http://www.metafilter.com/tags/protege Posts tagged with 'protege' at MetaFilter. Wed, 31 Jan 2007 20:47:09 -0800 Wed, 31 Jan 2007 20:47:09 -0800 en-us http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 60 http://www.metafilter.com/58235/The%2DFamily%2DReunion <a href="http://www.prince.org/msg/5/215637/The-Family-That-Plays-Together-Stays-Together">'The Family' Has Reunited.</a> Members of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Family_%28band%29">the studio band</a> created in the wake of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Time_%28band%29">The Time</a>'s disintegration, who never toured and who only released one <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Family_%28album%29">self-titled album</a> (featuring the beautiful photography of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Horst_P._Horst">Horst</a> and lavish orchestration by <a href="http://www.clarefischer.com/">Clare Fischer</a>, like much of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parade_%28album%29">Prince's other</a> <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sign_%E2%80%9CO%E2%80%9D_the_Times_%28album%29">projects at</a> <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Batman_%28album%29">the time</a>) have <a href="http://www.myspace.com/allthewayvogue.">reunited</a>. No word yet about any involvement from either Prince (writer of nearly all the band's songs, including their gigantic hit <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nothing_Compares_2_U">Nothing Compares 2 U</a> - well, at least for <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hdjidfbMHDw">Sinead O'Connor</a>) or his <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Revolution_%28band%29">Revolution</a> cohorts <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wendy_Melvoin">Wendy</a> (twin sister of Family co-lead vocalist <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Susannah_Melvoin">Susannah Melvoin</a>) <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wendy_and_Lisa">&amp;</a> <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lisa_Coleman_%28musician%29">Lisa</a>, now a successful scoring team for <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0112792/">film</a> and <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0813715/">television</a>. tag:metafilter.com,2007:site.58235 Wed, 31 Jan 2007 20:47:09 -0800 funk minneapolis music prince protege reunion dagarrat