Showing All "Prince" Posts
Oct 24th, 2012 1 Comment
Prince isn't exactly a regular part of the late-night TV musical-guest rotation, so Jimmy Kimmel Live! scored a major coup by booking him on the show last night. On the show proper, he…   Read Story »
Aug 27th, 2012 1 Comment
L.A. synth traveler DāM-FunK has never been exactly shy about his Prince influence, but he makes it just a little more concrete today, covering Prince's "When Doves Cry" B-side "17 Days" as the…   Read Story »
Jul 18th, 2012 1 Comment
Last night, Frank Ocean performed at L.A.'s the Wiltern for his Channel Orange release show. Today, some footage of the performance has surfaced, including clips where Earl Sweatshirt joins Frank on…   Read Story »
Jun 1st, 2012 Comment
Hot Chip stopped by Zane Lowe's BBC 1 show for a live session recently, performing tracks from their forthcoming In Our Heads as well as covering Prince's 1987 hit "If I Was Your Girlfriend." The…   Read Story »
Mar 30th, 2012 28 Comments
In a lot of ways, Prince's Sign "O" The Times, which celebrates its 25th anniversary tomorrow, is the last great double-album of the LP era. When I bought a used-CD version years after it came out, I…   Read Story »
Feb 19th, 2012 92 Comments
A day after broadcasting their sold out NYC T5 show on YouTube, Sleigh Bells brought their Marshall stacks and tourist guitarist Jason Boyer to the considerably more intimate SNL studios across town.…   Read Story »
Oct 11th, 2011 2 Comments
It's been a while since we checked in with L.A. multi-instrumentalist and experimental popster Evan Voytas, but he recently recorded this cover of Prince's "Nothing Compares 2 U" and today you can…   Read Story »
Jul 12th, 2011 Comment
"I couldn't find any paid employment this week," tweeted Max Tundra the other day. "So I recorded a Prince cover instead." Productive! It's a faithful take on the '79 R&B hit "I Wanna Be Your…   Read Story »
Nov 18th, 2010 12 Comments
Not so long ago Robyn covered the goddess Björk's "Hyperballad." Now from Robyn's session for BBC4's On Track With SEAT comes her take on the god Prince's "When Doves Cry," aka the most experimental…   Read Story »
Oct 26th, 2010 2 Comments
My Morning Jacket ended their five-night residency at New York's Terminal 5 on Saturday night. In addition to playing their albums and new material, the band also indulged in a few covers, like this…   Read Story »

































