New poem: LIMITED EDITION.

the man who loved purple

ascended to heaven

in the elevator

leaving behind physical pain

also a legacy of

pushing musical boundaries

saying whatever he wanted

stating what was necessary

giving to those in need

taking his name away from the Company

until they realized

the music he allowed them to distribute

was his music

and not theirs in perpetuity

as the familiar saying goes,

“we are fortunate

to have lived in his time”

A Prince playlist.

At this writing, Tidal is the only streaming service carrying Prince's albums in the wake of his passing.

1. Let's Go Crazy
2. Raspberry Beret
3. Manic Monday--Bangles
4. Seven
5. Alphabet St
6. Little Red Corvette
7. 1999
8. I Would Die 4 U
9. Purple Rain
10. I Wanna Be Your Lover
11. Kiss
12. Mountains
13. U Got The Look
14. Sign 'O' The Times
15. Thieves In The Temple
16. Diamonds And Pearls
17. Cream
18. Betcha By Golly Wow (cover)
19. Whole Lotta Love (cover, live)
20. Funknroll
21. Baltimore

Miley Cyrus "Wrecking Ball" and Sinead O'Connor's "Nothing Compares 2 U"

Here's the prop-and-nudity-free alternate version of Miley Cyrus  "Wrecking Ball:
http://youtu.be/-YICuUtkjlg

And here's the Sinead O'Connot video it was influenced by:
http://youtu.be/iUiTQvT0W_0

Reuters article about Coldplay's free live CD.

http://www.popeater.com/story/_a/coldplay-to-give-away-live-cd-at-gigs/n20090501130409990066?ecid=RSS0001

Nothing much to say about the above, except the first paragraph is a bit doofusy in its assertion that Coldplay giving ticketholders a free CD at their concerts this year is another chapter in "the end of the CD as we know it."

The physical CD will end if (and only if) the music industry wants it to end--as occurred with the vinyl record, the 8-track cartridge and the audiocassette.

At this time, I'm guessing that record labels are still making some $$$$ from CDs--even if they'll be primarily sold online in the near future.