I originally wrote and shared this review of Prince‘s ‘HITNRUN: Phase Two’ on my Tumblr page when the album dropped in December 2015. You can still read the piece here, but I decided it deserved a spot on my official website to celebrate the 10th anniversary of what would be his final studio album. Enjoy! […]
The announcement in early 2024 that Purple Rain, Prince‘s breakout film, would be adapted for the stage created a frenzy of conversation and controversy. Co-stars from the original film, former band members, and diehard Prince fans (or, as he affectionately referred to us, “fams”) all had something to say. We flooded the former bird app […]
2025 is a very special year. First of all, I turned 50 on March 29! So, there’s that. But also, it’s a year that some pretty important music turns 40. Specifically, Prince‘s Around the World in a Day, Sheila E.’s Romance 1600, and The Family‘s self-titled debut all hit the big 4-0 this year. In […]
Spring kicked off in high gear with PopCon ’24 Legacy! Legacy! at USC in early March, and it was a TIME! Two full days packed with the best in music scholarship fed my soul. There were so many highlights, including the opening night keynote with Dr. Funkenstein, George Clinton, in conversation with the brilliant music […]
I know. It’s been nearly 2 years since I’ve made any updates to my site. I’m trying to do better! Since the last time I posted here, so much has happened! As you may recall, in February 2022 I released my single “Alright,” and the EP it calls home, ‘LOVER,’ arrived in July of that […]
The Family’s self-titled Paisley Park album debuted in August 1985, and was the first and only collection from the group on the label. Thanks to the Purple Avengers, a motley group of Prince music enthusiasts and historians assembled by Deejay UMB on Twitter, who, along with Edgar Cruize, created the #PrinceTwitterThread series, we’re showing this […]
In celebration of Wendy & Lisa’s brilliant ‘Girl Bros.,’ released 4 September 1998, I decided to re-post a blog I wrote in 2014 about how the album has guided me through tremendous loss and how the music endures all these years later. October 1998. I had just moved to Burbank, and was getting settled into […]
