In light of Prince’s 53rd birthday, popcrush.com put together a list of his best “B-Sides” of all time! “The following B-Sides are listed in chronological order starting with the 1982 release of ‘How Come You Don’t Call Me Anymore’ and closing with the 1989 release of ‘I Love U in Me.’ Enjoy!” Top 10 Prince Songs Prince Only Charging $25 For Los Angeles Concerts [VIDEO] Can A Man Go To A Prince Concert By Himself? [VIDEO] ‘How Come U Don’t Call Me Anymore’ Released: Sept. 24, 1982; B-side of ’1999′ Single Prince recorded this B-side at Sunset Sound Studios in L.A. during the making of the ’1999′ album. This one is a beautiful four-chord progression acoustic piano ballad that showcases Prince’s vocals and lyrics. A touch of jazz and a healthy dose of Gospel make this an instant Prince classic. Although a B-side, Prince performed ‘How Come U Don’t Call Me Anymore’ live during the 1999 and Purple Rain tours and continues to play it today. ‘Irresistible B—–’ Released: Nov. 23, 1983; B-side of ‘Let’s Pretend We’re Married’ The original version of ‘Irresistible B—–’ was recorded in December 1981 soon after Prince started exclusively using the Linn LM-1 drum machine. The song begins with a 40-second instrumental funk of bass and drums before Prince begins to share all the things he likes about this irresistible girl. He can’t stop thinking about her — even though his friends suggest he let her go — as he explains, “ they don’t know the things you do to me when we’re alone .” A great, sparse Prince funk track with a stellar bass line. Not only a Top 10 Prince B-side, but a Prince classic. Click here , for the rest of the best B-Sides from Prince…
Summer is near and the warm weather is live and in full effect! The beach is calling your name and for all you warm weather, sand loving, book readers out there the best time to read a great book is now. Grab a pen and some paper and get your bathing suit ready for a little beach reading. You no longer have to feel like looking for a good book from a black author is like finding a needle in a haystack because I have listed 5 books to read while soaking up that summer sun, all by black authors of course. 5. “Their Eyes Were Watching God” by Zora Neal Hurston : this classic tells the story of Janie Crawford and her search for love as she pushes through after a few failed marriages during the 20th century. 4. “Shyt List” by Reign: Unlike so many other African American fiction novels, “Shyt List” is not just about some drug dealing dope boys and paper chasing chicks.”Shyt List” tells the raw and cut throat story of Yvonna Harris, who is a very disturbed woman suffering from severe Schizophrenia that developed as a defense mechanism as a result of a troubled childhood. This is a woman you do NOT want to cross unless you have plans to make it on her “Shyt List.” “Shyt List” is a 5 part book series by Author, T. Styles also known under the pseudonym, Reign. 3. “Justify My Thug” by Wahida Clark . “Justify My Thug”, also a book series, is about our favorite black couples in Thug Fiction, Kaylin and Angel Santos, Tash and Trae Macklin and it tells more about what happened in Tash and Trae’s marriage after Tash decides to try and play a game of “get back” but cheats too close to home and Trae finds out about Tash’s infidelity and possible love child. Meanwhile Kaylin and Angel’s marriage is on the rocks after Kaylin is under the impression that Angel knew of Tash’s affair with Kaylin’s brother, Kyron. Can these two marriages remain standing after the ultimate betrayal? 2. “Pleasure” by Eric Jerome Dickey. This erotic tale is set in Atlanta and is the story and Nia Simone and her insatiable appetite for more than one man. Lucky her, she happens to meet twins and she can’t pick just one. The book is filled with eroticism for your ever wandering mind. 1. “Getting To Happy” by Terri McMillan. Ms. McMillan is back and with the sequel to every black woman scorned tale, “Waiting To Exhale.” This tale fast forwards to fifteen years later, Savannah is getting a divorce at age 51, Bernadine is onto failed marriage number 2 and is taking prescription pills to mask the pain. Meanwhile Robin is becoming a shopaholic as her wedding aspirations goes unnoticed and Gloria realizes she has taken her happiness and security for granted. See what is next for the ladies of “Getting To Happy.” Already read some of the books listed, feel free to comment or leave suggestions. Best-Selling Author, Terrance Dean, Heads Off-Broadway With His New Novel, “MOGUL” Best-Selling Author, Danielle Santiago Concludes Her Trilogy With, “Allure Of The Game” Author Jumata Emill Jones Debuts With His Suspenseful Thriller, “NEVER DEAD” Wait’ll You See My…The Top 5 Anthony Weiner Songs REWIND: Jill Scott’s Sexiest Lyrics Does Angela Yee Want To Be Hip-Hop’s Dr. Ruth?
