Settle in, folks, because today we’ve got not one, but two presenters from this spring’s Prince conference at the University of Salford: interdisciplinary artist/activist Felicia Holman and independent scholar/activist Harold Pride. Both were part of the organic community of Black artists and academics who came together in Manchester and, each in their own way, helped to reclaim Prince’s legacy as a specifically African American artist. The three of us talk about that, as well as their specific papers–Harold’s on the underrated, short-lived “Band with No Name” from 1987–88; Felicia’s on Prince’s autodidacticism and its connection to traditions of Black self-determination–and, as usual, a lot of other things along the way. It’s a great conversation that could have easily been twice as long; I hope you enjoy it as much as I did!

I still have a handful of these interviews lined up, and will be posting them at least through Labor Day. Appearances to the contrary, I’m also still writing: I’ll be back to the ol’ grind next week. See you then!

00:00:00   “Housequake” (Live at First Avenue, 1987)

00:03:17   Felicia’s Organization, the Art Leaders of Color Network

00:03:18   Felicia’s Other Organization, Honey Pot Performance

00:03:50   Upcoming Open TV Series featuring Felicia, Serial Dreamer

00:15:25   “Rebirth of the Flesh” (1988 Rehearsal)

00:16:06   Harold’s Recent Appearance on Grown Folks Music with De Angela Duff

00:17:44   Previous Podcast with Leah Stone McDaniel

00:25:39   “Le Grind” (from The Black Album, 1987)

00:34:27   The Podcast Where Jane Jones Mentioned Kim Ransom

00:37:28   “The Line” (1987 Recording)

00:53:46   “Anna Stesia” (from One Nite Alone Live, 2002)

00:59:24   “D.M.S.R.” (Live at the Mississippi Coast Coliseum, Biloxi, 2004)

01:04:25   “Housequake”/”The Ballad of Dorothy Parker”(Sign “O” the Times Tour Rehearsal, 1987)

01:12:00   “Hot Thing” (from the Sign “O” the Times movie, 1987)

01:28:05   “Freaks on This Side” (from New Power Soul, 1998)

01:33:33   ESSENCE Magazine’s Tribute to Prince

01:35:47   Tony M’s Recent Interview with Peach and Black

01:45:54   “The Dance Electric” (1984 Recording, from Purple Rain – Deluxe Edition)

01:47:49   Laura Tiebert’s Article, “Prince’s Greatest Legacy Isn’t His Music: It’s His Fans”

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