Prince's pop life, song by song, in chronological order.
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The Belle of St. Mark
While “Glamorous” sounded tailor-made for Sheila’s particular talents (even if it wasn’t), “Belle” is well-crafted but faceless, embodying the essentialist cynicism of the publishing imprint Prince used for his female side projects: “Girlsongs.”
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Controversy, Part 2: Am I Straight or Gay?
While Prince’s flirtation with “post-racial” ideas in the Controversy era now seems antiquated and naïve, his similarly post-gender aesthetic feels remarkably ahead of its time.
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Podcast: New Power – A Conversation with Takuya Futaesaku, Author of Words of Prince
I gave myself a little hiatus from the dance / music / sex / romance podcast after Celebration 2018, but now we’re back in business with guest Takuya Futaesaku, author of the book Words of Prince. Takki and I talk about his book and his experiences as a Prince fan in Japan; it was a pleasure