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Camille (unreleased Prince Album)
''Camille'' is the upcoming second posthumous studio album by American musician Prince. The album was originally recorded in 1986 under the pseudonym Camille, a feminine alter ego portrayed by Prince via pitch-shifting his vocals up to an androgynous register. Prince planned to release the album without any acknowledgement of his identity. The project was initially scrapped several weeks before its planned release, with rare early LP pressings eventually surfacing for auction in 2016; several tracks recorded for ''Camille'' were instead included on various other projects, most prominently Prince's 1987 double LP '' Sign o' the Times''. In March 2022, Third Man Records announced that they had received the rights to release the album, with Ben Blackwell (co-founder of the label) saying "Prince’s people agreed – almost too easy." While the label indicated plans to release ''Camille'', no release date or method of release has been announced yet. There have been no updates on the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Prince (musician)
Prince Rogers Nelson (June 7, 1958April 21, 2016) was an American singer, songwriter, musician, and actor. Regarded as one of the most influential musicians of his generation, Prince was known for his flamboyant, androgynous persona, wide vocal range, which included a far-reaching falsetto and high-pitched screams, as well as his skill as a multi-instrumentalist, often preferring to play all or most of the instruments on his recordings. His music incorporated a wide variety of styles, including funk, disco, Rhythm and blues, R&B, Rock music, rock, New wave music, new wave, soul music, soul, synth-pop, Pop music, pop, jazz, blues, and hip hop music, hip hop. Prince produced his albums himself, pioneering the Minneapolis sound. Born and raised in Minneapolis, Prince signed a record deal with Warner Bros. Records at the age of 18, soon releasing the studio albums ''For You (Prince album), For You'' (1978) and ''Prince (album), Prince'' (1979). He went on to achieve critical succe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Erotic City
"Erotic City ("Make Love Not War Erotic City Come Alive")" is a song by American musician Prince, released as the B-side to the 1984 single "Let's Go Crazy" and the 12" version of the 1986 single " Girls & Boys". It was both written and produced by Prince. While delivering his speech prior to the induction of the Funk collective known as Parliament-Funkadelic into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in May 1997, Prince explained that "Erotic City" was recorded directly after seeing Parliament-Funkadelic at the Beverly Theatre in Los Angeles in 1983. It was re-released on CD on ''The Hits/The B-Sides'' in 1993. The song can be heard in the Spike Lee film ''Girl 6'' and was included on its soundtrack in 1996. In 2022, ''Rolling Stone'' included "Erotic City" in their list of the "200 Greatest Dance Songs of All Time". Composition The song starts with a guitar string plucked and whammied, before dropping into the drum track (which sounds as if he may have reversed on the 4/8 like a comput ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bright Lights, Big City (film)
''Bright Lights, Big City'' is a 1988 American drama film directed by James Bridges, starring Michael J. Fox, Kiefer Sutherland, Phoebe Cates, Dianne Wiest and Jason Robards, and based on the novel by Jay McInerney, who also wrote the screenplay. It was the last film directed by Bridges, who died in 1993. Plot The film follows one week in the life of 24-year-old Jamie Conway. Originally from Pennsylvania, Jamie works as a fact-checker for a major New York City magazine. His addiction to cocaine, frequent late night partying with his glib and wealthy best friend Tad Allagash, also a cocaine addict, have made Jamie frequently late for work and not meeting deadlines. Because of this, he has a very strained relationship with his stern boss, Clara Tillinghast, the Research Editor. His wife Amanda, a fast-rising model, has left him two months ago. He is also still reeling from the death of his mother from cancer a year earlier, and actively follows a tabloid story about a pregnan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jesse Johnson (musician)
Jesse Woods Johnson (born June 1, 1960) is an American funk musician best known as the guitarist in the original 1981 lineup of The Time (known since 2011 as Original 7ven). Life and career Johnson was born in Rock Island, Illinois. He moved to East St. Louis, Illinois, at the age of nine and was raised by foster parents after his parents split up. At the age of 16, he moved back to Rock Island to live with his father Jackwood Johnson. Johnson began playing guitar when he was 15, honing his chops in local rock bands such as Treacherous Funk, Pilot, and Dealer, throughout his teens and early twenties. On the recommendation of fellow Musician, Robbie Muskeyvalley (of the band "Midnight Express", he moved in 1981 to Minneapolis, Minnesota, where he met Morris Day and played briefly in Day's band, which was called Enterprise. He then became the lead guitarist for The Time, a funk rock group formed by Prince. Although Prince basically wrote and recorded the first two Time albums ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Partyman
"Partyman" is a song by American musician Prince from his 1989 ''Batman'' album, and the follow-up to his number one hit, " Batdance". The song is one of the few on the album to be prominently featured in the film, accompanying the scene in which the Joker and his minions deface exhibits in the Gotham City Art Museum before meeting Vicki Vale. The song was inspired by Prince's meeting with Jack Nicholson on-set during the filming of ''Batman''. Prince remarked in a 1990 interview, " icholsonhad this attitude that reminded me of Morris ay— and there was that song." The upbeat and humorous number features horn samples and Prince's sped-up " Camille" vocals, as well as a vocal performance by Anna Fantastic. The 12" single extends the song to about six minutes in length (labeled as the "Video Mix"), and features the B-side "Feel U Up", a previously unreleased '' Camille'' track which would later be available on ''The Hits/The B-Sides'' (1993) compilation. "Feel U Up" was origina ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lovesexy Tour
