Over 1.6 million people attempted to get tickets for Tuesday's Michael Jackson Memorial service over the last two days; however, they will need to wait until Monday to find out if they are a lucky winner.Originally, the ticket announcements were going to be made today (Sunday), but AEG wants to review the entries to remove any duplicates or ones that may have come from automated systems.On Mond...
We've just learned, via a press conference in Los Angeles, that a total of 17,500 tickets will be made available to both the Staples Center and the Nokia Theater for Tuesday's memorial for Michael Jackson.The tickets are not being sold and will be randomly drawn...
Michael Jackson was preparing a spectacular comeback just days before he died unexpected on June 25. He had poured his soul into putting together the best show possible for fans attending his sold out “This Is It” 50 show residency at London’s O2 arena.Sadly, they will never get to see the legend hit that stage, [...]
MUSIC NEWS - AEG Live (promoter of MJ's London 02 Arena "return" concerts has released a video clip of Michael Jackson’s rehearsal, two nights before he died, on June 23. Jackson and his dancers perform “They Don’t Care About Us” and it’s quite impressive. He looks in great shape and totatlly in controlean and mean, totally coherent, clear-eyed and in control. Not an individual you wo...
The phrase "King of Pop" must have been used a billion times since his death. But was he? I don't deny the quality behind Off The Wall and Thriller, but to be honest he hasn't produced a decent record for 22 years.One of the most striking aspects of Jackson's death is how much respect is being showered on him by the press. This is the same media outlets that have pilloried the man for the last ...
When I was working as a music journalist from the early '80s to the mid-'90s, I spent about five months a year in New York City (Manhattan), Los Angeles (Hollywood, 90028) and varying additional U.S. cities. In L.A., I became friends with Shirley Brooks, a Japanese-African American who, among other duties, was CBS Records' liaison for visiting foreign journalists like me.Her kids were friends w...
The cover song is a powerful musical institution, capable of producing tremendous good…or unspeakable evil.Laudable examples like Jimi Hendrix's driving take on "All Along the Watchtower" (Bob Dylan) or Jeff Buckley's impassioned "Hallelujah" (Leonard Cohen) achieve their own artistic triumphs in ways the original songwriters may never have dreamed. But more compelling can be the covers that fa...
Michael Jackson Feat. Kid Cudi"Beat It" (Cookin Soul Mash-Up Remix)--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Hey Everyone This Week Is GOing TO Be Slow At The Moment I'm Traveling For The Next Two Weeks.(I Will COme Back Here And There TO Post Up But When I Get Back. Also R.I.P. Michael Jackson* You Will Be Missed)
Time Magazine has released the cover of the commemorative issue for the late Michael Jackson.Time spoke with different celebrities, they also speak on the untimely death of the pop superstar, and review some of his hit records. The last time the magazine published a special edition in between weekly issues was in ...
via LA Times: Paramedics arrived at his Bel-Air home today and found the singer in full cardiac arrest. A doctor was in the home performing CPR on the him. LAPD has opened an inquiry. Pop star Michael Jackson was pronounced dead today after paramedics found him in a coma at his Bel-Air mansion, city and law enforcement sources told The Times.via. CNN: Michael Jackson, the show-stopping singer w...
New video of Michael Jackson has just been released to the media. It's from his final rehearsal at the Staples Center in L.A. for his This is It Tour!This was hours before his untimely death! Check out the video!It's so weird to see video of Michael Jackson less than 48 ...
On Monday, after Hollywood auction house Julien's Auctions held their press day for some of Michael Jackson's Neverland Ranch holdings - go-carts (including the Simpson-themed one above), bronze garden statues of children frolicking, vintage music players, life-size Star Wars action figures, MTV MoonMan awards, and more, every media outlet from Extra to the respected New York Times ran feat...
"Pathologists found (Jackson's) stomach empty aside from partially-dissolved pills he took before the painkiller injection which stopped his heart. Samples were sent for toxicology tests ... Virtually all his hair (was gone) ... He was wearing a wig when he died and pathologists said little more than "peach fuzz" covered his scalp." "The autopsy also found unexplained bruising on Jackson's knee...