Showing posts with label Michael Jackson. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Michael Jackson. Show all posts

Saturday, November 14, 2009

Goodbye Billie Jean, The Meaning of Michael Jackson, Edited by Lorette C. Luzajic



goodbye, Billie Jean: the meaning of Michael Jackson

fifty-one writers, curated by Lorette C. Luzajic

Handymaiden Editions, 2009

316 pages

$27.95 (shipping approx. $6 to Canada, $9 to U.S.)

to order, contact Lorette at thegirlcanwrite@hotmail.com.

book will also be available shortly online at Amazon etc.



Dearest friends, I am thrilled to announce the project that has occupied the last four months of my time. Please join me in celebrating the most fascinating person of all- Michael Jackson. I am honoured to have worked with fifty amazing writers to bring this book to you, a collection of thoughts, opinions, ideas on the meaning of Michael Jackson. These very interesting contributors range from therapist to Pulitzer-prize winning journalist to bestselling author to friend of Michael himself to monk to drag queen, and so many more. In addition, I thank internationally renowned pop artist Iaian Greenson for the custom cover commission. And I thank Toronto’s premier graphic designer, newly branched into fashion- designing shoes- Gonzalo de Cardenas for cover design.

The Writers

Jason Bourner
Russell Bowers
Coline Covington
Kevin Craig
Michael Davidson
Jeff Dayton-Johnson
Antony Di Nardo
Joseph Dispenza
Donnarama
Sherman Fleming
Eddie Ford
Timothy Gabriele
Stephen J. Gertz
Andreas Gripp
Andy Guess
Rohin Guha
Stan Guthrie
Chris Hedges
HiScrivener
Obiwu Iwuanyanwu
Reuben Jackson
Pat Kane
Jamyang Khedrup
Willie James King
Jeff Koopersmith
Kimberly Krautter
Raymond Lawrence
John Lee
Lorette C. Luzajic
Jonathan Margolis
Ralph Martin
David Masciotra
Angela Meyer
Rev. Irene Monroe
Georgianne Nienaber
Jess Nevins
(O)CT(O)PUS
Onome
Dion O’Reilly
Carolyn R. Parsons
Samuel Peralta
Michael Hureaux perez
Javad Rahbar
Dr. Pamela D. Reed
Lauren Reichelt
Ralph Remington
Steven Rybicki
Tara Stevens
Edwin Turner
David R. Usher
Uwineza Mimi Harriet

Thank you to all of these amazing contributors. This anthology would not have been possible without you.

xoxoxoxo Lorette

Friday, July 10, 2009

Obits, Ambivalence, mnmlsm, and Warehouses

After a long couple weeks of publishing silence, I've got a couple articles up at PopMatters. They're all things I was unsure about after I finished them, but it turns out they're all pretty good. Check them out


The Fawn in the Burning Forest: Our Beloved Monster
My encapsulation of the whole Michael Jackson affair, which appears as part of PopMatter's week long infatuation with his death.



A review of Bibio's Ambivalence Avenue, which is quite a departure.


A review of Studio 1 by Studio 1 (aka Wolfgang Voigt), which reads more like a treatise on hyper-minimalism.


And a more substantial form of minimalism, in the form of Claro Intelecto's Warehouse Sessions

Sunday, June 28, 2009

A Collection of Other Lesser Played Tracks.



Ain't No Sunshine (surprisingly trip-hop-ish)



Johnny Raven




I Can't Help It



Get on the Floor



The Jacksons- Shake Your Body Down (to the Ground)



Destiny



Heartbreaker



The Brothers Johnson- This Had to Be (MJ Production/ Backing Vocs)



Janet Jackson- You Don't Stand Another Chance (MJ Backing vocs)



Greg Phillinganes- Behind the Mask (MJ Backing vocs apparently. YMO cover)


Plunderphonics- Dab



Raver's Choice- The Lady in My Life



The first record I ever owned


The second record I ever owned