Prince’s Bassist on the Purple One’s Genius and the Minneapolis Sound – Chicago Review of Books

Prince’s Bassist on the Purple One’s Genius and the Minneapolis Sound – Chicago Review of Books

[ad_1] Imagine you’re a teenager waiting around in the parking lot of the 7-11 where you work for a stranger to pick you up and drive you to a job interview–with Prince. That’s a key moment in My Life in the Purple Kingdom, the enlightening new memoir from Brownmark, who played bass with Prince and … Read more

BrownMark – Chicago Review of Books

BrownMark – Chicago Review of Books

[ad_1] BrownMark has been holding it down for four decades. The artist formerly known as Mark Brown first came to prominence right out of high school playing bass with Prince and the Revolution from 1981 to 1986, touring the world and making key contributions to beloved singles and album tracks. An architect of what has become known … Read more

Re-Reading Kameron Hurley’s Entire Worldbreaker Saga – Chicago Review of Books

Re-Reading Kameron Hurley's Entire Worldbreaker Saga – Chicago Review of Books

[ad_1] Please forgive the lateness of this review. Kameron Hurley’s bloody, thrilling mic-drop of a fantasy novel, The Broken Heavens, hit bookstores in mid-January, and here it is, almost March Madness, and only now am I typing out judgments like “bloody,” “thrilling,” and “mic-drop of a fantasy novel.” The business of reviewing is bound up … Read more