In 1981, two talented 18-year-old friends from England, George Michael and Andrew Ridgeley, burst onto the music scene with a fresh sound that combined pop, soul, and dance elements that instantly ...
The pop duo Wham! dominated radio and television in the 1980s with feel-good, fun-loving hits that provided an antidote to the bleak outlook of the Cold War. Now, a new Netflix documentary titled ...
George Michael's early songwriting — and Andrew Ridgeley in general — are no longer punchlines thanks to Chris Smith's film. The “Wham!” documentary on Netflix hit me like, well, you can guess. Wham!
Gen X can thank Wham!’s music manager Simon Napier-Bell for the neon, bold statement t-shirts and a Fila obsession. Clad in some of the shortest shorts of the 80s, George Michael and Andrew Ridgeley ...
The director Chris Smith was not a fan of the ’80s pop band when he decided to take on the project about George Michael and Andrew Ridgeley. By Farah Nayeri Two young Londoners — one of Greek Cypriot ...
Maybe the human brain is wired to think in terms of binaries: male or female, on or off, win or lose. It’s certainly true of big pop duos, where one partner is always seen as more important (Paul ...
The men who fell to Earth: Asheville's own David Bowie tribute band, Wham Bam Bowie Band returns home for an all-ages show at the Orange Peel, Friday Nov. 27. Photo courtesy of the artists. David ...