''Lovesexy'' is the tenth studio album by American recording artist Prince. The album was released on May 10, 1988, by Paisley Park Records and Warner Bros. Records. The album was recorded in just seven weeks, from mid-December 1987 to late January 1988, at Prince's new Paisley Park Studios, after the cancellation of the infamous Black Album and most of the album is a solo effort from Prince, with a few exceptions. The lyrical themes of the record include positivity, self-improvement, spirituality, and God. Despite being critically acclaimed, ''Lovesexy'' became Prince's first album since 1981's ''Controversy'' not to crack the top 10; on the ''Billboard'' 200 reaching #11, however, it reached number one in the Netherlands, New Zealand, Sweden, Switzerland, and the UK. It spawned three singles: " Alphabet St."—which became a worldwide top-10 hit in the spring of 1988—and the follow-up singles " Glam Slam" and "I Wish U Heaven", both of which failed to reach the ''Billboard' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
If I Was Your Girlfriend
"If I Was Your Girlfriend" is a song by American singer and songwriter Prince. The song serves as the second single from his ninth studio album '' Sign o' the Times'' (1987). The single was a hit in the UK (#20) but was only a minor hit in America (#67), though a major hit on black radio in America. It was originally from the '' Camille'' album, which was to be released under the guise of Prince's alter ego named Camille. The song is delivered from an androgynous male perspective to a woman, wherein Prince explores the possibilities of a more intimate relationship if he were his lover's platonic girlfriend. ''Trouser Press'' names the song as one of the album's highlights, noting that it "redefines a relationship in a surprisingly mature way." It is believed that "If I Was Your Girlfriend" deals with the jealousy Prince felt at the close bond shared between then girlfriend/fiancée Susannah Melvoin with her twin sister Wendy. Musically, the song features Prince's pitched-up, and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Crystal Ball (Prince Album)
''Crystal Ball'' is an unreleased studio album by Prince recorded throughout 1986. The album was planned to consist of 3 LPs and cover a broad range of musical styles. Many of its tracks were repurposed for the 1987 album '' Sign o' the Times'', while others remained officially unreleased for years. Background ''Crystal Ball'' can be traced to late 1985 with what would be Prince and the Revolution's final album, '' Dream Factory''. Since '' Purple Rain''s release, each successive album became more of a collaborative effort between Prince and band members Wendy & Lisa in addition to full band performances on certain songs. ''Dream Factory'' evolved quickly from a 9-track single album to a double-LP with an ever-changing track listing. A final configuration of the album was finally decided upon and the album was mastered. However, during 1986, Wendy & Lisa had increasingly become disgruntled with Prince's decision to expand the Revolution with non-musicians Wally Safford and G ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Quietus
''The Quietus'' is a British online music and pop culture magazine founded by John Doran and Luke Turner. The site is an editorially independent publication led by Doran with a group of freelance journalists and critics. Content ''The Quietus'' primarily features writings on music and films, as well as interviews with a wide range of notable artists and musicians. The magazine also occasionally includes pieces on literature, graphic novels, architecture, and TV series. The website is edited by John Doran, who claims that it caters for "the intelligent music fan between the age of 21 and, well, 73". Its staff list includes former writers for publications such as ''Melody Maker'', '' Select'', ''NME'' and '' Q'', including journalist David Stubbs, current BBC Radio 6 DJ Steve Lamacq, Professor Simon Frith and Simon Price among others. Among its best known columns is its "Baker's Dozen," in which artists select 13 personal favourite albums. Content from the site's interv ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Audio Mastering
Mastering is a form of audio post production which is the process of preparing and transferring recorded audio from a source containing the final mix to a data storage device called a master recording, the source from which all copies will be produced (via methods such as pressing, duplication or replication). In recent years, digital masters have become usual, although analog masters—such as audio tapes—are still being used by the manufacturing industry, particularly by a few engineers who specialize in analog mastering. Mastering requires critical listening; however, software tools exist to facilitate the process. Results depend upon the intent of the engineer, their skills, the accuracy of the speaker monitors, and the listening environment. Mastering engineers often apply equalization and dynamic range compression in order to optimize sound translation on all playback systems. It is standard practice to make a copy of a master recording—known as a safety copy— ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Consequence Of Sound
''Consequence'' (previously ''Consequence of Sound'') is an independently owned New York-based online magazine featuring news, editorials, and reviews of music, movies, and television. History ''Consequence of Sound'' was founded in September 2007 by Alex Young, then a student at Fordham University in The Bronx, New York. The website took its original name from the Regina Spektor song " Consequence of Sounds". In January 2008, Michael Roffman became Editor-in-Chief. In October 2014, ''Consequence of Sound'' began covering film and became a part of the Chicago Film Critics Association. In 2016, ''Consequence of Sound'' was reorganized under the umbrella of Consequence Media, a digital media, advertising, and marketing firm. In 2018, ''Consequence of Sound'' launched the Consequence Podcast Network, averaging over 100,000 downloads in its first month. In 2019, ''Consequence of Sound'' partnered with Sony Music for the launch of a music documentary podcast series called The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Mystery Of Alexina
''The Mystery of Alexina'' (), also titled ''Alexina'', is a 1985 French historical drama directed by René Féret and centered upon the intersex memoirist Herculine Barbin. It was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1985 Cannes Film Festival. Cast * Philippe Vuillemin as Alexina Barbin / Camille Barbin * Valérie Stroh as Sara * Véronique Silver as Madame Avril * Bernard Freyd Bernard (''Bernhard'') is a French and West Germanic masculine given name. It has West Germanic origin and is also a surname. The name is attested from at least the 9th century. West Germanic ''Bernhard'' is composed from the two elements ''bern ... as Armand * Marianne Basler as Marie Avril * Pierre Vial as Priest * Philippe Clévenot as Doctor Chesnet * Isabelle Gruault as Josephine * Lucienne Hamon as Hotel manager * Claude Bouchery sa School inspector * Olivier Sabran as Doctor * Michel Amphoux as Hotel manager * Anne Cornaly as Alexina's mother * Vincent Pinel as Docto ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
