My Friday Morning Music

If the theme this week is America, let's pick up the tempo for the weekend. 

My Friday Morning Music

I never realized that "I Want Your Hands On Me" was a song by Sinéad O'Connor until a few months ago. That was pretty stupid of me because I used to hear it as part of a 1988 MTV promo constantly. In the promo, the snippet of her song is almost rudely interrupted by Prince screaming (taken from a clip of the "Alphabet St." video). Given what we would hear about her and Prince decades later, that clip now seems darkly prophetic as "Nothing Compares 2 U" wouldn't be released until 1990.

My Friday Evening Music

What better Prince song to end on then the one of the last songs he released before he changed his name.

My Friday Morning Music

"Partyman" proves that Prince is the most underrated thing about 1989's Batman.

 

My Monday Morning Music

Doing Prince music this week. Starting with my favorite video of his ever.

 

Your Weekly Dose of God

Heard this song while doing early morning chores in the car this morning.

 

My Friday Evening Music

Thinking about everyone scared and alone during this most recent outbreak.

For #BlackOutTuesday

Here's a Prince remix courtesy of Deejay Daz-One, linked now at Oddball Magazine.

The King and a Prince and a Queen

Tim Gager is back with more flash fiction accompanied by artwork by Cesar Valtierra,. It's up now at Oddball Magazine. 

Keytar Bear Sighting, 10 19 16

A little Keytar Bear mixed with classic Prince.

Today's The Last Day

Submit while you can to the Prince anthology from NightBallet Press. The book is scheduled to be released by Prince's birthday on June 7.

A Writing Prompt for Our Fallen Musicians

You know you're speaking to an older individual when said individual mentions sadly all the influential musicians who have passed on. People like Prince, David Bowie, and...Glenn Frey?

I won't get into a whole "Eagles Suck" thing or any of the posthumous bashing. But you have to admit, it isn't likely you would think of hearing Mr. Frey in the same sentence as Prince if you're my age.

Then I thought: Think of the poems you could write with all three musicians referenced.

Then all I could think of was this haiku:



Little red corvette
drives down Suffragette City
and the heat is on


Fellow poets, you have to do better. Send me your own poems that reference Prince, Bowie and Frey. Email me at chadpoetforhire@yahoo.com or leave them in comments. Maybe I'll even put one in Oddball Magazine.
 

Another Prince Anthology

NightBallet Press is looking for submissions to Delirious—A Poetic Tribute to Prince. Please click here for guidelines and get your work in before May 24.

Prince Tribute Anthology

Courtesy of the Yellow Chair Review. Submit soon!

Here Comes The Flashback

Nas' album Illmatic is featured in today's Twist of JP Lime over at Oddball Magazine.

I'm hoping they post a Prince tribute soon. We'll definitely promote that too!

Come Into The Underground Garden Via Oddball Magazine

Today, Liza Zayas features DJ Nomadik and tonight's Prince Tribute show, which features both Nomadik and Liza. See the flyer below and try to make it there tonight.