‘Black-ish’ celebrates Prince in epic 100th episode: Watch the clips November 14, 2018 For its 100th episode, which aired Tuesday night, hit ABC sitcom black-ish paid tribute to none other than Prince. The episode was highly anticipated by black-ish fans, who appreciate the show’s incisive takes on African-American history and culture. The episode kicked off with twins Jack and Diane talking about a girl Jack liked, when they…
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Install the Purple Current Alexa Skill June 7, 2018 Make your Amazon Echo super funky. Install the Purple Current Alexa Skill to open the stream and get song info. If you create an account, you can make requests and rate songs too.
Watch 3 Rare Prince Videos For 'Endorphinmachine,' 'Rock And Roll Is Alive,' 'Dolphin' November 5, 2018 The Prince Estate has announced that it will be digitally uploading videos from the artist's visual archive on a weekly basis.
Everything we know about four upcoming Prince films (and one that’s not) November 2, 2018 Ava DuVernay making Prince documentary for Netflix Producer/director Ava DuVernay is working on a Prince documentary for Netflix. DuVernay is known for her work on films A Wrinkle in Time, Selma, and Queen Sugar. Before Prince passed away, he reached out directly to DuVernay to ask her about collaborating on a project, Deadline reports. DuVernay is working with Prince’s…
What Time is it? Listen to 25 Hours of The Time on Purple Current November 2, 2018 On Sunday, November 4, we'll fall back one hour for the end of Daylight Saving Time. With a 25 hour day, we couldn't resist a full day celebrating The Time.
Prince's 12 Essential Funk Jams (1995-2010) August 21, 2018 If you are looking for a place to start on the funk, look no further.
Minnesota Timberwolves pay tribute to Prince with new uniforms and more November 1, 2018 Recently, photos leaked online showing the Minnesota Timberwolves’ new Prince-inspired uniforms. This morning at Paisley Park, the team officially unveiled the City Edition jerseys. The uniforms include a sleek black jersey and shorts completed with purple lettering and accents, as well as various details that nod to the Minneapolis icon. The uniforms were created through a…
Rock and Roll Book Club: 'Prince: Before the Rain' October 31, 2018 A poignant new volume from the Minnesota Historical Society Press compiles images photographer Allen Beaulieu snapped of Prince just before his rise to megastardom.
Musicheads Essentials: Prince - 1999 October 27, 2018 On October 27, 1982, Prince released '1999,' the first album to playfully credit The Revolution, so we asked Bobby Z all about it.