Dissect his controversial statement here.

Keep up to date on Prince at his official site.

MP3: Prince – Darling Nikki

Read Tegan’s comments here.

Read Sara’s comments here.

Visit T&S on MySpace.

MP3: Tegan & Sara – Walking With A Ghost

In response to last week’s list…

Here’s what Ed Droste selected:

10. Edie Brickell – Shooting…
9. Hole – Live Through This
8. Pavement – Slanted & Enchanted
7. The Breeders – Pod
6. Janet Jackson – Rhythm…
5. Madonna – Like A Prayer
4. Deee Lite – World Clique
3. Jeff Buckley – Grace
2. Pixies – Doolittle
1. Liz Phair – Exile In Guyville

View more individual faves here.

MP3: Grizzly Bear – Shift (Acoustic)

Here’s what she had to say about the song’s potentially latent homosexual undertones: *Some weirdo on the Internet wrote that ‘Chasing Pavements’ was about being gay, which isn’t true at all. Because of that, some radio stations in the States wouldn’t play it. The guy wrote it on the Urban Dictionary website, which I’ve used for years and ‘chasing pavements’ was never on there as a slang term before…* Read the full article here. MP3 at bottom.

MP3: Adele – Chasing Pavements

The Top 10 is as follows:

1. David Bowie – Ziggy Stardust
2. The Smiths – The Smiths
3. Tracy Chapman – Tracy Chapman
4. Indigo Girls – Indigo Girls
5. Judy Garland – Judy At Carnegie Hall
6. The Smiths – The Queen Is Dead
7. Elton John – Goodbye Yellow Brick Road
8. Madonna – The Immaculate Collection
9. Cyndi Lauper – She’s So Unusual
10. Antony & The Johnsons – I Am A Bird Now

View the full list here.

Visit Morrissey on MySpace.

MP3: The Smiths – Handsome Devil

Details are as follows:

September 9th
The Delancey
7:30 PM ($10)

For further info, head here.

Visit Gold Streets at their official site.

MP3: Gold Streets – The Wait

The online magazine’s closet free picks include:

1. Tears For Fears – Mad World
2. The Eurythmics – Sweet Dreams
3. Culture Club – Do You Really Want To Hurt Me?
4. Ministry – I Wanted To Tell Her
5. The The – The Soul Mining
6. The Smiths – I Want The One I Can’t Have
7. The Bronski Beat – Smalltown Boy
8. Patti Smith – Gloria

View rationale here.

MP3: The Smiths – I Want… [alt link]

The online magazine’s closet free picks include:

1. Tears For Fears – Mad World
2. The Eurythmics – Sweet Dreams
3. Culture Club – Do You Really Want To Hurt Me?
4. Ministry – I Wanted To Tell Her
5. The The – The Soul Mining
6. The Smiths – I Want The One I Can’t Have
7. The Bronski Beat – Smalltown Boy
8. Patti Smith – Gloria

View rationale here.

MP3: The Smiths – I Want… [alt link]

The online magazine’s closet free picks include:

1. Tears For Fears – Mad World
2. The Eurythmics – Sweet Dreams
3. Culture Club – Do You Really Want To Hurt Me?
4. Ministry – I Wanted To Tell Her
5. The The – The Soul Mining
6. The Smiths – I Want The One I Can’t Have
7. The Bronski Beat – Smalltown Boy
8. Patti Smith – Gloria

View rationale here.

MP3: The Smiths – I Want… [alt link]

The cover boy shares the following about his sexuality: *I just find it offensive and disrespectful how many people go out of their way to disguise their true identities in the public eye. Growing up, there weren’t really any good, strong, gay models that weren’t one extreme or the other, so if anyone’s going to be comfortable with who I am then it has to start with me and I just think being honest and open is the only solution.* Read more of the article here. MP3 at bottom of post.

Visit SS on MySpace.

MP3: Sam Sparro – Black & Gold (RC Mix)