George Michael — Pessoa

theguardian.com·há 12 dias

Careless whispers: what really happened between George Michael and Lindsay Anderson? The Wham! movie producer reveals all

How did the pioneering director get involved – then fall out – with the 80s’ poppiest band? How are Sam Peckinpah and Michael Jackson’s Thriller involved? Prepare for a tale of ambition, deception and

theguardian.com·há 13 dias

‘Sade wasn’t particularly friendly’: the stories behind music’s most iconic portraits – in pictures

In a career spanning six decades, photographer Gered Mankowitz has nurtured trusting relationships with many of the twentieth century’s defining artists. As he celebrates his 80th birthday, Mankowitz

theguardian.com·há 19 dias

Wham! 10 Days in China review – pop meets politics in George and Andrew’s great leap east

The duo’s groundbreaking 1985 tour reveals a strange collision of pop stardom and communism, a re-edit of Lindsay Anderson’s efforts that got him firedHere is a documentary that has a very important s

theguardian.com·há 20 dias

‘The greatest album never made’: the untold story of George Michael’s secret, star-packed duets project

Suing his record label and sick of being a sex symbol, the singer spent 1992 working on the Trojan Souls for stars including Aretha Franklin and Bryan Ferry. Now, newly released studio footage shows h

theguardian.com·há 20 dias

‘I thought it didn’t stand a cat’s chance in hell’: Andrew Ridgeley on Wham’s surreal trip to China

Four decades after he and George Michael became the first western pop act to tour the country, Ridgeley recalls silent gigs, awkward embassy receptions – and the ‘bloody ludicrous’ hiring of Lindsay A

theguardian.com·há 3 meses

Tonight the Music Seems So Loud by Sathnam Sanghera review – a heartbreaking portrait of George Michael

This affecting exploration of the troubled genius’s impact is packed with anecdote, sharp analysis and social contextIn 1998, George Michael was arrested for public lewdness in an LA lavatory, an inci

elpais.com·há 4 meses

Philip Sharkey, el ojo detrás de las fotos de carnet de los famosos: “Venían sin asistentes ni maquilladores, simplemente, eran ellos mismos”

El fotógrafo londinense publica ‘Passport Photo Service: An Unexpected Archive of Celebrity Portraits’, una recopilación, con anécdotas incluidas, de los cientos de retratos de celebridades que su fam

theguardian.com·há 4 meses

‘Occasionally a picture can change the course of history’: 33 scandalous photos that shocked the world

When it comes to scandal, seeing is believing – which is why these images caused such a stirWords can tell a story, but it’s pictures that will make you believe in it. Such is the power of a photograp