VIDEO: MICHAEL JACKSON - THIS IS IT (FILM TEASER)

Here’s a teaser from the upcoming Michael Jackson movie that was pieced together using footage from his This Is It Tour rehearsals. Wow, MJ's voice is so incredible, so sad. This Is It opens in theaters on October 28th.

- Jason

DID MICHAEL JACKSON MODEL HIMSELF AFTER AN ANCIENT EGYPTIAN?

It's eerie, and it's creepy: An ancient limestone Egyptian bust in the Field Museum is a dead bang look-a-like of singer Michael Jackson.

The big question: Did Jackson, who went under the plastic surgeon's knife numerous times, pattern his ultimate appearance after the statue carving?

Answer: "I have no idea whether Jackson ever visited the museum, but the similarity between the limestone statue of a woman -- which is about 3,000 years old -- and Jackson is astounding," said a museum spokesman.

A history note: The limestone bust, which went on public display in 1988, was carved during the New Kingdom Period (1550 B.C. to 1050 B.C.); the same time period as Ramesses and King Tut.

The shocker: In 1993, Jackson, whose face was then virtually identical to the statue, cut a video titled "Remember The Time," which he sets in ancient Egypt -- during the time of the Pharaoh Ramses. (In the video, actor Eddie Murphy plays Ramesses. It also features Magic Johnson and Iman.)

The curiosity: The nose of the ancient Egyptian statue, which has been in the museum's private collection since 1899, is disintegrating. At the end of his life, Jackson's nose appeared to be disintegrating.

Nasal notes: Famed plastic surgeon Dr. Steven Hoefflin, who claims he began performing nose surgery on Jackson in his teens-- told Jackson he was going to limit him to two surgeries. "If only he'd stopped there," Dr. Hoefflin told Entertainment Tonight.

Backshot: The statue, which was not on view at the museum for almost 100 years, now resides near the exit of the "Inside Ancient Egypt" exhibit -- and has been bantered about on the blogs recently.

- Drew

VIDEO: JAY-Z MICHAEL JACKSON TRIBUTE

Pretty cool of Jay-Z to do that!

- Jason

VIDEO: "OFF THE WALL" ON TERUO TV

The homey's over at Teruo Artistry came through our "Off The Wall" artshow last month to film the event for Teruo TV. The show runs for 2 more weeks, so come through and check out this dope tribute to Michael Jackson.

Teruo Artistry was in the building at Tradition for its Off The Wall MJ Tribute... dope event! MJ art by over 15 artists including TTW, live music, fresh Teruo T's and more. Definitely stop by Ventura County's #1 street wear boutique and cop the latest Teruo Artistry prints! Shout out to Jason and Andrew!

- Drew

DJ WHITEOWL X MICHAEL JACKSON - THE CLASSICS: A TRIBUTE TO A LEGEND (MIXTAPE)

Here's another new Michael Jackson tribute mixtape called "The Classics: A Tribute To A Legend," produced by DJ Whiteowl. All you MJ fans show support and download it here.

- Jason

SNEAK PEEK: SHARK TOOF FOR OFF THE WALL

Check out SharkToof's contribution to our "Off The Wall" artshow... The show is a tribute to the late Michael Jackson. Other Artists include Acme, Axis, Chase Tafoya, Christina Felice, Dethkills, DJ Solo, Eyeone, Jason Youth, Justin Reed, Marsha, Spurn, Quincy Sutton, Tommy Ruets, and more.
The show opens tomorrow night from 7 to 11.

- Drew

TRADITION X MICHAEL JACKSON "RAD" TEE

Our "Off The Wall" artshow is tomorrow night, and you know we couldn't let that night pass with out releasing a Michael Jackson tribute tee. The Tradition X Michael Jackson "Rad" tee is available in 3 colors, and will release tomorrow night at the "Off The Wall" artshow. Artists include Acme, Axis, Chase Tafoya, Christina Felice, Dethkills, DJ Solo, Eyeone, Jason Youth, Justin Reed, Marsha, Sharktoof, Spurn, Quincy Sutton,Tommy Ruets, and more.
The show will also feature a Michael Jackson tribute set by DJ Myron.
The opening reception is July 25th from 7-11.

- Drew

SNEAK PEEK: QUINCY SUTTON FOR OFF THE WALL

As you know, our "Off The Wall" Artshow open this Saturday night at Tradition. Here's a sneak peek of one of the few pieces our good friend, Quincy Sutton, is contributing to the show. All I can say is amazing!
The Opening reception for "Off The Wall" is Saturday, July 25th from 7-11.

- Drew

SNEAK PEEK: DJ SOLO FOR "OFF THE WALL"

Here's another sneak peek from the upcoming "Off The Wall" art show at Tradition. This piece is by DJ Solo, and it is called "The Last Poker." The piece is obviously based off the Last Supper, and Solo kept all the "DaVinci" code stuff in it, as well as encoded his own stuff into DaVinci's original code (that he had to break down and re-encode). Solo went all out, and even spoke with Oxford Professor and Art Historian/DaVinci expert Martin Kemp about the codes as well. There will be a printout the day of the show as well as a digital explanation for blogs, of all the encoded messages.
"Off The Wall" opens this Saturday at Tradition... Don't miss it!

- Drew

SNEAK PEEK: JUSTIN REED FOR "OFF THE WALL"

Here's a sneak peek of Justin Reed's amazing contribution to our upcoming "Off The Wall" art show. This piece is titled "Thriller", and the painting measures 11 x 14 inches, acrylic on canvas. You can read an article about Justin's art here.
Don't forget, "Off The Wall" opens this Saturday night at Tradition... Don't miss it!

