Nirvana reacts to fans reacting to In Utero

Nirvana - Reacting to fans reacting MTV (youtube,com)

In 1993 MTV thought it would be a great idea if Nirvana watched students reviewing their latest album In Utero!

Prince – The Hits The B-Sides – The reviews

Prince 1993 (Herb Ritts)

A small collection of reviews of the first Prince compilation album The Hits / The B-Sides. The press were enthused.

Roxy Music – For Your Pleasure – The reviews

Roxy Music - For Your Pleasure (spotify.com)

For Your Pleasure, the second Roxy Music album received a lot of attention from the press in 1973. All the reviews I was able to gather online have been brought together in this subarticle.

Roxy Music – For Your Pleasure – Eno Quits Roxy

Roxy Music - Eno interview - New Musical Express - 07/28/1973 (twitter.com)

After just two albums the tensions between Bryan (Ferry) and Brian (Eno) erupted. The consequence? Roxy Music continued without its condiment Eno. Read the announcement and Eno’s reaction in the press.

Carmen Electra – Promo video

Carmen Electra - Promo video still (Paisley Park)

Carmen Electra’s upcoming album was promoted during the European part of the Diamonds And Pearls tour in 1992 before the concerts. See the original promo video shown at those 32 shows.

Parliament – Funkentelechy vs The Placebo Syndrome – Commercial 1977

Parliament - Funkentelechy vs. The Placebo Syndrome - Commercial 1977 (youtube.com)

This article contains a commercial for the Parliament album Funkentelechy vs. The Placebo Syndrome that was broadcast in 1977.

SEX, fashion, punk and Sex Pistols: 430 Kings Road, London

SEX Shop London Malcolm McLaren Vivienne Westwood (nytimes.com)

The story of 430 Kings Road, London: the SEX shop, punk, fashion, the Sex Pistols, Malcom McLaren and Vivienne Westwood.

The Smiths in the press 1987

The Smiths - Split in the media 1987 (apoplife.nl)

1987 was the year The Smiths disbanded. It garnered a lot of attention, particularly in the English press. A (partial) overview.

Paisley Park Studios 1988/1990

Prince - Paisley Park Commercial still (apoplife.nl)

Videos/impressions of Paisley Park Studios from 1988 to 1990, in honour of its opening on September 11, 1987.

Crass – A Series Of Shock Slogans And Mindless Token Tantrums

Crass - A Series Of Shock Slogans And Mindless Token Tantrums (darkentriesrecords.com)

Subarticle that contains the full first article from the pamphlet ‘A Series Of Shock Slogans And Mindless Token Tantrums’, which was part of Crass’s fourth album Christ – The Album.

Frank Ocean – Tumblr blog 07/04/2012

Frank Ocean - Tumblr 07/04/2012 message (frankocean.tumblr.com)

Sub article that contains the full text published by Frank Ocean on July 4th, 2012, on his own Tumblr blog, prior to the release of channel ORANGE.

Roxy Music – Debut album – The Reviews

Roxy Music - Roxy Music (spotify.com)

Roxy Music’s debut album was reviewed a lot, especially considering the band was virtually unknown at the time. Many were enthused!

Prince – Controversy – Press

Prince - Controversy - Press (apoplife.nl)

Controversy, the album and the tour, were met with great enthusiasm in the press, as was the case with its predecessor Dirty Mind. However, attention in Europe was minimal. A collection of press clippings.

Prince and The Rolling Stones, 1981

Prince and band en route to Rolling Stones show 1981 (twitter.com)

In 1981 Prince played two shows as support act to The Rolling Stones. How did the crowd react to the crossing of new wave and funk?

Roxy Music – Viva! Roxy Music – The reviews

Roxy Music - Viva! Roxy Music (discogs.com)

Roxy Music’s Viva! was the band’s first live album. It got some rave reviews at the time, some of which are assembled here.