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February 2000
Mavis Staples 4thcoming tour dates
LoveMenWomenPeace reports on November 24th that Mavis Staples, who is xpected 2 per4m with 
in the 4thcoming New Year's Eve special (see related story), will go on tour in early 2000:
The living legend known as Mavis Staples will be quite busy in early 2000
with a mix of performances, and the starring role in a musical tribute to
the also legendary late gospel singer Mahalia Jackson.
Please Note--For specific information regarding tickets, showtimes,
addresses, directions etc., please check the local listing or contact the
venues directly.
Mavis Staples
2000
Feb.12 Iowa City/IA University of Iowa
Feb.26 Memphis/TN Peabody Hotel
Mar.26 Dallas/TX tooblue Rhythm and Blues Festival
May.27 Exeter/ENGLAND Bishopstock Blues Festival
Sep. 3 Long Beach/CA Long Beach Blues Festival
Mavis Staples A Tribute To Mahalia Jackson
2000
Jan.13 San Antonio/TX Carver Cultural Center
Jan.15 Dallas/TX Southern Methodist University
Jan.22 Tacoma/WA Broadway Center for the Performing Arts
Jan.29 Davis/CA UC Davis
Feb. 4 Morristown/NJ Community Theater
Feb. 6 Pomona/NJ Stockton State College PAC
Feb.19 Bellingham/WA Western Washington University Performing Arts
Center
Mar.16 Tucson/AZ University of Arizona
Mar.18 Glen Ellyn/IL College of DuPage
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January 15th/16th, 2000
Interview with on TMF (Dutch TV)
Bas Rietvelt initially reported from Holland on November 29th that Dutch music TV channel TMF had announced that was in their studio on November 28th for an interview which was xpected 2 air on December 3rd.
Adam Vos now reports, however, that the interview with will actually b broadcast as part of a special "Artist" week-end on January 15th/16th.
U can check the http://www.TMF.NL web site 4 more in4mation (probably in early 2000).
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End of 1999/Beginning of 2000
re-records his entire catalog
In an Associated Press story dated April 14th, announced that he would re-record his entire back catalog of Warner Bros. releases in order 2 b able 2 release them himself independently — much in the same way he re-recorded the song "1999" and released it in late 1998 as an EP under the title 1999 The New Master.
A Yahoo!/Reuters later claimed that had plans 2 release a 7-CD compilation of re-recorded tracks in the fall of 1999. However, this in4mation was never officially confirmed and might b the result of a confusion with the release of a 7-CD set of samples from his music (see related story).
In his chat with Love4OneAnother on April 19th, Morris Hayes talked about working on the re-recorded tracks and mentioned his work on "Soft & Wet" in particular.
This is all the in4mation we have about these newly planned releases as of July 19th.
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NPG Records 2 release a 7-CD set of samples of Prince/ music
As announced earlier this year on this site, NPG Records is going 2 b releasing a 7-CD set of samples documenting life's work.
Much in the way samplers from James Brown and George Clinton operate, the use of samples from this CD set requires no sample clearing.
4 more in4mation on the release, please refer 2 this special page.
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December 1999
on the cover of Guitar Player
Ernest L Sewell, IV reports:
is on the cover of the January 2000 issue of Guitar Player. There is a great article about his guitar habits and methods. There are a lot of pictures, covering from circa 1980 - present. All his previous guitars are highlighted. There are a few smaller studio shots from Paisley Park of his guitars and footpetal boards.
Guitar Player has a web site which shows the cover of the magazine.
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New interview in Blues & Soul (UK)
Ravinder Basra reports that is featured in the latest (December) issue of UK magazine Blues & Soul.
The magazine has a web site with a picture of the cover, but the text of the article is not included.
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Bryant Gumbel mentions in People
Marianne DeGrado reports on December 21st:
In the latest People Magazine Bryant Gumbel selects Rave Un2 The Joy Fantastic as his favorite new CD.
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in Mixer magazine
Vanessa reports that is the cover feature of the December/January issue of Mixer magazine:
appears on the Dec/Jan cover of club music bible MIXER. In this exclusive interview conducted at Paisely Park, The Artist speaks candidly about his new album, upcoming DJ-friendly sample CD collection, his role in clubland and his faith. The photos provided by Steven Parke are incredible! Mixer is on-sale now and can be purchased by subscribing to their toll-free hotline at 800.346.5934 or you can also call Eastern News to find it at your local bookstore at 800.221.3148
The cover can be seen on http://www.mixermag.com.
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on next Funkadelic album? Yes, but...
According 2 some reports, alledgedly has done some work on a track called "Vibe" 4 the next Funkadelic album...
Only problem is, while he did indeed participate, the song title is incorrect. The official word from Paisley Park is that "has peed on the track called Paradigm", not anything called 'Vibe'... B careful what u read :).
