parents Just Don't Understand"). In fact, this album was a landmark in hip hop history because it was the ...

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Rate The Music Of Prince Played by The Classic Metropolitan Orchestra - Little Red Corvette

Original at guide2prince a Prince Discography » A Guide 2 Prince external link    Fri, Oct 10

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Rate The Music Of Prince played By The Songrise Orchestra CD Album - Let’s Go Crazy

Original at guide2prince a Prince Discography » A Guide 2 Prince external link    Fri, Oct 10

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Rate Prince - New York Gig This Friday + VH1 Prince Weekend!

Original at blogspot/lbmy (Feedburner) external link    Wed, Oct 8

By Sophie(noreply@blogger.com) Prince has absorbed many other genres including pop, rock, jazz, new wave, psychedelia and hip hop into his musical palette citing Sly Stone, Curtis Mayfield, Jimi Hendrix, Joni Mitchell, James Brown and Carlos Santana as his primary influences. This weekend tries to fit in enough Prin...

Rate Michael Eavis wants Kanye West to play Glastonbury

Original at Melbourne Herald Sun external link    Tue, Oct 7

 Australia - One star he does have in mind is Prince, but fears he won’t be afford to the Purple Rain singer. “Prince would be great, but he’s too expensive. ...

Rate New Prince Book

Original at Come 2 The Park and Play With Us external link    Tue, Oct 7

By Come 2 The Park and Play With Us Prince has cut a singular path through the heart of popular music for more than 30 years. After making some of the most inventive albums of the 80s - including 1999, Purple Rain, and Sign "O" The Times - he turned his attention to ...

Past Two Weeks

 

Rate Album Cover Art

Original at Collecting Vinyl Records external link    Sat, Oct 4

By Robert Benson(fonzie1957@verizon.net) Rumours is the thirteenth album by rock band Fleetwood Mac, released in 1977. In December 1976, prior to the release of the album, Reprise released the single "Go Your Own Way". In 1978, Rumours won the Grammy Award for Album of the Year. As of 2007 the album has sold more than 30 million copies,...

Rate Katie Noonan Does The Beatles

Original at Oz Music Scene external link    Sat, Oct 4

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By lkatulka Highlights of the album include versions of “Across the Universe,” “Eleanor Rigby,” “Michelle” and of course, “Blackbird.” Katie is ably supported on the album and tour by her all-star jazz quartet featuring Joe Lovano, John Scofield, Lewis Nash, and Ron Carter.

Rate Janet Jackson Calls Out Sick, Beyonce Drops A Milli On Wigs, Prince Ass'd Out On PoliticsVideo included in this story.  Click to view.

Original at SOHH external link    Fri, Oct 3

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By Antuan Written By SOHH Soul Rebel Hot off the press this week Janet Jackson puts tour on pause, Beyonce drops a milli on wigs, Prince knocks the vote, and Usher covers his goods.... Hot off the press this week Janet Jackson puts tour on pause, Beyonce drops a milli on wigs, Prince knocks the vote, and Ush...

Rate Bruce Springsteen To Rock Halftime At Super Bowl

Original at MTV Newsroom external link    Mon, Sep 29

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By Gil Kaufman The cavalcade of classic rock will continue at this year’s Super Bowl. Following in the footsteps of the Rolling Stones, U2, Paul McCartney, Prince and last year’s featured attraction, Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band will rush the field at halfti...

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Rate PRINCE SHAKES IT UP

Original at Freddie Bell's Morning Show Update external link    Mon, Sep 29

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By freddiebell Solid Gold Soul September 30, 2008 Welcome to Solid Gold Soul About Freddie Bell PRINCE CAUSING A STIR Prince Bow Wow Babyface and Nikki NASH SITCOM EARLY TV CASUALTY Niecy Nash Sen. Barack Obama Ludacris Black History Fact TV personality Bryant Gumbel is 60. Words To the Wise

Rate Prince launches Official 21 Nights Book Campaign

Original at OH NO!! external link    Fri, Sep 26

By 13adass... Off record, I've had the chance to see the book in advance and its surprisingly good ...especially for those of you out there who are devout Prince fanatics. This post was approved by Purple Rain & Chelsea Chelsea Rodgersssss: everyone feel free to post some good Prince .gifs

Rate Have You Seen His Childhood?Video included in this story.  Click to view.

Original at stillsearching (WordPress) external link    Mon, Sep 15

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By Brett On August 29, Michael Jackson celebrated his 50th birthday. It was a low key affair, with the King of Pop hanging out with his three kids, eating candy, giggling, “watching cartoons” and “just relaxing.” No Macaulay Culkin, no Elizabeth Taylor, no Chris Tucker. Just Michael and his kids (Pr...

