Tag: George Michael
The Royal Mint honor GEORGE MICHAEL with a new collectable commemorative coin
The Royal Mint in London has been making British coins for more than a thousand years, Currently, it will be busy ensuring that the image of His Majesty King Charles III replacing his late mother HM the Queen on all the currency. However, this hasn’t stopped this august body from unveiling a new collectible…
George Michael is honored by Rock ‘n Roll Hall of Fame : with maybe a new bipoc to follow?
The late George Michael was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame as part of the class of 2023 at a recent ceremony in Cleveland. To celebrate the occasion Miguel performed “Careless Whisper” with E Street Band member Jake Clemons on saxophone, Adam Levine performed “Faith,” while Carrie Underwood closed out the segment…
Queerguru’s Ris Fatah reviews WHAM! an affectionate profile of one of the most successful pop acts of the 1980s.
The UK at the beginning of the 1980s was a highly-charged environment. Thatcher’s brutal economic policies, high youth unemployment, the urban riots of the summer of 1981, and very politicized new wave and Two-Tone music scenes fuelled a tense atmosphere. George Michael and Andrew Ridgeley were best friends, having met at school in 1975…
WHAM! 40 Years Later : The Singles: Echoes From The Edge Of Heaven
OMG it is 40 years since George Michael and Andrew Ridgely formed WHAM and burst onto the music scene. They had a whole stream of number-one hits such as ‘Club Tropicana’ and ‘Freedom’, and very quickly became one of the UK’s best-loved pop acts. To celebrate this musical milestone they are releasing WHAM! The Singles:…
TODD ALSUP and FREEDOM and the George Michael Experience
Singer/songwriter Todd Alsup has spent the summer celebrating the work of the iconic queer performer George Michael in his one-man show FREEDOM at Crown & Anchor . After interviewing him recently (https://bit.ly/3cNLp9X)we simply had to go back to see him one more time: the way he brings back memories of one of the greatest performers of his…
