The tiny purple genius known as Prince released a new music video the other day and I kind of love it. It was created and directed by Danielle Curiel, an eighteen year old dancer. She's the featured performer in the video and also appears in drag as his royal purpleness.
I think Prince is mellowing with age, and that's not a bad thing because his music is aging gracefully with him. Also, he seems less crabby. I mean, he's now on Twitter for crying out loud. Prince. ON TWITTER.
What do you think about the new video?
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Prince Does Fallon
Prince was on Late Night With Jimmy Fallon the other night and performed TWO songs! As always, they were awesome:
"Screwdriver"
"Bambi"
First Look/Listen: Prince, "Rock And Roll Love Affair"
Look! Prince released a video on the scary Internet!
MTV At 30: Better Album: Thriller vs. Purple Rain
This was our very first installment of Criss Cross Counter Punch and was originally published on Culture Brats on March 29, 2010. But since Michael Jackson and Prince played such a big role in the early days of MTV, we dusted it off for this week's festivities.
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Archphoenix: Don't get me wrong, I love me some Prince, especially Purple Rain. His purple funkness is quite a talented musician. But Thriller remains, for me anyway, the best pop album, pretty much ever.
Thriller is the best selling album of all time. Seven of the album's nine songs were released as singles and all seven songs hit Billboard's top ten list. The album won a record-breaking eight Grammy awards. I know, I know, just because it sells doesn't mean it's necessarily good (i.e. Britney Spears, Justin Bieber, Nickleback, etc.). But in this case, the fact that it still sells ridiculously well 25 years later is a testament to the longevity of the album.
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Archphoenix: Don't get me wrong, I love me some Prince, especially Purple Rain. His purple funkness is quite a talented musician. But Thriller remains, for me anyway, the best pop album, pretty much ever.Thriller is the best selling album of all time. Seven of the album's nine songs were released as singles and all seven songs hit Billboard's top ten list. The album won a record-breaking eight Grammy awards. I know, I know, just because it sells doesn't mean it's necessarily good (i.e. Britney Spears, Justin Bieber, Nickleback, etc.). But in this case, the fact that it still sells ridiculously well 25 years later is a testament to the longevity of the album.
Concert Review: Prince's Welcome 2 America Tour
On Wednesday, February 23 I got to see a musician I've been wanting to see for about 20 years: Prince. I'd heard he puts on a helluva show and boy, is that the truth! The show in Oakland started with Larry Graham (one of the greatest rock guitarists ever) and the Graham Central Station, which is basically an offshoot of Sly and the Family Stone (Larry was the bassist for Sly). Toward the end of the set, they brought out a bunch of Sly band members and did a Sly medley (the gang's from the Bay Area). And it was incredible. "Dance to the Music" and "Everyday People" live? Yes, please. Larry and his gang played from 7:30 till about 9:00. Then they changed the stage over for about 15 minutes.
And then his royal purpleness finally took the stage. He opened with "Let's Go Crazy," which led into "1999," which led into a fantastic funked-up version of "Little Red Corvette."
Top 40 Prince Songs (1-10)
For this week's Ranked!, we're ranking our forty favorite Prince songs! Here are the Top Ten:
10. "Darling Nikki"
Top 40 Prince Songs (11-20)
For this week's Ranked!, we're ranking our forty favorite Prince songs! Here are numbers 20-11:
20. "Sign 'O' The Times"
Top 40 Prince Songs (21-30)
For this week's Ranked!, we're ranking our forty favorite Prince songs! Here are numbers 30-21:
30. "7"
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