The album is xpected 2 b released later this year.
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and Mayte in... The Economist
Martin Moulton reports:
& Mayte are pictured in the current issue of the Economist magazine
(12/18-30) on page 57. Probably a first. They're not, however, mentioned in
the article, "What fun?", one of a series on "The Party Business" . The
preceding article in the section is interestingly enough about Saturnalia --
originally an annual Roman religious festival that was beset by consumerism,
commercialism, and materialism -- now called "Christmas".
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Article on in Promo Only
Michael Holtz reports on December 9th that is featured in the current issue of professional DJ magazine Promo Only.
The article is available in JPEG 4m on the http://www.promoonly.com web site.
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New interview in Notorious
An anonymous reader reports:
just got the Millennium issue of Notorious Magazine. This is Puff Daddy's
new mag. is on the cover and it features funky cool purple and gold
photos of him and some girl. It's a very different vibe than the more recent
photos, pretty steamy :) it's a good interview as well, talks about the
positive influence of Larry Graham and Mayte in the past couple years. Check
it out!
As far as we can tell, the Notorious.com web site doesn't currently feature the article.
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D'Angelo mentions in Paper interview
The latest (December) issue of Paper magazine features an interview with D'Angelo in which the artist mentions several times.
The magazine has a web site, but it still features the November issue 4 now.
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"The Greatest Romance Ever Sold": more on airplay
Eric Benchimol reports on November 28th:
Just an update... it appears 6XFM (106.9 FM, London, Ontario) has added TGRES (Jason Nevins remix) to their playlist rather than the Neptunes remix. They may be playing both, but I'm not sure! Request line is (519) 453-2960 -- all you Canadians with free long distance, help us request it!
Tim Peyton reports on November 18th:
"The Greatest Romance that's ever been sold" (Adam & Eve remix) has been #1 for the past couple of days on Cincinnati, Ohio's only urban radio station, 100.9 WIZF. It took forever and many calls from myself and friends before they even played it after first introducing it. But despite it making #1 on the "Top 9 at 9", they still don't have it in heavy rotation. Will the Artist ever get his props from radio or what? Maybe it's just Cincinnati.
Diva-J reports on November 18th:
There is hope for Pittsburgh, after all! Finally heard TGRES-Adam & Eve remix played on the radio (WAMO) today. It's about time! When I went to hear Chuck D speak last week at SRU he mentioned how great it was working with , but I think I was the only person in the audience (of about 100) who had heard Undisputed.
LcFunk reports from the UK on November 7th:
'The Greatest Romance Ever Sold', Adam and Eve remix was aired on the
Radio 1 R&B chart on saturday as a chartbreaker. They played all except
the guitar solo part at the end...
Eric Benchimol reports on November 5th:
Radio commercials for Rave are currently running on radio (I heard one today). Here is a transcript of the commercial (as best as I could manage it):
(clip of TGRES)
Announcer:
Performed by
Produced by Prince
(clip of Hot Wit U)
(clip of Man O' War)
(clip of Rave Un2 The Joy Fantastic)
Announcer:
Rave Un2 The Joy Fantastic... the electrifying new album performed by and produced by Prince. Out on November 9th from NPG and Arista Records. With special guests: Chuck D, Maceo Parker, Eve, Sheryl Crow and Gwen Stefani
(another clip of TGRES)
Eric Benchimol reports on November 1st:
Energy Radio (Toronto & Southern Ontario, Canada) has FINALLY added The Greatest Romance Ever Sold to their playlist (after it was champion for 3 nights on their New Music At 9 show). It was played today during the midday hour.
To request the song, call
1-888-681-0108
1-888-479-5104
(905)681-0108 (best line to get through on if you have free long distance)
or, request the song at:
http://www.energyradio.ca
Also, Toronto fans still need help getting it played on the bigger Top 40 station, Kiss 92. Vote for it at:
http://www.kiss92.fm (click on Music then VOTE)
joel teague reports on November 4th:
I live in Dallas, TX, and I finally heard the joint single "Greatest
Romance Ever Sold" played on one of our stations. They all claim to have
just received a copy of the single recently. K104fm was the station I heard it on.
they played the Adam and Eve remix.
NPSoul1999 confirms:
After numerous email and telephone requests, K104 in Dallas has finally added
's The Greatest Romance Ever Sold. They are playing the remix with Eve.
To request the song go to http://www.k104fm.com and email the program director Skip
Cheetam. You can also call (214) 787-1104 or 1-800-817-1104.
npgshy reports from Spain on November 4th:
it is easy 2 hear the new single "TGRES" at any spanish radio station.
RNE-3 is the one and only alternative radio station where U can listen 2 all types of music. they have a late night show "AREA RESERVADA" which is jazz oriented music, and last night they played "TGRES".
early this morning on the 2-hour show "SIGLO XXI" they previewed "Baby Knows" and closed the show with "Undisputed". is receiving great praise these days about the new music and is often referred 2 as "the mpls purple genius" . according to them the album will B released november 8th in spain.
