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And now for something a little different...
Afrobeat icon Fela Kuti's 12 1/2 minute song "Zombie", from his album of the same name, is available as today's free download on Amazon.com. Originally released in 1977 as a protest song against the Nigerian military, the track so infuriated the government that they launched a vicious assault on Kuti's commune and murdered his mother.
RIYL: Afrobeat, jazz, fusion, zombies and free stuff.
A little bit of zombie history was made yesterday with the sale of what is now the most expensive undead-related piece of memorabilia of which I am aware. At a Julien's Auctions event yesterday in Los Angeles, Michael Jackson's "Thriller" jacket sold for an incredible $1.8 million, one day after the second anniversary of his death.
According to The Hollywood Reporter - "Julien's said that Milton Verret of Austin, Texas, was the winning bidder; he plans to display it at Austin's Dell Children's Hospital and hopes to raise money for children's charities and hospitals around the world in the spirit of Jackson."
Michael Jackson wore the jacket in the music video for "Thriller", a groundbreaking work that was directed By John Landis and featured narration by horror icon Vincent Price. More ultimate short film than music video, "Thriller" was a mini horror epic with state of the art make-up effects, show-stopping choreography and even its own movie-within-a-movie, that cast Jackson in the roles of hero, werewolf and zombie.
"Thriller" received a well earned place on the National Film Registry in 2009.
Blondie enlists the living dead for the video of "Mother", the first single off their new album Panic of Girls.
Panic of Girls comes out in the U.S. in September and an import with a release date of July 12th can be pre-ordered on Amazon now.
American Idol's Top 8 were transformed into zombies for "Animal", last night's Ford commercial.
And today we also get the 'making of' for the Ford spot - directed by Shane Drake:
While they don't go full in with dancers decked out in zombie make-up, LMFAO channels 28 Days Later for the opening of their "Party Rock Anthem" video.