Prince Covers Radiohead's "Creep" During Coachella Festival Performance

Amazing find from Stereogum of the Purple One covering Radiohead's first and biggest hit from their least artistically-relevant record (arguably). I think Prince could have made a pretty good go at "Thinking About You"--Pablo Honey's introspective, acoustic number about masturbation. After all, it's a subject that Mr. Rogers Nelson knows a thing or two about--but this soulful rendition of the mock self-loathing classic still does the ears good. This might even top his previous dabbling in alt-rock. What's next on Prince's wishlist of the 90s? Perhaps he could do "Sex Type Thing" in the same kind of screeching falsetto that he used for "Kiss". And then, a decade-and-a-half later, Tom Jones can cover it.

On second thought, that sounds like a terrible sequence of events.

(Jonathan Graef)

Of Montreal Covers Prince

Download: Of Montreal - "I Would Die 4 U " (Prince Cover)
Download: Of Montreal - "Baby, I'm A Star" (Prince Cover)

You Ain't No Picasso recently posted two MP3s of Of Montreal covering Prince.

I've never been a huge Prince fan (I also hate fun, rainbows and sunshine, too!), but hell, how can you not smile at Kevin "Ayn Rand" Barnes belting out the chorus to "I Would Die 4 U"?

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(April Wright)

Prince To Play First Ave. For First Time in 20 Years

Download: Prince - "3121"
Download: Prince - "When Doves Cry"
Download: Prince - "Purple Rain"

Idolator first reported it, and a visit to Prince's website confirms it: Prince is going to play a late show this Saturday, July 7th, at First Avenue right after his show at the Target Center. The show is 18 and over, tickets will cost $31.21, and they will be on sale the day of the show. First Avenue, as you well know, was where Prince filmed scenes for his classic film Purple Rain. The last time he played the legendary club was to promote his double-LP Sign O' The Times.

(Jonathan Graef)