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Articles tagged "michael jackson"Mixed MediaThis Is It: Michael Jackson’s Final Tour (new film / trailer)by Ashley Cooper[5.Oct.09] :. This Is It is the culmination of hours of footage from the late Michael Jackson’s final tour, appropriately named “This Is It”. The series of concerts was made up of fifty... Channel SurfingMichael Jackson, King of Painby Michael E. Ross[28.Sep.09] :. Death, where is thy drop off the radar screen? The industry, phenomenon and force of artistry known as Michael Jackson is very much alive, if not its namesake. Columbia Pictures is readying release... Sound AffectsUnconditional Love: Soul Music Bites Backby Diepiriye Kuku[2.Sep.09] :. Pontificating on the words behind the meaning behind such words as: "Now that it’s raining more than ever / Know that we’ll still have each other / You can stand under my umbrella, ella-ella-ay-ay-ay". Sound AffectsVerse-Chorus-Verse: The Jacksonsby PC Muñoz[31.Aug.09] :. Pop Heroism, Two Songs at a Time NewsMichael Jackson film is as low as you can goby Barry Koltnow [The Orange County Register (MCT)][18.Aug.09] :. Do you know what intrigues me most about the people who run Hollywood? They’re full of surprises. Just when you think you have them figured out, they do something you didn’t... NewsMichael Jackson set to overtake Eaglesby Glenn Gamboa [Newsday (MCT)][28.Jul.09] :. Michael Jackson’s “Thriller” is set to regain its throne as America’s top-selling album of all time. Even before the King of Pop’s untimely death last month,... The Legacy of Michael Jackson: “ma ma se, ma ma sa, ma ma koo sa!” Hand’s down!by Diepiriye Kuku[22.Jul.09] :. Michael Jackson left us—all of us—the harmonies, melodies and complex beats to which he popped, dropped and locked it like a Dogon dancer in the plains and cliffs of Mali. One... Sound AffectsMapped Out on the Body: Michael Jackson’s Vision for Inclusivenessby Diepiriye Kuku[16.Jul.09] :. With his brown skin, button nose, and chemically straightened hair, it significantly matter that Michael Jackson was black not white, male not female, from a poor family, not rich one. Unsurprisingly, he sought to re-map the globe. A Thriller in His Own Right: MJ and the Desegregation of Popular Music and Cultureby Courtney Young[9.Jul.09] :. Before the international frenzy that Barack Obama commanded following his historic presidential campaign and win, Michael Jackson was the global face of black exceptionalism and achievement. His... Michael Jackson and Our Vision of Diversityby Diepiriye Kuku[9.Jul.09] :. Inclusiveness, all the Jackson’s music seems to say, is the underlying means of respecting one another, and the planet. That’s a genuinely mature message for any artist to relay. The MJ Top Ten Tributeby Diepiriye Kuku[9.Jul.09] :. The ultimate list of icons to pay performance tribute to THE icon. The Fawn in the Burning Forest: Our Beloved Monsterby Timothy Gabriele[9.Jul.09] :. Unlike John Lennon’s clumsy attempts to appear working class or Mick Jagger’s incessant chauvinist posturing, Michael Jackson had no strong desire to be “authentic” or “real”. The Teflon King: Ronald Reagan and the Death of Michael Jacksonby Kevin M. Brettauer[9.Jul.09] :. Oddly enough, the Jackson debacle reminds me of another recent death, that of Ronald Reagan just over five years ago. Atomising MJby Kiernan Curran[9.Jul.09] :. Michael Jackson is a perennial stranger, an eccentric character with an upbringing which dwarfs any Philip Larkin-esque conception of the fucked up. Michael Jackson Foreverby Michael Caylo-Baradi[9.Jul.09] :. Sometimes it’s not easy to locate the child prodigy and genius musician in those transformations, as though what constitutes a stellar career is only prelude and financial support for his body’s desired transformations. For the most part, Jackson memorial was dignified viewingby Jonathan Storm [The Philadelphia Inquirer (MCT)][8.Jul.09] :. That old girl, television, and the people who work her, can still surprise a cynical guy. Michael Jackson’s memorial Tuesday combined the best parts of a TV awards show and an old-fashioned... You