Ivan tells us that as of June 27th, the new 2-track single
for "An Easier Affair" is available on iTunes Spain.
June 25, 2006
Happy Birthday, George!
Happy Birthday,
George! Best wishes from all of us at Yours Only George!
June 23, 2006
Kathy Griffin on George Michael
Comedian Kathy Griffin has some nice things to say about
George Michael in the Dallas
Voice:
Did you know George Michael splits his time between Dallas
and London?
Oh, that’s right. He lives there with “his Kenny.”
Wow, you actually know who Kenny Goss is.
Of course. Hey, I watch Oprah. That’s where I get all my news.
Is George Michael an A-lister?
George is a tough call. Of course, he’s an A-lister. But he’s behaved
in a way … He’s one of those people who you’d expect to be in my act.
But I feel like he’s owned it. His last statement about getting busted
with drugs was like, “It’s my own stupidity again.”
It’s hard to make fun of somebody like that. The people I make fun of
are the high and mighty celebrities who don’t admit that their behavior
is ridiculous. Like Paltrow not admitting that she gave her kids those
horrible names. That’s why she’s in the act and George Michael isn’t.
"An Easier Affair" on iTunes
Spain
Ivan tells us that the new single was available for
purchase on Wednesday at iTunes Spain, but it has been removed. It was
never promoted on the weekly schedule or on the front page, but both tracks,
not just the title track could be downloaded, contrary to what's happening
at the iTunes UK store.
Review of "A Different Story"
SFist has a review of "A Different Story" entitled "Frameline
30: George Michael: A Different Story."
GuestMap
Since we're getting so many new visitors, I thought it would be fun
to see where all our visitors are coming from. Please sign the new
GuestMap.
June 22, 2006
George Michael, Come to Oz
Australian fans of George
Michael have launched an online petition to encourage the star to come
to Australia after his concert tour of Europe, according to "George
Michael, Come to Oz."
The petition is available
here.
The
End of Top of the Pops
The
BBC dropped Top of the Pops after 42 years, and this article has some
of the Wham! history of George's first appearance on Top of the Pops:
In his memoir, Black Vinyl, White Powder, Wham!’s
manager, Simon Napier-Bell, recalls seeing Wham! on television for the
first time: “Top Of The Pops was a programme on which the director
never directed the artist,” he wrote. “He left them to perform as they
wished. When Wham! came on to do Young Guns, they completely changed the
way the programme looked. It was as if they’d rehearsed with the TV crew
for days.” In fact, Wham! was merely a product of the programme on which
they were about to appear. Canny beyond their 19 years, the pair had indeed
spent all night rehearsing in George Michael’s mum’s front room, aware
of just how one good Top Of The Pops performance could make a
career.
June 21, 2006
"An Easier Affair" Download and Video
According to the official site, "An Easier Affair"
is now available on iTunes UK.
The video for "An Easier Affair" will premiere
at 11 p.m. on June 27, 2006, on the UK's Channel 4.
June 19, 2006
Demand High for Rare George Michael Tour
Billboard magazine has an article on George Michael's tour:
"Demand
High for Rare George Michael Tour." For those of us in the U.S.,
there's good news. Michael Lippman, George's manager, says "I can't
imagine it (the tour) won't come to America."
Mutya Buena to Tour
with George Michael
George Michael has asked former Sugababe Muya Buena to accompany
him on his forthcoming tour to duet with him on a new track called "This
Is Real Life," according to
Former Sugababe To Tour With George Michael.
Paul McCartney and George Michael
"As
Sir Paul Turns 64, We're Going to Have a Good Time" presents
10 reasons to celebrate the life of the man the Queen of England calls
"Sir," including ...
8. He's helping George Michael get back on track.
The pair recently recorded and worked on, among other things, a new version
of the Wham man's solo song "Heal the Pain." As Michael told
one reporter: "I wrote (it) as a tribute to him and so I'm incredibly
honored that he's going to sing it for me."
"An Easier Affair" Gets
Radio Airplay in Canada
Matthew tells us that 104.5 CHUM FM in Toronto, Canada,
debuted "An Easier Affair" last week.
June 15, 2006
"An Easier Affair" on BBC Radio 2's A-List
Lizzy tells us that BBC
Radio 2's Playlist has "An Easier Affair" now placed on
the A-list, which means it will be one of the most played records this
coming week on that channel.
