June 8:
Alex Band (The Calling) (1981)
Nicci Gilbert (Brownstone) (1970)
Nick Rhodes (Duran Duran) (1962)
Mick Hucknall (Simply Red) (1960)
Bonnie Tyler (1953)
Boz Scaggs (1944)
Chuck Negron (Three Dog Knight)
(1942)
Nancy Sinatra (1940)
June 9:
Dean Felber (Hootie & The
Blowfish) (1967)
Dean Dinning (Toad The Wet Sprocket)
(1967)
Jon Lord (Deep Purple) (1941)
June 10:
Faith Evans (1973)
Lemisha Grinsted (702) (1973)
Jo-Jo (K-Ci & JoJo) (1971)
Dan Lavery (Tonic) (1969)
Jimmy Chamberlain (Smashing
Pumpkins) (1967)
Maxi Priest (1961)
Shirley Alston (The Shirelles)
(1941)
June 11:
Dan Lavery (Tonic) (1969)
Joey Santiago (The Pixies)
(1965)
Kim and Kelley Deal (The Breeders)
(1961)
Donnie Van Zandt (38 Special)
(1952)
Frank Beard (ZZ Top) (1949)
June 12:
Robyn (1979)
Kenny Wayne Shepherd (1977)
Bardi Martin (Candlebox) (1969)
Grandmaster Dee (Whodini) (1962)
Michael Hausman ('til tuesday)
(1960)
John Linnell (They Might Be
Giants) (1959)
Brad Delp (Boston) (1951) Died March 9, 2007
Bun E. Carlos (Cheap Trick)
(1951)
June 13:
Raz B (B2K) (1985)
Rivers Cuomo (Weezer) (1970)
Soren Rasted (Aqua) (1969)
Paul DeLisle (Smash Mouth)
(1963)
Dennis Locoriere (Dr. Hook)
(1949)
June 14:
Billie Myers (1971)
Chris DeGarmo (Queensryche)
(1963)
Boy George (Culture Club) (1961)
Alan White (Yes) (1949)
Rod Argent (The Zombies) (1945)
June 15:
Dryden Mitchell (Alien Ant
Farm) (1976)
Ice Cube (1969)
Scott Rockenfield (Queensryche)
(1963)
Steve Walsh (Kansas) (1952)
Garry Roberts (Boomtown Rats)
(1954)
James Smith (The Stylistics)
(1950)
Russell Hitchcock (Air Supply)
(1949)
Ian Matthews (1946)
June 16:
Gino Vanelli (1952)
Edward Levert (The O'Jays)
(1942)
June 17:
Kevin Thornton (Color Me Badd)
(1969)
Paul Young (1956)
Barry Manilow (1946)
June 18:
Nathan Morris (Boyz II Men)
(1971)
Dizzy Reed (Guns N' Roses)
(1963)
Alison Moyet (1961)
Tom Bailey (Thompson Twins)
(1957)
Paul McCartney (1942)
June 19:
Brian Welch (Korn) (1969)
Brian Vander Ark (The Verve
Pipe) (1964)
Paula Abdul (1962)
Ann Wilson (Heart) (1950)
June 20:
Twiggy Ramirez (Marilyn Manson)
(1972)
Murphy Karges (Sugar Ray) (1968)
John Taylor (Duran Duran) (1960)
Michael Anthony (Van Halen)
(1955)
Cyndi Lauper (1953)
Lionel Richie (1949)
Brian Wilson (The Beach Boys)
(1942)
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Reformed Faces Set for Vintage at Goodwood Without Stewart May 27, 2010 – The good news is the Faces are back together but the not-so-fine print says Rod Stewart will not be in the mix. More
Only 2% Separated Final Two On Low-Rated American Idol Finale May 28, 2010 – “What-eva” seems to be what many are saying about Wednesday’s American Idol finale. While 24.2 million viewers checked out Simon Cowell’s swan song it was the show’s lowest rated finale since season one which could spell trouble for winner Lee DeWyze. More
Paul McCartney’s Daughter Controls his Touring May 27, 2010 – It sure sounds like Paul McCartney is a responsible dad. The former Beatle say he never tours when it’s his turn to look after his daughter Beatrice – his child with ex-wife Heather Mills. More
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Michael Jackson’s Doc Should Be Getting Really Nervous July 29, 2009 – According to multiple sources ranging from the Associated Press to TMZ, Dr. Conrad Murray, Michael Jackson’s personal physician gave the singer the powerful anesthetic Diprivan before he died.
