Back in December 2010, the first posthumous album featuring all new Michael Jackson songs was released. The album, named simply Michael, fit quite seamlessly with the narrative associated with the last months of his life: wanting to make a comeback, Michael was planning his “This is It” series of concerts, which was to be one… Read More Michael Jackson’s “Behind the Mask” Music Video
There are many, many things that bother me about the passing of Michael Jackson. First and foremost is the loss of an incredible entertainer. But I think I made my point of view on how amazing he was pretty clear already, so enough about that. Second, that a mere week and a half after his… Read More The real drama of Michael Jackson’s passing
A wonderful clip of Stevie Wonder singing an adapted version of ‘I just called to say I love you’ dedicated to Michael Jackson. He performed it during a press conference given at the Montreal Jazz Festival on June 30th 2009, during which he received a Spirit Award.
The Montreal Jazz Festival opened on Tuesday night with a free outdoor concert by Stevie Wonder, another Motown Records child prodigy. He kicked off the over 2 hour long concert with a speech about Michael Jackson who, as we know, was his friend. He talked about the legacy of Michael Jackson as being his music… Read More Stevie Wonder’s real contribution to the 2009 Montreal Jazz Festival
From CNN: “Columnist Andrew Sullivan, on his blog for The Nation magazine, wrote that he grieved for Jackson “but I also grieve for the culture that created and destroyed him.” “That culture is ours, and it is a lethal and brutal one: With fame and celebrity as its core values, with money as its sole… Read More Making the most of it: Deep insight into Michael Jackson’s death
One good thing I hope Michael Jackson’s passing will result in is that less hardcore fans will rediscover some of his music – not the massive hits that everyone knows, but rather the other songs that didn’t get enough credit. More specifically, I’m thinking about two songs that were on the ‘Invincible’ album. The first… Read More Less appreciated Michael Jackson music
I was listening to ‘Heal the World’ when I received a great email from the Earth Institute (how apt). It read: Dear Reader, How will the world continue to meet its energy needs as the global population swells and economies grow? We will likely need some combination of energy efficiency, low-carbon alternatives like solar, wind… Read More From the Earth Institute: Carbon Capture, Sequestration and Reuse: The Basics
Friday, June 26, 2009 He Knew. Years ago Michael and I were having a deep conversation about life in general. I can’t recall the exact subject matter but he may have been questioning me about the circumstances of my Fathers Death. At some point he paused, he stared at me very intensely and he stated with… Read More Lisa Marie Presley’s Blog Post about Michael Jackson
Excerpts from an article written by David Smyth for the London Evening standard. Despite a bizarre life, Jacko was the greatest star of his time The death of Michael Jackson at the age of just 50 should perhaps come as no surprise. In the quarter of a century since his crowning achievement Thriller, which remains… Read More The Life and Times of Michael Jackson