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Prince (Musician)

  • Blogs

    December 22, 2011

    Hey, If You've Never Heard Rock and Roll...Start With These 10 Records

    Iggy & the StoogesDuff McKagan's column runs every Thursday on Reverb. His memoir, It's So Easy (Simon & Schuster) is out now.​I've never been real good with the question of "What are your favorite 10 "desert-island" records". But, you know, if you're a resident of one of the Earth-like planet ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 20, 2011

    Prince & the New Power Generation: Flawlessly Flamboyant at the Tacoma Dome Last Night

    ​Prince Monday, December 19 Tacoma Dome I spotted my first raspberry beret last night while out to an early dinner in downtown Tacoma. A few hours later I got to the Tacoma Dome and saw a lot more of those pink hats, along with people dressed in a whole lot of purple and glitter, all out to s ... More >>

  • Music

    December 14, 2011

    Prince Is Responsible for Helping Me Learn to Be Alone

    I found a safe haven between the grooves of 1999.

  • Blogs

    December 8, 2011

    Prince Is Responsible For Helping Me Learn To Be Alone

    Prince plays the Tacoma Dome on December 19.​A byproduct of the fact that I grew up in a very large family, spent much of my teen years in the group' environments like bands and sport is that I never had a chance to get comfortable with just being by myself. This caught up to me as I transitio ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 6, 2011

    Prince Is Phenomenal in Concert, But Hasn't Recorded Anything Worthwhile in 20 Years

    ​Prince, who's coming to the Tacoma Dome on December 19, is a fantastic live performer. Of this there can be no dispute. He can dance like James Brown, play guitar like Hendrix, and boasts virtually unrivaled vocal dexterity. In fact, if one were to make the argument that Prince has staged the ... More >>

  • Arts

    July 6, 2011

    Pattern Recognition

    Troy Gua takes his pop-culture obsessions to another level. Several of them, actually.

  • Blogs

    June 2, 2011

    There's Taking Things to the Next Level, and Then There's Prince

    Duff McKagan's column runs every Thursday on Reverb. His sports column on ESPN.com runs every Wednesday. Send your questions to askduff@seattleweekly.com.​Life can get overwhelming for all of us. There are blocks of time when--and even when you are ultra aware of it and its reproductions--stre ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 4, 2011

    Hey, Rube! Get Your Elbows Off the Table and Other Royal-Wedding Etiquette Tips

    The Prince and his lady want you to polish up on your royal-wedding manners.​What? You haven't received your invitation to the biggest wedding since Michael Jackson walked down the aisle with Lisa Marie? Well, maybe the royal-wedding invite got lost in the mail. Just to be on the safe side, y ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 14, 2011

    You Are Invited: Remembering The Dismemberment Plan at Showbox SoDo

    The Dismemberment Plan played the Showbox Sodo on Saturday, March 12, 2011. Photo by Laura Musselman. ​ The Dismemberment Plan Saturday, March 12 Showbox Sodo The old "reunion tour" byline is nothing new anymore. Aside from Morrissey and Marr, it seems every band imaginable has put aside thei ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 11, 2011

    Karaoke Korrespondent Makes It '80s Night at Sluggers Bar & Grill in Kirkland

    That's KK in the middle.​Last Sunday I met up for my friend Steven's 29th birthday at Sluggers Bar & Grill in Kingsgate (12506 N.E. 144th St.). As I worked my way north through Kirkland trying to find the place, I realized I almost never karaoke on Sundays (this is only my third column about a ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 21, 2011

    The Top 10 Oscar-Worthy Musical Experiences

    Lisssssst by Gwendolyn Elliott As Oscar season approaches, we thought it'd be prudent to offer a Oscar-worthy list of our own. Not our predictions or wish-lists for the Academy Awards--and definitely not limited to 2010--but a list of the top 10 scenes, snippets, movies, and videos of music-relat ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 6, 2011

    What You Missed if You Missed the Last Three Decades

    Duff McKagan's column runs every Thursday on Reverb.​I finally got a chance last week to meet and hang out with The Long Winters guru and fellow Seattle Weekly columnist John Roderick. To be honest, I was a little bit nervous when first seeing John; he seems to be the smartest guy in the room, ... More >>

  • Music

    December 8, 2010

    An Incomplete History of DaM-FunK

    Seattle artists dj100proof and DJ Supreme chime in on the "Ambassador of Funk."

