New Michael Jackson (Feat. Fergie) - "Beat It '08"

Man have we got good news for you if you enjoy the pointless reworking of classic music! The Thriller desecration continues, under the veil of the hastily assembled, '08-stamped studio abortions. If you thought the Kanye joint was bad news... CONTINUE READING NEW MICHAEL JACKSON (FEAT. FERGIE) - "BEAT IT '08"»

Posted on December 21, 2007 (19 comments)
Tags: Fergie | Michael Jackson

New Michael Jackson (Feat. Kanye West) - "Billie Jean '08"

After listening to this you might think, well isn't this more a "remix" rather than a 'newly updated song' as the 25th Anniversary Thriller boxset would have you believe? There's three ways to establish you'd be wrong, shamon: 1) That's... CONTINUE READING NEW MICHAEL JACKSON (FEAT. KANYE WEST) - "BILLIE JEAN '08"»

Posted on December 20, 2007 in Video (17 comments)
Tags: Jack Black | Jimmy Fallon | Kanye West | Mark Ronson | Michael Jackson

Akon Covers Michael Jackson

The media circle jerk over the 25th anniversary of the bajillion selling Thriller isn't what it would have been perhaps if the mouthpiece and danceman for those tacks hadn't devolved into, well, whatever he is these days. But we certainly... CONTINUE READING AKON COVERS MICHAEL JACKSON»

Posted on December 5, 2007 in Video (5 comments)
Tags: Akon | Michael Jackson

The Funk Of 40,025 Years

Saturday marks the 25th anniversary of the release of Michael Jackson's Thriller. These days Jackson is more of a court jester, but for those of you who have forgotten (or never knew) that he once wore the "King of Pop"... CONTINUE READING THE FUNK OF 40,025 YEARS»

Posted on November 30, 2007 in MP3, Video (36 comments)
Tags: Ben Gibbard | Michael Jackson

Justice Do The "D.A.N.C.E." On Kimmel With Some Help From Rick James, Michael Jackson, Stevie Wonder, Prince, & Rod Stewart

"Alright, this is gonna be weird," is all Jimmy can muster by way of introduction, which is really the most perfect opener possible to a performance stacking the talent in this post title. Also could've said "this is gonna be... CONTINUE READING JUSTICE DO THE "D.A.N.C.E." ON KIMMEL WITH SOME HELP FROM RICK JAMES, MICHAEL JACKSON, STEVIE WONDER, PRINCE, & ROD STEWART»

"Thriller" in Manil-err...

Just the one question, really. See if you can guess it. Wtf? Apparently these inmates of the Philippines' Cebu Provincial Detention and Rehabilitation Center have done this before, but we were inspired to post by their faithful take on the... CONTINUE READING "THRILLER" IN MANIL-ERR...»

Posted on July 20, 2007 in Video (20 comments)
Tags: Michael Jackson

Bad Meets Evil: Michael Jackson Invests In Eminem

Hasn't Jacko been in financial trouble for years now? Guardian reports that, arrears be damned, MJ's partnership company Sony/ATV purchased the publishing entity Famous Music for $370 million from Viacom via auction yesterday. (Imagine that auctioneer: "SOLD to the ma...woma...person... CONTINUE READING BAD MEETS EVIL: MICHAEL JACKSON INVESTS IN EMINEM»

Posted on May 31, 2007 in Video (13 comments)
Tags: Eminem | Michael Jackson

Video Hangover: Paul McCartney & Michael Jackson - "Say Say Say"

George Martin vs. Quincy Jones, best 2-out-of-3 in Pong One thing we've always wondered about the early '80s Macca/Jacko collaborations: how did "The Girl is Mine" end up on Thriller, one of the best-selling albums of all time, while the clearly superior "Say Say Say" languished on the okay-but-sorta-crappy Pipes Of Peace? Sure, both sold a bazillion copies in the end, but how did they figure out who would get which song? Coin flip? Potato-sack race? Platinum-record toss? CONTINUE READING VIDEO HANGOVER: PAUL MCCARTNEY & MICHAEL JACKSON - "SAY SAY SAY"»

Posted on May 1, 2007 in Video, Video Hangover (13 comments)
Tags: Japanese Motors | Michael Jackson | Paul McCartney

New Chris Cornell Live Video - "Billie Jean"

Right, so we've already heard Chris pay unplugged tribute to MJ, but now we got video and a full-on, blues-rocky band. Good news is Chris's voice sounds amazing as always. Bad news, we got video and a full-on, blues-rocky band.... CONTINUE READING NEW CHRIS CORNELL LIVE VIDEO - "BILLIE JEAN"»

Posted on April 24, 2007 in Video (21 comments)
Tags: Chris Cornell | Michael Jackson | Modest Mouse | U2

