A man who vandalised an Erskineville mural that depicted singer George Michael as a saint has been found guilty by a Sydney judge of malicious damage. Ben Gittany, who painted out the work by artist Scott Marsh with black paint, appeared in a Sydney Court on Friday. Gittany’s damage of the mural occurred following the […]
Last year the Perth Symphony Orchestra’s celebration of the music of George Michael was a sell-out success at the Astor Theatre. For those who missed the fantastic show, there’s now another chance to see it. The show will be presented at The Mandurah Performing Arts Centre on Saturday 3rd March. Created by the Perth Symphony Orchestra […]
Ten months after his unexpected death on Christmas Day, George Michael has taken out the top spot on the British album charts. The singer’s 1990 album Listen Without Prejudice Vol 1 was re-released this week, featuring remastered production and bonus tracks. The new version of the album includes the singers MTV Unplugged performance and a new […]
Freedom (ˈfriːdəm), noun The power or right to act, speak, or think as one wants. synonyms: right to, entitlement to; privilege, prerogative, due The state of not being imprisoned or enslaved. synonyms: liberty, liberation, release, emancipation, deliverance I have been mulling over the theme of this year’s PrideFEST and it got me to thinking. Often […]
City of Sydney Councillor Christine Forster, trans activist Katherine Wolfgramme and out NRL star Ian Roberts have teamed up with singer Greg Gould for a new music video highlighting the consequences of marriage inequality in Australia. Gould, who wrote and directed the video, covers George Michael’s Freedom as three couples navigate various obstacles faced by LGBTI […]
George Michael’s video for Freedom ’90 is one of the most iconic music clips of all time, and now behind the scenes footage and outtakes from the clip have been released for the first time. When George released his second solo album Listen Without Prejudice Vol 1 in 1990 he wanted to be taken more seriously as […]
A new single from singer George Michael will be posthumously released on Thursday. The new track, the first since the singers unexpected death on Christmas Day 2016, will make its debut on Chris Evans show on BBC Radio 2 at 9am London time. There’s no news on what the song is called, or when it […]
Beginning with the iconic saxophone solo from Careless Whisper, the Perth Symphony Orchestra and the WAAPA gospel choir recreated a selection of George Michael’s considerable back catalogue at the Astor Theatre. At the beginning of the evening a fairly sedate audience who weren’t afraid to shush some of the rowdier patrons in the audience during […]
Former Spice Girl Geri Horner is about to release her first tune in years, and it’s a tribute to her late friend George Michael. Angels in Chains will be released on 23 June, two days before what would have been George Michael’s 54th birthday. Geri recently revealed that she’d been working on the song for six […]
Alison Moyet has paid tribute to George Michael performing his song Jesus to a Child on BBC Radio 2. Appearing on Jo Wiley’s program yesterday evening the singer performed a tune from her forthcoming album and one of her own classics, alongside on of George Michael’s signature tunes. Moyet performed her stunning new single Reassuring Pinches, which is lifted […]
