The 11th anniversary edition of A Candle for Michael Newsletter for Michael Jackson fans. #132, April 2024.
MJ Studies Today, March 2024 looks at Michael Jackson's Bad album and the 1988 Grammy Awards show where he gave a memorable live performance.
Hello everyone, and welcome to the March 2024 issue of A Candle for Michael Newsletter. Please access your copy by clicking the link below, and please feel free to share and enjoy with your MJ fan friends. A-Candle-for-Michael-Newsletter-March-2024Download Best wishes... Continue Reading →
Abstract: This month our MJ Studies Today takes a look at the new Netflix documentary The Greatest Night In Pop about the recording of the charity single “We Are The World” in 1985 to provide famine relief in drought-stricken Ethiopia.... Continue Reading →
MJ Studies Today, January 2024 by Kerry Hennigan on the number 7 in Michael Jackson's life, recent chart success and fan expression.
Abstract: Thirty-five years ago, Michael Jackson’s one and only autobiography, Moonwalk, was published and went to No. 1 on various best seller lists around the world. This month, in the 90th edition of MJ Studies Today, columnist Kerry Hennigan looks... Continue Reading →
Abstract: “Michael Jackson’s This Is It”, the movie, premiered eleven years ago – on October 28, 2009, just four months after the King of Pop’s death had shocked the world. Opinions on the film have differed markedly amongst Jackson’s fan-base,... Continue Reading →
Academic book review of “Einstein, Michael Jackson & Me. A Search for Soul in the Power Pits of Rock and Roll” by Howard Bloom, Forward by Joan Jett. Review by Kerry Hennigan for the Journal of Michael Jackson Academic Studies.
Abstract: In this month’s MJ Studies Today column, Kerry Hennigan continues her reflections on the Michael Jackson On the Wall exhibition as displayed at the Espoo Museum of Modern Art in Finland. In looking into the stories behind some of... Continue Reading →
Abstract: The Michael Jackson On the Wall exhibition has toured some of the major cities in Europe and drawn crowds in every location. This month our columnist Kerry Hennigan discusses the exhibition as she experienced it at the Espoo Museum... Continue Reading →
ABSTRACT: Since Michael Jackson's passing ten years ago this month, various stories have circulated via social media and the internet claiming that Jackson is still alive and even planning a "comeback". In this month's column Kerry Hennigan looks at these... Continue Reading →
Abstract: In this month’s MJ Studies Today column, Kerry Hennigan looks at resources that tell positive stories of Michael Jackson at Neverland Valley Ranch. These books present first-hand narratives completely at odds with the negative media that has recently been... Continue Reading →
Abstract In this month’s column, Kerry Hennigan discusses the latest Michael Jackson controversy and the ongoing negativity in the media. She asks why it is that Michael Jackson is constantly targeted time and time again. Access the article here: https://michaeljacksonstudies.org/mj-studies-today-xxxix/ The... Continue Reading →
On Wednesday 29 August 2018 the Estate of Michael Jackson and the Michael Jackson ONE by Cirque du Soleil resident show held its annual celebration of the pop icon’s birthday in Las Vegas. This year would have been Michael’s 60th... Continue Reading →
Abstract: In this month’s column, Kerry Hennigan looks at the song and video for Michael Jackson’s “Blood on the Dance Floor” which, when released in 1997, displayed a new, aggressive sound and sensual attitude for Jackson. She discusses the durability of... Continue Reading →
With so many books having been published on Michael Jackson, especially since his passing in 2009, it is necessary for the writer and researcher to sift through the many titles to find sources that – we can hope – are... Continue Reading →
Recently, when interviewed by Rolling Stone magazine about his autobiography, Andrew Lloyd Weber revealed that he and Michael Jackson both loved the music of A.R. Rahman, and at one point “we found ourselves some very obscure part of Long Island... Continue Reading →
One of the most popular exhibits at the Chicago Field Museum in the US is an Egyptian carving that many visitors believe looks like Michael Jackson. The bust, which is actually of a woman, dates from sometime between 1550-1050 BC,... Continue Reading →
"P.T. Barnum, in full Phineas Taylor Barnum, (born July 5, 1810, Bethel, Connecticut, U.S.—died April 7, 1891, Bridgeport, Connecticut), American showman who employed sensational forms of presentation and publicity to popularize such amusements as the public museum, the musical concert, and... Continue Reading →
“Between 1949, when Germany was formally divided, and 1961, when the Berlin Wall was built, more than 3 million East Germans "voted with their feet" by moving to West Germany. The East German ruling party never enjoyed popular support, and... Continue Reading →
Abstract: Though they were active in different decades, the famous American author James Baldwin and international music icon Michael Jackson both believed they never had a childhood. This article looks at the similarities in their formative years, which influenced the art they... Continue Reading →
'Tis true my form is something odd, But blaming me is blaming God; Could I create myself anew I would not fail in pleasing you. If I could reach from pole to pole Or grasp the ocean with a span,... Continue Reading →
It’s a great interview - and I hope every Michael Jackson fan has a chance to listen to it: choreographer and director Vincent Paterson on the MJCast special podcast for Michael’s birthday, 2017. (1) There is so much to enjoy... Continue Reading →
A review of the academic essay 'Ruach Hakodesh: The Epiphanic and Cosmic Nature of Imagination in the Art of Michael Jackson and His Influence on My Image-Making' by Constance Pierce, as published by Springer International Publishing, 2016.
This slim but important 2014 publication shines a spotlight on some of Michael Jackson’s harshest critics and reveals the depths to which some individuals, publishers and networks stooped to discredit his talent, his manhood, his generosity and his genius. For... Continue Reading →
The website for the UK’s Tate Galleries defines Pop Art as…"an art movement that emerged in the 1950s and flourished in the 1960s in America and Britain, drawing inspiration from sources in popular and commercial culture such as advertising, Hollywood... Continue Reading →
Story and Photos by Kerry Hennigan A Michael Jackson pilgrim is what I call a fan who travels the country or the world to visit places relevant to Michael’s life or to attend special events honouring his art and legacy. They are... Continue Reading →
[The similarities in Michael's poem 'Heaven is Here' and the story behind the great bronze sculptures of Shiva performing the cosmic dance have long fascinated me. The photos and video footage of Michael dancing in a raging desert sandstorm from... Continue Reading →
By Kerry Hennigan It’s the thumping, Latin-infused beat; it’s the grit and growl of Michael Jackson’s vocals; it’s the violent tone of the subject matter; it’s Michael’s sharply defined, mature features in the short film; it’s the ruby red... Continue Reading →
The 100th edition of MJ Studies Today looks at the iconography of Michael Jackson's Dangerous World Tour.
The February 2024 edition of A Candle for Michael Newsletter for fans of the King of Pop, Michael Jackson
A Candle for Michael Newsletter - a free monthly newsletter for Michael Jackson fans, January 2024 edition.
Abstract: In this month’s MJ Studies Today column (#96), our last for 2023, Kerry Hennigan discusses the creative impact of Michael Jackson on two Spanish filmmakers, Marcos Cabotá and Joan Bover, and their films Sonic Fantasy and Dear Michael respectively.... Continue Reading →
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