George Michael News from December 2006
December 27, 2006
Just a Note
I will resume updating the news on January 3, 2007. Happy
holidays to everyone and have a very happy new year!
Melanie
webmaster of Yours Only George
December 21, 2006
Michael Pays Musical Tribute to Nursing Heroes
George Michael paid tribute to Britain's NHS nurses last
night with a free concert at the Roundhouse, north London. The concert,
announced on his website last month, was prompted by the care they gave
his mother Lesley, who died of cancer in 1997.
December 20, 2006
George Michael's Christmas
According to the Daily Express,
George Michael will be spending Christmas with his father.
Elton John Talks about George Michael (Again!)
Elton John says: "I'm so thrilled that George is back out on
tour putting on a great show. When I did that interview saying I thought
George should get out more, I just meant he should get back on stage doing
what he does best."
"Last Christmas"
Wow! How many versions of last Christmas are there? This
blog has a list of them as well as an MP3 of each.
The Big Issue
Nicola tell us that The Big Issue has an interview
with George Michael. The Big Issue gives homeless people the chance
to make an income.
More Tour Photos
Giovanni sends us more photos from the 25
Live Tour.
December 18, 2006
Caught Live: George Michael
Here's
a good review of a recent George Michael gig in London.
Careless Whiskers
It sounds like there's going to be a special called
Careless Whiskers:
The Unseen George Michael, which looks at previously unseen home
video footage and interviews some 'former' close friends, who have been
squeezed out of his inner circle.
December 14, 2006
George Michael Plans U.S. Tour
From People
Magazine:
"A source close to the 43-year-old singer tells PEOPLE
that the pop star will embark on his first U.S. tour in 15 years this
spring."
(Thank you, thank you, thank you to Donna for sending this
information!)
December 12, 2006
25 Live Concert Photos from Dublin
Lorraine sends us photos
from the concert in Dublin on December 8, 2006. Links to previous concert
photos are now located in a new
section in the photos directory.
December 11, 2006
"Last Christmas" Mixed with "Hear Me Tonight"
The
Sun provides
a link to a mix of "Last Christmas" and "Hear Me Tonight."
December 7, 2006
"Last Christmas" Re-released
"Last Christmas" is being re-released
this year but only as a download.
Vandalizing with a George Michael Lyric
Well, if you must vandalize, do it with a
George Michael lyric.
Another Review of TwentyFive
Right Disc Is More than Music to their Ears:
George Michael, TwentyFive (Sony/BMG). Not even George
Michael, I'm sure, expected Wham! to translate into the sort of career
that gives rise to 25-years-in-the-biz retrospectives, but here we are:
three discs — one "for living," one "for loving" and
one "for the loyal" — comprising the Many Moods of George Michael.
For fans, obviously, but even non-believers should remark in hindsight
upon the slack-grooved greatness of Wham!'s "Everything She Wants"
and the Queen-goes-acid-house lark "Freedom," not to mention
how the material from Michael's solo debut, Faith, stomps his previous
output to powder. Without him, Justin Timberlake is nothing.
December 6, 2006
Barco’s Creative LED Modules Set Stage for George Michael
Barco’s Creative LED Modules Set Stage for George Michael:
Barco has announced that 3000 of its MiStrip LED modules are used for
George Michael's 25 Live Tour. The modules, playing video and graphics
effects, form a curved display of LED behind and underneath the former
Wham singer.
For the current George Michael tour, celebrating his 25 year career,
a massive 9 metre wide and 25 metre long screen was designed, incorporating
3000 of Barco's MiStrip LED modules. This giant backdrop flows onto the
stage and beyond via both concave and convex curves to create a stunning
visual element, strong enough to be both stood and danced on. Barco specialists
were involved in the set design from the very beginning and worked closely
with XL Video to design the spectacular stage.
Phil Mercer, project manager of XL Video, states: “The project was very
ambitious, demanding for extremely high resolution. So we were worried
that it would not be achievable as we expected problems with the weight
and reliability because of the high number of LEDs needed to reach this
resolution. However, this proved to be no issue at all for the MiStrip.
It has stood up really well to the demanding tour schedule and fulfilled
a very exacting design brief." He continues: “It made us start to
think of all the other applications we can use this product for. It is
so modular and flexible, and has the tried and trusted Barco processing
and signal distribution as the basic building blocks of the system."
The MiStrip is a linear LED screen element, essentially a “strip of pixels”,
that can be combined in any shape and quantity to make up any size and
form of LED screens. Despite its sleek appearance, it is structurally
very strong, which made it ideal for Willie Williams’ design for the George
Michael tour. The modularity of the system and special mechanics developed
for the show allow the lower rear part of the screen to open up, an unexpected
entrance for the artist onto the stage.
December 5, 2006
Michael's Tate Video Regime
Michael's
Tate video regime:
George Michael has put his recent concert success down to
one thing - his love of British comedian Catherine Tate.
The singer is a big fan of the funnywoman and her The Catherine Tate show
dvds are an integral part of his backstage regime.
He says, "I watch her show to warm me up. I love it."
Crazy Frog: "Last Christmas"
Digital Spy has a review of Crazy Frog's version of "Last
Christmas"
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