TMZ is saying that the Doctor actually told the police he administered the drug in an interview two days after Jackson died. The online magazine suggests that either the Doc wasn’t paying attention or fell asleep or he simply left the room when Jackson’s heart stopped. Interestingly there was no EKG machine or pulse oximeter found in Jackson's home. These are the machines usually used to monitor the pulse of a patient being administered Propofol (also known as Diprivan).
Murray could be in some very serious trouble. More than just being the man who “killed Michael Jackson” he could be charged with manslaughter. The Los Angeles Times are reporting that Murray is in fact part of a manslaughter investigation. No charges have been filed yet. Some sources are also saying that one, possibly two; woman took boxes out of Murray storage locker right after Jackson died.
Yesterday Edward Chernoff, Murray’s Lawyer released the following statement. "It's a waste of time responding to all these timed 'leaks' from 'anonymous' sources, I feel like a horse swatting flies. Everyone needs to take a breath and wait for these long delayed toxicology results. I have no doubt they want to make a case — for goodness sakes, it's Michael Jackson! But things tend to shake out when all the facts are made known, and I'm sure that will happen here as well."
We could have final autopsy results as early as the end of this week and a news conference could be called as early as Monday Aug. 3rd.
The doc also had his home searched by police.
Michael Jackson died on June 25th. – by John Beaudin
Everyone's Pointing Fingers at Dr. Conrad Murray and Possible Jackson Family Civil Suit July 23, 2009 – I don’t think Michael Jackson’s doctor felt very secure yesterday. Fingers were being pointed at Dr. Conrad Murray. He was the last physician to look after the singer and things came to a head with dozens of police and U.S. federal agents armed with a search warrant ransacked his office.
Police are not saying much but their actions seem to point at the doctor as a suspect.
Officials were at Murray’s office for almost 3 hours yesterday.
Ed Chernoff, Murray's attorney, said, "The search warrant authorized law enforcement to search for and seize items, including documents, they believed constituted evidence of the offence of manslaughter.” Chernoff also said police and agents left with "a forensic image" of a computer hard drive and 21 documents.
The hard drive search could indicate that authorities are looking for a direct connection between Jackson, Murray and prescription drugs.
"The coroner wants to clear up the cause of death; we share that goal," Chernoff said in a statement. "Based on Dr. Murray's minute-by-minute and item-by-item description of Michael Jackson's last days, he should not be a target of criminal charges."
The Jackson family are also looking at a civil suit against Murray for wrongful death. – by Kari Graham
Sony Pays $50 Million for Michael Jackson’s Final Footage July 23, 2009 – Even though multiple movie studios were bidding for the rehearsal footage to Michael Jackson’s O2 shows it looks like Sony has closed the deal. The Hollywood Reporter has said that Sony pictures paid AEG Live $50 million for the, over 80 hours, of footage.
Sony plans on releasing a feature film documentary on the final days of Jackson’s life and they are working fast with a reported release date of October 30th. Kenny Ortega, who most recently worked on the High School Musical films, is set to edit the film before his new Footloose (remake) project begins.
The films will include three completed videos that were going to run as interstitials during the concerts and possibly new film for the song “Thriller” which was filmed in 3D.
AEG, who set up Jackson’s comeback O2 tour, are also working on a tribute show for the arena set for the King of Pop’s birthday, Aug. 29. The plan is to have different music superstars perform each song on Jackson’s comeback set list. The biggest rumor has the Jackson’s reuniting. – by John Beaudin
Michael Jackson Comeback Was Set to Begin Today July 13, 2009 – It’s strange. Michael Jackson was set to begin his string of 50 UK shows today but instead here we are asking how his strange life unravelled out of control and who is responsible. Fans are gathering at the O2 arena for a huge vigil today. Here is the latest in this bizarre case.
TMZ is reporting that Michael’s doctor Arnold Klein has not always been so forthcoming with the singer’s medical records. L.A. County Coroner is still waiting for the doc to do his job and hand over all of Jackson’s history. They ran into the same problem during Jackson’s first child molestation case in 1993.