Eric Benchimol reports on November 3rd:
106 KMEL, a hip-hop/r&b station out of San Francisco, is currently giving away copies of Rave Un2 The Joy Fantastic as of today (Wednesday, Nov. 3).
Their webpage is at: http://www.106kmel.com
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Norman "Fatboy Slim" Cook 2 remix "Everyday Is A Winding Road"? Only a possibility
On December 20th, the New Musical Express web site published an article alleging that Norman "Fatboy Slim" Cook would remix a track from Rave Un2 The Joy Fantastic.
At the present time, however, the only confirmation we have from Arista Records is that Norman Cook (Fatboy Slim) is interested in remixing "Everyday is a Winding Road." He naturally wants the blessings of 2 do this as he thinks it could b a big dance hit.
Stay 2ned.
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New interview in L'Express (France)
Jean-Yves André reports on December 6th that there is a new interview with in this week's issue of French weekly magazine L'Express
The magazine has a web site. The interview is not featured online as far as we can tell, however.
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New interview in L'Affiche (France)
vincent voltzenlugel reports on December 5th that French magazine L'Affiche will feature an interview with in its January 2000 issue.
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New interview in Keyboard magazine
Rae Williams reports on November 28th that the latest issue of Keyboard magazine features a new interview with with some great pictures.
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New interview in Focus (Germany)
Mackdaddy83 reports on December 7th:
In the german weekly newsletter Focus is an interview with . It's 2 pages long and has some cool pics (ÊI guess from the JOTY-Tour). He also talksÊa bit about the new album.
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December 31st, 1999
New Year's Eve show on pay-per-view
A pay-per-view special entitled "Rave Un2 The Year 2000" will b broadcast on Viewer's Choice on December 31st, 1999. The broadcast is xpected 2 start at 10:00 PM ET.
Sarahnpg advises, however:
I just called my local cable company, Adelphia, to order rave Un2 the Joy
2000 on Viewer's Choice. I was informed that the program begins at 9:30pm ET
on December 31, 1999. Even though Viewer's Choice is a national company, I
would advise everyone to call their local company to order and inquire about
the air time in their region.
As anticipated, the show was taped on December 18th at Paisley Park Studios. An anonymous reader provides us with a first report:
began around 11pm and didn't stop playing until 4am (with a couple long pauses), Lenny Kravitz played "American Woman and "Fly Away" with and the NPG, Jonny Lang came up and played some guitar. Other guests included George Clinton, Rosie Gaines, Maceo Parker, Larry Graham w/Cynthia and Jerry.
Click here 2 read more reports on the show.
The InDemand web site now has a special page on the 4thcoming event, which lists, among other things, the dates and times on which the program will b repeated throughout January 2000.
NPG Records has also issued a new press release dated December 16th which states that will retire the song "1999" after this special event.
NPG Records and Viewer's Choice have issued a joint press release about the 4thcoming event. Ruxpen reports that the press release is also available on the Viewer's Choice web site. It is also available on the Pay-Per-View web site.
The show features appearances by other 4mer members of the Family Stone (in addition 2 Larry Graham), Maceo Parker, Mavis Staples and Morris Day and The Time. Lenny Kravitz also jammed on a couple of songs, as did bluesman Jonny Lang. George Clinton appeared as well.
It should also b noted that, according 2 the Rock on TV web site, MTV will broadcast a portion of the pay-per-view event on New Year's Eve.
Although the Canadian Viewer's Choice web site doesn't mention the 4thcoming show yet, the Viewer's Choice Preview Channel in Canada is currently showing a preview of the show (including snippets from "The Greatest Romance Ever Sold" video), which will air on Viewer's Choice in Canada at 10:00 PM on New Year's Eve (and repeat at 1:00 AM).
This is, as far as we know, the only cable or satellite provider outside the USA which will carry the program. We have several reports from Europe stating that local providers will not carry the event. If you have more in4mation on pay-per-view channels in ur own country, please write 2 us.
VH1 auctioned 20 pairs of tickets 2 the Rave Un2 The Year 2000 concert at Paisley Park on December 18. All proceeds went to VH-1's Save The Music charity. U can access an article about the auction.
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New Year's Eve live show? Another radio giveaway...
Matthew Hostetler reports on December 6th:
Around 8:30AM ET, Washington, DC radio station WPGC (95.5 FM) finally
awarded the grand prize for a promo it had been running for quite some time.
In addition to some money, the winner will be flown to see the Artist
perform *live* on New Year's Eve. Now, WPGC hadn't been saying where he was
going to perform; but this morning deejay Donnie Simpson finally revealed
that the concert will be in Minneapolis, presumably at Paisley Park.
