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Unreleased Michael Jackson Tapes Discovered in Abandoned Storage Unit (2024)

Unreleased Michael Jackson Tapes Discovered in Abandoned Storage Unit (2024)

Unheard Michael Jackson music unearthed in abandoned storage unit

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The songs were recorded between 1989 and 1991 and will never be released to public, per his estate mj_Unreleased

Dec 18, 2024
By Surej Singh

A total of 12 tapes were uncovered, dating between 1989 and 1991. According to Musgrove’s inventory list, at total of 15 unheard songs were found on the tapes, some of which had previously been teased, or have had snippets leaked.

Some songs have been completely unheard of.

Among those unreleased songs is a collaboration with LL Cool J titled ‘Truth On Youth’ – earlier this year the rapper confirmed they had recorded music together but that the songs weren’t “good enough” to be released.

… According to The Hollywood Reporter, it appears that outside of Jackson’s estate, it seems Musgrove would be the only one to hear the tapes. Musgrove and his attorney approached Jackson’s estate with the tapes, but noted that the late King Of Pop’s estate declined to purchase the tapes.

Unreleased Michael Jackson Tapes Discovered in Abandoned Storage Unit

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by Nicole Fell
December 12, 2024

How one Ventura County stay-at-home dad came into possession of material recorded between 1989 and 1991 by the King of Pop.

When former California Highway Patrol officer turned stay-at-home dad Gregg Musgrove started “treasure hunting,” the 56-year-old certainly never imagined he’d end up with a king’s bounty — the King of Pop, that is.

A trove of cassette and DAT tapes containing unreleased Michael Jackson tracks were found in a storage unit deep in the San Fernando Valley. Musgrove’s journey to the tapes began when an associate contacted him about a storage unit he’d recently bought in Van Nuys. The unit once belonged to Bryan Loren, a music producer and singer (whose current whereabouts are unknown, according to Musgrove).

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The 200 Best Songs of The 1980s – from Rolling Stone Magazine

The 200 Best Songs of The 1980s – from Rolling Stone Magazine

The 200 Best Songs of The 1980s

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The greatest hits of music’s wildest decade–hip-hop, synth-pop, indie rock, metal, Chicago house, Miami freestyle, ska, goth, reggae, acid house, and more

BY ROB SHEFFIELD
November 23, 2023

WELCOME TO THE jungle. We got fun and games. The Eighties are one of the weirdest eras ever for music. It’s a decade of excess. It’s also a decade of INXS. It’s got big hair, big drums, big shoulder pads.

Not to mention massive stars: Prince, Madonna, Michael, Bruce, Janet, Sade, Cher. New sounds and beats explode everywhere. Hip-hop takes over as the voice of young America. Glam-metal rocks the Sunset Strip. New Romantic synth-pop invades MTV. Thriller becomes history’s biggest hit. Music gets louder, crazier, messier. Do you know where you are? You’re in the Eighties, baby. top200_1980s_Songs_RS_2023

So let’s break it down: the 200 best songs of the Eighties, music’s most insane decade. The hits, the deep cuts, the fan favorites. A mix tape of pop classics, rockers, rappers, soul divas, new wavers, disco jams, country twangers, punk ragers, dance-floor anthems, smooth operators, and karaoke room-clearers. There’s all-time legends and one-hit wonders. …

#199 – Nena, ’99 Luftballons’ – 1983

A German girl sings about nuclear apocalypse, in a perky New Wave bop about the end of the world. Yet it’s also a doomy teen romance, at a time when half the hits on the radio were about the end of the world. The English version “99 Red Balloons” still rules the karaoke bars. But Nena sounds even harsher and cooler in German—oh, the way she snarls “Kriegminister.”

#164 – Dexy’s Midnight Runners, ‘Come On Eileen’ – 1983

Kevin Rowland and crew trotted out of the U.K. to score this Celtsploitation banger, with Irish fiddles blazing and “too-rye-aye” chants.

They went right to one-hit-wonder heaven in the U.S. Great line: “At this moment, you mean everything.”

#155 – Billy Idol, ‘White Wedding’ – 1982

Billy Idol lets it rip in “White Wedding,” rebel-yelling about sex and religion and shotguns. billlyIdol_bw

This was the summer-of-‘82 hit that established Billy as one of the Eighties’ great rock & roll fame sluts, and he sure had some stiff competition.