As for his child molestation case in 2005 court documents are showing that Jackson has a scary dependency on drugs. He was using several aliases to score drugs according to employees at the Neverland Ranch. Joey Jeszeck, a security official at the ranch, said he would frequently pick up the drugs.
The King of Pop also targeted dentists for his drugs. TMZ said “it was known in medical circles that Jackson used dentists to feed his habit.”
The Las Vegas Review-Journal said that Jackson had "doctor shopping" down to a science.
Sources are allegedly telling TMZ that the target of both the Coroner and LAPD investigations is Dr. Conrad Murray. He was the guy with Jackson on that final day. According to the report Murray is not cooperating. There are conflicting reports on whether any of the singer’s drugs were linked to the doctor but investigators are suspicious on his delay to call 911. It looked like he waited 20-30 minutes, claiming he didn’t know Jackson’s address, huh?
Sister, LaToya is also stirring the pot. She says Michael was murdered for his money. She told News of the World “We don’t think just one person was involved in the murder, It was a conspiracy to get Michael’s money.”
She added, “I know who did it and I won’t rest until I nail them, I feel it was all about money, Michael was worth well over a billion in music publishing assets and somebody killed him for that. He was worth more dead than alive. Less than a month ago, I said I thought Michael was going to die before the London shows because he was surrounded by people who didn’t have his best interests at heart.” – by John Beaudin
Will Michael Jackson’s Toxicology Tests Uncover a “Greatest Hits” of Drugs July 9, 2009 – Many online blogs including Perez Hilton.com are reporting that Michael Jackson could have taken as much as 50 pills a day "for a variety of real and imagined" problems. According to an unnamed source the daily Jackson recipe added up to 30 different pills a day, some in multiple doses.
CNN are reporting that Jackson’s body was riddled with needle marks, especially his arms and some of his veins had collapsed. Nothing has been confirmed yet however.
Meanwhile the Jackson family has given the LAPD a list of doctors who might have contributed to Michael’s downfall. Front and center on the list is Dr. Arnold Klein, Michael’s Dermatologist. He has denied ever giving him any drug that could kill him. – by John Beaudin
Michael Jackson’s Ex-Publicist Says the Martin Bashir Interview Killed Him July 9, 2009 – It’s not a jump to say that Michael Jackson’s interview with journalist Martin Bashir was a bad career move. It was, quite frankly, career suicide. The former publicist for the King of Pop says that the interview was detrimental to Jackson.
Stuart Backerman told CNN yesterday that after opening up about letting kids sleep in his own bed Jackson knew he had said too much and had done his reputation great harm. "He died that night," Backerman said. "He really did because he knew he shot himself in the foot."
Backerman who served as Jackson’s publicist from 2002-2004 added that the singer began using drugs after the famous Pepsi commercial accident. While filming, Jackson’s hair caught on fire. "It certainly started off a little more slowly," Backerman said. "It wasn't a habitual situation. It was just to mitigate pain."
The former publicist, who now lives in Vancouver, said that Jackson sometimes behaved oddly just to get publicity "He was as sly as a fox," Backerman said. "There were certain times when he went out wearing a certain costume. People thought it was weird, but he was trying to create attention."
Backerman didn’t say whether he though Jackson was guilty of the child molestation charges but, in the end, had nice memories of their working relationship, "He really was a sweet man, but naive in a certain level about reaction to some of his stunts." – by John Beaudin
Jackson’s Dermatologist: “I Was Not Michael’s Enabler” July 8, 2009 – Now that the funeral is over the Michael Jackson story is bound to change direction, once again and probably not in a “warm and fuzzy” way. This morning Dr. Arnie Klein, Jackson’s long-time Dermatologist was on Good Morning America shooting down the rumors surrounding him. Klein says if anyone gave Michael drugs, that killed him, it wasn’t him but added he did warn the singer that certain drugs were poison. He called the doctors who did eventually prescribe Jackson those drugs “criminals.”
Klein has also been surrounded with claims that he is the actual father of Jackson’s three children. He said, with a grin on his face, "To the best of my knowledge, I'm not the father." What duh? – To the best of my knowledge?