Simpson admitted that the station itself didn't know until recently where
the concert was going to be.
However, Matthew Hostetler adds on December 12th:
I contacted you earlier in the week about the indication that Washington, DC radio station was awarding a listener with a trip to see perform *live* on New Year's Eve. Well, as I'm sure you saw from the Larry King interview, it appears that will *not* be performing at Paisley Park live on New Year's Eve. When asked about his concert for the first time, gestured as if to whisper to King, and it was audible that he said the performance on the 18th of December was to air on PPV Dec. 31st, confirming all the ads about the PPV show. He gave no indication whatsoever that anything was actually going to happen *live* on the 31st. Alas, WPGC seems to be misleading its listeners -- probably including the young lady who won -- by implying that the concert isÊon New Year's Eve. It would seem to me that the winner isÊgoing to the show on the 18th.
And later, Matthew Hostetler adds on December 13th:
One final note on the WPGC promotion -- this morning (12/13/99) the winner came to the station to receiver her winnings, and deejay Donnie Simpson spoke to her briefly about it. Once again, when he spoke of the concert, he spoke as if she were going on New Year's Eve. But she inadvertently confirmed otherwise when she admitted she wasn't even going ! Simpson said something about her trip to see the Artist "rock in the new millennium", then asked her if she had previous New Year's Eve plans before this award. Instead, she let him know that she would be giving the tickets to her parents because her son's birthday is on the 19th..
Again, nothing has been confirmed officially by NPG Records at the present time regarding a live per4mance on New Year's Eve anywhere. The only official in4mation is that a pay-per-view per4mance will b taped at Paisley Park on December 18th and broadcast on New Year's Eve (see above).
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Philadelphia radio giving away tickets 4 a New Year's Eve show?
TOAMELIAG reports that a radio station out of Philadelphia is giving away tickets 2 a December 31st show.
The only official in4mation as of December 3rd is that a pay-per-view event will b taped at Paisley Park on December 18th and broadcast on Viewer's Choice on December 31st. (See above.)
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Chaka Khan 2 per4m at "Millennium Dance Party" on December 31
Robert Hill reports:
Chaka Khan will perform at the "Millennium Dance Party" event at Universal Studios Hollywood, Universal City, CA on 12/31/99. The live concerts feature Chaka Khan, Berlin featuring Terri Nunn, Missing Persons, and The Yari More Salsa Band. Tickets are $99.00 ($89.00 if ordered early) and can be purchased on the Universal Studios website and Ticketmaster.
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December 30th, 1999
Rave Un2 The Joy Fantastic: RollingStone.com launches new promotion
On December 30th, RollingStone.com launches a new promotion. The winner will get a chance 2 attend a Rave 2000 show and meet .
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December 29th, 1999
on The Early Show (CBS)
As anticipated, was featured on the CBS program with Bryant Gumbel The Early Show on December 29th.
The appearance was taped in mid-December and featured an interview with Bryant Gumbel in which confirmed that he would b retiring the song "1999" on December 31st.
also played a live rendition of "Baby Knows" off Rave Un2 The Joy Fantastic with the NPG, Larry Graham, Maceo Parker, and others.
The interview portion of the feature is available on the CBS.com web site.
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December 27th, 1999
Radio special in Connecticut
Joe Kelley announces:
"The Upper Room" hosted by Joe Kelley
Semi-annual radio special
December 27th, 1999 4pm- 8 pm EST
88.5 WVOF FM Fairfield, Connecticut
Studio Line (203) 254-4111
Listen to the semi-annual O(+> radio special on "The Upper Room" with Joe
Kelley. The twenty plus years of music genius from will be celebrated.
Find out about the New Year's Eve special and listen to the jams from the new
release, Rave Un2 the Joy Fantastic. Plus, many surprises!! Requests are
welcomed.
"Keep The Funk Alive"
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December 26th, 1999
Gathering of friends in Chicago
The monthly Chicago New Power Party is scheduled for December 26th:
Sunday, Dec. 26th:
Last night, Did u have Another Lonely Christmas?
Then come on shake the blues away at
THE MONTHLY CHICAGO NEW POWER PARTY
2nite at the BERLIN nightclub - corner of Belmont & Sheffield
8pm-4am, 21 & Over, NO COVER
all newpower soul, all night, all right.
ur last chance 2 party like it's 1999
and get ready 2 rave un2 the year 2000.
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"The Greatest Romance Ever Sold" added 2 "The Box" (UK)
Sean O'Callaghan reports on December 26th:
The Greatest Romance Ever Sold has been added to the music station The Box, here in England. For any fans over here in the UK, call 09001 22 77 33 and select song 170 and magically, the greatest video ever to be played, will be played.
