Six Albums to Get Excited About in 2009
When I wrote my Five Movies to Get Excited About in 2009 list a couple weeks ago, ostensibly, I was providing a reader service. But really, I was getting as pumped up about those movies as anyone reading that post. In fact, I'm listening to Ready to Die right now, looking forward to taking in a showing of Notorious this weekend. Looking forward to stuff is fun, and it makes actually experiencing said stuff just that much more awesome (or, alternately, disappointing).Editing the news section of PasteMagazine.com also gets me hyped about forthcoming albums on a daily basis. From big... read more
Found in: Blogs, List of the DayPrince to drop three albums this year
Three: that's the number of albums Prince plans to release in 2009. What's more, he told The Los Angeles Times each will be self-released, saying "the gatekeepers need to change." Gatekeepers, of course, referring to the record labels. Remember, this is the guy who appeared in public in the early '90s, while embroiled in a lawsuit with Warner Brothers, with the word "slave" scrawled on his face.... read more
Found in: NewsThe Time reunites (again), plans album
Since being harvested from Minneapolis R&B band Flyte Tyme by Prince in 1981, The Time has broken up and re-formed somewhere around four times (we lost count after the third line-up change), the most recent of which was its gig filling in for Toni Braxton at the 50th Grammy Awards this past February.... read more
Found in: Music, NewsPrince turns 50, gets angry at Norwegians
It's hard to believe everyone's favorite gender-bending, hypersexual, king of funk-pop is 50. Yes, that is correct, Prince, he of the high-heeled manboots and synth-backed falsetto, celebrated the big 5-0 on June 7. ... read more
Found in: Music, NewsWhat is the best live act touring today?
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Found in: Music, NewsPrince blocks YouTube cover of Radiohead's "Creep"
What happens when a now-copyright-conservative artist covers a blockbuster from a copyright-radical artist at one of the biggest music festivals of the summer? In this case, the video goes up on YouTube, and is then promptly removed. To add insult to injury, the clip of Prince’s seven-minute rendition of “Creep” was replaced with a snore-worthy clip of two birds preening. We tell no lies.... read more
Found in: Music, NewsPrince to appear at Coachella
Three weeks ago, the L.A. Times set off an intense swirl of Internet rumors when the paper's music blog published the news online that the artist formerly-and-presently-known-as-Prince would be appearing as a headliner at the Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival. The news was posted shortly after the announcement that Goldfrapp, Kate Nash and Aphex Twin all had been added to the bill, so it seemed plausible. However, the rumor was quickly squashed by Coachella promoters, who stated that it was "absolutely not true" that His Royal Badness would appear. Today, it appears that the L.A. Times' sources hadn't lead... read more
Found in: Music, NewsPrince, fans in funky feud
Here's one for the "he said," "she said," "they said" file: a consortium of Prince fan websites dubbed "Prince Fans United" has accused the singer and his team of lawyers of trying to shut them down over the use of Prince related-images. That includes just unauthorized photos of the guy, but even "fan’s own photographs of their Prince inspired tattoos and their vehicles displaying Prince inspired license plates," according to a statement released by PFU. Hmm... sounds pretty fishy. Prince's U.K. promoter AEG promptly returned the volley: "Prince is not suing his fans, is not looking to penalise fans and... read more
Found in: Music, NewsPrince concludes UK residency with guest Amy Winehouse
With his tiny and nimble (yet strangely sensual) hands on the pulse of Britain, journeying 2 the center of limey hearts over and over again (beginning with his CD giveaway in July), Prince concluded his 21-night residency in London-town last Friday with a guest appearance from Amy Winehouse. The two reportedly rocked out on Winehouse's "Love is A Losing Game" at the final gig's aftershow party. Beverley Knight, too, was in their midst. Prince shared the plan to invite Winehouse onstage during a press conference in May, when he announced that the recent series of performances would be his last... read more
Found in: Music, NewsPrince Rocks Halftime, Despite Bad Hip, Downpour
Despite early reports that a lingering hip injury might tone down the glam factor on Prince’s scheduled Superbowl XLI halftime show, last night proved that the artist formerly known as The Artist Formerly Known As can still rock, deteriorating pelvis or not. In what has been called the ”Best Super Bowl Halftime Show Ever,” Prince plowed through original favorites like “Let’s Go Crazy” and “Purple Rain” (performed in an actual downpour, as every blog post on the show has felt the need to reiterate), throwing in covers of “All Along the Watchtower” and the Foo Fighters’ “Best of You” for... read more
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