Pop Art – Wham! and George Michael

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As young guns George Michael and Andrew Ridgeley arrived arrived in the UK charts in 1982 with a fresh sound and image that stood apart yet borrowed from many genres. It didn’t quite fit, it was unapologetically

Bronski Beat celebrate 40 years of Smalltown Boy

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In 1984 Bronski Beat took a personal, heartfelt story and created Smalltown Boy which became a worldwide smash. From its striking keyboard opening, and singer Jimmy Somerville’s imploring counter tenor refrain of “Cry, boy, cry”, Smalltown Boy