Posts Tagged ‘Michael Jackson’

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Dear Justin Bieber, When we first heard you were writing a book about your life at the ripe ol’ age of 16, we were wondering if you even had enough [...]

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In interviews, AR Rahman frequently mentions the genius of Michael Jackson and how inspirational he found the late King of Pop.  We’ve heard stories of a collaboration between the two, [...]

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Golden Axe. Photo Credit:ScottDMercer

“When you’ve got a lot of free time, you can do what you like.” Wiser words were never spoken. This matter-of-fact proverb was uttered by eccentric New Zealanders Golden Axe [...]

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June 1st, 2010 by Kishwer
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Desi dancers are no strangers to Britain’s Got Talent, the British reality show judged by Piers Morgan, Amanda Holden and American Idol’s Simon Cowell.  Remember Michael Jackson impersonator Sulaiman Mirza [...]

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The little superstar. Photo Credit: Ellen Show

Last summer, we dug up a few of the best child-impersonators of Michael Jackson, whose fame was on the rise thanks to the King of Pop’s passing. Now, Chinese Netizens [...]

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A dancer at Lope de Vega theatre  on March 11, 2010 in Madrid, Spain. Photo Credit: Eduardo Parra/Getty Images

I know “Thriller” was Michael Jackson’s most famous video. But do you think there’s something in bad taste about re-enacting a ZOMBIE video as a tribute to the DEAD? That’s [...]

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Danny, Marty are Baby Monster. Photo Credit: BigStereo

This one’s for our senior web producer Stan, who often laments that Asian men aren’t thought of as sex symbols in the West. Because… today’s daily band pick features my [...]

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We Are the World Youtube Edition

A ton (57 Total!) of YouTube artists all came together to sing a cover of the hugely talked about Michael Jackson song “We Are the World.” Mirroring the recent celeb [...]

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A still from the charity single, where computer-bound YouTube wizzes "joined hands" virtually.

What is the polar opposite of the star-studded cover of “We Are The World”? How about a bunch of non-celebs recording themselves via webcam, to cobble together a YouTube cover [...]

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Marketed as a movie about a boy and his love for Michael Jackson, that pitch alone did not have me running to the movie theatre to watch the movie BOY. But two minutes into the film, I knew it was the kind of quirky goodness with all the elements of heart and comedy that I would enjoy.

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The new cast for the 2010 "We  Are The World." Photo Credit: The Los Angeles Times

Twenty-five years ago, Lionel Richie called together the music industry’s biggest names and threw them in a room together. Cyndi Lauper rubbed shoulders with Paul Simon, Bruce Springsteen, and Bob [...]

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MJ, as we loved him

Last year on Michael Jackson’s birthday, I left my apartment on a rainy day for Prospect Park, where Spike Lee — the legendary Black American film director — was throwing [...]

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November 28th, 2009 by Mari Kanazawa
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Japanese DJ Saitone played this “Thriller 8bit tribute mix.” The music will be released on HearJapan & iTunes on November 25th. He will play at the LAN party “Dreamhack” in [...]

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November 13th, 2009 by Mari Kanazawa
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These pictures are different but very similar. In internet slang, we call this phenomenon “tracing.” This is a tracing collection that I enjoyed during my lunch today. I love this. [...]

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Travis Payne won for Best Dressed. Photo Credit: Getty Images

Last night marked the premiere of This is It, the movie you either got or didn’t get tickets for months ago because sorry, dear readers, it  pre-sold out 1,600 of [...]

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October 26th, 2009 by Adriane

On Saturday, Michael Jackson fans the world over competed for the record. The slickest moonwalk? The most outrageously-placed single glove? Nope. It was the world’s biggest group dance. Let’s hug, [...]

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October 14th, 2009 by Adriane
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You’ve got to be the first to know this: What Canadian indie band is playing the Olympics? What did Shakira do this week? What is new in the posthumous legacy [...]

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