The Vincent Black Shadow The Vincent Black Shadow The Vincent Black Shadow (also known as TVBS) is a Canadian alternative rock band that was signed to the Bodog record label in 2006 and to Beef Records in 2008. Originally consisting of Cassandra Ford on vocals, brothers Rob Kirkham on guitar, Anthony Kirkham on drums, and Chris Kirkham (a.k.a. Nim Vind) on bass, with Mary Ancheta on keyboards. As of 2010, Nikki Hurst replaced Ford as lead vocalist when Ford expressed interest in taking a break to go to school. The new line up however remained the same and Ford decided to work on other
The Black Album (Prince album) date. It was replaced with the album "Lovesexy", a brighter pop-oriented album with elements of religious affirmation. Prince invoked Camille, the alter-ego behind his unreleased 1986 album "Camille", as the guiding force responsible for "The Black Album". The opening track also mentioned the title of the album as being "The Funk Bible", which was a consideration during work on this project. The title refers both to the album's all-black cover design and to Prince's attempt to earn back his credibility among the black pop audience. The album features one of the most shockingly unusual Prince songs: "Bob George", in which