Prince: The Encore: Recent Episodes
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Continuing Prince’s legacy via A People’s History of his incomparable body of work with insight from those who knew him best.
On the 35th Anniversary of the eponymous Jill Jones (1987) LP we honor not only the recording but the relationship that formed it with a 2 part series with the legendary Jill Jones herself. We drop Part 2 today on Prince’s Birthday June 7th.
On the 35th Anniversary of the eponymous Jill Jones (1987) LP we honor not only the recording but the relationship that formed it with a 2 part series with the legendary Jill Jones herself. Part 1
Fascinating chat with one of the most prominent voices in Hip Hip journalism Dan Charnas as we discuss the importance of restraint & Prince employing it as a new art form all his own. We go deep into Oliver’s House, Irresistible Bitch, Let’s Work & more.
In Part 3 of our special Welcome 2 America series, the tour begins in the New York area but it’s the Super Bowl in Dallas that steals the spotlight as we examine the chaotic, yet prolific time in Prince’s career from 2010-2012 that saw 2 albums recorded but only one released, with special guest De […]
In Part 2 of our special Welcome 2 America series, we examine the chaotic, yet prolific time in Prince’s career from 2010-2011 that saw 2 albums recorded but only one released, 20Ten & the highs & lows of the tour that followed with special guests Edgar Kruize & more.
In Part 1 of our special Welcome 2 America series, we examine the chaotic, yet prolific time in Prince’s career from 2010-2011 that saw 2 albums recorded but only one released, 20Ten & the highs & lows of the tour that followed with special guests DJ UMB, Edgar Kruize & more.
Part 2 of our amazing chat with the legendary Jill Jones. We get into her time on the set of Graffitti Bridge, love, romance, her daugher’s singing career & so much more + Hear 2 new songs from Jill!
Part 1 of our chat with the incomparable Jill Jones. In this episode we get into her 1987 eponymous debut LP, the story behind She’s Always In My Hair & so much more.
We invite you to join us for an ambitious celebration of the release of the Prince Sign O The Times Super Deluxe Boxset. Joining us will be multi-instrumenatlsist & all around Renaiisance Man, Eleven’s Alain Johannes & more! Alain Johannes
Legacy of Prince continues as two of his major bands hit the road. The New Power Generation – November 16th – Brushy Creek Amphitheater – Hutto, TX Let me unpack this for a bit: I had to make a trip down to Austin for business (the time at my leisure within reason) and I was […]
RIP Prince Year 3 – The incomparable Ingrid Chavez joins us again this week to talk about her upcoming new LP Memories of Flying, her first in almost a decade and the return of a true artist. We discuss her inspirations, the influence of Prince, her upcoming Graffiti Bridge panel at this year’s Prince: The […]
4U: A Symphonic Celebration of Prince – October 17th – Toyota Music Factory – Irving,TX Put together by Prince ultra-fan Questlove. As the first symphonic Prince show approved by the artist’s estate, the concert website said, it was not meant to impersonate the artist but to celebrate his “boundless creative output.” Questlove makes an announcement at the […]
Morris Day & The Time – September 29th – State Fair of Texas – Dallas, TX Opening Day of the State Fair of Texas that falls on one of the largest social & sporting events on the African-American calendar around these parts is Grambing vs PVC Football Game. They couldn’t have booked anyone funkier for […]
Ingrid Chavez joins us for a Prince-sized celebration as Lovesexy turns 30 on what would have been his Royal Badness’ 60th Birthday. Unprecedented insight into his 1988 masterpiece from one of the most inspiring & positive souls on the planet. Join the party as we play tracks from her forthcoming LP + rare music & breakdown the […]
Special episode detailing the events & offering perspective on the first year since Prince’s passing. What life has been like for those whose art meant the most, we speak to fans from all over the world. Join us for this unique take by the fans for the fans of Prince as we share stories, play […]
RIP Prince – In this fourth & final (for now) installment of our decade-by-decade tribute to our greatest inspiration. Starting in 2010 & sadly his final decade we detail the historic 21 Nights in Los Angeles with rare tracks and fun stories along with his continued unparalleled prolific output to the present day. Join us for […]
RIP Prince – In this third installment of our tribute to our greatest inspiration. Having survived 1999, join us as we share stories & rare tracks covering the first decade of the new millennium including his experimental period, the last major tour in 2004, his landmark performance at Coachella in 2008 & much more.
RIP Prince – Part II of our Special Tribute to our greatest inspiration. In this second installment we play songs & tell stories exclusively from his 1990’s output spanning the entire decade including his first North American tour in 10 years. Joined once again by my sister Nicki whom I couldn’t even begin to tell […]
RIP Prince – Like a nightmare I’ll never wake up from, my greatest inspiration is gone. It started in 1982 when I’d sneak into my older sister’s room to listen to her 1999 LP & stare at it’s incomparable cover. He’s breathed magic into everything I’ve done since. Grateful that she joins me this week […]
Three weeks with Prince, what a dream come true, something that I thought would never happen! Wanted to give his Royal Badness the proper comprehensive overture he deserves & to get my freaking head around this truly unforgettable experience. You may have seen a ton of pictures already read all the setlists, know all or […]
An exciting time to be in Dallas. With the start of Super Bowl week the whole city was buzzing and trying to accustomed to being the center of national attention for an extended period. Growing up in Fort Worth, we have the mentality that this sort of thing only happens to “big” cities. With the […]