It may not, strictly speaking, be soul music, but today's video couldn't be anything else.
Mrs Wife and I were due to see Michael Jackson in concert at the O2 Arena in London in three weeks' time, and I'm absolutely gutted that we'll now never have the chance.
This is the King of Pop's live televised coronation from the Motown 25th birthday party, when he performed the moonwalk for the first time in front of an audience.
Showing posts with label Tragedies. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Tragedies. Show all posts
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Wednesday, February 27, 2008
For Sale
There comes a time in every man's life when it's time to sell up and move on, starting afresh elsewhere.
It's not everyone who faces the prospect of selling a funfair, ranch and and mansion simply to pay the bills though.
Michael Jackson at 50 is a strange thought, and it must be a stranger thought for the man himself, given that he's spent more than half of those years trying to recapture a childhood that never existed in the first place.
As a pop icon, his star waned a long time ago, but he still commands the headlines and public imagination like no-one else on Earth.
I wonder how many buyers will come forward looking to snap up Neverland on the cheap? The ranch will be forever tainted by those allegations, although the place is bound to have potential as a tourist trap for fans of the King of Pop.
Though his personal life is undoubtedly the most fascinating aspect of his life, an interesting question mark also hangs over his professional life.
Will he ever release new material? According to Wikipedia, Jacko has been recording new music in Ireland.
Now, I'm no expert on the workings of the soul pop recording industry, but I'm willing to speculate that it doesn't have its heart in downtown Cork. For a true resurgence, Jackson should get Quincy Jones back on board, ditch the wishy-washy ballads and get some real funk back in the music.
Oh, and invest in a new chimpanzee.
(If anyone would like to read a previous Michael Jackson post I wrote, pop on over to Celebrity Litigation.)
It's not everyone who faces the prospect of selling a funfair, ranch and and mansion simply to pay the bills though.
Michael Jackson at 50 is a strange thought, and it must be a stranger thought for the man himself, given that he's spent more than half of those years trying to recapture a childhood that never existed in the first place.
As a pop icon, his star waned a long time ago, but he still commands the headlines and public imagination like no-one else on Earth.
I wonder how many buyers will come forward looking to snap up Neverland on the cheap? The ranch will be forever tainted by those allegations, although the place is bound to have potential as a tourist trap for fans of the King of Pop.
Though his personal life is undoubtedly the most fascinating aspect of his life, an interesting question mark also hangs over his professional life.
Will he ever release new material? According to Wikipedia, Jacko has been recording new music in Ireland.
Now, I'm no expert on the workings of the soul pop recording industry, but I'm willing to speculate that it doesn't have its heart in downtown Cork. For a true resurgence, Jackson should get Quincy Jones back on board, ditch the wishy-washy ballads and get some real funk back in the music.
Oh, and invest in a new chimpanzee.
(If anyone would like to read a previous Michael Jackson post I wrote, pop on over to Celebrity Litigation.)
Wednesday, December 05, 2007
Sour
Aberdeen music and arts venue The Lemon Tree is to close down, having gone into liquidation.
For any music fans in the north east, that will be devastating news. The venue was the best (only?) middle-sized venue in the area, and regularly hosted three or four gigs in a week.
Driveblind's last Aberdeen gig before they jetted off to LA was at The Lemon Tree, and the last time I saw The Cooper Temple Clause before they split, it was at a fantastic intimate Lemon Tree gig.
Now, Aberdeen's music fans will be left with only the Music Hall and the AECC to choose from - both too big for smaller acts.
Hopefully, some kind of rescue package will come together, otherwise there will be a gaping hole in the Aberdeen gigs calendar.
For any music fans in the north east, that will be devastating news. The venue was the best (only?) middle-sized venue in the area, and regularly hosted three or four gigs in a week.
Driveblind's last Aberdeen gig before they jetted off to LA was at The Lemon Tree, and the last time I saw The Cooper Temple Clause before they split, it was at a fantastic intimate Lemon Tree gig.
Now, Aberdeen's music fans will be left with only the Music Hall and the AECC to choose from - both too big for smaller acts.
Hopefully, some kind of rescue package will come together, otherwise there will be a gaping hole in the Aberdeen gigs calendar.
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