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December 22nd, 1999
2 appear on "Séptimo" (Spanish TV)
made an appearance on Spanish live music TV show "SÉPTIMO".
The show was taped on November 22nd during 's promo tour of Europe. The xpected interview with Spanish film maker Pedro Almodovar didn't take place, but per4med a set of Rave and other material.
Nacho reported on November 25th that the show was xpected 2 b aired on December 22nd on Spanish TV station "La 2".
npgshy, however, reports on December 9th:
according 2 ABC, one of the several spanish national newspapers, the tv-show special with is scheduled 2 B broadcastedÊsometime during christmas. no confirmed broadcast date yet. stay tuned...
Tomi Belda now writes:
I have phoned "Septimo" several times and finally today I got an answer .
They told me that there is no exact date for the broadcasting, They only
said that for sure it will be broadcasted some day next February.
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December 21st, 1999
Interview and per4mance on Dutch TV air
Patrick reports on December 22nd:
As anticipated, the item on was broadcast yesterday, December 21st on the Dutch tv-show "Op reis" with Ivo Niehe. We saw a small biography, followed by the intervieuw with and Larry Graham, that was earlier this month cancelled. It also featured a live performance of TGRES.
The interview and per4mance were taped on November 28th and initially scheduled 4 broadcast on November 30th on Dutch TV, but cancelled the broadcast due 2 poor sound quality. (See related story.)
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December 18th, 1999
New special on on WBAI-NY on December 18
Manray announces on November 29th:
WBAI-NY, 99.5FM
PACIFICA RADIO
120 WALL STREET, 10TH FL, NEW YORK,N.Y.10005 (212)209-2800 FAX(212)747-1698
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
PRESS RELEASE PRESS RELEASE PRESS RELEASE PRESS RELEASE PRESS RELEASE
DECEMBER 1, 1999
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT:STEPHEN A. MARSHALL
TEL:1(212)209-2800
FAX:1(212)747-1698
E-MAIL: manray@escape.com
WEB: http://www.wbaifree.org/
1999 IS ALMOST OVER BABY !! LET'S GET READY TO PARTY !!
YOU ARE CORDIALLY INVITED TO TUNE INTO A RADIOACTIVE JAM OF THE YEAR !!
WBAI-NY, 99.5FM &
THE GIRLS AND BOYS OF THE NEW BOOGIE GROOVE
PRESENT
OUR FINAL BROADCAST FOR
THE 1999 SERIES OF BROADCASTS CELEBRATING THE MUSICAL GENIUS OF
"THE ARTIST"
TUNE IN ON
DECEMBER 18, 1999, SATURDAY NIGHT AT MIDNIGHT UNTIL DECEMBER 19, 1999
SUNDAY MORNING AT 5:00AM
WELCOME 2 THE DAWN !! 1999 IS ALMOST OVER BABY !!
LET'S ALL COME TOGETHER WITH SOME NEW POWER SOUL & RAVE UN2 THE YEAR 2000!
PEACE, LOVE, HAPPINESS AND GODSPEED TO ALL !!
Matthew Miller adds on December 3rd:
The event on WBAI on dec 18 can be heard via real player at http://www.wbaifree.org on the net. The message posted doesn't really state that, so I emailed them to ask.
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on "World Beat" (CNN) on December 18
As anticipated, appeared on CNN's "World Beat" on December 18th at 12:00 AM ET. He discussed the new album, the Pay-Per-View event, the Internet, etc..
Several xcerpts of the "Greatest Romance" video were shown. talked about a tour supporting Rave Un2 The Joy Fantastic in the year 2000 but said that the band would "rehearse a lot" first as it will include several new members. He also mentioned that his next project would feature even more involvement by friends.
The CNN web site now has a full transcript of the interview, as well as video xcerpts.
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December 17th, 1999
Party/concert at Paisley Park?
Jill Woods-Primous reports from Chicago on November 4th:
Looks like V103 is offering tickets 2 a concert to be held at
Paisley Park on December 17th (in a contest)!!! That's all of the
information that I have at the moment but I will keep U posted!!!
It could actually b the 4thcoming taping of the New Year's Eve Viewer's Choice event (see above), scheduled for December 18th.
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on The Chris Rock Show (HBO) on December 17? Not.
Although the RockOnTV web site initially indicated that
would b appearing on the Chris Rock Show (on HBO) on Friday, December 10, the appearance was later removed from their schedule. didn't appear on the show on December 10th.
Patrick Finnicum reports on December 13th:
I pulled this off their website this morning:
[snip]
Don't miss the season finale of the show hosted by "the last great
stand-up comedian of the millennium." Chris Rock ends the season with
rapper (and Kit Kat Club patron) Jay-Z, plus a special unidentified guest.
[snip]
Could it be????????????
didn't appear on the show, however.
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on "The View" (ABC) on December 17th
As anticipated, appeared on "The View" (ABC) on December 17th.
