7 questions to test your Prince knowledge, day four Oct 10, 2016For seven days we'll be posting quizzes to test your Prince knowledge. As the week goes on, the difficulty of the questions will increase.
Local Current BlogPrince earns 2016 American Music Award nomination for 1984’s ‘Purple Rain,’ because he’s just that coolJay Gabler • Oct 10, 2016The nominations for this year’s American Music Awards have just been announced. The big headline is Drake’s record-breaking 13 nominations — but the biggest surprise might be Prince’s nomination in the Top Soundtrack category. Why is it a surprise? Because (a) Purple Rain was released in 1984, not 2016; and (b) it’s already won an American…
7 questions to test your Prince knowledge, day three Oct 9, 2016For seven days we'll be posting quizzes to test your Prince knowledge. As the week goes on, the difficulty of the questions will increase.
7 questions to test your Prince knowledge, day two Oct 8, 2016For seven days we'll be posting quizzes to test your Prince knowledge. As the week goes on, the difficulty of the questions will increase.
7 questions to test your Prince knowledge, day one Oct 7, 2016For seven days we'll be posting quizzes to test your Prince knowledge. As the week goes on, the difficulty of the questions will increase.
Local Current BlogPrince’s Paisley Park burial urn: Eden Prairie artists share detailsJay Gabler • Oct 7, 2016The biggest revelation when Paisley Park opened for tours yesterday was that the studio has become Prince’s final resting place: his cremated remains reside in the venue’s atrium, in an urn that resembles a miniature Paisley Park. Beyond the surprise and awe, visitors had questions: how was the urn designed? Who made it? Details have now…
Local Current BlogOn returning to Paisley Park as a touristAndrea Swensson • Oct 6, 2016In this trusted place U can erase Every tear that ever rolled down your weary face These lines from Prince’s song “U Make My Sun Shine” are scrawled across a wall just inside the entrance to Paisley Park, enlarged so much that the font is slightly pixelated, cascading down around tourists as they step inside.…
Local Current BlogInside Paisley Park: What do visitors see?Jay Gabler • Oct 6, 2016This morning just before 9 a.m., Joel Weinshanker stepped out of the front door of Paisley Park. Wearing a purple tunic and obviously both emotionally and physically exhausted, the facility’s manager welcomed the first fans to the museum that Prince’s home and studio has now become. Promised surprises, fans got a big one right away: the music…
Local Current BlogPaisley Park: Opening DayStaff • Oct 6, 2016While the questions about permanent status linger, Paisley Park opened its doors as a museum to visitors for the first time this morning. Select media, like Today show’s Al Roker, had access in days leading up to Paisley Park’s October 6th opening, and a short briefing was held at 8:45 a.m. this morning for media…
Local Current BlogAl Roker tours Paisley Park: ‘Forecast: 100% purple rain, baby!’Jay Gabler • Oct 5, 2016With Paisley Park set to open to the public tomorrow, the Today Show gave the public a first look at how the venue will appear as a museum. Clips posted to Twitter show Al Roker talking with Sharon Nelson and Norrine Nelson, two of Prince’s half-sisters, who tell Roker “the spirit of Prince is here.” Roker also…