Prince

Prince


  • Miles Davis: Eight Great Tracks

    From a teen filling in for Art Blakey to shaping jazz history across decades, Miles Davisโ€™ eight standout tracksโ€”from โ€œBluingโ€ to 2019โ€™s โ€œThis Is Itโ€โ€”trace a career of bold reinvention and enduring influence.

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  • Prince’s Purple Rain: A Melody that Defined a Decade and Beyond

    The 1980s: a canvas painted with a kaleidoscope of sonic hues. Amidst the dazzling array of musical moments, one anthem casts a resplendent purple shadow even today โ€“ Princeโ€™s โ€œPurple Rain.โ€ Released on September 26th, this piece by the virtuoso, Prince Rogers Nelson, encapsulated the spirit of the โ€™80s with its melancholic yet enchanting tune.…

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  • Bowie’s American Revolution: The Rise of Ziggy Stardust

    In the tumultuous backdrop of 1972, while Nixon, Watergate, and Vietnam dominated headlines, an avant-garde figure from Brixton emerged on American terrain. David Bowie, along with his alter ego Ziggy Stardust, was prepared to ignite the U.S., not with politics but with an unmatched brand of rock โ€˜nโ€™ roll โ€” a facet of Bowieโ€™s American…

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  • Rock Chronicles, Part 5 โ€” Mad Dogs & Englishmen

    Joe Cocker’s career nearly derailed in 1970 until Leon Russell hastily assembled the raucous โ€œMad Dogs & Englishmenโ€ tourโ€”transforming a PR crisis into a legendary, if chaotic, rock caravan that launched Russell to solo stardom.

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  • Diving into Disco, Part 6 โ€” Psychedelics and Funkydelics

    Motown met the Summer of Love in 1967 with โ€œReflections,โ€ as psychedelic soul emergedโ€”while Sly & the Family Stoneโ€™s electrifying debut laid the groundwork for funk, disco, and the future of R&B.

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  • The Dance Renaissance of Men Without Hats

    Ivan Doroschuk of Men Without Hats reflects on his synth-pop revival, embracing โ€˜80s nostalgia and global tours with humility and humor, performing โ€œThe Safety Danceโ€ not once but thrice per showโ€”for three generations of fans.

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