music The Best Music Video Michael Jackson Ever Released Though he was arguably the most popular solo artist of all time, one of the great joys of being a serious Michael Jackson fan is that some of his best work is remarkably obscure, even after he had already achieved
Books First! Jay Smooth, âPlease stop calling everyone and their mother âThe First Rapperââ: U-Roy may be one of rapâs predecessors, and among the influences that laid the foundation for rap, but he did not invent itâŚany more than Jocko
Television, Music, Film Michael Koppelman's Blog Just found this, though itâs an older post:Â Michael Koppelmanâs PodCasts about his time working with Prince. Koppelman was the engineer on a bunch of great Prince tracks but also had the misfortune to be behind the desk
Television, Music, Film Interview with Alan Leeds Prince.org has a great interview entitled "ALAN LEEDS â THE QUESTIONS, THE ANSWERS & MORE BESIDESâŚ.", with some terrific insights from Alan Leeds, former tour manager for Prince, James Brown, and DâAngelo, among others. Heâs also
Television, Music, Film Top Ten Words in "Trapped in the Closet" Having just watched chapters 1-12 of R. Kellyâs Trapped in the Closet, hereâs a list of the best words in the saga: Rubber Spatula Allergic Blessed Woo-ooo-woo-ooo (siren sound)
Television, Music, Film Real Live Jesus Juice! Iâm delighted to see the Smoking Gunâs "Blasphemy In A Bottle" story. "Journalist" Dawn Westlake of CBS, who has covered the Michael Jackson trial extensively, is now cashing in by making a wine called
Television, Music, Film I don't understand Mariah Carey killed her career by divorcing her boss and making a shitty movie, and then she gets to come back because sheâs filling the void left by Bone Thugs and Harmonyâs absence? I am clearly getting too
Television, Music, Film Lewis Taylor finally shows up Itâs really weird that after years of kicking around the industry Lewis Taylor finally shows up, apparently charting in some places. Itâs even been enough that I finally signed up for MySpace so I could follow whatâs
Television, Music, Film Judd Apatow's Diary Itâs like the whole web was made for Benâs indulgence. This week at Slate, Judd Apatowâs Diary. The best part? He loves "Being Bobby Brown", too.
Television, Music, Film What Time Is It? The amount of information, especially in the song database, at the unofficial home of Morris Day & THE TIME is pretty amazing. I love resources like this.
Television, Music, Film Scott Stapp gets Punk'd Why do I love LiveJournal? Because you find things like "Whoâs your favorite faux Christian ex-rock star?". A sad tale of Scott Stappâs decline into c-list tail-chasing. Proceeds from the sale of Dennyâs Grand Slam
Television, Music, Film "You just seem like a nice person." Iâm really enjoying "A LETTER TO PRINCE ROGERS NELSON." Newbie thinks that the fansite is run by Prince himself, hilarity ensues. Big bonus points to the second commenter, making good use of one of Princeâs promo
Television, Music, Film The Misunderestimation of Lauryn Hill Man, the best of Lauryn Hill mix tape is so good that itâs a fucking shame sheâs batshit, Tom Cruise-crazy now. Come back, Lauryn, stop making wack songs and smokinâ that pipe! Nobodyâs fallen off harder since
Television, Music, Film Tiny Mix Tapes on Nine Inch Nails Okay, this is a pretty funny record review. Although I figure people who are still in their "listening to NIN" phase would enjoy the record.
Television, Music, Film Big Will Returns Now that Jay has confessed to listening to Will Smith, I can too. First, thereâs a few things to know. I still hold out hope that Willâs going to make a great album, because he still hangs out
Television, Music, Film Land Shark! OMG, Best Television Film Movie about Sharks and Bikinis ever! Spring Break Shark Attack had the Tiffany Network showering us with blood, gore, slutty spring breakers, gratuitous ass shots, and bad acting. This is the best (also, only) TV movie
Television, Music, Film The Ultimate Hip Hop Slashfic Starter This is second only to that "Biggie and Tupac start making out in hell" story that was posted on alt.hiphop.fanfic.slash the other day.
Television, Music, Film "I have so much more to offer." More proof that the New York Times is the best paper in the world: A Fake Michael Jacksonâs Big Break: A Fake Trial. This important piece of journalism covers Edward Mossâs on-camera transformation into the King of Pop.
Television, Music, Film Your Name, Your Destiny One of the great revelations of this AP story on Kevin Federline is that Kevinâs second child with Shar Jackson is named "Kaleb Michael Jackson Federline". Now, itâs possible, given that Sharâs last name is
Television, Music, Film Navigation Innovations The impressive thing isnât that Sky News has a Michael Jackson Trial Channel. The impressive thing is the order of the navigation on the left side of their news website: Homepage UK World Jackson Business Money Showbiz Oscars Sci/
Television, Music, Film D'Arrested Left and Right: DâAngelo and O.D.B. Proving my theory incorrect, DâAngelo hasnât actually become so unpopular that he canât get arrested. And, worse, he got fat! D, you canât go and get fat!
Television, Music, Film Jessica, Ashley, and O.J. I donât know how the Boston Globe publishes this, since it ainât hardly news, but "Ashlee Simpsonâs career comes courtesy of Daddy dearest". Dear Joe Simpson: I know, since youâre a pathological bastard with
Television, Music, Film EW's Entertainers of the Year From Entertainment Weeklyâs Entertainers of the Year: For Prince, the best part of his â04 triumph was that it was all about the music, not about marketing or his celebrity. âIt surpasses the Purple Rain tour. This was self-generated
Television, Music, Film Overlooked Again! The Online Film Critics Society has its list of the 100 most overlooked films of the 90s and doesnât include Boomerang! Criminal!