MICHAEL JACKSON PT. 3: THRILLER (with Stereogum's Tom Breihan)
There are albums. And then there’s Thriller. For the third installment of our four-part series on the King of Pop, Stereogum’s Tom Breihan returns for Pop Pantheon’s first ever A-Side devoted to a single album: Michael Jackson’s definitive 1982 pop blockbuster, Thriller. DJ Louie and Tom dig into every aspect of the best-selling album of all time, from iconic performances to choreography, fashion, and MJ’s radical reimagining of the then-nascent music video format. They also tackle all of the album’s genre-obliterating smash hits – seven top 10s and two number ones to be exact – and go deep on Thriller-mania, the album’s long-lasting impact on pop, its enduring legacy and how it made Michael Jackson a the biggest kind of pop legend.
Join us next week for our final installment of our Michael Jackson series, in which we discuss Bad, Dangerous, Michael’s later-era work and his complicated legacy.
Listen to Michael Jackson Pt. 1: The Jackson 5 (with Emily Lordi)
Listen to Michael Jackson Pt. 2: The King of Pop Rises (With Joseph Vogel)
Listen to Pop Pantheon's Episode "Do You Still Listen to Michael Jackson and Kanye West? (with Tre Johnson & Kemi Olivia Alemoru)"
Listen to Pop Pantheon's Michael Jackson Essentials Playlist
Join Pop Pantheon: All Access, Our Patreon Channel, for Exclusive Content and More
Shop Merch in Pop Pantheon's Store
Buy Tickets to our Dance Party Pop Pantheon Present: Main Pop Girls of '24 in NYC on August 2!
Come to Gorgeous Gorgeous Lincoln Center on 7/20 FOR FREE!
Come to Gorgeous Gorgeous: Los Angeles at Los Globos in Silver Lake on 7/26
Follow DJ Louie XIV on Instagram
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Join us next week for our final installment of our Michael Jackson series, in which we discuss Bad, Dangerous, Michael’s later-era work and his complicated legacy.
Listen to Michael Jackson Pt. 1: The Jackson 5 (with Emily Lordi)
Listen to Michael Jackson Pt. 2: The King of Pop Rises (With Joseph Vogel)
Listen to Pop Pantheon's Episode "Do You Still Listen to Michael Jackson and Kanye West? (with Tre Johnson & Kemi Olivia Alemoru)"
Listen to Pop Pantheon's Michael Jackson Essentials Playlist
Join Pop Pantheon: All Access, Our Patreon Channel, for Exclusive Content and More
Shop Merch in Pop Pantheon's Store
Buy Tickets to our Dance Party Pop Pantheon Present: Main Pop Girls of '24 in NYC on August 2!
Come to Gorgeous Gorgeous Lincoln Center on 7/20 FOR FREE!
Come to Gorgeous Gorgeous: Los Angeles at Los Globos in Silver Lake on 7/26
Follow DJ Louie XIV on Instagram
Follow DJ Louie XIV on Twitter
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