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Prince’s ‘Purple Rain’ tour hit Birmingham this day in 1985 Updated Jan 19, 2021; Facebook Share The hydraulic effect that was supposed to lift Prince up to the stage amid wisps of smoke malfunctioned at a Birmingham stop of the “Purple Rain” tour. After one of two Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center shows, Prince, his band and crew had to leave hastily because inclement weather was imminent. “Purple Rain” tour manager Alan Leeds told Light (a former editor at Rolling Stone, Spin and Vibe) that following the Birmingham concert Prince said to Leeds, “What can you tell me so that...

Elaine Chung You’ve probably seen it as a meme, or on a t-shirt: “Ever since David Bowie died, shit’s been weird.” This week marks five years since Bowie left us, and it’s hard to dispute that it seemed to start a global decline. His passing on January 10, 2016 kicked off the year of Donald Trump’s election and the Brexit vote. In April Prince died suddenly and tragically. It felt like we were living in a world that no longer had room for this kind of visionary, ground-breaking artist. Not much since has offered evidence to the contrary.

Rock 'n' read is a thing -- especially thanks to best-selling memoirs in recent years from Bob Dylan, Keith Richards, Bruce Springsteen, Patti Smith and others. The fourth-quarter of 2020 has been no different, with lavish, coffee table-sized photo books added to the usual mix of biographies, treatises, histories and other printed matter. And with no concerts at the moment, there's theoretically plenty of time to read 'em. As the year rolls to a close, then, here's a look at some of the most notable titles the publishing world has popped out during the past few months... - Advertisement - â�...

What is the definition of heavy metal? During a recent interview on SiriusXM's In the Light, Judas Priest frontman Rob Halford offered his own take on the topic with host Alan Light as can be viewed below. "Oh, it's a lot of things, but I think just to kind of coalesce it and get it down, for me, it's always been about the dynamic expression of the music," states Halford. "And that's the way that the basic elements of any band — the bass, the drums, guitars and vocals — they're all at this really strong, potent place with so much power and, for the most part, with so much volume that it ...

Every once in a while, a book falls in your lap that makes you laugh, makes you cry, and leaves you feeling utterly inspired. Rarely is that book an autobiography, but it’s electrifying when it is. Do You Feel Like I Do?: A Memoir by Peter Frampton with Alan Light is an intriguing, yet supremely humble, assemblage of a life filled with moments of reflection, positivity, competition, sincerity, and a few bouts of self destruction.  Peter Frampton was, at his core, a musician. His passion and skill reached uncharted territories during his rise to stardom, but it was the peak of that success...