  • Blogs

    October 29, 2010

    Plum Bistro Hosts Thriller Party, Canlis Debuts Fall Tasting Menu

    Plum Bistro's vegan sliders​Happy Halloween, vegans!

  • Blogs

    October 25, 2010

    Replacements

    Duff McKagan's column runs every Thursday on Reverb. He writes about what music is circulating through his space every Monday.​About a week and a half ago, I had the pleasure of hanging out with Tommy Stinson. For those of you who don't know, he is the guy who replaced me in Guns N' Roses. But ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 15, 2010

    5 Artists We Want the Full Exhibit Treatment For at EMP After Nirvana

    Chappelle's ShowTrue Hollywood Stories - Princewww.comedycentral.comBuy Chappelle's Show DVDsBlack ComedyTrue Hollywood Story Yesterday the folks over at Experience Music Project announced the museum will be getting a brand spanking new exhibit dedicated to the early days of Nirvana. Titled Nirvana: ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 7, 2010

    Everything You Ever Needed to Know About REVERB Festival 2010

    ​Howdy, folks. We're just two days away from REVERB Festival, the all-day local music situation in Ballard. Here are a few things you need to know: -- All the details are located over here at SeattleWeekly.com/ReverbFestival. -- Things get started at 3 p.m. -- Things end about 2 a.m. -- Ma ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 22, 2010

    Karaoke, Coming to a Wedding Near You (Bakeman's Too)

    ​I've never been married. I'm 36 years old and I've never even been close. It is my greatest accomplishment to date. That being said, I love weddings, and especially receptions. Ever since I was a kid they were my favorite events to attend. We went to a lot of them because Filipinos know a l ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 21, 2010

    Tonight: Lady Gaga at the Tacoma Dome, Black Francis at the Triple Door, Witchburn at Chop Suey

    ​Lady Gaga. Tacoma Dome, 2727 E. D St., Tacoma, 253-272-3663. 8 p.m. Sold out. The last time Lady Gaga performed in Washington State, it was also at the Tacoma Dome - and she was opening for New Kids on the Block. It's hard to believe that was only a little over a year ago, now that the 24-yea ... More >>

  • Calendar

    August 18, 2010

    Lady Gaga

    ​Lady Gaga. Tacoma Dome, 2727 E. D St., Tacoma, 253-272-3663. 8 p.m. Sold out. The last time Lady Gaga performed in Washington State, it was also at the Tacoma Dome - and she was opening for New Kids on the Block. It's hard to believe that was only a little over a year ago, now that the 24-yea ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 20, 2010

    Learning the Old Jane's Addiction Jams

    Duff McKagan's column runs every Thursday on Reverb. He writes about what music is circulating through his space every Monday.​Never before have I been in a situation where I had to play bass lines written by someone else for a whole set. It is a challenge for sure, and an eye-opening experien ... More >>

  • Calendar

    March 17, 2010

    Purple Rain

    Duff McKagan's column runs every Thursday on Reverb. He writes about what music is circulating through his space every Monday.​Never before have I been in a situation where I had to play bass lines written by someone else for a whole set. It is a challenge for sure, and an eye-opening experien ... More >>

  • Calendar

    September 9, 2009

    Purple Rain

    Duff McKagan's column runs every Thursday on Reverb. He writes about what music is circulating through his space every Monday.​Never before have I been in a situation where I had to play bass lines written by someone else for a whole set. It is a challenge for sure, and an eye-opening experien ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 8, 2009

    Ragin' Asian: Swapping Spit, Numbers, and Everything Else @ Peso's Kitchen and Lounge

    ​The original plan of attack for Sunday night was to see Will.i.am spin records at Trinity Nightclub. But my colleague, a bachelor who only recently moved to Seattle, insisted we go somewhere with more women. More specifically, the kind of women Prince sings about in "Little Red Corvette." O ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 3, 2009

    My Records of the 1970s

    Duff McKagan writes for Reverb every Monday and Thursday.​Being the youngest of eight kids exposed me to a LOT of music that my older brothers and sisters were listening to at any given point during my youth. Some of my earliest memories are of leafing through album covers like the Beatles' Sg ... More >>

  • Music

    August 19, 2009

    Fruit Bats: Transnational Clamor

    Despite lineup and geographic shifts, the Sub Pop act’s finally starting to coalesce.

