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HuffPost Reviews: Twilight's New Moon, Kerouac's Big Sur, Cohen's Isle Of Wight, and more including This Week's New Albums

Mike Ragogna | Posted 10.20.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Michael Jackson, Jason Mraz, The Jacksons, Son Volt, Lawrence Ferenghetti, Joan Baez, Miles Davis, Flight of the Conchords, John Mayer, Jay Farrar, Judy Collins, The Killers, Woodstock, Thom Yorke, David Bowie, The Jackson 5, Curt Worden, Sam Shepard, Jack Kerouac, Twilight, Kris Kristofferson, Big Sur, Patti Smith, The Twilight Sage: New Moon, Radiohead, Tom Waits, Benjamin Gibbard, The Doors, Kings of Convenience, Leonard Cohen, Death Cab for Cutie, Robert Francis, Murray Lerner, The Band, Bruce Springsteen, New Moon, Entertainment News
Mike Ragogna

Leading off with Death Cab For Cutie's infectious "Meet Me On The Equinox," New Moonmay be after your traditional teen market's pop dollars, but they're also attempting to tap into 20-something angst.

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Never Can Say Goodbye: A Final Playlist for Michael Jackson on the Day of His Funeral

David Wild | Posted 10.18.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: The Jacksons, The Jackson 5, Michael Jackson, Michael Jackson Funeral, Entertainment News
David Wild

Nothing I could ever write could possibly convey enduring beauty and power of the songs that he sang in his lifetime. Here are the recordings by which I will remember Michael on this day of his funeral.

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Celebrating Michael Jackson's Youth: The Stripped Mixes and Hello World - The Motown Solo Collection

Mike Ragogna | Posted 09.03.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Motown Records, The Jackson 5, Michael Jackson, Jeff Moskow, Bill Withers, Mark Anthony Neal, Entertainment News, Tom Rowland, Mulholland Music, Stax Records, Harry Weinger, Doug Schwartz, Suzee Ikeda, Entertainment News
Mike Ragogna

Mixing Michael Jackson's solo material with that of The Jackson 5's, The Stripped Mixes rips away layers of production, revealing a young boy with the ability to emote mature emotions at an early age.

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I Remember Mama: My Memory of the Young Michael Jackson

Belva Davis | Posted 08.07.2009 | Entertainment

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Belva Davis

One small story about a single encounter with a giant superstar. These days, it's nice to remember Michael as a child, with all the sweet innocence of youth; a boy who loved his mother and just wanted a new pair of jeans.

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This Blog Post Is Even Weirder Than Michael Jackson

Dave Astor | Posted 08.01.2009 | Comedy

Read More: Michael Jackson, Toyota Corolla, Steroids, Jim Morrison, Smoking, Brian Jones, Buddy Holly, Queen, Number-One Songs, Sam Cooke, Same-Sex Marriage, Neverland, Failing Newspapers, Dead Rock Stars, The Beatles, Patsy Cline, Janis Joplin, The Clash, Cats, The Who, Hummer, Heterosexual Marriage, Death of Michael Jackson, King of Pop, Avocados, Bernard Madoff, Cancer, Joe Strummer, Online News, Performance-Enhancing Drugs, Motown, The Rolling Stones, The Jackson 5, Bob Marley, Jerry Garcia, Nirvana, Sid Vicious, Kurt Cobain, Twitter, Life on Other Planets, Elvis Presley, Musical Legends, Plastic Surgery, Laptops, The Doors, Sports Radio, John Lennon, Fantasy Baseball, World Series, Freddie Mercury, Atari Computers, The Sex Pistols, Gas Guzzlers, Keith Moon, Jimi Hendrix, Marvin Gaye, Moonwalking, Selena, Comedy News
Dave Astor

The general public doesn't mourn the deaths of less-famous people who might have continued to also do great things if they hadn't left us before their time.

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A Eulogy for Michael Jackson's Childhood

Michelle Haimoff | Posted 07.28.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: The Jackson 5, Michael Jackson, Thriller, Sexual Abuse, Music, Pedophilia, Michael Jackson Neverland, Child Molestation, Pop Music, Michael Jackson Death, Michael Jackson Dead, Michael Jackson Heart Attack, Jackson Five, Michael Jackson Dies, Music Industry, Celebrity, Michael Jackson Cardiac Arrest, Michael Jackson Died, Celebrities, Bad, Entertainment News
Michelle Haimoff

Jackson would have been better off if "I Want You Back" wasn't in our iTunes libraries. He would have been better off if Off The Wall had never come out. If no one had ever heard of Bad or Thriller.

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Michael Jackson, Child of America, Gone

Mike Ragogna | Posted 07.26.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: The Jackson 5, Michael Jackson, The Jacksons, The Wiz, Simon & Garfunkel, Zombies, Carole King, Paul McCartney, Elvis Presley, Vincent Price, Neverland, Thriller, Diana Ross, Bobby Day, Lisa Marie Presley, Pink Floyd, Macaulay Culkin, Grammy Awards, Quincy Jones, Motown, Entertainment News
Mike Ragogna

Beyond the reams of his documented eccentricities, Michael Jackson was a huge talent who'll be missed, and he was one of our better, kinder kids whose life and story spun out of control.

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What Was Your Michael Jackson Moment?

Tony Sachs | Posted 07.26.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Motown Records, The Jacksons, Michael Jackson, The Jackson 5, Elvis Presley, Michael Jackson Dies, Entertainment News
Tony Sachs

I hope that somewhere behind the images of the weird, pajama-clad, not-quite-human latter-day Michael Jackson, we'll be able to hold onto those memories of when the guy made magic.

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Forever Came Today: Ten Songs by Which to Remember Michael Jackson

David Wild | Posted 07.26.2009 | Entertainment

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David Wild

Among many other things, Michael Jackson was one of the greatest singers who ever lived. Here are some songs to help us all remember those times.

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Not Just Kid Stuff: From Kidz Bop to The Fuzzy Stones

Mike Ragogna | Posted 01.29.2009 | Entertainment

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Mike Ragogna

When did children's music get so awful? It wasn't always as painful to listen to. Some historic recordings, though not exactly classified as "children's," have been cherished forever.

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