The King is Dead.

Michael Jackson, the King of Pop, died yesterday at 50. He will be remembered for many things, both controversial and celebrated.

I am torn about the very unique legacy. However, I think we can all agree that though Michael's life was many things, it was never easy.

I thought it would be appropriate to add a couple of Highlights Michael's career.

Canuck Setting Celine Right

I know that your thinking "The only thing to come out of Canada is Celine and Nickelback." Well Patrick Watson is here to set you right.

Watson has been on the "scene" since the Expos were still a team. In 2003 he released his first Album "Ordinary Day," an impressive first at bat despite little fan fare. Watson's sound can be described as dreamy, eery even. It has traces of Radiohead and Sigur Ros, but Watson voice laid over the magical tracks is what makes the difference.

Throughout the next couple of years, Watson's work as a live artists led to stints with a wide variety of greats including Feist and Phillip Glass. In 2006, he and his band were invited to tour Europe with James Brown before the release of their second effort "Close to Paradise."

"Close to Paradise" became a new animal for the band. Soon Watson became a household Canadian name like poutine and râpée. The album went gold in Canada and won the Polaris Prize. To date the album has sold more than 100,000 copies.

This Spring, Watson released the follow up to "Close to Paradise," a much richer sounding "Wooden Arms." In a good way it lacks the pop of Watson's earlier releases and sticks to the thicker, more texturized orchestral rock and dark lyrics. Well done all around.

Check the album out for sure. In fact, you can buy it here. And watch out for Patrick Watson as I think this is going to be the album that really makes a splash in America. For more information visit http://www.patrickwatson.net/.

Also, Check out Patrick below performing the title track for the new album at a recent concert thanks to Youtube user RosanneDavidSE.