Purple Knights Podcast

13/06/2025

The podcast has a new dedicated website!

Join host Chris Johnson on a sonic pilgrimage through the spiritual and sensual legacy of Prince, told through stories, songs, and soul.

27/10/2024

1999 (Super Deluxe Edition) - October 27, 1982 (42 years)

21/10/2024

If U ain't hip 2 the rare housequake... 🤣🤣🤣

14/10/2024

"The Vault: Old Friends 4 Sale" is such a great album! It's satisfying to hear Prince play "grown folks' music." He did jazz and blues so well.

30/09/2024

15/09/2024

Per Londell McMillan, the Netflix doc is dead & the Estate is working on the dissolution of contracts.

24/08/2024

Putting the Lord's Prayer in the middle of a tune about controversy is a total *boss* move. Prince is truly the Greatest of All Time.

24/08/2024

I'm listening to my custom Spotify playlist of " - The Hits," which uses album versions of tracks rather than the single edits on the official releases. It also includes "Batdance," and every post-1993 single, up to "Hot Summer." 72 songs, running 5 hours and 53 minutes!

20/08/2024

I'm revisiting Prince's album Art Official Age for the first time in ages, and I'm close to tears because I forgot how great it is!

21/07/2024

Anybody out there willing to be a research assistant for my memoir about my history as a Prince fan, helping me stay on track with writing, and integrating stories from family and friends to fill the gaps in my memories? Please reach out if interested.

18/07/2024

You’re making a “Prince 101” playlist. After “When Doves Cry,” what are the next 𝘧𝘪𝘷𝘦 songs you’d include?

12/07/2024

I've been travelling for 2 days, and I just now found out the sad news about my brother in purple, Rich Cranmore. Rich was always so great to me. What a tremendous loss to his friends, his family, and to the fan community at large. :'-( Although I never had the pleasure of meeting "Irresistible Rich" in person, we'd talked on the phone over the years, and he'd always hook me up with download links to all the latest purple treasures floating around the interwebs. He was a great dude. I'm strongly considering recording a tribute podcast in his honor soon. If you'd like to be involved, you can either comment on this post or send me a private message.

I'll miss you, brother. Say hello to Prince for me. 💜🙏💜