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Erotic City

Few artists have created a body of work as rich and varied as Prince. During the '80s, he emerged as one of the most singular talents of the rock & roll era, capable of seamlessly tying together pop, funk, folk, and rock.

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Related Topix: Prince, Black Entertainment

Fri Feb 10, 2012

BusinessWeek

Love Under Harlequin's Covers

The project called for a lusty image from early 1800s Britain, recalls romance novel cover artist Chris Cocozza.

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Related Topix: Fabio

Thu Feb 09, 2012

Laughing Squid

Follow the TV Reference, Clever Compilation of TV Shows Referencing Each Other

Pleated-Jeans has put together Follow the TV Reference , a clever compilation of back-to-back television shows referencing each other.

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Related Topix: Black Entertainment, Prince

Nashville Scene

Electronica duo Cherub's full-length debut is as grimy and filthy as it should be

Nothing speaks more strongly for Nashville's staunch "Not Just Country" campaign than our increasingly prominent electronic and hip-hop scenes - often lumped together to strengthen that argument.

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Related Topix: Drama Movies, Purple Rain, Music!, Black Entertainment, Prince, Dance, Jordan

Journal & Courier

Rock It: Super set from Morris Day a game-week highlight

'Ain't nobody bad like me!' Whether you've been doing 'The Bird' with him since the 1980s, made some 'Jungle Love' while listening to his records or never heard of him until he was announced with dozens of national acts that played Super Bowl Village in downtown Indianapolis, it is impossible not to be a fan of Morris Day. The 54-year-old funk singer was the highlight of my winter so far when I snuck down to Indy Friday afternoon to catch Day and his band, The Time. Day was a contemporary of Prince back in Minneapolis in the 1970s and early '80s. Prince eclipsed Day but booked his eccentric, mirror-loving, playboy peer in the film version of 'Purple Rain,' right about the time Day finally scored a top-40 hit with 'Jungle Love.' Arriving an hour before Day's set, the Super Bowl Village was eerily comfortable. There were no lines for the beer or bathrooms, and walking around the grounds was easy. That all changed in about an hour as Day's stage attracted a sea of people. I underestimated Day's Hoosier following but still felt a part of the show stuck a good NFL punt away from the stage. With a tight band led by dual synth players and a powerhouse of a drummer in Jellybean Johnson, Morris sounded great and his antics were sublime. His longtime mirror assistant and percussionist Jerome Benton danced in sync with Day like it was 1983 again. The crowd went nuts for Mr. Morris and set the tone for an unforgettable night in Super Bowl Village. As expected, the crowd grew to an immeasurable rate while we ate a quick dinner at Yats. We couldn't get close to En Vogue -- the surprise booking of the Super Bowl by far -- and had to backtrack to even get into Super Bowl Village proper. Fitz and The Tantrums, a great Los Angeles soul band, was slotted for a 7 p.m. set and we got an OK spot at 6:15. We waited and waited and waited. The band was more than a half hour late when roadies started changing out drum cymbals and keyboards. What was going on? Ten minutes later the band popped up on the stage and tore through three fantastic soul gems led by singers Michael Fitzpatrick and Noelle Scaggs. However, things went downhill during a boring rendition of 'Sweet Dreams' by The Eurythmics. Doing a 10-minute version of a cover song that was already a hit cover for someone (Marilyn Manson) is a mistake. The band tried in vain to include the huge audience with the call and response shtick. No one took the bait. It was obvious 90 percent of the audience were there early to see top-40 act LMFAO. Fitz should have cut the set short since they were late but they kept playing, riling up the teenage crowd there to shuffle with LMFAO. The vibe got pretty dark with jeers, middle fingers and cursing at Fitz and the Tantrums so we skated, backtracking three blocks just to go one north through the half million who clogged downtown Indy. Despite the disappointing set from Fitz and The Tantrums, the overall experience of being inside ground zero of the Super Bowl party was incredible. The city did a fantastic job but it was Morris Day who got the party started properly on Friday.

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Related Topix: Purple Rain, Music!, Drama Movies, Morris Day, The Time, Pop/Rock, Prince, Black Entertainment, Indiana

Wed Feb 08, 2012

Marco Eagle

Review: Power evening at Classic Chamber Concerts with Barber, Beethoven, more

The artist formerly known as - or perhaps he is again - Prince has a song titled "Let's Go Crazy." That's much more succinct than Beethoven's title for his dive off the cliff: String Quartet in F Major, Opus 59, No.

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Related Topix: Black Entertainment, Prince

Tue Feb 07, 2012

Houston Press

Five Great Middle Finger Moments In Music History

Monday morning, the Internet was awash in consternation and jpegs after M.I.A. flashed her middle finger during Madonna's Super Bowl halftime performance Sunday, meaning Janet Jackson is finally off the hook after all these years .

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Related Topix: Pop/Rock, Cobra Starship, Purple Rain, Music!, Drama Movies, Prince, Black Entertainment

Mon Feb 06, 2012

Los Angeles Times

Personal playlist: Fred Armisen

Few comedians are as intrinsically tied to rock 'n' roll as "Saturday Night Live's" Fred Armisen.

