Heat Rocks

Anil Dash on Prince's "1999"

This week, we are joined by Anil Dash, the tech entrepreneur and activist whose love for The Purple One is legendary. He takes us into the Heat Rocks deep dive for Prince's 1999, the album that marked his new wave turn. All three of us share tales of our older family members being scandalized by the sexy-sexiness on the album. Mmmmmm...spicy.  More on Prince and 1999: The original Rolling Stone <a href="http://www.rollingstone.com/music/albumreviews/1999-19821209">album review</a>. <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m8mg7CxAYUM">Prince on the Larry King Show </a>in...1999. More on Anil Dash: <a href="https://medium.com/@anildash/prince-transformed-eab793c75757">Anil's "I Am #Transformed" talk</a>, which talks about Prince, technology and a history of South Asian immigration to the USA. His guide to <a href="https://medium.com/@anildash/its-time-to-discover-prince-589344cb52ff">listening to Prince</a> on streaming sites. Anil's <a href="http://anildash.com/">Website</a> | <a href="https://twitter.com/anildash">Twitter</a> Show Tracklisting: Prince: 1999 "1999" Prince: 1999 "Delirious" Prince: 1999 "D.M.S.R." Michael Jackson Thriller "Thriller" Prince: 1999 "Little Red Corvette" Prince: 1999 "Lady Cab Driver" Prince: 1999 "Something in the Water" Prince: 1999 "Free" Prince: 1999 "All The Critics Love U in New York" If you're not already subscribed to Heat Rocks in Apple Podcasts, <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/heat-rocks/id1290971833?mt=2">do it here!</a>

Scorching guests and sizzling records: join music writer Oliver Wang and music supervisor Morgan Rhodes each week as they invite their favorite artists, critics and scholars for in-depth conversations about the albums that shape our lives. Each week our special guests will take you deep into their heat rocks from the world of hip-hop, soul, dance, jazz, funk and more. Get with us!