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"The Family’s Paul Peterson returns with a pair of new solo songs that sound a lot like Prince" By ROSS RAIHALA -- 18 July 2019
Paul Peterson is back in business as a solo artist with some new songs heavily steeped in the classic Minneapolis sound.
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"John Shipley: It’s time to let Prince rest in peace" By JOHN SHIPLEY -- 29 April 2019
OK, Minnesota, we need to talk about Prince. It’s time to let the man rest in peace.
In the last full week of April alone there were 15 Prince-related events one could attend in the greater Twin Cities, from a “tribute” pub crawl to last weekend’s Celebration 2019 at Paisley Park Studio, where a regular ticket cost $549 and a VIP pass was $1,049.
There’s a fine line between heartfelt tribute and brazen cash grab, and the Rubicon has been crossed. Since his untimely death on April 21, 2016, a cottage industry has sprung up around the iconoclastic, and famously private, musician.
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"Time guitarist Jesse Johnson airs his Prince grievances on Celebration 2019 stage at Paisley Park" By ROSS RAIHALA -- 25 April 2019
Celebration 2019 opened on a surprisingly bittersweet note Thursday when guitarist/songwriter Jesse Johnson used his time on stage to discuss his long-standing beef with Prince.
“A lot of things he did … hurt me to my soul,” said Johnson, the original guitarist of the Time, during an onstage interview that quickly turned into a long, rambling monologue. “Would I have come here if he was alive? Probably not.”
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"New Prince reissue includes 1999 Paisley Park concert video" By Ross Raihala - 25 April 2019
Celebration 2019 is taking place this weekend at Paisley Park, but fans who didn’t score tickets can still celebrate Prince through the just-released “Ultimate Rave.”
It’s a three-disc set that includes 1999’s “Rave Un2 the Joy Fantastic,” its 2001 remixed/reworked version “Rave In2 the Joy Fantastic” and a DVD featuring the pay-per-view concert Prince hosted at the end of 1999. (Both albums are also being reissued on limited-edition purple vinyl.)
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"Here are 17 ways to celebrate the life of Prince three years after his death" By Ross Raihala - 17 April 2019
Sunday marks the third anniversary of Prince’s death and the next 10 days are filled with parties, film screenings, concerts and other events celebrating the legendary musician.