With all the initial noise -which for whatever reason seems to have vanished- made about the agreement between Warner Brothers and Prince to release a remastered edition of his album Purple Rain, I thought these days would be great to watch attentively the movie. And this week, a day alone at home proved to be the perfect opportunity.
Prince in 2013: What the Purple Rain didn’t wash away
After shamelessly taking over the 80s with masterpieces of the size of Sign O the times (1987), Prince’s career started to get in troubles in the 90s, despite major albums as The Gold Experience (1995) and Emancipation (1996).
Prince in 2014: A story of huge talent, random success and unfulfilled expectations
A personal view on the current status of Prince’s career. For longtime fans of Prince’s music, as me, this is a weird time in his career. The figure of Prince holds a status of legend which is unreachable for most musicians, from any period. His track record is nothing short of astonishing because of many reasons: he demonstrated his talent to Warner Brothers executives when he was still very...
Robert Whitman Interview
Rad. Interview
Alan Leeds Interview
Cathy ‘Cat’ Glover Interview
They say Justin Timberlake is bringing sexy back. He's got moves that make the girls scream. Well, back in the day, the subject of this interview had moves that could make both boys and girls scream. She is perhaps best known for her work with Prince in the late 1980s and she appeared in several videos and the concert film Sign 'O' the Times... Purring yet? I'm talking, of course, about Ms. Cat...
Harlan V. Austin Interview
Harlan V. Austin has 20 years of field experience as a Close Protection Operative Bodyguard, seven years of which he served as Director of Security Services for Paisley Park Productions. Foremost in his duties was assuring the safety and welfare of the musical artist Prince, as well as various celebrities with whom Prince collaborated or associated with...
Michael Koppelman Interview
We are happy to present you an interview conducted with Michael Koppelman, who worked since Graffiti Bridge to the 0(+> album as main engineer for Prince. He has previously released two very interesting and insightful podcasts on his experience working for Prince. He kindly agreed to answer a few questions from us, we hope you will enjoy reading it...
Susan Rogers Interview
With much pride we can present you the interview we have conducted with Susan Rogers. She is a well known name in the Prince community, because she was responsible for his engineer work between 1983 & 1988 and during the eighties she was around to help Prince with recording his classics.