#PrinceDay

#PrinceDay

#PrinceDay

“...Miles began calling Prince but he had to call me because Prince famously kept his number to himself. It wasn’t unusual to come home and find a voicemail on my phone, that legendary, raspy voice barking:

'Alan. Tell that little Purple Motherfucker to call me'.”

Alan Leeds on Prince x Miles Davis + The Vault Prince Tour Manager Alan Leeds tells the full story of Miles Davis + Prince, the D'Angelo connection...and his view of how to handle The Vault.

or if you're a Prince fan but also a #jazzsky person, perhaps Alan Leeds' fly on the wall perspective of the friendship between Prince and Miles

#Prince #MilesDavis #AlanLeeds #EricLeeds #Madhouse

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Prince's Favorite Cookie Recipe For our very last Prince Day goodie, we tracked down the recipe for Prince's favorite cookies.

in case you want to remember Prince Rogers Nelson by downloading the recipe for his favorites cookies from his favorite website:

#Prince #DakotaJazzClub #thatsite

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7" of Early B - Visit Of King Selassie on Midnight Rock label. Originally released in 1985. My copy is a later re-press. Produced by Jah Thomas.

#OTD 60 years ago

Haile Selassie arrived in Jamaica on a 3 day state visit. He was greeted at the airport by thousands of Rastas.

Nearly 20 years later dancehall DJ Early B recalled that momentous day on this great 7"...

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#reggae #reggaesky #vinylsky #vinyl #musicsky

1. Sergio Mendes & Brasil 66
1. The Meters
1. D. Brown

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Don reboot
Razia Sultan reboot
Sandokan reboot reboot

Sandokan (2025 TV series) - Wikipedia

I came here to say "Sandokan reboot" only to realize Italian TV beat me to it:

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@accidentalbron.bsky.social

also while I'm confessing my sins of omission, at the time Popcaan was pretty dominant and I argued that the tunes we too new to assess their place in the canon

with the benefit of hindsight, Popcaan may have been the last true dancehall star, I regret that he's not represented

well ty, compliment successfully fished 🎣

yeah, we knew it was an omission at the time but I think not finding a spot to shoehorn in Ninja, particularly "Number One" is probably my biggest regret (+ maybe Beres/Cutty?)

how'd we do?? 😬

Exclusive: Bob Marley's Family Reunites for Its First Photo Shoot in Over a Decade GQ Style brought together Bob's sons, daughters, and grandkids for a reunion—and yes, they’re just as cool as the reggae god himself.

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LargeUp Exclusive: Stephen Marley Interview + "Made in Africa" Live Words by Eddie STATS Houghton Like we told you, we got the chance to build with Stephen Marley a few weeks ago, attending an exclusive listening session for his forthcoming LP Revelation Part 1 -

www.largeup.com/2011/05/17/l...

A photo of reggae scion Stephen Marley with Okayplayer editor-in-chief Edwin STATS Houghton aka DJ Eddie STATS

Happy Earthstrong Stephen Marley #reggaesky

There's a war on for your mind.

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"Sean Paul? Cyaan be cute in my car..."

How To Rock A Cap

Kash Patel files eye-popping $250 million suit against The Atlantic

eyes popping left and right

Hugh Masekela - Witch Doctor YouTube video by RedRoomNotes

youtu.be/yoMliXsV05w?...

Massive Attack - Daydreaming (Promo Video - Now With Annotations!) YouTube video by MASSIVEATTACK.IE

I knew there had to be more

but Fiddler is also quoted on Massive Attack "Daydreaming" so

youtu.be/crCwHQK_OMw?...

madness

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