Michael's actions reflected an inner structure based on compartmentalization and dissociation. His external image spoke volumes of a person who needed to mask his true self.
Eric Deggans | Posted 07.27.2009 | Entertainment
My life and Michael Jackson's have run along somewhat parallel lines for years, back to our earliest days growing up in the shadow of steel mills in Gary.
Joe Vogel | Posted 11.14.2009 | Entertainment
Due in part to globalization and technology, Michael Jackson spanned the globe like no other recording artist before him.
Evan Handler | Posted 07.26.2009 | Entertainment
Celine Dion said to Larry King about Michael Jackson's death, "It feels like when Kennedy died, when Elvis Presley died." How could this feel to her like something she never experienced?
Jeff Biggers | Posted 07.05.2009 | Green
Recipient of the UK A Greener Festival award, Bonnaroo has always placed an emphasis on local and sustainable ways of making music.
Mike Ragogna | Posted 07.04.2009 | Entertainment
This year's BookExpo in New York City had its usual small arena of publishers at gussied-up kiosks hawking the latest and greatest by writers known and unknown.
Michael Simmons | Posted 07.03.2009 | Entertainment
Remember Peter Lemongello, Zamfir, Boxcar Willie, Slim Whitman? They were all musical artists who were known in the 1970s and '80s for selling their ...
Eric Deggans | Posted 06.28.2009 | Entertainment
It's been reported that staffers at AT&T -- a big Idol sponsor -- provided free text-messaging services at two parties supporting Allen in Arkansas.
David Parker | Posted 06.28.2009 | Comedy
Eric Deggans | Posted 06.13.2009 | Entertainment
We'll see tonight if all the praise and support pays off for Lambert, or fuels a backlash that cuts his Idol dreams short.
Michael Giltz | Posted 06.13.2009 | Entertainment
So is this the finale? Is Simon right when he says Adam Lambert is fated to win? Or could Kris Allen or Danny Gokey surprise everyone the way David Cook did last year?
Mira Veda | Posted 06.11.2009 | Entertainment
Until there is some regulation, the world may never see the potential of so many songwriters, singers or artists that just can't afford to make music.
Michael Giltz | Posted 06.05.2009 | Entertainment
After everyone delivered a solid performance on Big Band Night last week, the Top 4 tackled rock 'n roll Tuesday...and came up short.
David Wild | Posted 05.18.2009 | Entertainment
It is those lovable moptops the Beatles who remain eternally Bigger Than Jesus. Tinted Windows are perhaps comparable in size to Jesus, but no larger or wider.
Timothy Cooper | Posted 05.17.2009 | Entertainment
Using the history of his father's homeland and soaking in the spirit of his mother's French roots, Onra has established himself as a harmonious maestro who can adapt to any type of music.
Michael Giltz | Posted 05.15.2009 | Entertainment
Only Idol would label Movie Theme night "historic" because they had decided to only let teams of two judges comment on the performances in order to cut down on the time. Historic? No. Stupid? Yes.
Michael Giltz | Posted 05.08.2009 | Entertainment
On a day when photos circulated on the internet showing Adam Lambert apparently kissing a guy or two, the big news in the parallel world of TV Idol was Anoop's defensive attitude coming across too much last week.
Michael Giltz | Posted 05.02.2009 | Entertainment
Who belongs in the bottom three? Allison was treated so dismissively that I worry it'll be her. Matt Giraud was treated so roughly and seems so unhappy, it could easily be him.
Jeff Biggers | Posted 05.01.2009 | Entertainment
We assumed there would be no more sexual healing after Marvin Gaye's death in 1984. The April Fool's Day murder left us speechless, as if our dreams ...
Ariston Anderson | Posted 04.25.2009 | Entertainment
We spoke to the band to find out just what's behind the new album, why they love Iggy Pop trivia, how Kanye discovered them, and why uptempo slow songs are the greatest thing since sliced bread.
Michael Giltz | Posted 04.18.2009 | Entertainment
It was a topsy turvy peformance night on Idol, with Simon looking bored, Paula providing some cogent analysis (again), a minor stumble from Lil Rounds and praise for Anoop.
Michael Giltz | Posted 04.11.2009 | Entertainment
The theme was Michael Jackson songs. Kara had declared during auditions that no one sings those songs, so how could you have a night devoted to Michael Jackson?
Tony Sachs | Posted 04.10.2009 | Entertainment
Singer-songwriter Connie Converse is the indie hipster of the moment in Brooklyn with the release this week of her debut album. Did I mention that Connie Converse is 85 -- if she's even alive?
Michael Giltz | Posted 04.05.2009 | Entertainment
OK, so the wild card round was tonight and four more people got through: Jasmine, Megan, Matt and Anoop. Yep, it's a Top 13! Jesse -- Singing "Tell M...
Michael Giltz | Posted 04.03.2009 | Entertainment
The third round of the top 36 performed on Tuesday and to me the men clearly outshone the women, who were generally dreadful or (even worse) forgettable.
Jane Shure | Posted 07.27.2009 | Living