• Andre Cymone The Stone album cover
    Indie

    The Stone: The Return of André Cymone

    If you were ever sucked into the Prince vortex, as I was in 1984, you quickly found yourself seeking out every last morsel of musical goodness from anything Prince-related. In the mid-80’s, that meant marching into your local record store…

  • Pop,  Prince

    Whatever Happened to Andre Cymone?

    February 2014 Update: The Stone – The Return of Andre Cymone Andre Cymone, to you non-Prince freaks, was Prince’s childhood buddy and the first bassist in Prince’s touring band (before they were known as the Revolution). He left in 1981…

  • Jody Watley
    Old School,  R&B

    She’s Still a Thrill

    Digging into the vault of hotties from my adolescence brings this funky, sensual tune from Jody Watley (I don’t post enough of the ladies). Jody started off as a Soul Train dancer in the 70’s. She would soon become a…