
June 25th 2009 Michael Jackson passed. It took the world by surprise. He really changed the whole music game in the 80s. I truly believe no one artist will ever surpass his mark on the music industry. Yeah, we know he got really weird over the last 10-15 years but, as an Artist, he was one of a kind. For us we will always remember him for his records "Off the Wall" (a classic!) "Thriller" (Epic) "BAD" (Best dance video ever!) and "Moonwalker" (Movie/Video/Album). But most of all for CAPTAIN EO! [...]
If you're still parsing your feelings about the death of Michael Jackson, these readings may help. At the RFT, Annie Zaleski remembers how when she was a kid, Michael just was.Annie Zaleski As a chi... Continue reading "Jacko Links: Remembering MJ in the music world" >
Jun 26, 2009, 5:24am
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Pean veel samal teemal pisut jätkama. Praegusest hetkest tagasi vaadates võib ununeda, et Michael Jackson ei olnud mitte ainult maailma suurim staar muusikas, mitte et sedagi vähe oleks. Jacksonikujuline oli kogu 80ndate popkultuurimaailm ning jupike 90ndaid veel pealegi. Siin maailmanurgas ei mõista me ehk kunagi, kui hiiglaslik staar Jackson oli, sest siia tema tõelisel hiilgeajal väga paista ei lastud. Aga ei ole liiga hilja õppida tundma meie jaoks võõramaid ja veidramaid tahke tema karjäärist. Michael Jackson oli meeletu ulme- ja fantastikafänn ning eks seda ole ka tema videotest näha. Eriti aga 86. aasta 3D-lühifilmis [...]
Basically we learn here that music has the power to turn evil cyborgs into colorful dancing extras, and evil lairs into Roman gardens at twilight. But why not? Mostly this was just really nostalgic for me. I need to figure out a way to watch this in 3-D again.
Nowadays, you can just license a video game, throw in a few celebrity cameos and voices and let soak overnight in CGI animation and you have a Hollywood "spectacular." Allow me to be a grumpy old 22-year old for a moment-back in my day, that shit would not have flown. If you really wanted your production to be considered spectacular, you had to up the ante. I'm talking puppets, spaceships, 3-D animation, large-scale song and dance numbers and not just a celebrity cameo, but a starring role for someone in the top 1% of global super stardom. There had to [...]