http://machinemachine.net/stream/feed en-us http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Sweetcron therourke@gmail.com http://www.joystiq.com/2009/12/03/french-magazine-reportedly-confirms-mjs-involvement-with-sonic One of the longest running rumors of the video game community is the claim that Michael Jackson contributed to the soundtrack for Sonic the Hedgehog 3 to some degree -- a claim bolstered by a number of similarities between the game's tunes and Jackson's own body of work. Now, more than 15 years after the game's release, we might have confirmation that the late King of Pop was responsible for the threequel's incredibly catchy ditties. According to a forum post on gaming music enthusiast site VGMdb.net, the latest issue of French Michael Jackson fan magazine Black & White contains an… ]]> Thu, 03 Dec 2009 15:45:00 -0700 http://www.joystiq.com/2009/12/03/french-magazine-reportedly-confirms-mjs-involvement-with-sonic http://www.metafilter.com/mefi/82928 Michael Jackson penned and recorded lots of songs, many of which remain unreleased. Perhaps the most infamous, and rarest recording, is his version of Behind the Mask. Legend has it that upon hearing Yellow Magic Orchestra's original track, somewhen around 1979, Quincy Jones fell in love with the track, and he and Michael worked together on their own version. Jackson wrote new lyrics for it - adding to those of Ryuichi Sakamoto and Chris Mosdell - and eventually recorded it during his Off The Wall sessions. For unknown reasons the track… ]]> Wed, 01 Jul 2009 11:40:00 -0700 http://www.metafilter.com/mefi/82928 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fxZcLWAmdco ]]> Tue, 30 Jun 2009 04:04:00 -0700 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fxZcLWAmdco http://gadgets.boingboing.net/2009/06/25/michael-jacksons-pat.html Patent number 5255452, filed in 1992, shows how Michael Jackson and his dancers could lean at 45-degree angles during live performances of the song "Smooth Criminal". 1. A system for engaging shoes with a hitch mans to permit a person standing on a stage surface to lean forwardly beyond his or her center of gravity, comprising: at least one shoe having a heel with a first engagement means, said first engagement means comprising a recess formed in a heel of said shoe covered with a heel slot plane located at a bottom region of said heel, said heel slot plate… ]]> Sat, 27 Jun 2009 04:38:00 -0700 http://gadgets.boingboing.net/2009/06/25/michael-jacksons-pat.html http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fJrUa-zKeIc ]]> Fri, 26 Jun 2009 03:25:00 -0700 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fJrUa-zKeIc http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HrPTDU40hO4 ]]> Fri, 26 Jun 2009 03:21:00 -0700 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HrPTDU40hO4