Tag Archives: Michael Jackson
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REWIND: Here’s five more songs for your Halloween party’s playlist
Michael Jackson in “Thriller.” It’s finally Halloween! Well… it’s finally Halloween weekend. The important thing is it’s happening! Last week was my 10th Halloween column in three years, and today is the 11th. I embedded a playlist of the songs from the columns at the bottom for your Halloween…
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Janet Jackson goes through the motions but recovers in time at Chase Center
Janet Jackson performs at Chase Center in San Francisco on Sept. 21, 2019. Photos: Gary Chancer. SAN FRANCISCO — Rarely does a performer set such high expectations, dip low into serious mediocrity, then pull off such an epic, mid-career comeback the way Janet Jackson did Saturday night at Chase Center.…
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RIFF REWIND: “Hey Jude,” “Billie Jean” and other songs that didn’t win a Grammy
Shawn Mendes performs at Poptopia at SAP Center in San Jose on Dec. 1, 2018. He’s nominated for Song of the Year for “In My Blood” at the Grammys, held Feb. 10. Photo: Alessio Neri. Tomorrow night is the 61st annual Grammy Awards. The music world is supposedly buzzing,…
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RIFF Rewind 1987: Guns N’ Roses, Def Leppard and Michael Jackson
Courtesy: U2, Anton Corbijn The year 1987 is another banner year! It marks the release of one of the most-viewed songs on YouTube: Rick Astley’s “Never Gonna Give You Up.” Turns out that was actually a song before it was a joke. It also marks the release of a…
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RIFF Rewind — A time machine for your ears: 1982
The year 1982 was very good, and not just because it’s when a certain columnist who writes a weekly list of a year’s best songs was born. It’s the year Prince released 1999 and Michael Jackson released Thriller. Now, I’m not going to get into the whole Prince vs. Michael debate. I can…