Since this is MetalSucks and I think quite a bit of newer metal DOES suck, I'd like to take the opportunity to talk about every metal musician's worst nightmare: modesty and people that can make a statement with or without the assistance of technology. In most cases if you get past the mean face, band [...]
Damn, now only Prince is left....

Friday is a holiday in the US, but I'll be covering the news as it breaks all week and adding the usual commentary. And on Thursday we'll continue a Hypebot holiday weekend tradition that gives readers a chance to introduce themselves and network. So stay tuned and inward to a great week! - Bruce Houghton HYPEBOT FEATURES: Overloaded With Data? Trendrr Launches Pro [...]

Just a place to collect some of the remembering, commentary, tributes, sights and sounds that have been going up. The image to the right is titled "Michael Jackson" by Pierre Ethier. In stark black and white, the trademark smooth-criminal fedora sits alone on a flower covered floor. It seems a fitting elegy to the King of Pop even though it was posted last week - before his passing. Many had been missing Michael Jackson for years already. I've excerpted just tiny bits from some of the below posts but you need to go visit [...]

As TMZ and the LA Times are reporting, Michael Jackson died of a heart attack this midday, LA time. As latimes.com reports "Jackson was rushed to a hospital this afternoon by Los Angeles Fire Department paramedics. Capt. Steve Ruda said paramedics responded to a call at Jackson's home around 12:26 p.m. He was not breathing when they arrived. The parademics performed CPR and took him to UCLA Medical Center, Ruda told The Times. [...] Pop star Michael Jackson was pronounced dead by doctors this afternoon after arriving at a hospital in [...]
Mind-buggling. Look at that smile on James Brown's face! If you ever needed an example of the virtues of not getting wasted, just watch Prince. He probably thought he had the night off, and I'd bet anything he wishes he could do it all over again. James Brown, Michael Jackson, and Prince at the Apollo, 1983
I'm probably way behind everyone else on this, but wow... I wonder if James asked Michael for the Moonwalk back