The Least Surprising News Items Of The Day

The reason Amy Winehouse canceled her UK gigs earlier this month: She broke her "big tooth" falling down drunk. (This followed closely by Jacko's plan to have a 50ft robot version of himself constructed in Las Vegas.) Sometimes the summary... CONTINUE READING THE LEAST SURPRISING NEWS ITEMS OF THE DAY»

Posted on March 27, 2007 (11 comments)
Tags: Amy Winehouse | Michael Jackson

Jim Carrey On Idol, Gnarls, Britney's New 'Do

As part of a nauseatingly comprehensive press push for the new thriller The Number 23, Jim Carrey is at present in the TRL studios, pimping his R rated movie to the tweeners in the studio and the after-school set at... CONTINUE READING JIM CARREY ON IDOL, GNARLS, BRITNEY'S NEW 'DO»

Posted on February 20, 2007 in Celebrity Playlist (15 comments)
Tags: American Idol | Britney Spears | Gnarls Barkley | Jim Carrey | Michael Jackson

Reports Of A Thriller for Idol

American Idol fans will be shown no Love this season, but this totally unsubstantiated report promises to bring even more crazy to the judges' table. RealityTVMagazine.com has started a media-speculation frenzy with its report that "Several signs seem to be... CONTINUE READING REPORTS OF A THRILLER FOR IDOL»

Posted on February 13, 2007 (10 comments)
Tags: American Idol | Michael Jackson

Video Hangover: "Whatzupwitu"

Twice a week (starting today!) we dig up a music video so ill-conceived it's no wonder MTV stopped playing the damn thing. But hey, at least we learned something... "Whatzupwitu" Eddie Murphy (featuring Michael Jackson), 1993 THE CONCEPT Eddie... CONTINUE READING VIDEO HANGOVER: "WHATZUPWITU"»

Posted on January 15, 2007 in Video, Video Hangover (18 comments)
Tags: Eddie Murphy | Michael Jackson

More On Why You'll Never Shred Like Van Halen

Google's quest to provide endless means for procrastination received an infusion last month with the launch of their Patent Search, a kid-friendly search engine to dig up the history, tech info, and schematics on all sorts of legally-protected, hair-brained schemes.... CONTINUE READING MORE ON WHY YOU'LL NEVER SHRED LIKE VAN HALEN»

Posted on January 4, 2007 (5 comments)
Tags: Michael Jackson | Van Halen

Sex, Drugs & Password Encryption

Guess if Bank Of America gets to have a rock video, so do anti-spyware companies. Rockdotrock's "Is It Really You (I'm Talkin' To?)" is a sad, commercial attempt at viral video -- but it's so bad that Norton has gotta... CONTINUE READING SEX, DRUGS & PASSWORD ENCRYPTION»

Posted on November 17, 2006 in Video (9 comments)
Tags: Michael Jackson

Jacko's Return: Stage-Frightened by "Thriller"

Last night in London an electrified audience packed into Earl's Court, ostensibly for the World Music Awards, but really for only one reason: Michael Jackson's first performance since being cleared of child molestation charges in 2005! Whatever hits his reputation... CONTINUE READING JACKO'S RETURN: STAGE-FRIGHTENED BY "THRILLER"»

Posted on November 16, 2006 (17 comments)
Tags: Michael Jackson

Time's All-Time 100 Albums

The music mavens at the venerable Time magazine have compiled their list of the "ALL-TIME 100" albums -- unranked and broken down by decade. We're not sure what's better: that only five albums of the past five years are among... CONTINUE READING TIME'S ALL-TIME 100 ALBUMS»

Chris Cornell And Michael Jackson Salute Michael Jackson

AP reports that at next week's World Music Awards, Michael Jackson -- for his first gig in England in almost a decade -- will perform "Thriller." Only this time no make-up! (Rimshot.) That video used to give us such fucking... CONTINUE READING CHRIS CORNELL AND MICHAEL JACKSON SALUTE MICHAEL JACKSON»

Posted on November 8, 2006 (42 comments)
Tags: Michael Jackson

VH1's 100 Greatest Songs Of The '80s

Spoiler alert. Here's what topped the Flav network's 936-hour, totally rad talking head countdown, premiering Monday at 9PM EST.5. "When Doves Cry" - Prince 4. "Billie Jean" - Michael Jackson 3. "Hungry Like The Wolf" - Duran Duran 2. "Pour... CONTINUE READING VH1'S 100 GREATEST SONGS OF THE '80S»

Posted on October 26, 2006 in List, Shit List (125 comments)
Tags: Michael Jackson | Prince

Charlotte Church Covers Michael Jackson

And why do you care? 'Cause her duet partner, Amy Winehouse, is plastered. From the classical singer's terrible variety show. Quite amusing. ... CONTINUE READING CHARLOTTE CHURCH COVERS MICHAEL JACKSON»

Posted on October 18, 2006 in Video (12 comments)
Tags: Amy Winehouse | Charlotte Church | Michael Jackson