Earlier this month, one of the employees at Lil’ Kim ‘s North Carolina business venture, Salon Se Swa, sent out an open layer accusing Kim’s cousin Katrise of being a shady boss. Late last week, Katrise’s shadiness apparently came home to roost. Lil’ Kim’s cousin Katrise Jones, who the rapper recently went into business with, was arrested last week on four felony charges of false pretense. She was also arrested for failing to return “hired property” worth over $4000. The two ladies opened a chain of Se Swa hair salons in Charlotte, NC. On January 14, 37-year-old Katrise was arrested at the salon located in Carolina Place Mall, in front of her stylist employees. Before this incident, a disgruntled employee went public with a letter detailing Katrise’s shady practices: “First of all, Katrise does NOT pay her employees and she is in so much debt that she hasn’t even paid her rent at the salon or her house. Which I hear she moved out in the middle of the night owing the landlord over $15,000. Poor Lil Kim trusted Katrise as so many others and Lil Kim needs to run the other way. I met Lil Kim and she is an innocent person in this mess that Katrise made. Katrise is a fraud and owes over $60,000 to people including employees, rents on her “shops”, her fabulous Range Rover. Here is a link to prove what I am saying. Inmate search on Katrise Jones. She has written over $15, 000 in fraudulant checks. She is what we call a HDM-a Hot Damn Mess!” SMH. People like this broad are the reason so many celebs are reluctant about putting they’re people on when they become successful. Source
If it wasn’t for the unexplainable phenomenon that is Snooki, none of us would have been blessed with Nicole Polizzi’s New York Times Bestselling authoring talents. But, unfortunately, we actually CAN add making the New York Times’ Bestseller list to the growing number of things Snooki does without explanation. If MTV hadn’t stumbled upon the reality cashcow that is “Jersey Shore,” what/who do you think Snooki would be?
Posted onNovember 26, 2010byBenny Hollywood|Comments Off on 120 Million Acres of Alaska Coast Declared Critical Polar Bear Habitat
Photo: flickrfavorites , Flickr, CC In Alaska, over 187,000 square miles, or 120 million acres, have been designated ‘critical polar bear habitat’ under the Endangered Species Act. The designation resulted as part of a settlement in the ongoing lawsuit brought against the US Department of the Interior by some of the most powerful conservation groups in the country. The lawsuit aims to protect the polar bear by having it listed as ‘endangered’ as opposed to ‘threatened’. Here’s what the news means for polar bears:… Read the full story on TreeHugger
Image credit: Woods End Laboratories Despite claims that biochar could offset 12% of human carbon emissions , and boost agricultural production in the process, others are not so sure. Whether it’s the author of the biochar solution saying it’s not a solution (OK, not a complete solution), or
Posted onSeptember 29, 2010byBenny Hollywood|Comments Off on Columbia Writing Professor Sends World’s Haughtiest Email to Former Students [Academia]
Janette Turner Hospital is the author of Orpheus Lost and other books, and a professor at Columbia. She sent MFA students at her old school, the University of South Carolina, the following note about their inferiority. It is amazing. More
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A layer of smog hovers over the Tel Aviv skyline (photo by the author). After a decade of fits and starts, the Tel Aviv light rail project finally collapsed last week. Following months of last-ditch negotiations , government officials announced that they were cancelling agreements with the consortium that was supposed to build and operate the first line of the system, leaving the fate of what was supposed to be the largest infrastructure project ever undertaken in Israel unclear… Read the full story on TreeHugger
Chelsea Handler, 35, the author of three humor books and host of Chelsea Lately on E!, says she fits the part – sort of. “This has been a huge year for hip-hop and rap, and it is well-known that I have the closest ties with these communities – musically and s-exually,” she joked in a statement. “I am to rap and hippity-hop what Warren Buffet is to finance, minus the s-ex.” Wisecracking author and E! talk-show host Chelsea Handler has been tapped to liven up the MTV Video Music Awards as host of