Mmadsg@aol.com reports:
December 17, 1999 appears on "The View" 4 a short, but always BUtiful interview. He again says that the New Year's Eve event will probably b the last time U will hear him sing 1999. Morris Day, Lenny Kravitz, Larry Graham & more mentioned 4 the NYE pay-per-view. Will it B The Jam of The Year? Spoke of his "contract" with Mayte. Apparently, the titles, i.e. wife, got in the way of things. Now they R married spiritually, which obviously is a much higher level of marriage. Also spoke of their estate in Spain, NewPowerSoul, where the more un4tunate children of the area can come and play...see the BUtiful side. has a BUtiful soul and it shines thru in his interview.
also mentioned that NPG Records would b releasing a "greatest hits" package with re-recorded versions of famous Prince hits some time in the future.
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Gathering of friends in Berne (Switzerland) on December 17th
Tom announces on December 10th:
Wasserwerk Club Berne, Switzerland proudly presents:
Rave in2 the new millenium, the original swiss RAVE party
December 17th 1999
10.00 pm till dawn
DJ's CQ(s.I.f) & Starfish play THE newPOWERsoul
Dresscode: Superfunkycalifragisexy
B prepared 4 the ultimative RAVE-design of the club (officialy sponsored by BMG Switzerland)
4 details of the location please check http://www.wasserwerk.ch
4 further in4mation please contact dj_cq@hotmail.com
hope 2 c u there
Rave un2 u get WILD!!!
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Special on on December 17th on VIVA 2 (German TV)
As anticipated, VIVA II (a german music broadcaster for "grown-ups") had a special program dedicated 2 on December 17th.
Frank Hagel reports:
i have just seen the spezial on viva2 today. they broadcast several videos, some older, a live performance of 96 at the paisley park of "get your groove on" and the new one "greatest romance ever sold". The interview was the same like on viva1 at the 11th of december only in other style. That means that you could see in complete, not only his face. Before the interview he has forbidden for everyone in the studio to smoke and to wear clothes that made of leather or wool. Strange.
During some videos they reported that is in serious plans of a duet with Beverly Knight. He was asked about a world tour and a possible performance in germany but he did not talk about that, says only that they are in discussions about that.
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December 13th, 1999
Gathering of friends in Paris, France
Raphy reports that a gathering of friends will take place at Charly's Bar in Paris, France on December 13th from 8:00 PM till 2:00 AM.
Please contact him directly 4 more info.
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December 12th, 1999
New interview in La Razón (Spain)
npgshy reports that the cover story of the week-end edition of Spanish newspaper La Razón (December 12th) was about and the newspaper featured an xclusive, 9-page interview with a lot of recent studio pictures.
npgshy provides us with highlights of the interview, translated back in2 English (not a word-4-word account of what said).
Regarding this interview, NPG Records has provided us with the following correction:
...the Bible is very clear on how 2 b happy... it is the driver's manual 4
LIFE.
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December 11th and 12th, 1999
The Roots, Vernon Reid and others per4m 1999 live in NYC
The Roots, Vernon Reid (4merly of Living Color) and others r among the artists who per4med 's entire 1999 album at a special show in New York City on December 11th.
Eric Benchimol reports on December 13th that the www.vibe.com web site has an article on the event.
CD Now has an article as well and so does Rolling Stone.
PZeller was in attendance and reports:
I attended the 1999 Live: Party at the End of Time Concert held at the Brooklyn Academy of Music this weekend. This was similar to the concert held this summer at Central Park where artists performed Joni Mitchell's Hejira in its entirety. Highlights included Joan Osborne doing a sultry, vampy, torch song version of Little Red Corvette. The house didn't start really moving until Angelique Kidjo, an artist from West Africa did her version of DMSR. She had boomin' vocals and great dance moves (The Artist needs to check her out). N'dea Davenport offered fine vocals on Automatic. Rachid's falsettos reached the upper stratosphere on Something in the Water mimicing Prince's high-pitched screams note for note and then some. PM Dawn contributed a version of Free. Corey Glover from Living Colour got the crowd into it by going to the upper balcony and leading a chant of Taxi during Lady Cab Driver. Bilal had the right seductive vibe on International Lover and fell into a heap on the floor after finishing the song. Toshi Reagaon finished the show with a very bluesy 1999 with acoustic guitar (if you can imagine that) before it turned into an all out funk jam. Vernon Reid on guitar and ?uestlove from The Roots on the drums were superb. The only thing missing was the Artist. Thought he might come because I know he's been in New York recently. Despite each artist putting their stamp on each song, the renditions were all very respectful of the original version. It was a great night overall.
meerteen reports on November 5th:
The Brooklyn Academy of Music has a web site with the basic details on the Party At The End of Time: 1999 Live. (Prince tribute). Here is the URL:
http://www.bam.org/asp/performance.asp?perfID=tonightweregonnapartylikeitsbecauseitis
meerteen adds on November 24th:
A few more artists have been added to the 1999 Prince Tribute at the Brooklyn Academy of Music. Toshi Reagon, Joan Osborne and Rachid.
http://www.bam.org/asp/bam_frameset.asp
npgshy reports on November 15th that MTV has an article about the event.