- Drew

OFF THE WALL

Tradition is proud to present "Off The Wall" an artshow in tribute to the late Michael Jackson. Artists include Acme, Axis, Chase Tafoya, Christina Felice, Dethkills, DJ Solo, Eyeone, Jason Youth, Justin Reed, Marsha, Ralph Silerio, Sharktoof, Spurn, Tommy Ruets, and more.
The show will also feature a Michael Jackson tribute set by DJ Katashtrophy.
The opening reception is July 25th from 7-11.

- Drew

MJ'S PEPSI COMMERCIAL (NEVER BEFORE SEEN FOOTAGE)

Here's the footage from 1984 of Michael Jackson's commercial for Pepsi that went horribly wrong. The $1.5 million commercial used extreme pyrotechnics and was shot at Shrine Auditorium in L.A. On the sixth take, Jackson's hair caught fire. The then 25-year-old suffered second and third degree burns on his scalp and face. It's believed Jackson's addiction to painkillers and sedatives started after the commercial incident.

MICHAEL JACKSON IS TEARING UP THE CHARTS!

NEW YORK - Nielsen SoundScan says 800,000 copies of Michael Jackson albums were bought in the U.S. last week — nearly double his sales from the previous week.

Jackson is claiming the entire Top 10 roster on the Top Catalog Album chart this week. His “Number Ones” collection is the top seller, followed by “Thriller.” Solo albums occupy every position but No. 7, where the Jackson 5’s “Ultimate Collection” album resides.

Data from the week ending Sunday — the first full week since Jackson’s June 25 death — shows physical albums accounted for 80 percent of his sales.

On Billboard’s Hot Digital Songs chart, Jackson holds five out of the top 10 slots, with “Man in the Mirror” leading as his top-selling digital download song of the week.

Four Jackson CDs also are in the top 10 albums sold on iTunes, and five of the top 10 singles for the week ending Monday.

OF THE WALL

Tradition is proud to present "Off The Wall" an artshow in tribute to the late Michael Jackson. Artists include Acme, Axis, Chase Tafoya, Christina Felice, Dethkills, DJ Solo, Eyeone, Jason Youth, Justin Reed, Marsha, Ralph Silerio, Sharktoof, Spurn, Tommy Ruets, and more.
The show will also feature a Michael Jackson tribute set by DJ Katashtrophy.
The opening reception is July 25th from 7-11.

OFF THE WALL

Tradition is proud to present "Off The Wall" an artshow in tribute to the late Michael Jackson. Artists include Acme, Axis, Chase Tafoya, Christina Felice, Dethkills, DJ Solo, Eyeone, Jason Youth, Justin Reed, Marsha, Ralph Silerio, Sharktoof, Spurn, Tommy Ruets, and more.
The show will also feature a Michael Jackson tribute set by DJ Katashtrophy.
The opening reception is July 25th from 7-11.

LIVING WITH MICHAEL JACKSON (DOCUMENTARY) 2003

You true MJ fans may remember this Living with Michael Jackson is a documentary, in which British journalist Martin Bashir interviewed Michael Jackson over a span of 8 months, from May 2002 to January 2003. It was shown first in the UK on 3 February 2003 and in the US three days later on ABC, introduced by Barbara Walters. Martin Bashir put the proposal to Jackson as a way to show the world the truth about him and make nothing off limits. The interview was very unusual, as it had been extremely rare for Jackson to allow such access to his personal life, or to talk so freely about his traumatic childhood. Nevertheless, he did show some reserve when asked to discuss other personal issues, such as the plastic surgery he has had.

MIXTAPE: COOKIN' SOUL - TRIBUTE TO THE KING OF POP

Here's another MJ tribute mixtape for all of you... This time it's brought to you by Cookin' Soul and features 50 Cent, Kid Cudi, Jay-Z, Biggie, and more. You can download the mixtape here. Check the tracklist below.

01 - Intro
02 - Beat it feat. Kid Cudi
03 - Remember the time feat. 50 Cent
04 - Bad feat. Ludacris
05 - Skit
06 - I Want You Back feat. Lil Wayne
07 - Don’t stop ‘Til You Get Enough feat. Jay-Z
08 - Black or White feat. Eminem
09 - Thriller feat. Notorious B.I.G
10 - Rock with you feat. Notorious B.I.G
11 - Smooth Criminal feat. 2Pac
12 - You Rock My World feat. Nas
13 - outro
14 - I can´t help it (Cookin Soul Band Remix)

MIXTAPE: DJ PREMIER MJ TRIBUTE

DJ Premier put together this live MJ tribute mix for his radio show last Saturday. The tribute is a dope mix of all things Michael... You can download it here.

"BETTER ON THE OTHER SIDE" - A TRIBUTE TO MJ

DJ Skee just dropped this brand new tribute to Michael Jackson called "Better on the Other Side." This track was produced by DJ Khalil and features Game, Chris Brown, Boyz 2 Men, Mario Winans, and more.
In related news, Rime and Augor (MSK) painted this dope tribute to MJ last night... Expect to see more tributes rolling in over the next few days.

MICHAEL JACKSON & FARRAH FAWCETT (R.I.P)

As you know Michael Jackson has died. He was 50. Michael suffered a cardiac arrest earlier this afternoon at his Holmby Hills home and paramedics were unable to revive him. When paramedics arrived Jackson had no pulse and they never got a pulse back. A cardiologist at UCLA told the media Jackson died of cardiac arrest.



Farrah Fawcett, the 1970s icon also died this morning after a long struggle with anal cancer. She was 62. Longtime love Ryan O'Neal, who recently promised to marry Fawcett, and her friend Alana Stewart, who filmed a documentary about her cancer battle, were by her side when she died at 9:28 a.m. PST at a Los Angeles hospital. Her only child, Redmond O'Neal, is in jail on drug charges, but did receive permission for a final visit with his mother a few weeks ago.