Jul
03

Michael Jackson Tribute: “Billie Jean” by Aaron Matthews

  Despite being decades removed from any significant commercial success, Michael Jackson was omnipresent at my elementary school. See, I went to a Jewish private school and thus attended a staggering number of Bar and Bat-Mitzvah’s (many of them catered by Pickle Barrel, ‘natch). If you had a bar or bat mitzvah party, there were… Continue reading »

Jul
02

Michael Jackson Tribute: “Leave Me Alone” by Barry Schwartz

Barry Schwartz is the mastermind behind Disco Vietnam, a clan that moves soundlessly through the shadows and works tirelessly to defeat the wicked 10 percent. “Totally Awesome Decisions” coming soon–total awesomeness guaranteed.  “With the same sword they knight you/they gonna good night you with/Shit, that’s only half if they like you/That ain’t even the half… Continue reading »

Jul
02

Michael Jackson Tribute: Kanye West’s “Good Life” by Jeff Weiss

Hi, I’m Jeff Weiss, you might remember me from such blogs as What Wombats Want and Generation Alf.  Everyone’s talking twenty years, so let’s talk two seconds. Specifically, those fleeting few plundered from “P.Y.T.,” and sampled on Kanye West’s “Good Life,”  Disembodied chipmunk soul before the term was invented. Michael doing Kanye while Kanye was… Continue reading »

Jul
01

Michael Jackson Tribute: “You Rock My World” by Ben Westhoff

Ben Westhoff is a regular contributor to Creative Loafing and the Village Voice. His blog, The Healthiest Man in Park Slope, has been widely lauded as the Internet’s finest portal regarding all things John Corbett.  Aside from “Thriller,” most Michael Jackson videos are terrible. “Billie Jean” is a clumsy, pretentious mess, “Dirty Diana” borrows its… Continue reading »

Jul
01

Michael Jackson Tribute: “Maybe Tomorrow” by Sach O

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3XiaMu56J0Y Like free lunches, Sach O holds it down like steel.  The first record I ever played out at the ripe old age of 3 was an Alvin and the Chipmunks cover of “Beat it”. I eventually moved on to the OG versions of “Billie Jean”, “PYT” and “Smooth Criminal” but that was pretty much… Continue reading »

Jun
30

Michael Jackson Tribute: “Dirty Diana” by Trey Kerby

  Trey Kerby’s fansite dedicated to the wardrobe of Ricky Rubio can be found at The Blowtorch. Ole! “Dirty Diana” is the only Michael Jackson song that’s not about a rat that I’ve ever actively disliked. When Number Ones was released, it was the track that I’d skip. It only has three stars in my… Continue reading »

Jun
30

Michael Jackson Tribute: “Heal the World” by The Good Doctor Zeus

  Since 2007, The Good Doctor Zeus has operated Not A Blogger.  the Internet’s premier site for Cavaliers, Wu-Tang, and Cantankerousness appreciation.  There will never be a moment in my life when I won’t have the lyrics to Michael Jackson’s “Heal The World” permanently etched into the back of my eyelids. If I’m fortunate enough… Continue reading »

Jun
30

Michael Jackson Tribute: “The Way You Make Me Feel” by Douglas Martin

Over the next two days, we’ll be unleashing exactly what the word doesn’t need: more Michael Jackson tributes. First up, Douglas Martin will be starting something. Sometime during either 1987 or 1988, I was standing on a playground. Clad in a black shirt, one of those plastic fedoras that came with an old Halloween costume,… Continue reading »