2024 marks the 40th anniversary of Purple Rain, Prince’s endlessly iconic sixth album and quasi-autobiographical music film. To celebrate this landmark for a project that is often hailed as one of the ...
For all he did during his magnificent career, much of Prince’s legend comes courtesy of Purple Rain, the album he and the Revolution released 40 years ago this month, and the movie of the same name ...
Prince performs “Purple Rain” at the 46th Annual Grammy Awards show on Feb. 8, 2004, at Staples Center in Los Angeles. Richard Hartog/Los Angeles Times/TNS MINNEAPOLIS — The list-loving Rolling Stone ...
The cover of "Prince's Purple Rain" by Andrea Swensson. (Courtesy Motorbooks/Quarto) Minneapolis music writer Andrea Swensson speaks with Here & Now's Scott Tong about her book commemorating the 40th ...
Your donation today will help MinnPost continue to report on the news you need. The young artist envisioned a major motion picture as early as 1982, sketching out a story he called “Dreams.” After he ...