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Prince launches new web site, with a full-length video of his upcoming song “Screwdriver”

Prince has launched a new web site, and it includes the full-length lyric video for his forthcoming song “Screwdriver.” Also featured is clip from the mercurial performer’s 2009 appearance at Montreux. You May Also Like: Prince (1958-2016): An Appreciation Prince Recalled Past Glories on ’20Ten,’ But Then Made the SameRead More

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2012: Music Writing and the Return of Monoculture?

It seems that many year-end arts and music lists feature a kind of longing look back at the supposed “good old days.” You May Also Like: Joe Jackson’s Rain underscored a complete modern-era return to form Buggles’ ‘Video Killed the Radio Star’ Predicted the Music Industry’s Larger Shift

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Gimme Five: Mayan Apocalypse Edition

[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vVwKilMss1I&w=500&h=305] Strictly speaking, the Mayan calendar doesn’t end at all — not on Friday, not ever. December 21, 2012 is simply the end of a 5125-year cycle. Now that we’ve got that cleared up, we can address the real problem: WE’RE ALL GONNA DIE ANYWAY. You May Also Like:Read More

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Desert Island Discs: 1980s R&B and Hip Hop Edition

We’ve finally answered an age-old question from the decade, as our intrepid panel of shipwrecked music lovers definitively chose Prince over Michael Jackson — not to mention Stevie Wonder, Public Enemy, Rick James and Run-DMC You May Also Like: DELIRIOUS: Our Ultimate Prince Playlist

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Something Else! sneak peek: Prince, "RNR Affair" (2012)

There’s still no announcement of a new album, but Prince — who last issued a full-length original project in 2010 — has released a new single to tide fans over. You May Also Like: Prince Recalled Past Glories on ’20Ten,’ But Then Made the Same Mistakes Prince (1958-2016): An AppreciationRead More

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Something Else! sneak peek: Prince, "Lust U Always" (1982)

A track called “Lust U Always” from Prince’s 1999 album-era vaults has emerged online. Check it out here! You May Also Like: Prince Recalled Past Glories on ’20Ten,’ But Then Made the Same Mistakes Prince (1958-2016): An Appreciation

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Sinead O’Connor – ‘How About I Be Me (And You Be You)?’ (2012): Half Notes

Sinead O’Connor’s ‘How About I Be Me (And You Be You)?’ featured return-to-form originals that are both offbeat and powerful – sometimes all at once.

The Original 7ven (aka The Time) - Condensate (2011)

The Original 7ven (aka The Time) – Condensate (2011)

Prince once declared that The Time is so good, they’re the band scare him the most, and evidently, enough so that he took their name and went home.

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All killer, no filler: Something Else's most-read stories of 2010

by Something Else Reviews Writing can feel akin to tossing a flat rock across the surface of a shimmering river. You never know how far it will go, or just how wide those concentric circles left behind might eventually spread. Sometimes, the thing just sinks. Like, well, a rock. ButRead More

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Top 10 Keepers for 2010: From the Black Keys to Brian Eno to Buddy Guy

by Nick DeRiso For me, the traditional year-ending Top 10 list has a more utilitarian standard: Which albums did I add to my permanent rotation? See, it’s the rarest of rare items that actually becomes a member of the collection. That’s the kind of standout recording we’ll be talking aboutRead More