Can’t Win: Michael Jackson and ‘The Wiz’by Bill Gibron[8.Jul.09] :. Michael Jackson: a man who was made to do everything - except star in films. The Wiz more than proved this. Michael Jackson and the Death of Monocultureby Harry Burson[8.Jul.09] :. With Jackson's death, we must also say goodbye to the era when an individual pop star had the power to saturate and unite. Moonwalkingby Diane Leach[8.Jul.09] :. My God, could that man dance. Michael Jackson moved like the love child of Gene Kelly and Cyd Charisse. Pop Starby Colin McGuire[8.Jul.09] :. We lost so much more than another legend June 25. We lost the final man to give us a glimpse into how the world of pop music should be. He Got the Money, I Got the Good Looksby Mark Reynolds[7.Jul.09] :. But Michael Jackson and his brothers opened up and represented the possibilities of a wide, wonderful world for me at a most impressionable moment in my youth. Living ‘Off the Wall’by Anthony Lombardi[7.Jul.09] :. This is an album so wholly realized in its style and aesthetic that it feels like a continuous loop, infinitely playing in addendum with some blissed out, never-ending dance floor. Uneasy Lies the Head that Wears a Crown: Remembering Michael Jacksonby Sean Murphy[7.Jul.09] :. No case study can come close to approximating the one-of-a-kind wunderkind who became the King of Pop. His story is unique, and will likely remain the triumphant and ultimately tragic cultural touchstone of our times. Michael Jackson and the Mixby Rachel Kipp[7.Jul.09] :. Creating a mix CD is different than listening to an album. Instead of listening to artists tell their stories, you use their music to tell one of your own. Why the Memory of ‘The King of Pop’ Mattersby Lisa Torem[7.Jul.09] :. I hope his effusive childlike enthusiasm gives him access to heaven’s gate, where maybe he can reconstruct the childhood he once lost. Michael Jackson couldn’t maintain the success of his blockbuster albumby Greg Kot [Chicago Tribune (MCT)][6.Jul.09] :. The record will show that Michael Jackson died June 25, but in many ways he was dead creatively long before that. The beginning of the end can be traced to Nov. 30, 1982 — the day... Win the Ultimate Michael Jackson Discography on MP3 (streaming playlist)by PopMatters Staff[6.Jul.09] :. Sign up with Lala to receive our Michael Jackson playlist for free and be entered to win a complete Michael Jackson discography on MP3. The post-‘Thriller’ Michael Jackson was in exalted company: Mozart, for instanceby David Patrick Stearns [The Philadelphia Inquirer (MCT)][6.Jul.09] :. The curse of the child prodigy is living long enough to become your own ghost. So it was with Michael Jackson in the quarter-century slide that followed his epoch-defining, still-brilliant... Thriller, Nevermore: Michael Jackson’s Tell-Tale Obsession with Edgar Allan Poeby Matt Sullivan[6.Jul.09] :. Much has been made of Michael Jackson’s identification with the character of Peter Pan, but the late singer had another literary devotion that didn’t make it into his obituaries: He was an Edgar Allan Poe fanatic. Peter Pan Has Left the Buildingby Terrence Butcher[6.Jul.09] :. The King of Pop’s life and times reads like a parallel social history of the United States since Ike’s White House tenure. R.I.P. Michael Jacksonby Thomas Hauner[6.Jul.09] :. What I distinctly remember was the incredible sense of awe I felt when Michael took the stage. I was totally captivated. He struck such a defiant opening pose, I was intimidated by the man. Tell ‘em That It’s Human Natureby Andrew Martin[6.Jul.09] :. All of the allegations and weirdness aside, Michael Jackson made an impact on music and culture that few ever have. It's for that reason that I cannot help but be at least mildly moved by his passing. My Michaelby Michael Metivier[6.Jul.09] :. As an adult, I haven’t the foggiest idea of what a “King of Pop” is or does, but as a six-year-old, I was pretty sure Michael Jackson invented music. When Motown met Michaelby Brian McCollum [Detroit Free Press (MCT)][30.Jun.09] :. Michael Jackson’s iconic fame in the 1980s came under the watch of Epic Records, an