It’s hard to believe it’s been three years since the untimely death of Michael Jackson, something none of us ever saw coming and that we will all forever be moderately saddened by whenever someone writes an article about it around the anniversary of his death. Well all choose to morn in different ways, however. Some of us internalize the pain, others express themselves outwardly with tears, while others write snarky jokes on the internet.Yet another option is to consider the passing of an icon as inspiration to carry on his legacy. That’s what Carlo Riley is doing. The 29 year old Denver resident, and one of the biggest Michael Jackson fans in the world, has been working as a Michael Jackson impersonator, or tribute artist rather (there is a difference), for about six years now.

What does that job actually entail? We asked Riley, who’s in the process of putting together a tour later this year called Forever Dangerous, to explain his journey, from meeting the man himself, to posing for David LaChapelle...more

WFNX, the taste-making alternative rock station, is being sold to Clear Channel, but Friday night at the Bank of America Pavilion offered one good example of how its legacy will live on. Boston’s Passion Pit, one of the many bands the station launched onto the national scene over the years, acknowledged the debt, with frontman Michael Angelakos saying, “We don't know if we’d be on this stage if it weren’t for them.” It was a feel-good moment for the local rock scene, and a mostly feel-good set from the homecoming heroes.

But maybe they shouldn't be on this stage? One can be proud of, and happy for, a hometown band without appreciating all the trappings of their success....more