The new UPTOWN issue will be out any day. It contains five articles. There's Joy In Repetition is a report on the seven A Celebration shows that Prince played before cancelling the remainder of the tour. Building A New Nation is a comprehensive feature on the "Prince: A Celebration" event in June 2001. Much like we did last year, we asked some of our friends who attended the event to share their impressions and viewpoints. The "Celebrations" feature is comprised of four reports.

Freaks Gonna Bob 2 This is a look at the first eight months of the NPG Music Club. The article offers both praise and a number of suggestions as how the quality of the club could be improved even further. Accompanying the article is a "trackography," detailing the releases thus far.

Prince's two most recent albums of new music are High and The Rainbow Children, none of which has been released at the time of writing. Prince Gonna Get U High discusses the contents of High. Meanwhile, Rainbow Children, It's Time 2 Rise is an in-depth study of The Rainbow Children.

Our next issue, #50, will be our 10th Year Anniversary issue! We're planning a brief retrospective on UPTOWN's 10 years. However, we will also have articles that focus on more current events, including a survey of Prince's cyber-only music. Until then, check out #49! More information can be found on our website.

/The UPTOWN staff

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