I had the opportunity to get in touch with Kathleen Wakefield on Facebook. I wanted to learn more about her career and works, especially as a prolific lyricist at Motown. She also was among the few people who collaborated with the Jacksons through the 1980s. In the end, this interview was far from being a […]
Saturday, September 1st, 2018 It is no secret that the « HIStory » era remains my favorite of Michael Jackson’s career, from a musical point of view as well as for the many memories that come with it. The 3T’s “Brotherhood” album is undoubtedly a part of it too, especially since it contributed to the last large […]
Wednesday, July 25, 2018 The famous saying “Never two without three” has often come back to my mind after seeing The Jacksons in Carcassonne in 2014 and in London the following year since I felt I would like to see Michael’s brothers on stage again. But those last years the group would no longer tour […]
Considering how long I have been detailing the « HIStory » album booklet, it seemed very natural indeed that the name of Jason Miles would raise my attention. Gathering information about this musician was a wonderful exploration and that’s why I wanted to get an interview with the renowned Jazz keyboardist. It was an opportunity to evoke […]
The Victory Tour was indisputably a major step in Michael Jackson’s career. Not only was it the last tour he would achieve with his brothers, but it also marked his coming back on stage after the phenomenal « Thriller » album. That’s why I wanted to discuss this fabulous era with one of the musicians who took […]
I have not had the opportunity to say it before but Lenny Kravitz is one of my favorite artists, and I was eager to express it here, especially since I was really taken by the song « Dream » released on his « Black & White America » album. Here is a conversation I had with Cyrille Taillandier, the […]
Tuesday March 27th 2018 Tuesday, March 27th, 2018 is a date that has been written in red on my calendar for quite a time. It is not so often that I get the opportunity to go to Lyon, but once again I shall not make the most of the local gastronomy. So my weighing machine […]
Dear Ndugu, With your passing at the age of 65, the world is going to feel empty but we shall have our heart set on remembering you because your art is immortal. We are far from being done with listening to your groove since you left your mark on the history of music through chopsticks […]
In 2016, I had the pleasure to attend the Kingvention in London where I met Dan Beck, a close collaborative partner of the King of Pop and the SVP in Marketing & Sales at Sony Music in the 1990s. That’s how I recently reached him for an interview to discuss another side of the Jackson’s […]
The republication of some of the Jacksons albums is very rare, unfortunately, and one has to recognize the value of the 2008 releases of both the Destiny and the Triumph albums, especially as they contain some of John Luongo’s mixes. His alternative versions of Blame It On The Boogie, Shake Your Body and Walk Right […]