1988 Prince Aftershow at the Warfield
I sound like a broken record with my Prince posts, so let me sum it up: Prince + after-hours performance + 1980’s output = Best Prince Hmm, I guess I have to conjure up a Not So Best Prince formula.…
Prince at 48
June 7th marks the big 4-8 for Prince. Let’s listen to some guitar work, shall we? It seems like Prince always surprises people when he tears it up on the guitar. Remember the Rock n Roll Hall of Fame ceremony…
Prince does, um, American Idol
Do you really think I’d let this one slide by without a comment? Yeah, the rumors from a few weeks ago proved true after all. Prince showed up on the season finale of American Idol. He came out unannounced to…
Prince after hours at the Fillmore
One of the coolest parts about being a Prince fan is, if you’re lucky, catching one of his patented ‘aftershows’. I’ve only seen a couple in my day, one at the Utopia nighclub in Las Vegas (’97 I think), and…
Prince does America, Girl
Reaching back into the Prince 12″ extended version archives, by request, it’s the 20 minute – yes, 20 minute – version of “America”. Rockin’ and funkin’ and whatnot. And a bonus too.. oh yes… the B side to “America”, the…
Prince and Morris rock First Avenue
Here’s a cool snapshot of Prince’s Minneapolis scene before he struck it big with ‘1999’, and BIG BIG with ‘Purple Rain’. The date is March 8th, 1982. Location: the Minneapolis club First Avenue, which Prince made famous two years later…
Prince’s Party House
I tell you, sometimes this blog just writes itself. The latest Prince news is that the landlord of his rented West Hollywood home (70,000 smackers a month!!), Utah Jazz forward Carlos Boozer, sued him for violating the lease agreement. The…
A Longer Dose of Computer Blues
Well, if you’ve been reading Ickmusic, you know that I like-a-da little Prince man. And you might know that his latest ALBUM, 3121, is unleashed to the world this Tuesday, March 21st. So do yourself a favor, listen to a…
Two New Prince Tracks
2 new Prince tracks up at The Music Slut: ” Get on the Boat” (with Maceo Parker on sax) and “Love”. Pre-order 3121 here.
Controversy Remix
Here’s a cool uncredited remix of “Controversy” that I recently came across. It makes an extremely funkalicious song even more funkalicious. ‘Controversy’ was Prince’s fourth album, released in 1981, sandwiched between ‘Dirty Mind’ and ‘1999’. The funky hook of the…
