Dirty Mind, the album and the tour, were lauded by the press. In Europe also, where Prince played his first 3 shows in 1981. A collection of press clippings.
Sep 21 2020
Prince – The Gold Experience – The reviews
How was The Gold Experience received by the press? Pretty mixed it seems. Read the collection of international reviews here on A Pop Life!
Sep 21 2020
Prince – The Gold Experience – Press & interviews
Before the release of The Gold Experience, O(+> had a lot to say and held a number of interviews. The press also tried feverishly to make sense of it all. An overview.
Aug 21 2020
Prince – Theatrical trailer for the movie Graffiti Bridge
This article contains the trailer for the movie Graffiti Bridge. The trailer was made for movie theaters all around the world.
Aug 19 2020
Prince – Graffiti Bridge – The reviews
A vast collection of reviews for Prince’s Graffiti Bridge, the album and the movie. The press was fairly postive on the album, but destroyed the movie.
Aug 17 2020
Prince’s second Rolling Stone interview, 1990
In 1990 cracks had started to surface in Prince’s image. Time for another interview, once again with Neal Karlen. A great and beautiful timeframe of Prince, once again, at a crossroad in his career.
Jul 13 2020
Live Aid in the Dutch press
Live Aid was the ultimate live event in the 1980s. A lot was written about it, in the Dutch press as well. A small selection of publications in 1985.
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!
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.
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