Prince’s Funkiest
In my most humble opinion, at this moment in time.
Memories of a Prince Fan
In the late summer of 1984, I saw Purple Rain for the first time. I was 14. Adolescence had arrived, and was about to be taken for quite a spin with Prince Rogers Nelson at the wheel. Every long time admirer of Prince…
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…
Pete’s Top 10 in Music – 2013
One of my new year’s resolutions for 2014 will be to spend more time banging out some thoughts on this blog (which will turn 10 in December). It mystifies me how fast time flies between my posts here (and time…
Prince at the Marquee Theater – May 1st – Setlist
Man, what a night! What a thrill to see Prince in the intimate confines of the Marquee Theater in my hometown. I’m old school, so the highlights for me were seeing Prince front and center from 20 feet away singing…
The Friday Five: March 30, 2012
On the sixth day of every week, Michael Parr shuffles through his library to bring you five random tracks.
IckMix 6: Move
I put this together for my brother a few months ago as a running/exercise companion. Since then, I’ve listened to it quite a few times on my runs, and quite simply, it pretty much kicks ass. So download, throw it…
Pete’s Music Charts: January
Hi. It’s 2012, and I’ve yet to put finger to keyboard to whip up a post on this, my site, my IckMusic. No, music hasn’t taken a back seat to anything. It’s still at the forefront, ever accompanying me on…
The Friday Five: January 20, 2012
On the sixth day of every week, Michael Parr shuffles through his library to bring you five random tracks.
Still Wishin’
I had all but given up checking the news wire for the new release from the original members of The Time. Jimmy Jam told us it was “coming soon” when I saw them in June of 2010 and I think the last time…
