George Michael’s Faith Gretsch Goes to Auction
The 1940s Gretsch Synchromatic 160 from George Michael’s “Faith” video will be sold at Sworders on October 29, with an estimate above £100,000.
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Fat Dog Return with ‘Call It What You Want’ After a Series of Unlikely Firsts
The band’s latest single arrives after a Bermondsey pop-up, a Wembley headline before a debut album, and a torn ACL—each step seemingly out of order, yet working.
Arthur Hill Makes His Stripped-Back Wembley Cover of ‘Careless Whisper’ Official
The London singer-songwriter’s raw rendition of the George Michael classic, which circulated widely after his Wembley performance, now gets a formal release.
Barry Walters’ ‘Mighty Real’ Reinterprets Pop History Through Queer Listening
A new book by longtime critic Barry Walters argues that pop music has always carried a hidden LGBTQ current—whether the artists or the industry admitted it.
Rob Thomas Details How Clive Davis Passed on George Michael and Bon Jovi for “Smooth” Vocal
A new essay from the Matchbox Twenty frontman reveals the moment Carlos Santana and Clive Davis chose his demo voice over bigger names, and what that says about the late executive’s instinct-driven A&R.
Tonight the Music Seems So Loud: Sathnam Sanghera’s Essay Collection on George Michael Released
A personal and culturally grounded book on the pop icon sidesteps standard biography, drawing on anecdote, sharp analysis, and the author’s own history with fandom and homophobia.
Ed O’Brien Looks Past Indie Rock in a Candid New Playlist
The Radiohead guitarist walks through a lifetime of listening, from a Scottish World Cup song to the final movement of Fauré’s Requiem, and makes clear he is done with guitar music.