The First Fourteen Months Without Michael

Fourteen month ago the magic and majesty known as Michael Jackson fled this earth in a chemically induced rest that was the climax to a longstanding downward spiral. The shock felt from his passing was an emotional blow that made the possibility of him ever returning to any kind of glory a definite no. However, [...]

Unexpected Collaborations That Work

Last week Talib Kweli announced on Twitter that he’d done a song with bling-happy rapper Gucci Mane. A blogger who follows him declared the collaboration to be “the end of conscious rap.” Well I believe that Gucci and his audience need to hear from Kweli. Sometimes unlikely collaborations predictably flop and other times they are [...]

Media Questions Of The Week

1. Why did Luther Campbell disown his children to the world by calling them “sperm donations?” 2. Will Dr. Conrad Murray ever be punished for what he did to Michael Jackson? 3. When will Beanie Siegel release some new music?

FUSE Michael Jackson Tribute – Friday June 25th and Saturday June 26th!

For the Ultimate Homage to Michael Jackson On the anniversary of his death, Fuse, Madison Square Garden ’s national music television network, will celebrate Michael Jackson’s life with two days of non-stop MJ. Friday, June 25th and Saturday, June 26th between 11am – 6am, Fuse will pay tribute to the King of Pop with programming [...]

Michael Jackson Weekend at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum

Historic Michael Jackson Clothing Hits Auction Block This Week – Record Bids Expected

LOS ANGELES, CA – May 15, 2010 – In classic dance scenes from Michael Jackson’s legendary final performance, captured on film for the “This Is It” movie, Jackson wears his signature fedora, a sport coat and bright orange pants. This week, the bright orange pants (along with certificates of authenticity and photographic evidence) and other [...]

Media Questions Of The Week

1. Isn’t it amazing how Michael Jackson is breaking records from the grave with the new $200 million contract his estate arranged with Sony? 2. Is Essence magazine folding? 3. Why is one of Malcolm X’s convicted killers Thomas Hagan getting out of prison on parole? Why did he only serve two days a week [...]

Media Questions Of The Week

1. Isn’t it great that Dr. Conrad Murray who helped Michael Jackson killed himself is finally being bought up on involuntary manslaughter charges? But shouldn’t the other doctors that enabled Michael be investigated too like Dr. Arnold Klein and others? 2. Why have people made it seem as though Kim Kardashian is the vanilla-dipped Ki-Toy? [...]

Watch ‘Electric Purgatory’ On Ovation TV This Sunday Or Just Buy It

‘Electric Purgatory’ is an independent film directed by Raymond Gayle about the artistic struggles of Black rock artists. It is well known that Amos Milburn, Chuck Berry, Fats Domino, Ike Turner, Bo Diddley, Little Richard and many other Black folks pioneered rock and roll and it got co-opted to the point that people like Mick [...]

Michael Jackson Grammy Tribute 2010 In 3D