Many news agencies have claimed that Jackson did not use his own sperm to conceive the kids. – by John Beaudin
Mariah Carey on Jackson Memorial: “Sorry that I wasn't able to pull it together and really do it right” July 8, 2009 – Do you think Mariah Carey’s singing sucked at Michael Jackson’s memorial yesterday? I certainly didn’t. I thought, under the circumstances, she sounded great.
Carey wasn’t too happy with her performance. One thing is for sure everyone sang live. Here is what she said on her blog:
"Just recovering from the day. Still filled w/sadness as we listen to KJLH in LA (Stevie Wonder's radio station) paying tribute to MJ. Trying to sing today was basically impossible for me. I could barely keep myself from crying. I'm sorry that I wasn't able to pull it together and really do it right, but I was literally choked up when I saw him there in front of me.
One thing I know is, we will never really have to say goodbye to MJ. His legacy lives on through his music and the millions of people. He inspired with his timeless music. He will be forever in our hearts." - by John Beaudin
Michael Jackson’s Body Expected at Memorial Today July 7, 2009 - LOS ANGELES, California – The atmosphere at the Staples Centre in downtown Los Angeles is very quite. We are not sure if some people could not get transportation to this city quick enough after being notified of winning tickets or if many are on their way but the mayhem that some people expected is not here – yet.
We have talked to a few people in this line-up that actually bought their tickets. One couple from San Francisco paid 5 thousand for a pair. Neither will sit together as they managed to each buy one tickets from their entertainment connections. At least that’s what they told us. Neither would leave their names. Mostly, everyone is excited with news this morning that Michael Jackson’s body will be transported to the Staples Centre for the memorial.
An army of Jackson fans have signed the huge posters outside the stadium and maybe these thoughts reflect what will be the singer’s eventual legacy, after we’re all tired of talking dirt, as everyone is sticking to reflections on his music.
The Jackson family have congregated at Hollywood Hills Forest Lawn cemetery for a private memorial.
The performers expected at the centre include Usher, Mariah Carey, Smokey Robinson, Stevie Wonder, Lionel Richie, John Mayer and even Jermaine Jackson. There is a rumor that all the Jackson brothers will perform but it’s highly unlikely. Also friends Brooke Shields, Kobe Bryant and Magic Johnson will reflect on their time with the singer.
If there was anyone in denial about Michael Jackson’s death this huge worldwide memorial will serve a truly sad reality check.- By John Rohn
Carrie Fisher Says “I do NOT believe that Michael did anything untoward to not only his children, but to any other child” July 7, 2009 – Carrie Fisher has released a statement on Michael Jackson on her blog. In it she says that Jackson was a great father. She also adamantly proclaims that Jackson was innocent of any child molestation.
"Hello to one and all!
Tis I! Your intermittent blogmeister, back to provide you with inside information on The Late Michael Jackson. I was friendly with Michael. I believe that he considered us to be friends.
I visited him over the Christmas holiday at that weirdly expensive rental home somewhere here in Southern Cal. What’s odd is that I see fans laying flowers in front of homes that I don’t think Michael ever lived in. But then this whole scene is odd.
Here’s the thing though—–I saw Michael multiple times with his children and thought that he was a very good father. Not only based on seeing him with his children, but also based on his children themselves. They are very well behaved, respectful children, who seemed content in Michael’s company. I mean, I doubt if Michael cooked for them or parented them in ways that might be considered conventional, but you could see how much he loved them and how much they loved him. I do NOT believe that Michael did anything untoward to not only his children, but to any other child. He was a child himself. I never in any way viewed him as someone who was capable of doing what they accused him of doing. He was devoted to his family and doted on them. In a town where you more often see children of celebrities with their nannys and in the care of others, I never saw anything like that with Michael and his children. I would say he was a hands on parent, but with the press and some of the public being as they are, I wouldn’t want to say anything that could be interpreted in any way other than the loving scene that I observed between his 3 children and himself. And I stand to gain nothing in stating this.
Michael was one of the sweetest souls I’ve ever encountered. He was generous and polite. And where you might expect to see children that were pampered and spoiled, his children showed none of this.
I don’t believe that Arnie Klein is the father of these children. Why would he do that? He might as well just adopt 3 kids, rather than arrange a situaion where he was not the father. I realize these children don’t resemble him mightily, but I there must be some other explanation other than someone else fathered these children. Michael was eccentric, no doubt. But he was no fool.
