Here are some links to various stories about Michael Jackson's death and its aftermath:

Jermaine Jackson explains details.

A look back at Michael Jackson's life in photos.

Reactions from friends and stars: Britney Spears, Diddy Combs, Quincy Jones and more.

AP: "World Mourns King of Pop"

Jackson's scheduled London concerts leave a tangled business mess. $85 million in advance ticket sales.

Billboard; King of the pop charts.

MTV News: "Michael Jackson and MTV — From Epic Videos to Show-Stealing Performances."

This article appears in Jun 24-30, 2009.

Eric Snider is the dean of Bay area music critics. He started in the early 1980s as one of the founding members of Music magazine, a free bi-monthly. He was the pop music critic for the then-St. Petersburg...