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December 11th, 1999
on VIVA 1 (Germany)
As anticipated, was featured in a special program on German music channel VIVA1 (not 2 b confused with VIVA2) on December 11th at 20:00 local time.
Niels Müller reports on December 12th:
As announced earlier, German TV station VIVA1 showed a one-hour special on (12-11-99). It featured comments on his career, several old videos and most interesting: the new video of "The Greatest Romance Ever Sold"!!!
himself described it as a "must see" - and it definitely is! Finally he talked about the "Rave Un2 The Year 2000" event mentioning that The Time, Mavis Staples, George Clinton, Larry Graham and The Family Stone will be performing with him.
Wilke Thomssen also reports:
On 11th Dec.1999. the German TV-station VIVA featured an interview with . Also shown were a short discography of and some videos including The Greatest Romance Ever Sold.
told about his new album, he never was so collaborative before and had usually never invited people in the Paisley Park studios who weren't his best friends. He admires Chuck D.s work as he admires 's, but they had their contracts and their managers keept them apart. But now he has his freedom and can do what he wants.
His new album is based on an agreement and no contract, so he can keep the masters. mentioned the he has begun to rerecord his old songs.
Cover versions of his songs is a thing don't like. Thinking of an manager he told one artist to cover Purple Rain makes him sick. As painted art is protected ("I can not paint the Mona Lisa a mustache and say: it's my version"), there should be laws to protect musical art.
The song Rave un2 the Joy Fantastic was recorded in 1988 but thought is was to futuristic the and put it in the fault. Now is the right time. He said there are some faults that gives him the opportunity to puplish a song when he thinks he should.
When it cames to the bootlegs, said "Thieves in the Temple". There were some bad poeple in Paisley Park but now this proplem is fixed. He can trust Hans (Hans-Martin Buff) his German sound engineer. Some words from Hans also were shown.
They also mentioned the L4OA website (: "We agree to agree").
doesn't see Y2K as a real problem for, just a story from the media ("a pill and a microchip in your neck"). If people are 2000-ready is what counts.
Will there be a party at Paisley Park at the end of 1999?
: The Time, Mavis Staples, George Clinton, Larry Graham and the Family Stone and me will be together and if they will play I will also play. That's how it's planned.
Ben Skelton also reports:
I thought the presentation by VIVA 1 was extremely good and finally something worth watching (despite the German overdubbing when most of the world uses subtitles!). Fortunately, the man doing the overdubbing spoke far more quickly than , making it easy to hear most of what our man was saying.
Seeing videos for Count the Days and Thieves in the Temple (short version unfortunately) are rarities that networks such as MTV seem to miss when they devote a whole day to an artist: seeing 1999 and Purple Rain six times in a day instead of the stuff real friends want seems pointless.
Video for TGRES is great - let's pray for some airplay!
Incidently, thought the Larry King interview was really good and 0+> seemed very relaxed to open up on a few topics. It was nice to see mutual respect in the world of media.
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"It's About That Walk" featured in ice skating special on CBS
Mr. Phipps reports:
The song "It's about that walk" was played during a Stars on Ice CBS television special on December 11. Kurt Browning and Kristi Yamaguchi performed on ice while the song played-very upbeat performance that went very well with the song. The entire song was played.
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December 10th, 1999
on Larry King Live (CNN)
was interviewed on "Larry King Live" (CNN) on Friday, December 10th, 1999.
The interview lasted an hour (with commercials) and a few callers got 2 ask their question. Larry Graham made a brief appearance at the end of the interview. Snippets of "The Greatest Romance Ever Sold" video were previewed.
Highlights of the show r available on the CNN web site .
Eric Benchimol adds that is also mentioned in a print ad highlighting Larry King Live's guests for December, as well as a video promo from 'Millenium Month' on the Larry King Live show
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December 9th, 1999
on "Total Request Live" (MTV)
As was announced earlier on this site, appeared on MTV's "Total Request Live" program on December 9th.
Diva-J reports that the video 4 "The Greatest Romance Ever Sold" was premiered during the show: "One of THE most romantic, beautifully filmed videos I have ever seen!"
Patrick Finnicum reports that a clip of the interview is available on the MTV site.
Maria Ellicott also reports that,
during a commercial break for TRL, the ad for "Rave un2 the Year 2000"
aired. It mentioned that you can order it now.
