February 11, 1983, Hartford Civic Center. I’ll never forget it. It was cold and the snow was coming down, but I didn’t care. Prince was the headliner but I really wanted to see THE TIME! They blew Prince away with this show and was one of the reasons why they got kicked off of this…
Read moreQUESTLOVE VS. PRINCE
Questlove, you may have heard, tells the best stories. Prince, in our experience, IS the best stories. Watch above as Okayplayer animates Questo’s tale, a story filled with the magic powers of The Purple One, Nigerian Afrobeat god Fela Kuti, Finding Nemo, and a hot pink stretch Hummer.
Read moreOpen the Music Industry’s Black Box
By DAVID BYRNE – JULY 31, 2015 An excerpt from HERE: http://www.nytimes.com/2015/08/02/opinion/sunday/open-the-music-industrys-black-box.html?smid=fb-share Putting together a picture of where listeners’ money goes when we pay for a streaming service subscription is notoriously complicated. Here is some of what we do know: About 70 percent of the money a listener pays to Spotify (which, to its credit,…
Read morePrince begins removing his music from streaming services
Prince can do whatever he wants. The problem is: 1) No one is trying to buy his “albums” anymore 2) There are very few places to get actual CDs or LPs 3) He is living and partying as if it is 1999. The game has changed. He doesn’t have to put his music anywhere online if…
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