
The video for their song “Renegade” opens with the sad reminder that 6 out of 10 American teens witness bullying at least once a day. With all of the recent instances of cruelty being reported in the media, the band’s goal with their first song is to rally teens around a message of tolerance and acceptance.

How do you feel about Michael Jackson releasing an album more than a year after his untimely death? When I heard about the release of this new track called “Breaking News” I thought to myself, wow, Tupac, Kurt Cobain, George Harrison, and Aaliyah have all gone down this road so why does it feel strange that Michael Jackson’s camp does the same thing?

Fans who were alive during The Doors’ reign on music get to witness previously unseen footage of their idols clowning around backstage, being interviewed by various news outlets from around the world, and living the rock lifestyle in home videos made by the band members themselves. For today’s social networking addicted youth this film is like a history lesson into the trials and tribulations of an iconic band that always hovered over the edge of chaos.


