A clip of police in Syracuse, New York detaining a crying 8-year-old boy has gone viral, sparking outrage across social media.
04.04.2022 - 19:21 / thefader.com
Last month, Minneapolis educators went on strike to demand living wages. To give context to the recent demonstrations, local CBS affiliate WCCO combed through their archives to find footage of a teachers' protest that went down in the same district in 1970.
While restoring the old film, production manager Matt Liddy noticed a familiar face; a pre-teen boy being interviewed for the segment looked distinctly like rock icon Prince, who grew up in the city and found fame recording 25 minutes outside its limits at Paisley Park studios in Chanhassen, ultimately dying from a fentanyl overdose at his mansion there in 2016. Upon restoring the film's audio, the station was able to hear the young man's voice, responding to a reporter who asked whether most of the kids he knew were in favor of the picketing.
"Yup," he replied, and continued with a pro-worker message when pressed on their reasoning. "I think they should get some more money because they be working extra hours for us and all that stuff." Read Next: Prince’s lost Camille album set for release 36 years after it was recorded WCCO then went on a quest to confirm the speaker's identity that took them to music historian and Prince expert Kristen Zchomler, who encouraged their suspicions, and to Prince's childhood friend and former bandmate Terrance Jackson, who — along with his wife Rhoda — confirmed them.
On March 30, the 27th anniversary of Prince's legendary 1985 show at Syracuse, New York's Carrier Dome, his estate announced a restored, remixed, remastered, and color-corrected reissue of Prince and the Revolution: Live, a Grammy-nominated film capturing the concert, coming June 3. They also shared a clip from the film that finds the band opening their set with Purple
.A clip of police in Syracuse, New York detaining a crying 8-year-old boy has gone viral, sparking outrage across social media.
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Lorde has been forced to postpone some dates on her new ‘Solar Power’ tour due to illness.Lorde was due to play Connecticut’s Mohegan Sun Arena on Friday (April 15) but was forced to cancel due to laryngitis. Her show last night (April 16), which was due to take place at the Anthem in Washington DC, has now also been cancelled.In a statement to fans via email, Lorde wrote: “These past couple days I’ve been pushing through some horrendous laryngitis, and I regret to inform you that my voice hasn’t sufficiently recovered to be able to play the show for you.”The statement continued: “I’m so, so sorry.
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Matt Donnelly Senior Film WriterBrand executive Rich Santiago has joined Vice Media Group as senior vice president of brand strategy and creative experience, Variety has learned exclusively. He will report to Nadja Bellan-White, Global Chief Marketing Officer, VICE Media Group, who announced the news on Wednesday.Santiago joins the company from Meta (formerly Facebook), and will partner with Vice’s existing creative and editorial teams.“VICE Media is an innovative media company that consistently delivers thought provoking and edgy news and content,” said Bellan-White. “Rich’s addition to our growing team will elevate our creative work across all VMG brands.”Santiago added that the company “continues to skyrocket with their award-winning, impactful content and storytelling.
FKA Twigs has directed a new short film in which she also stars as part of the 2022 International Woolmark Prize celebrations.Playscape features Twigs and others dancing to ‘He Hu’ by Duval Timothy and Rosie Lowe before X-Ray Spex‘s classic ‘Identity’ takes over. The film has been made in tribute to the annual prize, which awards achievement in fashion.The film takes place among the works of sculptor Isamu Noguchi at the Noguchi Foundation Museum in Queens, New York City, according to Pitchfork.“It is an honour to be chosen by the Woolmark Prize to work with such talented designers and to create my first piece of work with Juliano Nunes, innovator of dance for the Avant Garden collective,” Twigs said in a statement.Meanwhile, Twigs has teamed up with Yung Lean for new song ‘Bliss‘.The single appears on Lean’s new mixtape ‘Stardust’, which was released last Friday (April 8).
