Prince estate announces '1999' album reissueJay Gabler • Sep 10, 2019Get ready to party like it's 1982 on Nov. 29 when Warner Records reissues Prince's classic album '1999' with no fewer than 35 previously unreleased tracks and a complete live concert performance on DVD.
Local Current BlogWhat do Lizzo, Prince, Lipps Inc., Owl City, Next, and Bobby Vee have in common? Minnesota, and the top of the charts.Lydia Moran • Sep 4, 2019Lizzo’s ode to blissful singlehood, “Truth Hurts,” reached number one on Billboard’s Hot 100 chart yesterday, making her one of only six female rappers to hit that mark in the chart’s history. This year also marks the first time since 2012 when six singles by female artists have reached number one. As any longtime Lizzo…
Local Current Blog‘There are gonna be some bombshells’: What we know about Prince’s forthcoming memoirJay Gabler • Sep 3, 2019The Beautiful Ones, a memoir by Prince, will be published on Oct. 29. Unfortunately, the book was hardly begun when Prince died in April 2016. An article just published in The New Yorker, written by Prince’s literary collaborator Dan Piepenbring, reveals that the book would have been truly extraordinary — and that even the few…
Local Current BlogAll shook up: Graceland to cede Paisley Park management to Prince estateJay Gabler • Aug 27, 2019Jon Bream at the Star Tribune has already used the obvious line, albeit a week prematurely: Elvis has left the building. Graceland Holdings’ unprecedented agreement to manage Paisley Park as a museum will come to an end this Sunday, Oct. 1, with Prince’s estate taking over. Publicly, at least, there are no hard feelings between…
Interview: Taja Sevelle on her work with Prince, and Urban FarmingSean McPherson • Aug 22, 2019Hear Taja Sevelle, singer and urban farming activist talk about her work with Prince and Paisley Park records in the 1980s.
Minnesota State FairLizzo, Prince, Freddie Mercury, and more music tributes in Minnesota State Fair crop art 2019Jay Gabler • Aug 22, 2019It’s amazing what diverse themes Minnesotans manage to fit into a single wall of the Horticulture Building each year at the Minnesota State Fair. Crop art has become one of the Fair’s most famous exhibits, as Gopher State residents pay tribute to the famous, the infamous, the ordinary, and the extraordinary in the form of…
Minnesota State FairPrince is the star of the ‘homegrown legends’ in Minnesota State Fair ‘Floralpalooza’Jay Gabler • Aug 22, 2019Let’s go crazy! Attendees at the Minnesota State Fair on the first day of what looks to be another record-breaking run didn’t need any encouragement, but there was Prince’s music regardless, infusing a dose of funk into the heart of the iconic Horticulture Building. Each year, that space is used for elaborate arrangements that showcase…
Local Current Blog‘Prince: Before the Rain’ photo exhibit coming to Minnesota History CenterLydia Moran • Aug 6, 2019Beginning on Sept. 21, fans can get an intimate look at Prince’s career during the period comprising the late 1970s through early 1980s as seen through the eyes of his friend and photographer Allen Beaulieu. The “Prince: Before the Rain” exhibit at the Minnesota History Center will feature 50 digital prints of Prince, the Revolution,…
Local Current BlogPrince’s ‘Chaos and Disorder,’ ‘Emancipation,’ ‘Versace Experience’ mixtape to be reissuedJay Gabler • Aug 1, 2019Prince’s 1996 albums Chaos and Disorder and Emancipation, as well as the rare Versace Experience (Prelude 2 Gold) mixtape from 1995, will be reissued on vinyl and CD on Sept. 13. It will be the first vinyl release for each, and the first CD release for the mixtape. Ironically, the reissue doesn’t include a cassette release for The…
Local Current BlogDesigner Laura LiPuma Nash talks directing Prince’s iconic album packages from ‘Purple Rain’ to ‘Lovesexy’Lydia Moran • Jul 30, 2019In 1984, Laura LiPuma Nash was a fresh hire in the art department of Warner Bros. studios when a twist of fate landed the twentysomething a spot working with the label’s biggest artist. “I was kind of the new kid on the block,” she said. “One day, the boss comes running into the art room…