BBC News - UK — Open auditions to find a young Michael Jackson for the musical version of Thriller - Live are to take place. more info

Wired - Listening Post — Legend has it that Michael Jackson devised the ridiculously catchy bassline for "Billie Jean" while sitting in a tree. Maybe if he'd had the new FourTrack recording app for iPhone, he could have written the whole song up there. Musicians... more info

AngryApe — The pop superstar is not involved in the band's comeback plans more info

ContactMusic — LATEST: Pop superstar MICHAEL JACKSON is reportedly furious at his brother JERMAINE for telling the world he is joining his siblings for a JACKSON 5 reunion tour. Last ... more info

Buzzgrinder — "Okay, Duffy... back ten paces. Now lean down to your right..." Pseudo-soul ingenue Duffy, before an Ohio show stop with Coldplay last month, joined the ranks of Michael Jackson and James Hetfield by igniting her mane. Duffy said she thought she b... more info

Spinner.com — Filed under: The Chum BucketSpinner.com: Where do the presidential candidates stand amongst the indie-rock elite? [OurStage]Just as Coldplay's Chris Martin came by to say hello, Duffy pulled a Michael Jackson and set her hair ablaze. [Buzzgrinder]Ka... more info

Paste Magazine — Close your eyes and try to imagine the following: peanut butter without jelly. Beer without alcohol. She without Him . Doesn't work right? Well, that looks to be where the Jackson 5 reunion is headed, with the buzz-kill news that Michael Jacks... more info

TMZ — Filed under: Michael Jackson Michael Jackson apparently has some gigantic reservoir of cash somewhere, because the King of Broke rejected a big payday for the guy who really owns Las Vegas -- Steve Wynn.Just a couple days after MJ said a Jackson 5 ... more info

TMZ — Land or sea, Michael Jackson loves him some KFC. You may recall, back in the "Celebrity Justice" days, C.J. got hold of records from his private jet company showing how much Jacko loved chicken -- we mean fried.The pic was snapped Friday night in.... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Michael Jackson Thriler, Greenwich Village, Oct 31, 2008 (by editrrix) More pictures HERE, HERE, and HERE. And check out these pics of Zombiecon/Zombiecrawl HERE. Video of the Thriller part (as seen in the above photo) of the parade below...... more info