A guide to Prince's musical inspirationAndrea Swensson and Lou Papineau • Apr 21, 2017As part of our celebration of Prince's life and legacy, we've assembled an annotated playlist featuring the musical heroes depicted on his wall of influences and inspirations at Paisley Park.
ASL interpreter lends perspective on Prince's musicNate Ryan and Luke Taylor • Apr 21, 2017American Sign Language interpreter (and longtime Prince fan) Shelly Lehner was one of the ASL interpreters at the Prince tribute concert last October. 'If hearing people are going to a concert, and they're experiencing this loss of Prince, deaf people should be able to go to that concert as well, and have access,' Lehner says.
The Current Music NewsMusic News: George Clinton surprises Paisley ParkJay Gabler • Apr 20, 2017Today's top music news stories are all about Prince and Paisley Park.
Bike your way around Prince landmarks in the Twin CitiesMario Macaruso and Michael Wells • Apr 20, 2017With spring finally turning the corner, and bikes hitting the road, we teamed up with the 30 Day of Biking folks to build a few routes to hit Prince landmarks around the Twin Cities.
Try Level Two of The Current's Prince Woo Quiz!Daniel Nass • Apr 20, 2017As we celebrate the life and music of Prince this week, test your knowledge by trying to identify the songs that contain these patented Prince sounds.
Local Current BlogShelby J. opens Prince memorial week, releases ’10’ at the DakotaCecilia Johnson • Apr 20, 2017You know how the internet encouraged people to wear safety pins for a hot second, so anyone who met a pin-wearer in real life would know they had a safe person to talk to? That’s how I feel when I see Prince’s love symbol. I didn’t chat with anyone wearing the symbol on Wednesday, but I…
Local Current BlogFive reasons Prince was a guitar legendCory Wong • Apr 20, 2017Prince has been called one of the greatest guitar players of all time — even the greatest. Yet, oddly enough, it seems like he’s been on fewer guitar magazine covers than Dave Mustaine, Billie Joe Armstrong, and Mark Tremonti (no disrespect). So much of what people focused on was the mystique of Prince as a performer, singer,…
Local Current BlogPrince ‘Deliverance’ EP release halted by judicial orderJay Gabler • Apr 20, 2017U.S. District Court Judge Wilhelmina M. Wright has granted a request to halt the release of a planned Prince EP titled Deliverance. With a temporary restraining order issued Wednesday after a court hearing in St. Paul, the court required sound engineer George Ian Boxill to cease dissemination of six Prince recordings created from 2006 to 2008. Boxill…
What people say when they talk about PrinceLou Papineau • Apr 19, 2017Thousands of tributes and remembrances were shared by fellow musicians, celebrities, and his devoted fans. Here's a wide-ranging sampling of the heartfelt homages that celebrate Prince's life and legacy.
Take The Current's Prince Woo Quiz!Daniel Nass • Apr 19, 2017As we celebrate the life and music of Prince this week, test your knowledge by trying to identify the songs that contain these patented Prince sounds.