  • Blogs

    August 6, 2009

    My iPod: From Prince to Judas Priest

    Duff McKagan's column runs every Thursday on Reverb.​I had the chance to take part in a Camp Freddy gig down in L.A. last weekend at the House of Blues. Camp Freddy is a sort of rock-and-roll collective that gets together once in a while to play some gig or another (from fundraisers to straigh ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 16, 2009

    Free MP3: Felix Da Housecat -- "We All Want to be Prince"

    Tired of reading about Michael Jackson everyday? Within the realm of R&B music, one of the mostly hotly contested debates of all time comes down to one simple question -- who was better: Prince or Michael Jackson? I can remember people practically drawing lines in the sand on who was a better dancer ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 1, 2009

    Special Online-Only Version of Rocket Queen This Week

    At the risk of beating a dead horse (and let's just marvel at the horrifying nature of that cliched expression for a moment, shall we?), operating as a luddite while working within the framework of pop culture journalism is career suicide. Given the fact that I'm so enamored with analog technology ... More >>

  • Music

    December 3, 2008

    Seven Lost Albums That Should Never Be Found

    I didn’t think you wanted to hear Rivers Cuomo’s thoughts on intergalactic humping.

  • Calendar

    September 17, 2008

    Bauhaus v. Joy Division Night

    Wednesday, September 17

  • Blogs

    February 1, 2007

    Slow Love for Sonic Boom

    Wednesday, September 17

  • Music

    March 15, 2006

    Restless Farewell

    Wednesday, September 17

  • Arts

    April 27, 2005

    Jennifer Loomis

    Also: Chemical Brothers, Northwest Yoga and Meditation Festival, Seattle Poetry Festival, and Purple Rain Sing-Along.

  • Music

    August 25, 2004

    Event Horizon

    Prince strips down everything, including his ego, on Musicology.

  • Film

    August 25, 2004

    Louis Jordan and his Tympany Band: Films and Soundies

    Prince strips down everything, including his ego, on Musicology.

  • Music

    July 14, 2004

    CD Reviews

    Prince strips down everything, including his ego, on Musicology.

  • Music

    May 26, 2004

    Taste Test

    Seattle Weekly plays Jukebox Jury with Sleater-Kinney.

  • Music

    February 11, 2004

    Death By Mixtape

    And the winner is . . . nobody! The 2004 Grammy Awards.

  • Music

    October 1, 2003

    Noir No More

    Strict machines, hair-covered trees, felt mountains, and the irresistible lure of Goldfrapp.

  • Music

    August 6, 2003

    Seattle Weekly

    Music Awards Showcase 2003

  • News

    November 27, 2002

    8 Mile's Lie

    Music Awards Showcase 2003

  • Music

    August 16, 2000

    Life in the carpool lane

    A band without pretensions, 764-Hero cruises along the rock highway.

  • Music

    March 22, 2000

    Citizen John

    A band without pretensions, 764-Hero cruises along the rock highway.

  • Music

    March 1, 2000

    Prince of rides

    Sexy yet soulful, D'Angelo climbs in bed with the masters.

  • News

    February 2, 2000

    Listless in LaConner

    How the City Council spent its winter vacation.

  • Diversions

    December 29, 1999

    You asked for it, Washington!

    How the City Council spent its winter vacation.

  • Diversions

    October 13, 1999

    Why wait to reincarnate? For Garth Brooks and others, Halloween lasts all year long.

    How the City Council spent its winter vacation.

  • News

    June 9, 1999

    Curse of the cultware

    How the City Council spent its winter vacation.

  • News

    March 10, 1999

    Nine more to go

    How the City Council spent its winter vacation.

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