Prince

Indie Rock 

LISTEN: Mama Say Don’t Sleep On FènixDion

March 10, 2022March 10, 2022 Ron Hart 0 Comments Atmosphere, FènixDion, Keston Wright, Lenny Kravitz, Mama Say, Minneapolis, Minnesota, Primal Scream, Prince, Sam Bramble, Slug, Sugar, The Replacements

Check out the latest single off the Minneapolis duo’s debut album Sugar

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Funk 

Another Starr Production: The Time at 40

July 29, 2021February 18, 2024 De Angela L. Duff 2 Comments George Clinton, Jellybean Johnson, Jerome Benton, Jesse Johnson, Jimmy Jam, Monte Moir, Morris Day, Parlet, Prince, Terry Lewis, The Time, Vanity 6

A deeper look into the Prince associates’ eponymous debut four decades later

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Comedy Pop 

Tiny Tim: The Eternal Troubadour

July 23, 2021April 3, 2022 Carey Allan 4 Comments Bjork, Boy George, David Bowie, Elton John, Frank Zappa, Jackie Gleason, Lady Gaga, Michael Jackson, Peter Paul & Mary, Peter Yarrow, Prince, Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In, Sullivan, The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson, Tiny Tim, Tiny Tim: King For a Day

As a wonderful new documentary brings the 60s pop culture icon back into the spotlight, we take a deeper look at the man born Herbert Khaury

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Prince 

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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Fusion jazz 

LISTEN: Miles Davis at 95

May 26, 2021May 26, 2021 Ron Hart 0 Comments 95th Birthday, birthday, Bitches Brew, Darryl Jones, Jason Miles, Jazz, Kind of Blue, Michael Jackson, Miles Davis, Prince, Scritti Politti, The Man With The Horn

Celebrating the heavenly birthday of a jazz titan with a playlist of our faves from his final decade

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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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Emotional Punk Rock aka Emo Hip Hop Rap 

‘Enough To Hold You To The Brightest Of Lights’: Celebrating 20 Years Of Atmosphere’s ‘Lucy Ford’

February 16, 2021February 16, 2021 Zachary Corsa 0 Comments 2001, 20th Anniversary, Ant, Atmosphere, Husker Du, Lucy Ford, Minneapolis, Prince, Rhymesayers, Slug, The Replacements

Originally intended as a tour-only special release, its national distribution changed everything for the premier Minneapolis hip-hop crewalmost immediately

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Electronic 

SOPHIE Was the Greatest Sonic Architect of the Last Ten Years

February 1, 2021February 1, 2021 Ted Miller 0 Comments EDM, Elektron Monomachine, IDM, Prince, RIP, SOPHIE

The groundbreaking electronic musician was 34 when Chaos Theory took her life

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Music Journalism Remembrance Video 

WATCH: 10 Great Larry King Music Interviews

January 24, 2021January 24, 2021 Ron Hart 0 Comments Duran Duran, Frank Sinatra, Frank Zappa, Larry King, Prince, RIP, The Beatles

From Frank Zappa to Tyler, The Creator, the broadcast legend chatted with the best of ’em

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Rock 

Hindu Love Gods at 30

October 20, 2020October 24, 2020 Ron Hart 0 Comments 1990, 30th Anniversary, Andrew Slater, Bill Berry, Georgia Satellites, Giant Records, Hindu Love Gods, Mike Mills, Peter Buck, Prince, R.E.M., Virgin Records, Warren Zevon

Looking back at the time Warren Zevon and R.E.M. got together to cover Prince and the blues, only to be released as a Hindu Love Gods album three years later

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Funk 

Three Decades Later, Does Graffiti Bridge “Still Would Stand All Time”?

September 1, 2020November 24, 2021 De Angela L. Duff 1 Comment Carmen Electra, Elisa Fiorello, George Clinton, Graffiti Bridge, Jill Jones, Junior Vasquez, Kenny Rogers, Mavis Staples, Prince, Robin Power, Rosie Gaines, Tevin Campbell, The Steeles, The Time

Looking back at a most misunderstood Prince classic for its 30th anniversary

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Funk 

Are You Ready To Party Up In Here?: Pandemonium At 30

July 27, 2020August 28, 2020 De Angela L. Duff 4 Comments 1990, Jesse Johnson, Jill Jones, Jimmy Jam, Lisa Coleman, Morris Day, Pandemonium, Prince, Purple Rain, Terry Lewis, The Time, Wendy Melvoin

Looking back at The Time’s complicated classic and its history in the Prince multiverse

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Remembrance Rock 

Ready, Set, Go Man, Go: The Legacy of Little Richard

May 9, 2020May 9, 2020 Mitchell Cohen 0 Comments Alan Freed, Elvis Presley, Little Richard, Lucille, Prince, The Beatles, Tutti Frutti

Remembering the life of the one true King of Rock & Roll

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Funk New Wave Pop Soul 

THE BEST REISSUES OF 2019: Two Thousand Nineteen, Party Over, Oops, Deluxe Edition Time!

January 24, 2020January 24, 2020 T.A. Inskeep 0 Comments 1982, 1999, Deluxe Edition, First Avenue, Prince, Prince and the Revolution, Rhino

Prince’s first major crossover album gets the reissue it deserves 

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Records 

A Not So Silent Night Holiday Gift Guide 2019

December 5, 2019December 6, 2019 Eric Davidson 0 Comments 1999, Led Zeppelin, MC5, Monster, Peter Laughner, Prince, R.E.M., Rocket From The Tombs, The Futureheads, The Heartbreakers, Urban Outfitters

From Prince to Peter Laughner, dig into this hot and trashy list from the dark corners of the music department in Santa’s Workshop

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