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on "Access Hollywood" on December 9th
Eric Benchimol reports on December 10th:
appeared on Access Hollywood on December 9 in a new, brief interview. The program showed clips of the Arista Rave promo video and played clips of the song "Rave". In the interview, he mentioned that he had a lot of fun recording with the name Prince so he thought he'd get back to that. He also discussed his re-recording of all the old Warner albums and how people would have a choice regarding who they wanted to support, the NPG album or the Warner copy. He said that this New Year's Eve would be the last time he performs the song 1999 (and the host responded with a similar reaction to mine, "Yeah, sure it is..."). They also briefly discussed his marriage annulment to Mayte and referred to her as his "love partner". They said that although the marriage was annulled due to The Artist's disdain for contracts, the two were closer than ever.
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December 8th, 1999
appears on Today (NBC)
appeared on Today (NBC) on December 8th.
He was interviewed by Matt Lauder for over 5 minutes. They talked about Rave Un2 The Joy Fantastic, the song "1999", the 4thcoming pay-per-view special on New Year's Eve, people's Y2K-related fears, entropy, the Arista agreement, Lenny Kravitz, and more.
mentioned that Maceo Parker would also b part of the band 4 the pay-per-view special, along with Morris Day and The Time, Larry Graham, etc. He mentioned that the song "1999" will b played at 12:00 AM and that this part of the show might b broadcast by MTV as well.
Click here 2 access a transcript of the interview.
Seán Judge reports that a video stream of the appearance was also available 4 about 24 hours after the show, but now appears 2 have been removed.
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D'Angelo mentions in online chat on December 8
Eric Benchimol reports on December 8th:
D'Angelo just finished his on-line chat at Launch.com There were quite a few mentions of and his music. Here are the questions (Q) and D'Angelo's answers (D). And for all you D'Angelo fans, the album's release date is now January 25, 2000 (according to D'Angelo).
Q: What was the most memorable moment of your career?
D: Playing The Ballad of Dorothy Parker with .
Q: D'Angelo, are you going to do a project with ?
D: It's definitely in the making.
Q: What 5 CDs are in your stereo right now?
D: What Time Is It? & Parade
Q: Are you gonna have those 'B-sides' that you don't put on an album
like ?
D: Yes.
Q: How did you feel when you met ? Did you ask him a lot
of questions?
D: Yeah, I did. I wanted to ask him everything but ended up not
asking him much. He talked more than I thought he would.
Q: What's your favorite unreleased song, and your favorite
unreleased D'Angelo song?
D: Favorite Prince unreleased is Movie Star. And my favorite is
FunkE Motion.
Q: Are you feelin' that "Man O War" cut off 's
Rave Un2
The Joy Fantastic?
It seems like your style...
D: Oh yeah, I'm feelin' that song! Yes.
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December 5th, 1999
2 appear on "The Dome" (German TV) on December 5? Not.
The artist was going 2 play on a German music show , called The dome , on 26th of november in Cologne, and the appearance was 2 b broadcast on December 5th. There were then reports that the show had been cancelled. Then other reports said the per4mance was still on.
Frank Hagel reports on December 5th that did not appear on the show.
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appears on "Glücksspirale" (German TV) on December 5
appeared in a taped per4mance on the "Glücksspirale" program on German TV station SAT1 on December 5th.
Frank Hagel reports on December 5th that was wearing a white outfit with several gold symbols on it. The whole band was dressed in outfits with gold glitter. He per4med "The Greatest Romance Ever Sold."
vincent voltzenlugel adds:
The Gluckspirale show was broadcasted tonight on SAT 1 (20h15),
has performed a pre-recorded version of "The greatest romance ever sold",
he was dressed all in white,the version included some hornz arrangements,
and additional vocals by Kip.
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December 4th, 1999
appears on "Hit Machine" (French TV)
In addition 2 his appearance on "Nulle part ailleurs" (see related story), also taped an appearance on the "Hit Machine" program on French TV network M6 on November 17th. per4med "The Greatest Romance Ever Sold" (lip-synched).
The program was broadcast in France on December 4th.
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December 2nd, 1999
won't appear on "Sen kväll med Luuk" (Swedish TV)
Pär Johansson initially reported on November 21st:
According to offical news from http://www.TV4.se and http://www.aftonbladet.se the Artist will perform (the Greatest Romance Ever Sold) and give an interview on the show Sen kväll med Luuk, a Swedish talkshow. It will be aired in Sweden 2nd December 1999.
BeatMachine now reports:
was to appear on the Swedish TV show "Sen kväll med Luuk" (http://www.tv4.se/luuk/senkvall/home.asp) on December 2. But today they announced that his visit to Sweden has been cancelled and he's returning to the USA.
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Purple Rain on MCM (French TV) on December 2
mpls reports that the Purple Rain movie will b shown on MCM (French cable channel) on December 2nd at 8:30 PM local time.
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