(Update: 21st December)  – Links are down for the time being and may or may not come back. They got spread around just a little bit too much. For the record, I did not receive any request from Prince or anyone representing him to remove them, it’s entirely my own decision, and I’m happy that a few people got to hear them who may not have had access to the radio station they premiered on. But, if Prince or his web team would like to get in touch with a real fan who has some great ideas on how he can create a revolutionary new internet presence and set a new precedent……then get at me dawg )

My mind is officially blown. FIVE new Prince songs premiered yesterday. 4 of them on Steve Jones (ex Sex Pistols) radio show in Los Angeles, and the 5th on a mysterious new website. Check em all out below, they are all awesome, some of the best stuff he has done in a long while.  I’m going to write a little bit about each one, not much though as I still need to digest all of this awesomeness properly.

Crimson & Clover

a purple take on the 60′s classic. it’s got a very ‘Purple Rain’ vibe to it. Amazing.  When Prince does a cover, it can be pretty hit or miss (for example, hit = his cover of Betcha By Golly Wow, miss= his cover of Every Day is A Winding Road)……this one is HIT HIT HIT HIT. Easily my favorite version of the song now.

[Links are down for the time being]

Colonized Mind

I’m finding it difficult to find another Prince song to compare this to. Musically, it’s almost Hendrix-esque. Very deep lyrics on this one.  I think this one will need the most listens to really understand. But it sounds incredible.

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Wall of Berlin

Some might remember Prince’s words from the end of the title track to his 2006 album "3121" – "It’s going down y’all……like the Wall of Berlin". So clearly this concept has been in his mind for a while.

Just like the last two tracks, this is a very organic rocker, but with a more pop feel. Catchy and memorable.

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4ever

This one was mentioned a few weeks back in an interview Prince did. A classic Prince ballad.  "Eternity is just one kiss away".

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There’ll Never B (Another Like Me)

This one wasn’t premiered on the radio show. A few days ago, a short instrumental clip of this track appeared on a mysterious new site (mplsound.com) – immediately setting the Prince fan community ablaze on whether it was real or not. It’s cut from a different cloth than the other new songs – this one is a serious funk jam with plenty of Prince’s trademark 80′s sounds like the LinnDrum.

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There’ll Never B (Another Like Me) (Instrumental Clip)

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Peace out neofunkers! Enjoy!!!

After 15 years, more than $13 million dollars and an insane amount of broken promises, the new Guns ‘N Roses album ‘Chinese Democracy’ is FINALLY coming out in 2 days! Don’t forget,if you’re in the US you get a free can of Dr Pepper, as the soft-drinks giant promised earlier this year, if the album were to get released.

It’s no secret that I’m a big GnR fan. So after all this time, does the album live up to it’s hype? For me, the answer is a resounding yes. This is one of the most cohesive and creative rock albums I’ve heard in a long time. The musicianship and of course, Axl’s vocals are amazing and the songwriting is superb. The title track and ‘Better’ are my two favorites at the moment, but I need more time to fully digest the album. There’s a lot of hidden depths that you won’t necessarily hear upon first listen.

Axl is one of the few vocalists that really changed the way I look at songwriting, but especially vocal dynamics. The guy has an incredible range that he’s never been afraid to explore, since GnR’s 1987 debut ‘Appetite For Destruction’.

Make sure you head on over to myspace.com/gunsnroses to listen to the whole album streaming right now! And make sure you all head out and pick it up on Sunday (or Monday in the UK). It’s definately worth the money.