Year 2008

 

Rate Billboard Hot 100 Chart 50th Anniversary

Original at pinboard (WordPress) external link    Fri, Sep 12

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By Speeakz All of the lists are quite impressive/interesting but the one that caught my eye comes from the "Hit 100's Top 100 Artist's" list! Just check the top 20! I'm sure like me, you'll be super shocked that Janet Jackson came higher up than her brother Michael Jackson and er...Mariah Carey beat BOTH...

Rate The New American Idol Judge Is, Um…

Original at hecklerspray external link    Mon, Aug 25

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By Stuart Heritage So when the American Idol producers decided to shake up the holy trinity of Simon Cowell, Randy Jackson and Paula Abdul and hire a fourth judge, they aimed as high as they possibly could. So who did they pick? Michael Jackson? Madonna? The resuscitated zombie corpse of Elvis Presley? The T-...

Rate Warner Brothers talks about why they pushed Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince back

Original at The Gryffindor Gazette external link    Fri, Aug 15

By Wendy Official word is starting to trickle down from the powers on high at Warner Brothers on why, exactly, they decided to push the release of Half-Blood Prince back. Here it is, from the president of WB, Alan Horn: Warner currently is riding high with “The Dark Knight,” the Batman film that also...

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Original at Blaks Lair external link    Mon, Aug 4

By Lord Blak Saturday, June 7, 2008 --=[ Prince 4 ]=-- Prince - Xpectation [RARE] (2003) Link 2 For those of you who grew up in the 80's you may think of Prince as a rock/pop singer as per his Purple Rain album. However, for those of you who listened to Prince album "The Rainbow Children" already KNOW what time it is! This album is super rare. 9 tracks. All HEAT. Did you ever think Prince was capable of taking it to THIS level? I didn't think so, and boy oh boy I couldn't have been more wrong. All track info is in the comment section... Posted by Joaquino at 7:11 PM Labels: Classical Jazz, Jazz, Jazz Fusion, Prince 7 comments: Joaquino said... Prince - Xpectation 1. Xhalation 2. Xcogitate 3. Xemplify 4. Xpectation 5. Xotica 6. Xogenous 7. Xpand 8. Xosphere 9. Xpedition June 7, 2008 8:01...   [read the full post]

Rate Top 16 80s Kids’ Cartoon VillainsVideo included in this story.  Click to view.

Original at hecklerspray external link    Mon, Aug 4

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By David Schwartz So we have decided to come up with 16 of the best 80s cartoon villains. They reason we went for the 80s is because, well, that was when we were all kids. Plus it was a golden era. Or is that what everyone says? 16. Lotor- Prince of Doom from Voltron

Rate Tatyana Ali: The Weekly Wire Show 106, LL Cool J, Keyshia Cole & 80s FashionVideo included in this story.  Click to view.

Original at Black Voices Blogs external link    Fri, Jul 25

By Karu F. Daniels In the late 1980s Philadelphia native Will Smith began his career in the music industry by teaming up with his friend Jeff Townes to form the hip-hop group DJ Jazzy Jeff and the Fresh Prince. A few years later, Smith landed a staring role in his very own TV sitcom, 'The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air.'...

Rate Black Music Month: Sly Stone Captured in New Book

Original at Black Voices Blogs external link    Mon, Jun 2

By Felicia Pride The book also tries to place the influential group into a historical context--Civil Rights Movement, Vietnam War, and Black Power Movement--as well as explore Stone's work as compared to his peers like James Brown, Jimi Hendrix, and Stevie Wonder and in relationship to artists who hav...

Rate Prince sings, celebrates first book

Original at USA Today external link    Sat, May 31

 - The show ended shortly after 3, with Purple Rain and 1999, and Prince saying he'd kept the neighbors awake long enough. Celebrities including Olivia ...

Rate Tegan and Sara’s Coachella Blog: Prince, The Raconteurs and “The Dog Whisperer”

Original at Rolling Stone external link    Fri, Apr 25

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By Rolling Stone Tegan and Sara will be filing dispatches from Coachella. Here is their opening entry. Click here for more from Rolling Stone at Coachella. T: We are the size of Prince. S: In terms of our career, if we are the size of Prince and I am going to hire Cesar Milan to come soothe me.

Rate Universal Music Publishing Group Renews Exclusive Global Publishing Agreement with Mariah Carey

Original at Mariahcarey.com . What's New external link    Mon, Mar 31

Universal Music Publishing Group (UMPG) is the industry's leading global music publishing operation and is part of Universal Music Group. UMPG represents music in every genre from many of the world�'s top songwriters and catalogs including U2, Elton John, Bernie Taupin, 50 Cent, Mari...

Rate Justin Timberlake Uber-Fan Pays Homage To Pop Prince With Art Exhibit

Original at mtv.com external link    Fri, Mar 28

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Of course, Timberlake is hardly the first pop icon to inspire the art world (Andy Warhol, anyone?), and his ex-girlfriend Britney was the subject of at least two last year. In October, the World of Wonder Gallery in Hollywood featured a show of works inspired by the pop diva called "Just Bri...

