News and InterviewsSpike Lee and Miguel share Prince memories at VeeConZeke • May 25, 2022The weekend conference at U.S. Bank Stadium in Minneapolis brought together a global community of folks interested in NFTs and Web3 technology.
89 DaysRIP, Prince: Events to remember and celebrate in 2022Lydia Moran • Apr 15, 2022Live music, movie screenings, and more highlight this year’s activity remembering The Purple One.
PrinceNew 100-foot Prince mural coming to downtown MinneapolisDan Hyman • Apr 10, 2022Artist Hiero Veiga will create the the piece, which will debut in June during Prince Celebration 2022.
News and InterviewsMinneapolis TV station finds footage of young PrinceLuke Taylor • Apr 4, 2022Minneapolis television station WCCO went into its film archives to explore the 1970 teachers’ strike with an eye to putting the 2022 teachers’ strike in historical context. It ended up finding a piece of music history.
News and InterviewsPrince’s ‘Sign ‘O’ the Times’ movie, revisited Michaelangelo Matos • Apr 1, 202235 years later, the album’s accompanying concert film is seeing a revival – but of what, exactly?
News and InterviewsJellybean Johnson unveils plans for Minneapolis Sound MuseumJill Riley • Dec 16, 2021The longtime Prince associate and leader of the Jellybean Johnson Experience hopes to launch the effort in North Minneapolis.
PrinceCommunity mourns Brother JulesJay Gabler • Dec 6, 2021“Minneapolis is mourning the loss of the legendary 89.9 KMOJ and club DJ Brother Jules, who was a frequent presence at Prince's Paisley Park afterparties in the 1990s and whose scratching can be heard on the New Power Generation album 'Exodus,'” according to a statement from Prince’s official accounts.
News and InterviewsBandwidth: Celebrating the 25th anniversary of Prince's "Emancipation"Reed Fischer • Nov 19, 2021Plus: Posthumous tributes to a rock photographer and local songwriter, and a music store launches a boutique record label
DuluthWatch Kenan Thompson, Rami Malek, and Daniel Craig audition, on SNL, to play PrinceJay Gabler • Oct 18, 2021On Saturday Night Live this weekend, host Rami Malek joined cast member Kenan Thompson and surprise guest Daniel Craig in a skit premised on the notion that Jordan Peele (Chris Redd) is making a Prince biopic.
Local Current BlogListen: Prince Estate releases “Do Me, Baby” demo for 40th anniversary of ‘Controversy’Reed Fischer • Oct 14, 2021Another rare gem from the storied vault has arrived.