Message from UPTOWN magazine regarding their next issue(s):



"...That Was Then, This Is Now!" - UPTOWN returns with two issues!



The latest issue of UPTOWN (#42) was published in late May 2000. We had initially planned to publish issue #43 in July/August, but we felt it made sense to wait until September, when things get back to normal, at least here in Europe where most people spend July and August vacationing. But instead of publishing an issue at the start of September and another in late September (when #44 was due), we made the decision to publish them simultaneously, much like we used to do when we published yearly "special issues." So UPTOWN issues #43 and #44 will both be available in early September!



Subtitled "...That Was Then" (borrowing a line from the song "Now"), issue #43 is the "nostalgic," "past-dwelling" issue, focusing on articles about Prince's glorious past. Take This Beat is part two of our interview with Bobby Z. (the first part was published in UPTOWN #42). This second part focuses on the Revolution years. Grooves And Grooves Upon The Shelf is a survey of outtakes, updating the information from the TURN IT UP book. It provides details and descriptions of outtakes that have emerged since TURN IT UP was released in late 1997. Similarly, the article 2night We Video updates a feature from UPTOWN #23 (April 1996) on Prince's video clips. Accompanying the article is a comprehensive Prince video and filmography, listing all his video clips, motion pictures, TV films, and officially released home videos. High On You chronicles the rise and fall of Sly and The Family Stone, one of Prince's most important musical influences. The impact of Sly and The Family Stone on Prince is undeniable; he has performed more songs by this group than any other and he has always wanted his music and backing groups to defy categorisation by transcending gender, racial, and musical barriers in the manner of Sly and The Family Stone.



Issue #44 is the "This Is Now!" issue, containing articles on Prince's current activities and all the latest news. A large portion of the issue is devoted to the "Prince Celebrations" activities in June: Days Of Wild And Beautiful Nights contains reports and recollections from several of our friends who attended the event when Prince opened the doors of Paisley Park for nightly parties and daily tours of the Paisley Park studios. The highlight was a unique Prince performance at the Northrop Auditorium, June 13th, which saw him reuniting with three former Revolution members on a take on "America." Meanwhile, Everybody Want What They Don't Got discusses the projected Crystal Ball Volume II set. This article offers some ideas for the projected follow-up and discusses the songs that fans could vote for at the "Prince Celebration" week. The Lost Is Found contains additional and revised information for the DAYS OF WILD book, providing new facts and details that we have been able to unearth since the book was released in April 2000. My Name Is Prince is our commentary on the recent name change back to Prince.



We plan to publish issue #45 according to schedule in November. Work is already in progress on several articles, including a Graffiti Bridge album study and an in-depth look at the Madhouse project and Prince's work with Miles Davis. Work is also underway on the promised Lovesexy tour report, but it is a huge project that will take the rest of the year to complete. We would like to thank each and everyone who have taken the time and effort to e-mail us with reports (comments, recollections, impressions, etc) on the Lovesexy shows they saw. We will shortly open a section on our website, which will feature all the fan reports, assembled chronologically in the sequence of the shows. We will also incorporate comments by fans into the tour report.



For more details on issues #43 and #44, please check our website: http://www.uptown.se. In a few days, you will be able to read our commentary, My Name Is Prince, and excerpts from some of the other articles.



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