Rate "American Idol" Prepares To Make Us All Feel Old [Idolator's American Idolatry]

Original at Idolator external link    Mon, Mar 24

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By Maura Johnston David Archuleta Born: Dec. 28, 1990 Too awesome for Idol choice: "Nothing Compares 2 U," Sinead O'Connor. Brooke White Born: June 2, 1983 Likely choice: "Islands In The Stream," Kenny Rogers. Too awesome for Idol choice: "Sharp Dressed Man," ZZ Top.

Rate It Feels Like Just Yesterday, We Watched the Grammy Awards

Original at A Socialite's Life external link    Mon, Feb 11

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By soc2006 32 more photos from the Grammy show featuring Beyonce, Tina Turner, Kanye West, John Mayer, Alicia Keys, Carrie Underwood, Prince, Feist, Fergie, John Legend, Aretha Franklin, Chris Brown, Cher, Josh Grobin, Andrea Bocelli, Rihanna, Morris Day, Kid Rock and Juanes are after the jump.

Rate Grammy Awards Get Rolling As Amy Winehouse, Alicia Keys, Kanye West Win Early Honors

Original at mtv.com external link    Sun, Feb 10

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This story was originally published at 8:10 pm E.T. on 2.10.2008] Related Videos Grammys 60-Second Recap: Celebrating Amy Winehouse And The AARP Related Photos 2008 Grammy Award Nominees: Akon, Fergie, T.I., More 2008 Grammy Awards Performers And Presenters 2008 Grammy Parties Beyonce, F...

Rate Prince Mclean a Cast Member on “The Ultimate Fighter 7″

Original at MMAjunkie.com external link    Mon, Jan 28

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By MMA Junkie “The Ultimate Fighter 7,” which debuts April 2 on Spike TV, features UFC light heavyweight champion Quinton Jackson and season-one winner Forrest Griffin as coaches. Sixteen middleweight fighters vie for a UFC contract in a tournament-style competition. The show began taping today in...

Rate Surprise From Prince

Original at NYT > Elton John external link    Thu, Dec 20

By By THE NEW YORK TIMES Prince fans who turned out for his performance at the O2 arena in London on Thursday night got a surprise: Elton John, below, the BBC reported.

Rate Praise for Prince, the planetarium and holiday plans - Minneapolis Star Tribune (subscription)

Original at Minneapolis Star Tribune external link    Sun, Dec 2

Praise for Prince, the planetarium and holiday plans subscription), MN - Would you believe it is by our hometown wonder, Prince? The Movies Rock magazine lists his "Purple Rain" album as the winner and Elvis Presley's "Viva Las ...

Rate Prince Brings Up Unresolved Issues For MSNBC Writer [The Mystical Prince And Ally Mcbeal Connection Revealed!]

Original at Idolator external link    Fri, Nov 16

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By dangibs Certainly, there are perspectives to be offered on Prince's recent attempt to reclaim his internet presence. Heck, we've offered our share. MSNBC's "Netiquette" correspondent, Helen A.S. Popkin, decided to weigh in yesterday, and it seems that besides being a week or so behind on the fact...

Rate 'Purple Rain' Named Best Movie Soundtrack Ever

Original at Cinematical external link    Wed, Oct 24

By Erik Davis Anyway, Vanity Fair magazine decided to list the 50 greatest movie soundtracks of all time, and at the top sits Purple Rain -- which consists of such memorable Prince tunes like Let's Go Crazy, When Doves Cry and I Would Die 4 U, ...

Rate Opinion: Mess With Your Mind: Prince Spends The '80s Confounding Rock Critics, Tipper Gore [Canon Fodder]

Original at Idolator external link    Tue, Aug 21

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By Chris Molanphy Far as I'm concerned, this means Purple Rain topped the Rolling Stone '80s poll, because they totally cheated in slotting the Clash's late-'79 London Calling at No. 1. There's no excuse for this--London Calling totally reads as an end-of-the-'70s record, not an augury of the sound of the '...

Rate Prince wows crowd at London's O2 Arena - 24dash.com

Original at 24dash.com external link    Thu, Aug 2

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Prince wows crowd at London's O2 Arena  UK - Aug 2, 2007 Earlier in the evening, Prince opened the spectacular concert, the first of his 21-night residency, with his most famous hit 'Purple Rain', before launching ...

Rate Changeling Prince - Akron Beacon Journal

Original at ohio.com external link    Sun, Jul 29

Changeling Prince  OH - Jul 29, 2007 Now, the Purple Wonder who foresaw the download revolution with his now-defunct NPG Music Club and gave away copies of Musicology with concert tickets, ...