#150 – Young MC, ‘Bust A Move’ – 1989

You want it, baby, you got it. “Bust a Move” sums up that brief moment in the late Eighties when hip-hop was taking over the pop world, and absolutely nobody was mad about it—The Source loved “Bust a Move” as much as Downtown Julie Brown did.
Young M.C.’s rhymes like “you say neato, take your libido, go to the church in your new tuxedo” were too clever to resist, over a slamming Delicious Vinyl beat as Flea wilds out on his bass. Anybody know how long his best friend Harry’s brother Larry’s marriage lasted?

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Chuck E Cheese is Getting Rid of Its Eerie Animatronic Bands – Except in One Location

Chuck E Cheese is Getting Rid of Its Eerie Animatronic Bands – Except in One Location

The show is over for Munch’s Make Believe band at all Chuck E. Cheese locations but one

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by Doc Louallen

Chuck E. Cheese, the top global family entertainment venue, will remove its animatronic bands from all locations except one in California.

During a live press conference on Nov. 2, Chuck E. announced that Munch’s Make Believe band will now only perform in Northridge, California, near Los Angeles.

The Northridge location is a unique exception that the company is keeping for the purpose of nostalgia. It will be the only Chuck E. Cheese fun center with an animatronic band. The much-loved band will continue to perform every day at this location.

CHUCK E. CHEESE Discontinuing Animatronics NOT INFLUENCED BY ‘FNAF’ MOVIE

November 18, 2023

Chuck E. Cheese is getting rid of its kiddie robot characters in the near future — except for one location — and people think it’s because of this new horror movie … but it ain’t so. chuckECheeseSign

Alejandra Brady — the head of communications for Chuck E. Cheese — tells TMZ … all the speculation about the discontinuation of its animatronic creatures — affectionately known as “Munch’s Make Believe Band” — being a direct result of “Five Nights at Freddy’s” is total bunk.

While it makes sense some might think one directly led to the other — seeing how the videogame-inspired flick came out 2 weeks ago, and it’s all about killer animatronic robots at a defunct Chuck E. Cheese-like play place — Brady says nothing could be further from the truth … this decision to phase out the machines has been in the works for a while.

Brady tells us the CEC brass have been wanting to pivot into the 21st century for a while here — believing that having live performers do their Chuck E. Live! Show will be a better experience for guests … and it’ll be completely state-of-the-art and interactive.

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Houdini by Dua Lipa – Music Suggestion for Generation X

Houdini by Dua Lipa – Music Suggestion for Generation X

I recommended several pop songs by Dua Lipa in a previous post.

Dua Lipa is releasing a new album in a few months, and she’s released a song off that new album already.

The song is called “Houdini,” and in my opinion, it has a fairly catchy melody.

It’s also my view that out of all the current pop singers under the age of 40 that Dua Lipa is the only one putting out music that is consistently on par (or that’s similar to) 1980s era music (which is to say, much of her music is catchy and good quality), unlike the other current singers under age 45 – 40, each of whom have 3 or 4 decent songs, but the rest of their catalog consists of very bland or under-whelming songs.

I hope there are many other good songs on her upcoming album.

Dua Lipa’s ‘Houdini’ Unlocks No. 1 Debut on Hot Dance/Electronic Songs Chart

The song also sparks her highest career Billboard Hot 100 debut.

by Gary Trust
November 20, 2023

Dua Lipa works her magic on multiple Billboard charts dated Nov. 25 with her new single, “Houdini.” Among other entrances, it begins as her first No. 1 on the Hot Dance/Electronic Songs chart.

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Original Animatronic E.T. Head, Back to the Future Hoverboard, and Michael Keaton’s Full Batman Returns Suit Will Be Up For Auction (2023)

Original Animatronic E.T. Head, Back to the Future Hoverboard, and Michael Keaton’s Full Batman Returns Suit Will Be Up For Auction (2023)

Original animatronic E.T. head and Michael Keaton’s full Batman Returns suit will be up for auction next month

by Brian Gallagher
November 20, 2023

Sci-fi, fantasy and superhero fans with some extra cash burning a hole in their pockets will have a chance to take home some iconic genre items next month.

Julien’s Auctions will debut its Robots, Wizards, Heroes & Aliens: Contemporary Hollywood Auction from December 14-17.

The centerpiece of the auction will be an original ‘hero’ mechanical animatronic head used in the 1982 classic E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial, created by Carlo Rambaldi.

A full animatronic E.T. model previously sold at Julien’s Auction for $2.5 million, with this original head expected to fetch between $800,000 and $1 million.

There will also be items from the Marvel Cinematic Universe, DC Comics movies, Harry Potter and much more going under the hammer.

