writing liner notes for reissues, hosting the official Prince podcast and working on the newly released coffee table book “Prince and Purple Rain.” Actually, calling this handsome tome a ...

That’s part of the fun of the process.” On a more somber note, the Purple Rain team is also wrestling with parts of the Kid’s character that are far less flattering. The Kid dismisses the ...

The first item of note is the inclusion of the phrase “and the Revolution.” Purple Rain was the first album to officially include Prince’s backing band, The Revolution, on an album.

Prince is about as iconic an artist as you'll find in the pop culture pantheon, boasting a look as singular as his all-encompassing sonic palette. Those familiar with the artist's pop culture ...

That is a question a 26-year-old Prince may well have been asking himself after “Purple Rain” transformed him into a global superstar virtually overnight (or whatever passed for “overnight ...

Even with the “Purple Rain” album, film and tour at the peak ... he was determined to end this thing on a high note. Wendy: It was intense. There was a lot of pressure not to make any mistakes ...

Classic Albums Live will perform note-for-note, nuance-by-nuance Prince’s “Purple Rain.” Classic Albums Live is a concert series based in Toronto, Ontario, in which musicians perform a ...

Prince’s “Purple Rain” can be seen as a cinematic valentine to Minneapolis from our most prominent rock music figure or as a contemporary backstage musical. Either way, it succeeds nicely on ...