Rate Tony Sachs: Dear Prince: Thanks But No Thanks

Original at Huffington Post external link    Fri, Jul 27

By Tony Sachs Thanks a lot, Prince. And as for you, Prince, no matter how many CDs you give away, your day in the sun as a viable recording artist is over. Let's just hope there's still a way for the next Prince to be as widely heard as you were at your peak.

Rate New Album Releases, 7-24-2007: Prince Rogers Nelson, The Simpsons Soundtrack, Hanson, Billy Ray Cyrus

Original at Blogcritics external link    Wed, Jul 25

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By Al Barger Tegan and Sara The Con Sire Adult Alternative Pop/Rock, Indie Rock, Emo Sebadoh The Freed Man Domino Indie Rock, Lo-Fi, Alternative Pop/Rock Silverchair Young Modern [CD/DVD] Eleven Post-Grunge, Aussie Rock, Alternative Pop/Rock

Rate Echoes of Prince’s free CD

Original at p2pnet.net external link    Wed, Jul 25

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By Jon … the real winner was Prince. In an era where record sales are plummeting, Prince got his new music into the hands of millions of fans while pocketing a reported $500,000 payment from the paper. Most record store owners in England have protested by refusing to carry the artist’s new CD while h...

Rate Music Review: Prince - Planet Earth

Original at Blogcritics external link    Tue, Jul 24

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By Donald Gibson Among the best concerts he has attended include Tom Waits, David Bowie, Aretha Franklin, U2, Bruce Springsteen, Elvis Costello, Ray Charles, Norah Jones, Paul McCartney, B.B. King, Prince, Bob Dylan, the Rolling Stones, Eric Clapton, Simon & Garfunkel, Tina Turner, The Police, St...

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

Original at Huffington Post external link    Tue, Jul 17

By Tony Sachs and Sal Nunziato 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...

Rate Music Reviews: Dream Theater, Prince and S.O.D.

Original at Blogcritics external link    Tue, Jul 17

By Marty Dodge With this release Prince did his best to annoy the entire record business in one go. He released the CD in the UK free with the purchase of the Daily Mail on Sunday. This is the complete album not just highlights or some other con. People wonder why he did it; I suspect that it might be the fourteen n...

Rate Product Review: Prince Debuts His Fragrance, "3121"

Original at Blogcritics external link    Sun, Jul 15

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By Alyse Wax When I told my husband that Prince was releasing his own fragrance line, he said, "um, what?" Almost any other celebrity, I would just roll my eyes and ignore it. But Prince is different. He is odd by nature, so this just doesn't seem odd at all. And all of his odd stuff has (or seems to have) a modic...

Rate Prince, newspaper team up for CD giveaway - Earthtimes.org

Original at Earthtimes.org external link    Sun, Jul 15

Prince, newspaper team up for CD giveaway  - Jul 15, 2007 While the singer's act of philanthropy has angered music retailers and his own label, Sony BMG, the "Purple Rain" singer offered no apologies for his ...

Rate Opinion: Staying up all night with Prince in Hollywood

Original at Entertainment Weekly external link    Mon, Jun 25

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By Chris Willman In all seriousness, another meaning is that he can now sell tickets for $3,121. That was the announced price, anyway, for a pair of dinner tickets, though rumor has it that the idle rich have been slow to pony up for those packages for the seven-gig engagement. On the other hand, the "cheap sea...

Rate Music Review: Prince - 3121

Original at Blogcritics external link    Thu, Jun 7

By Janine Macdonald In essence, it is Prince well… being Prince and that’s when he is at his best. I’m the first to admit I would prefer to listen to Purple Rain, or even Diamonds And Purples, but this album is more than a decent attempt by the Purpled One. Tracks not to miss: “Beautiful, Loved And Blessed”, “Black S...

Rate Music Review: Prince - 3121

Original at Blogcritics external link    Thu, Jun 7

By Janine Macdonald Prince took another step towards his comeback last year with the release of 3121. Although he'd stayed out of the spotlight for a period of time, musically he never really left. He still continued to churn out album after album throughout the 90s until 2000, obligating his contract with War...

Rate Tamar Davis rocks rhythmic groove at Houston show

Original at Houston Chronicle external link    Sat, Jun 2

By localbands@chron.com (Sara Cress / Joey Guerra) Tamar Davis isn't yet a household name. But the Houston-bred singer is a bona fide diva in the eyes of Prince fans. She co-wrote the Grammy-nominated Beautiful, Loved and Blessed for the purple one's 3121 disc and shared lead vocal duties on the track.

Year 2003

 

Rate Let Prince In . . .

Original at Blogcritics external link    Sun, Sep 14

By Trent Fitzgerald The venerable R&B/rock star Prince is among the hopefuls picked as a nominee for the 2004 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. This is the first time he has been eligible for induction. In order to be a nominee an artist must be 25 years past their first major recording. Minneapolis native Prince (re...


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