arm of the CBS conglomerate. But his route there began in less glittery circumstances, in a bare room with a... ‘Thriller’ was greatest triumph, greatest tragedyby Leonard Pitts Jr. [McClatchy Newspapers (MCT)][26.Jun.09] :. I got to interview Michael Jackson only once, at the family home in Encino, Calif. This was on the occasion of his 21st birthday, and I remember thinking that for a guy approaching a milestone, he... Michael Jackson was a man and an artist of contradictionsby Glenn Gamboa [Newsday (MCT)][26.Jun.09] :. NEW YORK — Michael Jackson always was a bundle of contradictions. Painfully shy in person, the man behind “Thriller,” the biggest-selling album in history, was a legendary dynamo... ‘Thriller’ Was the Apex of Modern Popby Jonathan Garrett[26.Jun.09] :. My mom only had two albums in her car when I was growing up—the Eagles’ Hotel California and Michael Jackson’s Thriller. And given how many soccer practices, guitar... Long Live the King: Remembering Michael Jacksonby Evan Sawdey[26.Jun.09] :. As the world mourns the passing of its definitive pop star, we must ask ourselves why his death means so much to us -- and where the legacy of one of the greatest entertainers of all time now stands. Featured Article Sound AffectsPeter Pan Makes a Comebackby Diepiriye Kuku[12.May.09] :. Though I could not put a name to this queerness then, I knew that my ability to be free-to-be me was somehow connected to Michael Jackson’s ability to be free-to-be as bizarre as he wanted to be and still have people respect his life’s work. Michael Jackson turns 50by Kevin Amorim [Newsday (MCT)][28.Aug.08] :. Here’s something really off the wall: Michael Jackson has been with us for half a 100 years now. The Gloved One turns 50 on Friday, and to celebrate, we take a look back through the decades.... Michael Jackson’s ‘Thriller’ turns 25by Glenn Gamboa [Newsday (MCT)][12.Feb.08] :. It should be a no-brainer. Celebrating the 25th anniversary of the biggest-selling album in music history by reworking several of its best-known hits with today’s hottest singers and producers... PopMatters Pick Music ReviewMichael Jackson: Thriller 25by Mike Joseph[11.Feb.08] :. This, folks, is where the mere pop stars get separated from the legends. Prince by Morton, Brianby Evan Sawdey[5.Nov.07] :. What starts out as an interesting profile on a blazing young prodigy soon devolves into nothing more than a critical sessionography. Michael Jackson: Visionary: The Video Singlesby Jeff Vrabel[11.Dec.06] :. It's impossible to think of anything Jackson could do to stop the bleeding at this point. This ain't it, though. Michael Jackson: The Ultimate Collectionby Will Harris[5.Jan.05] :. Jackson has opted to produce a collection that, given its cost and its content, is likely only to appeal to his diehard fans. They're the ones most interested in hearing the rarities and demos included within, but they're not the ones who need to be reminded how great Michael Jackson once was and could yet be again. Michael Jackson: Love Songsby Jordan Kessler[3.Apr.02] :. Perhaps you would find it fascinating to consider the oft-discussed awkward sexuality of Michael Jackson at age 43 in the context of the Love Songs on this disc, cut by the “King of... Michael Jackson: Love Songsby Mark Anthony Neal[14.Jan.02] :. Michael Jackson is a musical genius. After selling more than 100 million units during a 30-year career, single-handedly changing the game for aspiring “Pop Stars” with his unprecedented... Michael Jackson: Invincibleby Nikki Tranter[29.Oct.01] :. Anyone who took in the message delivered by Michael Jackson on his 1995 HIStory album will know: speaking ill of the man has become redundant. He already knows what you think of him. And... Michael Jackson: The Best of Michael Jackson: 20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collectioby Charlotte Robinson[20.Nov.00] :. Little Michael Jackson. There’s something about the sight of him, and especially about his voice, that makes me unbelievably hopeful and almost unspeakably sad at the same time. Now that we... |
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