I turned on the radio this morning on my drive to work and caught the end of ‘Man in the Mirror’ – thanks Chris Moyles I thought, what a classic! Then I heard the shocking news that Michael Jackson had passed away last night and I’m truely shocked and sad.
Michael Jackson was my idol for many years of my childhood – my bedroom was decorated from top to bottom with posters, bedspread – you name it! Me and my friend used to get together and have ‘Micheal Jackson days’ where we sat watching all the videos. My dear mum even made me Michael Jackson birthday cakes. I’ve also practised moonwalking until (almost) perfection!
Read some tributes from the top bods at Sony
I think we’ll all remember where we were when we heard this sad news. Goodbye Michael, rest in peace.
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Posted by Louise Wardle on Friday 26th of June 2009 at 9:04am
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Wednesday, March 25th 2009
Buying an album has changed greatly over the past years, not only have the machines we play our music on become smaller but they way we buy our music has changed. When was the last time you went into HMV and browsed through the CDs. When I buy albums now I buy them off itunes not really taking any notice of the album cover, which poses the question is there any need for an album cover now?
Pop art in the era of the pixel by James Alexander takes a look at the history of the album cover and asks if there is still a need for them.
Personally I think there is still a need for the album cover, just because now they are viewed on an ipod screen rather than a 12” record sleeve. They are part of the album as they are giving images to the songs. They are the cover to a story of songs.
Create your own debut album cover here...
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Posted by Sally Brooks on Wednesday 25th of March 2009 at 4:51pm
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On my recent travels to Barcelona I visited the Joan Miro Foundation and saw an absolutely awesome exhibition. Not knowing anything about Kiki Smith or the exhibition it was like watching a film without the trailers, the surprise is incredible.
The exhibition, entitled Her Memory, explores the human life cycle, taking you on a journey through one woman’s acknowledgement of her own death and fading existence. I really hope this exhibition comes to the UK and would strongly recommend checking it out.
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Posted by Tasha Harrison on Monday 23rd of March 2009 at 1:54pm
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