New George Michael - "December Song (I Dreamed Of Christmas)"

This isn't another "Last Christmas," but it is another downcast George Michael sung Christmas song. It's his first since the 1984 Wham! tune. NME reports that it'll be available for a free download at GM's site (and other non-George Michael... CONTINUE READING NEW GEORGE MICHAEL - "DECEMBER SONG (I DREAMED OF CHRISTMAS)"»

Posted on December 1, 2008 (15 comments)
Tags: Bon Iver | George Michael

OldStand: Melody Maker, April 11, 1987

Take our ink-stained hands and join us at the OldStand, where Jon McMillan goes to remind everyone what an honest-to-goodness music magazine is supposed to look like. It's spring, 1987, and Melody Maker checks in with The Cure on the... CONTINUE READING OLDSTAND: MELODY MAKER, APRIL 11, 1987»

Posted on March 3, 2008 in OldStand (11 comments)
Tags: George Michael | Paul Simon | The Cure | Wham!

Mid-Season TV Brings Liz Phair Scores, George Michael Cameos, Vampire Blues

It's getting less unusual hearing favorite songs on television -- whether in commercials or on bona fide shows. Less unusual, but still plenty fun: A Billboard article (thanks for the tip, Christopher) looks at some new '08 shows and their... CONTINUE READING MID-SEASON TV BRINGS LIZ PHAIR SCORES, GEORGE MICHAEL CAMEOS, VAMPIRE BLUES»

Posted on January 4, 2008 (3 comments)
Tags: George Michael | Liz Phair

Annie Lennox, Freaky Styley, and Spielberg's Pubes: Another Rolling Stone Nostalgia Trip

Take our ink-stained hands and join us at the OldStand, where Jon McMillan goes to remind everyone what an honest-to-goodness music magazine is supposed to look like. We got such a positive response to our post about a recently-excavated back... CONTINUE READING ANNIE LENNOX, FREAKY STYLEY, AND SPIELBERG'S PUBES: ANOTHER ROLLING STONE NOSTALGIA TRIP»

Posted on June 14, 2007 in OldStand (12 comments)
Tags: George Michael | Ray Charles | Red Hot Chili Peppers | Steven Spielberg

Wham! To Reform?

So much punctuation we can barely contain ourselves! The year in reunions marches on. AllHeadlineNews reports:Sources say that George Michael and Andrew Ridgeley are going to reform Wham!. The '80s pop duo, whose hits include "Club Tropicana" and "I'm Your... CONTINUE READING WHAM! TO REFORM?»

Posted on February 5, 2007 (10 comments)
Tags: Andrew Ridgeley | George Michael | Wham!

That Was The Best Christmas Song Ever!

'Tis the season to say "'tis the season" too much. 'Tis also the season to reflect on the year that was, eat too much, see family, and get nostalgic with your favorite holiday tunes. But since we're all about superlatives... CONTINUE READING THAT WAS THE BEST CHRISTMAS SONG EVER!»

Wham! Are! Back!

You read that right (if you haven't read it already). Well, they're "back" for a one-off Christmas concert in London's Wembley Arena -- and it was Georgie's idea! Fancy that, George being desperate. Michael is in so much trouble these... CONTINUE READING WHAM! ARE! BACK!»

Posted on October 11, 2006 (12 comments)
Tags: George Michael | Wham!

George Michael Likes A Good Blowjob Joke

The controversy-courting Wham! man has a very special guest on his current solo tour. Via This Is London/BWE:At the end of the first set Michael sang his 2002 controversial anti-Bush song "Shoot the Dog." During the number, an enormous balloon... CONTINUE READING GEORGE MICHAEL LIKES A GOOD BLOWJOB JOKE»

Posted on September 26, 2006 (8 comments)
Tags: George Michael

Attack Of The Eighties Cover Songs

Stereogum listens so you don't have to. For Love Songs (out 9/12), ex-NKOTB Jordan Knight puts has-been spin on Phil Collins ("One More Night"), Wham! ("Careless Whisper"), and Foreigner ("Waiting For a Girl Like You"). You can stream that last... CONTINUE READING ATTACK OF THE EIGHTIES COVER SONGS»

George Michael Calls Off Wedding

The pop singer and his longtime lover Kenny Goss are now "reassessing their relationship" since news of Michael's recent hit sex scandal (his first since '98!). The best part about George Michael's mutual fondling with some dude lurking in the... CONTINUE READING GEORGE MICHAEL CALLS OFF WEDDING»

Posted on July 25, 2006 in MP3 (15 comments)
Tags: George Michael | Wham!

The Boy Least Likely To Cover George Michael

The band least likely to cover "Faith" explains its choice. (Via theboyleastlikelyto.co.uk.)"the idea was put forward to us to record a cover version of a song by an artist from the nineteen eighties. and we had a go at doing... CONTINUE READING THE BOY LEAST LIKELY TO COVER GEORGE MICHAEL»

Posted on June 21, 2006 in MP3 (16 comments)
Tags: George Michael

Boy George VS Elton john

And you thought Brandon Flowers and Sam Endicott were divas... In recent weeks Boy George publicly criticized George Michael ("a pre-war homosexual"), Madonna ("a hypocrite"), and Rosie O'Donnell ("a Pottery Barn lesbian"). But it seems he really has it in... CONTINUE READING BOY GEORGE VS ELTON JOHN»

Posted on April 11, 2005 (8 comments)
Tags: Boy George | Elton John | George Michael

You Stay Home, She Takes Your Mama Out

Could benefit from a little nip/tuck, but this boot's brilliant nonetheless. Scissor Sisters' "Take Your Mama" meets Beatles' "For No One" meets George Michael's "Freedom '90" meets Aretha Franklin's "Think"... DJ Earworm - "No One Takes Away Your Freedom" (MP3)... CONTINUE READING YOU STAY HOME, SHE TAKES YOUR MAMA OUT»

Posted on April 2, 2005 (17 comments)
Tags: George Michael | Scissor Sisters | The Beatles