Posts Tagged ‘Michael Jackson’

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 remake [...]

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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 of [...]

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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

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

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. I [...]

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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

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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October 13th, 2009 by Adriane
'50s hearthrob Paul Anka was famed for the tunes "Diana" and "Put Your Head on My Shoulder." Photo Credit: Getty Images

At Midnight on Monday, you heard the new MJ single.  And you assumed that he, the king, had written it. He was the one singing, he was the one plastered [...]

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September 30th, 2009 by Adriane

David Bowie, Jay-Z and the Occult, Models in Paris. We’ve got it all. Sugarcoated.

1. Brit Big-shots, still making tunes: Yes! David Bowie will put out a new album!  It’s from [...]

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September 28th, 2009 by Adriane

1. Arrested! Filmmaker Roman Polanski was cuffed in Switzerland for a decades-old charge that he raped a 13-year-old girl while UK rapper Lady Sovereign was taken in for spitting at [...]

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September 25th, 2009 by Adriane
MJ as we loved him best. Credit: Time Life

A lot’s been happening in the weird world of Michael Jackson: a new single, a new movie, unveiled concert footage, a canceled tribute concert, a new dance move, and a [...]

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September 25th, 2009 by Adriane

1. 2PM has finally performed, sans Jaebeom. Um,  but only two bandmates showed up. Meanwhile, another bandmate spoke out on his Facebook about how tough it is to weather the [...]

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