One of the other top-dollar items expected to fetch in the mid-six-figures is the Model B-9 ‘The Robot‘ from the iconic 1960s TV series Lost in Space.

This is one of just two full-scale models of the robot that was made for the show’s three season run, which is still functional and one of the rarest artifacs from the era.

There will also be a number of items going on the block as part of Warner Bros.’ 100 year anniversary celebration, including a film-worn costume from 1992’s Batman Returns.

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Beverly Hills Cop 4 First Look: Eddie Murphy is Back as Wise-Cracking Cop Axel Foley…Nearly 40 Years After Original Blockbuster Hit

Beverly Hills Cop 4 First Look: Eddie Murphy is Back as Wise-Cracking Cop Axel Foley…Nearly 40 Years After Original Blockbuster Hit

Beverly Hills Cop 4 FIRST LOOK: Eddie Murphy is back as wise-cracking cop Axel Foley… nearly 40 YEARS after original blockbuster hit

November 21, 2023
by Terry Zeller

Eddie Murphy is back as one of his most beloved movie characters of all time: Axel Foley.

Netflix unveiled a sneak peek image of Murphy’s long-awaited return to the Beverly Hills Cop franchise for the fourth installment titled Beverly Hills Cop: Axel Foley on Tuesday.

In the photo, Axel Foley, portrayed by Murphy, is depicted wearing a Detroit Lions jacket with his hands raised while confronted by two police officers as a crowd of onlookers capture the incident on their phones.

The steaming giant captioned the incredible image, ‘He’s back. Axel Foley returns in 2024!’

Murphy’s homecoming to his iconic wise-cracking cop role is nearly three decades after the release of Beverly Hills Cop III, and almost four decades after the original blockbuster hit, which debuted in 1984.

‘Anytime he walks on set, you never know what you’re going to get. And it’s always pretty brilliant,’ producer Jerry Bruckheimer said of Murphy to Empire.

‘Every day he’s there throws you back to the ‘80s.’

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New ‘Karate Kid’ Movie to Unite Jackie Chan and Ralph Macchio

New ‘Karate Kid’ Movie to Unite Jackie Chan and Ralph Macchio

Jackie Chan, Ralph Macchio Team for New ‘Karate Kid’ Movie

The pair are reprising their popular characters for a feature set to be released December 2024.

New ‘Karate Kid’ Movie to Unite Jackie Chan and Ralph Macchio

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by Ethan Shanfeld
November 21, 2023

Jackie Chan and Ralph Macchio, who starred in separate “Karate Kid” films decades apart, will unite for a brand new movie set in the martial arts franchise.

karateKidNewMovieNov2023 The new movie, from Sony Pictures, director Jonathan Entwistle and writer Rob Lieber, will premiere in theaters on Dec. 13, 2024. Karen Rosenfelt is producing.

Plot details are kept under wraps on the new movie, but Macchio will reprise his role as Daniel LaRusso, whom he played in the original “Karate Kid” film trilogy starting in 1984 and brought back on Netflix’s “Cobra Kai” series. Chan will return to the role of Mr. Han, a kung fu master based on Mr. Miyagi, who coached Jaden Smith’s Dre Parker in the 2010 remake movie.

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Next Big Thing by West Rose – Music Suggestion for Gen X

Next Big Thing by West Rose – Music Suggestion for Gen X

There is very little information about this singer online. Here is one of the pages I found:

West Rose

West Rose is a Canadian musician and songwriter.

Her song “Next Big Thing” is featured in the She-Hulk: Attorney at Law episode Ribbit and Rip It.

I’ve never watched “She-Hulk,” and I don’t remember where I first heard the song.

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Daryl Hall Sues Hall & Oates Bandmate John Oates and is Granted Restraining Order in New ‘Contract/Debt’ Lawsuit

Daryl Hall Sues Hall & Oates Bandmate John Oates and is Granted Restraining Order in New ‘Contract/Debt’ Lawsuit

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This is kind of sad. I grew up listening to these guys. Hard to believe they don’t get along well, to the degree one takes out a restraining order against the other one.

When I was a teen in the 1980s listening to all these singers and bands, I never realized how unhappy some of them are with each other, or with themselves, or that some of them could be so horrible to their fans and other people (not speaking specifically of Hall and Oates there specifically on the last point – maybe they were always really nice to their fans, I don’t know – but of other 1980s recording acts I’ve read about over the years).

