Prince

Prince Rock Soul 

A Decade Without Prince

April 21, 2026April 21, 2026 Jim Sullivan 0 Comments 10th anniversary, 1999, Darling Nikki, Lovesexy, Madison Square Garden, Minneapolis, Paisley Park, Prince, Prince Rogers Nelson, Purple Rain, Raspberry Beret

‘Life is but a party, and parties weren’t meant to last.’

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How Purple Rain Cemented Prince’s Path to Immortality

June 26, 2024June 26, 2024 Kara Tucker 0 Comments 1984, 40th Anniversary, Apollonia, Bobby Z, Brown Mark, Darling Nikki, Dr. Fink, Dreams, James Foley, Let's Go Crazy, Lisa Coleman, Prince, Prince and the Revolution, Purple Rain, The Time, Vanity, Wendy Melvoin, When Doves Cry, William Blinn

Looking back on 40 years of the soundtrack to the Purple One’s cinematic breakthrough

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Funk Pop Prince Rock Soul 

Prince’s Diamonds and Pearls Gets The Vault Treatment

November 15, 2023February 19, 2024 Jason Gross 0 Comments 1991, Chaka Khan, Diamonds and Pearls, Eric Leeds, George Clinton, Legacy Recordings, Mavis Staples, New Power Generation, NPG, Patti LaBelle, Prince, Sheena Easton, Sheila E., Super Deluxe Edition, The Bangles, The Time

Unboxing the rarities-rich editon of an NPG classic

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He Wished U Heaven: Prince’s Lovesexy at 35

May 19, 2023May 19, 2023 Ryan Maffei 0 Comments 1988, 35th Anniversary, Alphabet St., Glam Slam, Lovesexy, Paisley Park, Prince, Sheena Easton, Sheila E., Warner Bros. Records

The strangest seven-week religious conversion, and the music it inspired

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Indie Rock Pop Prince Soul 

WATCH: Kerry Charles Shares Video For “I Live Alone”

March 7, 2023 Ron Hart 0 Comments 2023, Beck Hansen, Grind Select, I Live Alone, I Think Of You, Kerry Charles, Sean Na Na

Debut album, I Think Of You, due out April 14th

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Funk New Wave Pop Prince Rock Soul 

A Pocket Full of Horses: Prince’s 1999 at 40

October 27, 2022October 27, 2022 Craig Peters 0 Comments 1982, 1999, 40th Anniversary, Adam Ant, Billy Joel, Huey Lewis, Joe Jackson, Little Red Corvette, Men At Work, Phil Collins, Prince, Stray Cats, The Go-Gos, Warner Bros.

Looking back at the Purple One’s breakthrough double LP

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When A Rocket Ship Explodes: Sign “O” The Times at 35

March 30, 2022February 19, 2024 Kara Tucker 1 Comment 1987, Camille, Dream Factory, Prince, Sign "O" The Times, Susan Rogers

The Purple One’s 1987 opus remains a singular achievement, where Prince had the ambition and the songs to match through every statement and stylistic curveball

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PrinceFest ’21—A Firsthand Report from the Purple Underground

June 16, 2021March 24, 2022 Jason Webber 0 Comments Get Experienced, Jellybean Johnson, Minneapolis, Minnesota, Prince, Prince and the Revolution, PrinceFest, Purple Bananas, The Time

Curated by a former Hollywood cameraman who worked on Graffiti Bridge, this annual event in the small Minneapolis suburb of Henderson is a true labor of love

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Prince Remembrance 

What Prince Taught Me

April 21, 2021April 21, 2021 Jason Webber 0 Comments 5th Anniversary, Chaos & Disorder, Emancipation, Jason Webber, Lovesexy, Prince, Purple Bananas, RIP, The Gold Experience

The acclaimed author of the book “Purple Bananas: How Prince Saved Me and Other Selections from the Soundtrack 2 My Life” remembers the Purple One five years after his untimely passing

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