Benny The Butcher has announced that his planned UK tour dates have been cancelled due to “old FBI reports”.The Griselda rapper, who released his third studio album ‘Tana Talk 4’ last month, was due to hit the road later this month for a pair of shows at Manchester’s O2 Ritz on April 29 and London’s O2 Forum Kentish Town on May 1.However, Benny has now informed fans that due to some “old FBI reports” and a recent felony charge his gigs will no longer be going ahead.“UK shows canceled based on “old FBI reports” and a new felony charge I just caught last week tht [sic] yall won’t find out about until my documentary.”It’s not known whether the show’s will be rescheduled.UK shows canceled based on “old FBI reports” and a new felony charge I just caught last week tht yall won’t find out about until my documentary— BENNY THE BUTCHER (@BennyBsf) April 9, 2022It comes after Griselda co-founder Conway The Machine recently cancelled his debut London show at O2 Forum Kentish Town on April 1.Back in November, Benny The Butcher inked a new record deal with legendary rap label Def Jam Recordings.Snoop Dogg – who was appointed Def Jam’s executive creative consultant back in June – shared the news during his interview on the Joe Rogan Experience podcast.“I’m on Def Jam Records right. I’m a creative consultant executive, and just to let you know that it don’t exist no more, I’m going to announce on your show that I just signed Benny the Butcher, and he is one of the hardest rappers up out of Buffalo, New York,” Snoop said.He added: “So that’s showing that there are no more lines to be crossed.
Jack White took to the field at Comerica Park in Detroit yesterday (April 8) to perform the US national anthem – you can watch his performance below.The former White Stripes frontman played an instrumental version of the anthem before the Detroit Tigers’ baseball game against the Chicago White Sox. The performance coincided with the release of his fourth solo album, ‘Fear Of The Dawn’.For the performance, White was backed by bassist Dominic Davis, keyboardist Quincy McCrary, and drummer Daru Jones – the same trio set to accompany White on his ‘Supply Chain Issues Tour’.It comes after White previously threw the ceremonial first pitch at a Tigers game against the White Sox back in 2014.You can see White’s performance below:Native Detroiter Jack White performs the national anthem on Opening Day.
Lux Æterna has landed.The film, which is set to open next month, centres on characters trying to make a movie about witches. In the trailer, disorienting flashing lights make for a disconcerting first-look at the movie that was delayed several times during the COVID pandemic.Per Collider, the film’s description provides a little more insight into the plot: “Béatrice Dalle and Charlotte Gainsbourg are on a film set telling stories about witches.
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Prince arguing for better pay for teachers when he was 11 years old has made its way onto the internet – watch it below.The rare footage – filmed in 1970 – was discovered in the archive room of Minneapolis television station WCCO by production manager Matt Liddy, who was searching the archives in order to place the teacher’s strike that took place in the same earlier this year into better context.According to Stereogum, once Liddy came across the footage, he “immediately just went out to the newsroom and started showing people and saying, ‘I’m not gonna tell you who I think this is, but who do you think this is?'”WCCO then brought in a specialist to restore audio to the footage, and they tracked down a local historian and a childhood friend of Prince’s to confirm that the child in the footage was indeed Prince.In the video, a young Prince is seen being interviewed about the Minneapolis teacher’s strike that occurred in 1970. “I think they should get a better education too cause, um, and I think they should get some more money cause they work, they be working extra hours for us and all that stuff,” he says.You can watch the short clip of Prince below:Meanwhile, Prince’s 1985 live concert film Prince and The Revolution: Live is set to be remastered for a new reissue.The late artist’s gig at the Carrier Dome in Syracuse, New York on March 30, 1985, which was part of the ‘Purple Rain Tour’, was broadcast live internationally via satellite at the time, and was later released as Prince and The Revolution: Live.The singer’s estate has now partnered with Legacy Recordings to release a remastered reissue of the film, which will be available on vinyl (3xLP), CD (2xCD), Blu-ray and streaming services for the first time.
WCCO Minneapolis recently struck gold when an employee went to pull archival footage for a story about local teacher’s strike.
A “mysterious gem” has been discovered in an archived reel containing footage of a young Prince being interviewed about the Minneapolis teachers’ strike that occurred in 1970.
Arlo Parks has announced a 2022 North American tour which is set to kick off later this fall – you can buy tickets here.The singer-songwriter, who is currently supporting Clairo on her US tour, will follow two Canadian shows she has opening for Florence + The Machine with a run of US dates, starting September 6 through October 12.The tour will take in shows in Philadelphia, New York, Boston, Chicago, Denver, Portland, Seattle, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Atlanta and more.A fan pre-sale starts on Tuesday (April 5) at 10am local time, while general sale tickets go on sale on Friday (April 8) at 10am.
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