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Purple Reign: Prince kicks off Jazz Fest with four-hour set
Prince gets into the groove, Friday at Metropolis “I don’t know what you heard!” Prince called to the late-night crowd, deep into the funk groove of the opening song in the first of two sold-out shows...
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Montreal International Jazz Festival 2011: Did Prince bully the Unsettlers...
After seeing a puzzling post on the Internet stating that a jazz fest concert by Montreal’s own Unsettlers was cancelled at Prince’s request, we decided to check it out. This seemed patently absurd....
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Jackson Family Likes Cirque MJ Show
At the after-party for the Michael Jackson THE IMMORTAL World Tour show Cirque du Soleil CEO Daniel Lamarre said he felt like a 1,000 pound weight had just been lifted off his shoulders. Because all of...
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Concert review: Prince rules over 12,000 at the Bell Centre; Dec. 3, 2011
There was a fear – small but significant – in the back of this critic’s mind that Prince at the Bell Centre would never match the pair of epic concerts he gave at the intimate Metropolis this summer....
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This week’s Wednesday taste test….with Frank Ocean’s Channel Orange
On Daybreak on CBC Radio One this morning, I played the absurdly-hyped new Frank Ocean album, Channel Orange. Actually the hype isn’t that absurd. It’s an amazing album. You like What’s Going On-era...
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It feels like we just got started: a fond farewell from Narratives
But first things first. Caught the David Byrne and Win Butler gabfest at the Ukrainian Federation last Saturday night, the only event in this year’s highly regarded Pop Montreal itinerary that I was...
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Montreal International Jazz Festival, concert review: Beck at Place des Arts
When Prince played the Montreal International Jazz Festival in 2001, he tested the patience of his audience at Place des Arts’s Salle Wilfrid-Pelletier with an 80-minute set of jazz-funk fusion,...
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Prince pulls a fast one with Bell Centre show
Never one to do things by the book, Prince has announced a Bell Centre concert — with three days’ notice. The purple one will bring his HITnRUN tour to the arena on Saturday, May 23, with his...
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Place des Arts confirms 2 Prince shows Monday
Confirming what started bubbling on social media yesterday, Place des Arts has tweeted confirmation of the two March 21 shows at Théâtre Maisonneuve, at 7 p.m. and 10 p.m. #Prince : les billets pour...
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In Entertainment: Prince search details get locked down, Drake's album flows...
Lock down: A Minnesota judge has sealed a search warrant in the investigation of Prince’s death after authorities argued that making it public would hamper their work. This follows reports earlier...
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Briefs: Céline to receive Icon award, Prince reportedly arranged to meet...
Céline Dion will be honoured with the Icon award at the upcoming Billboard Music Awards. Show executive producer Mark Bracco confirmed that the Quebec singer will receive the prestigious award, which...
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Roundup: Margaret Cho and Awkwafina's raunchy girl rap, Prince's Billboard...
Comedian Margaret Cho has teamed up with rapper Awkwafina for a DNSFW ode to the power of women. And to vaginal imagery. We should stop writing now. You check it out for yourself. Snoop Dogg wants you...
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Doug Camilli: Carey's reality show scares off her Australian fiancé
The Australian magazine Women’s Day says Aussie media tycoon James Packer has dumped Mariah Carey, over “excessive spending” and her planned new “reality” TV series. However he’s not demanding the...
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