Prince‘s heirs have finally kissed and made up. The late music legend’s family members and advisers have put to rest all remaining issues involving the disbursement of his $156 million in assets, according to court papers reviewed by SPIN. Prince died in April 2016 at age 57 of a fentanyl overdose, without leaving a will. […]
For drummer Bobby Z, the decision to film and record Prince and the Revolution’s stop at the Carrier Dome in Syracuse, New York, on the tail end of the band’s Purple Rain Tour was an apt decision based on its reverence as one of the most iconic shows of the era. “It was close to […]
A week ahead of the release of the previously announced Prince and The Revolution: Live 1985 Syracuse concert film, the late artist’s estate has released a remixed and remastered standalone video of “Little Red Corvette” from that legendary performance. [embedded content][embedded content] Similarly restored versions of “Let’s Go Crazy” and “1999” have already come out from the […]
So, tonight we gonna party like it’s 1999, again. Prince‘s Estate released the recording of “1999” from Prince and The Revolution’s Syracuse, New York show during the 1985 Purple Rain tour. The show is considered one of the best in the artist’s live history. [embedded content][embedded content] The show took place on March 30, 1985 […]
Jack White went to the The Late Show with Stephen Colbert to discuss his recent engagement and to perform “What’s The Trick?” [embedded content][embedded content] White has done so much recently, it was only fitting he talk to Colbert to hash it all out. Before diving in, Colbert makes fun of White for rarely joining talk […]
In a recent scouring of ’70s archives, Minneapolis’ WCCO television station unearthed a compelling video with an all-too-familiar face — an 11-year-old Prince vouching for higher pay for educators. [embedded content][embedded content] The station’s production manager Matt Liddy came across the clip while reporting on a recent teacher’s strike that occurred in the city earlier […]
The Prince Estate has partnered with Legacy Recordings to release a remastered, digitally enhanced release of Prince and The Revolution: Live. This will be the first time the historic Purple Rain tour show in Syracuse, NY is available on CD, vinyl, and Blu-ray. The show was previously broadcasted on the radio. In addition to the […]
If you’ve ever wanted to see what it is like to be Prince (at least in a fashion that would make sense in 2022), now is your chance Prince: The Immersive Experience will be making its worldwide debut in Chicago on June 9. The artist’s estate partnered with Superfly to curate an interactive trip that […]
To mark the 40th anniversary of the release of Prince’s fourth studio album, Controversy, today, The Prince Estate and Warner Records released a previously unheard 1979 solo demo-recording of “Do Me, Baby.” “Do Me, Baby” was on Controversy, but the track was actually recorded by Prince a few years earlier (hence the 1979 recording date). Additionally, […]
Music videos are the perfect bastard child of art and commerce, even more than pop music itself. A promotional visual accompaniment to a popular song doesn’t need a coherent narrative (although on rare occasions, they do). It just needs to suit the song, sell the record, and possibly make the artist look cool. But since […]