A motorcycle jacket and frilled shirt worn by Prince in Purple Rain have sold at auction for approximately $96,000 each. The items were given by Prince to a makeup artist who worked on the film. (Paper) A new online “museum” is dedicated to the multifarious Web presences Prince maintained over the course of his career. “Over 20 years…

Bruce Springsteen has written a new forward to Born On the Fourth of July, the memoir by wounded Vietnam War veteran Ron Kovic. In the foreword, Springsteen talks about how he discovered the book in 1978 and subsequently befriended Kovic. Springsteen reads the foreword for a new audiobook edition of the memoir; hear Springsteen’s foreword at Rolling…

Imagine this: you’re at a concert by your favorite band, and suddenly they start to play a deep cut you’ve never heard live before. You raise your phone to take a video and — nope! Your phone screen simply says, RECORDING DISABLED. That could happen if Apple implements technology they’ve patented. The invention would, if implemented,…

Former presidential candidate Mike Huckabee has been ordered to pay $25,000 to Survivor to settle a lawsuit over his decision to play the band’s signature hit “Eye of the Tiger” at a September rally in support of Kim Davis. The song’s co-writer Frankie Sullivan said that the song “was being used to further a political agenda — and no one even…

At the same auction where Prince’s signature yellow guitar sold for $137,500, a lock of David Bowie’s hair sold for $18,750 — over four times its estimated value of $4,000. The hair was clipped from Bowie’s head in 1983 to aid in the creation of a wax figure at Madame Tussauds. (Pitchfork) More Prince news According to court…

Sheila E, Stevie Wonder, the Roots, Erykah Badu, Dave Chapelle, Jennifer Hudson, and Tori Kelly are among the musicians who paid tribute to Prince in performances sprinkled throughout Sunday night’s BET Awards. (BET, Rolling Stone) On Monday, a second hearing will examine the question of who exactly will inherit Prince’s vast estate. (Billboard) Indianapolis Colts owner Jim Irsay has paid $137,500 for…

A jury has decided that Led Zeppelin did not crib their iconic “Stairway to Heaven” from Spirit. The band say they are “grateful” that the court confirmed “what we have known for 45 years,” that the song is in fact an original composition by Jimmy Page and Robert Plant. Both Page and Plant testified at the trial, which resulted from a…

HBO has gone back on its plans to renew Vinyl for a second season. Though the series — a fictional story set in the New York music industry circa the 1970s, produced by Mick Jagger and Martin Scorsese — was highly anticipated (and won fans including The Current’s Mary Lucia), it proved to be a ratings disappointment. (Pitchfork) Remembering…

Believe it or not, there’s never actually been an official soundtrack release for the 1986 John Hughes classic Ferris Bueller’s Day Off. Now, to celebrate the film’s 30th anniversary, an official soundtrack will finally be released later this year (specific date TBA). The surprising reason there never was a soundtrack release: Hughes didn’t think anybody would want…

Fashion designer Donatella Versace has shared music she says Prince wrote and gave to her 21 years ago. Playing the music during her menswear show at Milan Fashion Week, Versace issued a statement saying she “would like to use this special occasion as an opportunity to share this incredible music from a dear, and much missed friend.” (SPIN)…