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pLong before he was the center of many various controversies, Michael Jackson led his group of brothers through what essentially served as a foundation for his early solo career. Released less than a year before Michael#39;s 1979 adult break-through, Off the Wall, The Jacksons reached a new level of success with Destiny. Arriving almost in time to celebrate its 30th anniversary, Epic/Legacy has reissued the album on CD featuring sterling remastered audio.
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img src=http://fntrack.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/52872.jpg / pHad you heard the rumour currently circulating online that Daft Punk would play a surprise show in Shanghai, China, this weekend? If you bought the story and were trying to decide whether to book yourself a last minute flight – it’s only, what, 12 hours away? – take note#8230;/p pA Facebook page popped up recently, hyping the duo’s impending visit to China as a secret.
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pIn Concert was the first album by Phil Ochs that I remember purchasing as a teenager. Little did I realize at the time that a number of tracks had been re-created in the studio due to the defective taping of the concerts that were supposed to be used for this release. Just how many tracks were recorded in the studio remains open to question decades later. Nevertheless the album has a live feel to it and his comments between songs are almost worth the price of admission on their own.
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p p Another Jay-Z song leaked online last month #8212; that’s OK, just make some more. Kanye West says he’s just a handful of records away from finishing Jay’s The Blueprint 3, again. /ppI finished his album and he released four songs that were potentially gonna be on the album, West said last week on Sway and King Tech’s Wake Up Show. So I gotta go back and do four. I just did one beat the other day in Hawaii #8212; probably one of the best hip-hop beats of all time, if I do say so myself.
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Lovable French robots Daft Punk have triumphed at the American music industry’s most important night the Grammys, taking how two awards for their live album Alive, which proved to be essential listening before and after their NeverEverLand tour of Australia in late 2007. Nominated in the Best Electronic/Dance Album and Best Dance Recording categories they beat off stiff competition from a selection of cool/credible and commercial/questionable names including Hot Chip, Sam Sparro, Rihanna, Madonna, Kylie Minogue, Moby, Robyn, and… errr… Cyndi Lauper.
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Walk Along is the newest CD by the Mickeys, two sisters who write and sing songs of hope that things will get better. They write of the importance of small things even when the world seems to come crashing down. Julie Peebles and Amy Sherman not only co-wrote most of the songs, but performed all vocals. Their stage name is their maiden name and the album is released on their own label.

"Caroline" opens the collection.

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First off this week I want to apologize to you, my loyal readers. Things are patchy right now due to the fact that my father is at his end and things are a bit unpredictable round the place. (Not that unpredictable is abnormal for me, but at times it's minute to minute.)

However that does not mean I haven’t had the chance to listen to the latest batch of releases of all types.

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The Girls are actually five guys from Seattle, and their second release on Dirtnap Records, Yes No Yes No Yes No expands on the group's rousing new wave revival  formula. They incorporate a bit of the Cars and Devo into their sound, a little too faithfully at times. At least that’s the first thing you think of after listening to the opening notes of “Where Wolves Drink,” which would give even a couch potato energy to get up and pogo.

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British doctors and drugs researchers have announced they’ve uncovered a significant link between ketamine use and serious urinary problems following an investigation by the BBC. Symptoms of damage included �wanting to go to the toilet all the time, often getting up in the night as many as 30 times, and finding the process agonising’, the BBC reported, while David Gillatt, a consultant urologist at Southmead Hospital revealed that some K users have required �major surgery to remove the bladder’.
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Valentine’s Day — you either love it or hate it. It makes sweethearts swoon and others want to stab fat cherubs with a bow and arrow. Between the chocolate hearts, the red roses and the teddy bears shoved in our faces, the holiday stirs up a cocktail of emotions: happiness, despair, jealousy, grief, sadness, desire …

MTV News has all your mood swings covered.

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