In 1985 The Family, a Prince sattelite act, released their debut. The album was and is a great example of the crossroads Prince found himself at. Impressive and innovative!
Category: Prince
Jun 25 2020
News: Sign O’ The Times | Remastered & Expanded
On September 25th, 2020 the remastered and expanded version of Prince’s Sign O’ The Times will be released. 8 cd’s and 1 dvd filled with pure joy of a masterpiece!
Jun 02 2020
Prince live in 1990, the story of the Nude tour
On June 2nd, 1990, Prince launched his Nude Tour in Rotterdam. Following two of his most ambitious tours yet, it was time to relax and have some fun. The main goal was to have a party!
Jun 02 2020
Prince – Nude Tour Book
Prince’s 1990 Nude Tour also spawned a tour book. For the first time Prince looked back, in writing also. The scans of the beautifully designed tour book!
May 31 2020
Prince – Nude Tour – The reviews
Prince’s 1990 Nude Tour received heavy press coverage. No unanimous praise this time, but disappointment and admiration went hand in hand. A selection of reviews.
May 29 2020
Prince – Nude Tour – Television reports
The Nude Tour has generated quite some televized fragments, This article contains five news items that can be shown. Three from Holland, one by MTV and one from Ireland. Happy viewing!
May 15 2020
Prince – The 15 best B-sides!
This time the A Pop Life panel pondered the question which Prince B-side was the best of them all. Bram, Edward, Erwin, Herman, Leon, Rick en Vincent went to work and came up with the ultimate list!
Apr 22 2020
Prince creates psychedelic funk on Around The World In A Day
In 1985 Prince released the impressive Around The World In A Day. The complete story on an album that above everything else should not be Purple Rain Part II.
Apr 22 2020
Prince – Around The World In A Day – The reviews
Five contemporary reviews of Prince’s seventh album Around The World In A Day, which was released on April 22nd, 1985. Mixed reviews on a superb album.
Apr 21 2020
Prince – The MTV interview
At the end of 1985 MTV aired the first ever video interview with Prince. The pre-selected questions were asked by his manager Steve Fargnoli. The question remains whether or not Prince made the right decision in releasing this interview.
Apr 20 2020
Prince tries to control the damage: the big 1985 Rolling Stone interview
In 1985 Prince started to receive a lot of bad press. Next to writing songs about it, why shouldn’t he tell his side of things? And so he did. The story behind the 1985 Rolling Stone interview.
Apr 19 2020
Prince – The spaghetti controversy!
In 1985 Prince the pasta company aired a commercial that played into the Purple Rain mania surrounding Prince. His management was not amused. Prince thought it was funny.
Mar 25 2020
Prince 1995 Ultimate Live Experience in Holland (by guest author Edward)
Personal memories of the 4 ‘Ultimate Live Experience’ shows Prince staged in 1995 in Den Bosch and Amsterdam. A magical time for Prince music lovers!
Feb 29 2020
Prince – Google’s most searched guitar solo
Google announced “the most searched” results in honor of Black History Month. A look at Black History Month, Google’s findings and Prince’s guitar prowess.
Dec 26 2019
Prince is alone for Christmas, Another Lonely Christmas
On December 26th, 1984, Prince played the first and only Christmas song he would ever release live for the first and last time at his homestate of Minnesota. The story of Another Lonely Christmas.
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