"A Different Story"
George Michael's "A Different
Story" is one of the documentaries featured at the
30th San Francisco International LGBT Film Festival. The
Bay Area Reporter also has a short review of the documentary.
Kenny Goss to Be Godfather of Halliwell's
Daughter
According to the Daily Mirror, Geri Halliwell wants
Kenny Goss to be the godfather of her new daughter.
June 13, 2006
RPM Records/Columbia Records Announce the Release of TONY BENNETT:
DUETS/An American Classic in Honor of the Singer's 80th Birthday
Tony Bennett will mark his 80th Birthday on August 3 this year, launching
the beginning of a multi-tiered celebration honoring this milestone. RPM
Records/Columbia Records will release a new recording, TONY BENNETT: DUETS/An
American Classic, which will be in-stores internationally on September
26. Recorded live in the studio, the CD features Tony performing duets
of his best loved songs with many of the top names in music: Bono, Michael
Buble, Elvis Costello, Dixie Chicks, Juanes, Billy Joel, Diana Krall,
k.d. lang, John Legend, Paul McCartney, George Michael, Sting, Barbra
Streisand, James Taylor and Stevie Wonder. Instrumental musical guests
on the album include trumpeter Chris Botti and violinist Pinchas Zukerman.
The duet with George Michael is "How to Keep the Music Playing."
The Boy Least Likely To Covers "Faith"
Check out this
cover of "Faith" by The Boy Least Likely To. A review of
this song is available at
PitchForkMedia.
June 12, 2006
"Praying for Time" on Soundtrack
GMFREEEK tells us that "Praying for Time" is on
the official
soundtrack to The World Cup 2006. It can be purchased at
Amazon UK.
"Baby You Can Drive My Car"
for Nokia USA Users
GMFREEEK says users
of Nokia N91 can get the Live8 version of "Baby You Can Drive
My Car" by Paul McCartney and George Michael. It will support formats
MP3, M4A, WMA, AAC, AAC+ and eAAC+.
June 9, 2006
Celebrating the Decade
The
Dallas Morning News is reporting:
Dallasite Kenny Goss and British pop star George Michael are still a
few months from tying the knot with a civil-union ceremony. But tonight
they are celebrating the 10th anniversary of their relationship at home
in London. (The couple recently purchased a home in Highland Park.)
Look for singer Geri Halliwell to be among those at the party.
Listen to the Full Version of "An Easier
Affair"
Matthew tells us that the official
site has posted the full version of "An Easier Affair."
It will be available for download on June 19th, but can be streamed there
in the meantime.
June
7, 2006
"An Easier Affair" Available from Amazon
Amazon US and
Amazon UK are now listing "An Easier Affair." This item
will be released on June 29, 2006, in the US and on June 26, 2006, in
the UK. It can be preordered now. The second song on the single is "Brother
Can You Spare a Dime."
June 1, 2006
Happy 9th Birthday, Yours Only George!
Wow! Can you believe it? Yours Only George has been serving
the George Michael Internet community for nine years now!
It's funny ... Back in the 1990s, Shannon and I were sitting
at our grandmother's kitchen table trying to think of a name for our new
fan club. We were thinking we could do something with the letters of George
Michael's most famous nickname, Yog. Well, you know what? There's not
much you can do with the letters "Y," "O," and "G."
Somehow, after a lot of brainstorming, I came up with "Yours
Only George" to represent our dedication to George Michael. We were
yours only, George! LOL! Yeah, it doesn't quite translate for other languages,
but at that time we had never heard of the Internet and never thought
Yours Only George would have a world-wide readership.
This little gateway to the world was going to be our mechanism
to meet George Michael, we concluded. Only two shy, honor-roll girls with
a little too much brain power would put their hearts into a fan club instead
of sitting outside of George's house waiting for him to come home.
Although that dream is gone now, Yours Only George is still
alive because of contributions from people like you! This site would not
exist without all the fans who send in news and links so that everyone
else is informed. You are all very much appreciated! Also, as always,
this site would not exist without Shannon's first fan club in 1986 and
her many years of work. And, last but not least, thanks to George Michael
for reading and for giving us news to report (although I really hate having
to post some of these things!)
Melanie
Webmaster of Yours Only George
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