My favorite news program that I’ve seen regarding this whole scene is a program that asked the question, “Are there too many programs on Michael’s death and who will gain custody of his children…….”
Anyway, there you have it. For now. I’ll let you know of any other insights I am privy to as we go along. If I can.
Aside from that, I’m fine. (whatever that means!) Tomorrow we go to Berkeley to do my show for two weeks to prepare for Broadway. Perhaps I will seek custody of Michaels children, depending on how things develop………
Unless you have some other suggestions. Everyone else seems to want to weigh in on it……..
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May 28, 2010 – How could a meeting between a make-up artist and Kiss’ Gene Simmons go so wrong? Well according to documents filed in Los Angeles Superior Court yesterday the guitarist wanted more from her than she was willing to give and it didn’t involve make-up. 
May 28, 2010 – Didn’t Bret Michaels look healthy on American Idol on Wednesday night? There is a chance he wasn’t. 
May 27, 2010 - File this under “You can’t be good at everything.” Elton John was arguably the biggest solo musician in the world in the seventies and he was easily in the top 10 in the eighties but it seems he was too busy conquering the world to learn to cook. 
May 27, 2010 – The good news is the Faces are back together but the not-so-fine print says Rod Stewart will not be in the mix. 
May 28, 2010 – “What-eva” seems to be what many are saying about Wednesday’s American Idol finale. While 24.2 million viewers checked out Simon Cowell’s swan song it was the show’s lowest rated finale since season one which could spell trouble for winner Lee DeWyze. 
May 27, 2010 – It sure sounds like Paul McCartney is a responsible dad. The former Beatle say he never tours when it’s his turn to look after his daughter Beatrice – his child with ex-wife Heather Mills. 
May 27, 2010 – Slash says he’s not holding his breath for the next big thing in Rock. In fact the former Guns N’ Roses guitarist is disappointed in the current Rock scene. 
May 18, 2010 – Norah Jones says she hasn’t done too many festivals in the past because her music was too “intimate and quiet.” 
May 11, 2010 – The name Phil Collins reminds us of countless hits, huge arena tours and complicated drumming. How about the Alamo? 
April 5, 2010 – Sting seems to be fed up with our paradigms around pot! The singer says we, as a society, spend too much time putting marijuana users in jail when legalizing the substance could feed the hungry of the world. 
July 29, 2009 – According to multiple sources ranging from the Associated Press to TMZ, Dr. Conrad Murray, Michael Jackson’s personal physician gave the singer the powerful anesthetic Diprivan before he died.
July 23, 2009 – Even though multiple movie studios were bidding for the rehearsal footage to Michael Jackson’s O2 shows it looks like Sony has closed the deal. The Hollywood Reporter has said that Sony pictures paid AEG Live $50 million for the, over 80 hours, of footage.
July 13, 2009 – It’s strange. 
July 9, 2009 – Many online blogs including Perez Hilton.com are reporting that Michael Jackson could have taken as much as 50 pills a day "for a variety of real and imagined" problems. According to an unnamed source the daily Jackson recipe added up to 30 different pills a day, some in multiple doses.
July 9, 2009 – It’s not a jump to say that Michael Jackson’s interview with journalist Martin Bashir was a bad career move. It was, quite frankly, career suicide. The former publicist for the King of Pop says that the interview was detrimental to Jackson.
July 8, 2009 – Now that the funeral is over the Michael Jackson story is bound to change direction, once again and probably not in a “warm and fuzzy” way. This morning Dr. Arnie Klein, Jackson’s long-time Dermatologist was on Good Morning America shooting down the rumors surrounding him. Klein says if anyone gave Michael drugs, that killed him, it wasn’t him but added he did warn the singer that certain drugs were poison. He called the doctors who did eventually prescribe Jackson those drugs “criminals.”
July 8, 2009 – Do you think 
July 7, 2009 - LOS ANGELES, California – The atmosphere at the Staples Centre in downtown Los Angeles is very quite. We are not sure if some people could not get transportation to this city quick enough after being notified of winning tickets or if many are on their way but the mayhem that some people expected is not here – yet.
July 7, 2009 – Carrie Fisher has released a statement on 