I never realized until years after he died how depressed and miserable singer George Michael was in his personal life – back in the 1980s, when I flipped through entertainment magazines, I’d see George Michael (and these other singers and bands) smiling in their publicity photos.

They all looked so happy and well-adjusted in the magazines, on the awards shows, and in their music videos. I never would have guessed that many of them struggled with depression, eating disorders, or whatever problems, or that they’d go on to have major disputes with their bandmates, or you find out years later, they were guilty of being rude to, or sexually abusing fans in the past.

Daryl Hall Gets Restraining Order Against John Oates in Hall & Oates Legal Battle

Nov 22, 2023

Hall & Oates are embroiled in a confidential legal battle that has led to Daryl Hall getting a restraining order against his former music partner John Oates.

Daryl Hall Gets Restraining Order Against John Oates Amid Legal Battle

Hall has filed a lawsuit tied to a dispute over the duo’s separate business trusts

Daryl Hall has filed a lawsuit and a request for a restraining order against his music partner John Oates.

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Hall filed the suit against his former bandmate in Nashville Chancery Court on Thursday and a temporary restraining order was granted the follow day.

…The pair, one of the most successful duos in rock history, released a stream of hits from the mid-1970s through the ’80s, including “Rich Girl,” “You Make My Dreams (Come True),” and “Maneater”.

Hall filed the suit, which deals with “contract/debt,” in Nashville Chancery Court, according to online court records. The details of the dispute are unclear as the case is sealed.

Daryl Hall gets restraining order against music partner John Oates

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November 22, 2023
By Nicki Gostin

…Daryl Hall is enmeshed in a legal battle with his longtime musical partner, John Oates, going so far as to request a restraining order.

Little information about the legal squabble is publicly available – as the court documents are sealed – but The Philadelphia Inquirer reported Tuesday that Hall filed a lawsuit against Oates.

In another report, TMZ claims the pair were “in arbitration over some dispute,” possibly “over division of royalties, or it could be over Oates singing their songs in solo acts.”

The outlet also reported that Hall requested a restraining order against Oates, which the judge granted. hallAndOates

Hall, 77, and Oates, 75, formed their duo, Hall & Oates, in 1970 and released a string of hits like “Rich Girl,” “She’s Gone,” “Maneater” and “Out of Touch.”

… Despite also having solo recording careers, the two never officially split up and have continued to tour together over the years.

Hall, however, has hinted about alleged issues with Oates in the past.

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Axl Rose is Sued by Former Penthouse Model Who Claims He ‘Dragged Her Like a Caveman’ and Sexually Violated Her at a Party in 1989

Axl Rose is Sued by Former Penthouse Model Who Claims He ‘Dragged Her Like a Caveman’ and Sexually Violated Her at a Party in 1989

Axl Rose Sued For Allegedly Sexually Assaulting Penthouse Model In 1989

The lawsuit claims that Rose “violently” assaulted Sheila Kennedy during a small party in [1989 in] a New York City hotel room.

Guns N’ Roses’ Axl Rose accused of violent 1989 rape in new lawsuit

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November 22, 2023
By Priscilla DeGregory

Guns N’ Roses frontman Axl Rose used “fame, status and power” to violently rape a one-time Penthouse Pet back in his rock ’n’ roll heyday, according to a lawsuit filed Wednesday.

Sheila Kennedy, now 61, accuses Rose, also 61, of violently attacking her and anally raping her in a Manhattan hotel room in 1989, according to the complaint filed in New York State Supreme Court.

Axl Rose accused of Sexual Assault The Post has reached out to Rose’s spokesperson and attorney for comment.

The assault allegedly took place in February 1989 after Kennedy — who was Penthouse’s Pet of the Year in 1983 — first met Rose at an unnamed New York City nightclub, the complaint states.

Kennedy had been invited to the club by a friend who was a Guns ‘N Roses fan but, according to the complaint, the model was not that familiar with Rose or his band.

After meeting Kennedy, Rose allegedly invited her back to his hotel room on Central Park West but did not want her friend to come along because the woman was “not hot enough” for his taste.

Rose provided cocaine, champagne and other alcohol for his guests, including Riki Rachtman, then host of the MTV show “Headbanger’s Ball,” according to the complaint — which also alleges that Kennedy feared Rose “could become dangerous” if he mixed alcohol and the prescription pills she says she spotted in the bathroom of his hotel suite.

…All four got into bed and Rose allegedly began having sex with the other model in an “aggressive way” that “appeared painful” for the woman, according to the complaint.

“The encounter quickly became not just uncomfortable but disturbing,” the complaint states.

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