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Related Topix: Fred Armisen, Trenchmouth, Pop/Rock, Chicago, Music!, Sign 'o' the Times, Black Entertainment, Prince

BleacherReport

Super Bowl 2012 Halftime Show: Music Has Taken a Back Seat to Theatrics

Even before M.I.A.'s one-fingered salute to the cameras in Sunday's Super Bowl halftime show , it was clear that theatrics and visual spectacle had overtaken the actual music.

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Related Topix: Short, Music!, Drama Movies, Purple Rain, Black Entertainment, Prince

Daily Mail

Introducing Amanda Holden's replacement! Carmen Electra makes her...

Carmen, who turns 40 in April, made her debut today in skintight leather as she attended the auditions at the Hammersmith Apollo in London.

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Related Topix: Horror Movies, Comedy Movies, Scary Movie, Disaster Movie, Celebrities, Carmen Electra, Prince, Black Entertainment

Sun Feb 05, 2012

Entertainment Weekly's PopWatch

Super Bowl: 10 halftime memories

Naturally, Prince doesn't do anything unless it's utterly dramatic, and his Super Bowl debut was no different.

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Related Topix: Black Entertainment, Prince

Thu Feb 02, 2012

LA Weekly

The Five Best 'Awful' Prince Albums

How can an artist be hailed as one of the greatest of all time, when a big chunk of his later career is dismissed or hated on by his fans? Sure, lots of young firecrackers age into old snoozes and perhaps this means they're not the greatest of all time .

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Related Topix: Music!, Sign 'o' the Times, Black Entertainment, Prince, Drama Movies, Purple Rain

The Huffington Post

Tom Colicchio And Carla Hall Play Plead The Fifth On 'Watch What Happens Live'

Tom Colicchio and Carla Hall sat in the hot seats to play "Plead The Fifth" on " Watch What Happens Live " , and host Andy Cohen did his best to cook up a whole mess of trouble for them.

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Related Topix: Entertainment, Watch What Happens: Live, Television, Top Chef, Life, Food, Chefs, Tom Colicchio, Comedy, Prince, Black Entertainment, Michelle Trachtenberg

Wed Feb 01, 2012

The Washington Post

Filling the stage with - Laughter'

So seven guys and a gal walk into a dumpy office in Manhattan, dip into the coffee, bagels and danish, and start crackin' wise.

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Related Topix: Sid Caesar, Black Entertainment, Prince, Theater, Arts, Entertainment, Health

BIO

Prince

Prince is a singer, actor, and composer who hit it big in the 1980s with 1999 and Purple Rain , the latter also a film starring Prince.

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Related Topix: Drama Movies, Purple Rain, Music!, Black Entertainment, Prince, Health

City Pages

The Voice's Prince medley should include the following songs

The Voice recently announced that its celeb judges -- Christina Aguilera, Cee Lo Green, Blake Shelton, and Maroon 5's Adam Levine -- would attempt a medley of Prince tunes in its second episode this season.

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Related Topix: The Voice, Entertainment, Television, Purple Rain, Music!, Sign 'o' the Times, Drama Movies, Prince, Black Entertainment, Hot Chicks, Christina Aguilera, Pop/Rock

SF Weekly

The Top Five Most Bizarre Superbowl Halftime Shows

Oh, the hallowed and hyped Superbowl halftime show. This Sunday, we will bear witness to the unholy alliance of Madonna, M.I.A., and Nicki Minaj performing together, which will be -- well, beyond interesting , we're not quite sure.

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Related Topix: Purple Rain, Music!, Drama Movies, Prince, Black Entertainment, Country, Shania Twain, Stacy Ferguson

Switched

Abby Elliott, Nasim Pedrad And Vanessa Bayer Get Kardashian On 'Watch What Happens Live'

Three of the fresh new female faces of " Saturday Night Live " sat down opposite Andy Cohen on " Watch What Happens: Live " . Abby Elliott joined the cast in 2008, followed by Nasim Pedrad in 2009 and Vanessa Bayer in 2010.

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Related Topix: Comedy, Entertainment, Television, Saturday Night Live, Watch What Happens: Live, Abby Elliott, Black Entertainment, Prince, Michelle Trachtenberg

The Huffington Post

Abby Elliott, Nasim Pedrad And Vanessa Bayer Get Kardashian

Three of the fresh new female faces of " Saturday Night Live " sat down opposite Andy Cohen on " Watch What Happens: Live " . Abby Elliott joined the cast in 2008, followed by Nasim Pedrad in 2009 and Vanessa Bayer in 2010.

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Related Topix: Comedy, Entertainment, Television, Saturday Night Live, Watch What Happens: Live, Abby Elliott, Black Entertainment, Prince, Michelle Trachtenberg

Mon Jan 30, 2012

USA Today

The Pop Traveler: Minneapolis-St. Paul

In the Pop Traveler, Pop Candy readers name their city's top pop-culture hot spots/events. Wanna write about your town? Holler at popcandy@usatoday.com . I was born and raised in Minneapolis-St. Paul , and it's the perfect place for me.

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Related Topix: Purple Rain, Music!, Drama Movies, Prince, Black Entertainment, Pop/Rock, The Replacements, Minnesota

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