Hard to believe we’re already closing in on the second anniversary of Michael Jackson’s death. Many sites/blogs, certainly including this one, will be ramping up the appreciation of the King of Pop in the coming weeks, and as it turns out, posting this video is probably the best way to kick it off. “Behind the Mask” is probably the best song on the posthumous Michael project. Hell, it’s one of the handful of tracks where you can tell beyond a […]
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Jermaine’s Writing a Book? Let’s Get Serious
Yep, you heard it first (well, actually…you probably didn’t hear it first), Jermaine Jackson will be writing a memoir about his brother Michael, to be released this fall. You Are Not Alone: Michael, Through a Brother’s Eyes is the title of the tome, and you have to wonder how much credibility this book is going to have. I mean, let’s face it: Jackson books have generally not been very forthcoming- I’ve read Moonwalk, Michael’s autobiography. I read Katherine’s book. I […]
The Viewfinder: “Hollywood Tonight” by Michael Jackson
So, Michael, the first posthumous release of unreleased material by The King of Pop, hasn’t exactly lived up to expectations. While certified Platinum in the U.S. for shipments of in excess of a million copies, the reality is that it’s sold about half of that. It’s hard to breathe life into a project when the artist isn’t here to promote it, but bless their hearts, Michael’s record company and management are trying. “Hollywood Tonight” is the second video release from […]
Chart Stalker 12/18/10: King Unsold
Susan Boyle’s “The Gift” continues it’s reign as 2010’s holiday album of choice, scoring another week at #1 on the Billboard album charts.
Spin Cycle: Michael Jackson’s “Michael”
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“Michael” is the first release of unreleased material from Michael Jackson since his passing. It turns out to be a halfway decent compilation.
The Viewfinder: “Hold My Hand” by Michael Jackson
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The (literal and figurative) dancing on Michael Jackson’s grave continues with the release of the video for “Hold My Hand”.
More Michael News: New Track + “Hold My Hand” Video Teaser
Anticipation is building for the first collection of unreleased material left by Michael Jackson. Another new song, “Much Too Soon” has surfaced, in addition to a teaser for the “Hold My Hand” video.
Award Show Sundays: AMA All Day!!!
Hey folks-guess what? The American Music Awards are tonight. Who has two thumbs and will be live-blogging the whole show-as painful as that process appears? Yep-this guy. Make sure you check out this site frequently throughout the night to see what I think of the show. In the meantime, let’s go back in time and pull yet another great AMA moment out of the archives. Damn-looks like someone’s gone into YouTube and pulled out a lot of the good stuff, […]
The Viewfinder: Michael Jackson’s “One More Chance”
When the Santa Barbara police department issued a warrant for Michael Jackson’s arrest in 2003, the King of Pop was in Las Vegas shooting the video for “One More Chance”, the one new track from his compilation “Number Ones”. Up until now, my assumption was always that the clip had been left incomplete. Well…”One More Chance” is making it’s official debut next week as part of the new DVD box set “Vision”, and I can’t really say whether it was […]
The “Breaking News” Saga Continues, PLUS “Michael”‘s Tracklisting Revealed
My friend Mike hipped me to this article from Idolator which contains a statement from Michael Jackson’s estate regarding the current “Breaking News” furor and tries to put a closing stamp on the argument about whether the vocals on the track really belong to Michael. Apparently, a sea of Michael’s former associates, including multi-instrumentalist/producer Greg Phillinganes (who had worked with MJ since the Seventies) and Teddy Riley (who co-produced the track) all verified the King of Pop’s involvement in the track. Maybe I’m just […]
“Breaking News”: Michael or Memorex?
As promised last week, Michael Jackson’s website premiered the track “Breaking News” on the late superstar’s website today. There’s been a bit of a kerfuffle (that word again) amongst the executors of his estate and his relatives as to whether that’s legitimately Michael’s voice on the song. Initially, I thought it was just another way to drum up publicity for a project that doesn’t really need one. Then, I listened to the song. Look, I’m not audio expert. However, I am someone who […]
