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Off the wall?

On 25 June 2009, the world and its Swarovski crystal glove mourned the passing of a pop giant. Michael Jackson: a living legend; a musical visionary; a bona fide 20th-century icon. Groundbreaking, genius, ambassador, musical god, icon: all these words bounced around our 24-hour goldfish bowl like an ADHD kid overdosing on too many Smarties. At least thatâ€™s what the papers told us. It just so happens that these were the very same papers that fuelled the â€œWacko Jackoâ€ caricature...

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15:10 on July 3 2009

Off the wall?

Orange Music Blog — On 25 June 2009, the world and its Swarovski crystal glove mourned the passing of a pop giant. Michael Jackson: a living legend; a musical visionary; a bona fide 20th-cen... more info

Michael Jackson

17:45 on July 3 2009

MJ Had Cancer?! Insomnia?! What?

Perez Hilton — This would not be surprising! Us Weekly is reporting that just days before his tragic death, Michael Jackson had a cancerous lesion removed from his nose. The procedure t... more info

Michael Jackson