The Telegraph — The Wham star attempted a bit of everything, in a bizarre, stop-start set says Neil McCormick. more info

Guardian Music — This French duo take the breezy harmonies of Burt Bacharach and Brian Wilson to create blissful Balearica-tinged popHometown: South London.The lineup: Matthieu Beck and Marie Merlet.The background: It just so happened that last week we were in Connec... more info

Impose Magazine — This past Friday I was pleasantly reminded of Benny Boeldt's newest album Lesser Known when I stumbled onto his new video for the satisfyingly tragic 'Rio.' The surprisingly successful vocals from the typically silent Boeldt complement the screeching... more info

Guardian Music — In the 80s, even Wham! supported the miners. But tomorrow's strike has yet to find any expression in the wider cultureThursday's strikes loom, and underneath the inevitable theatrics from both sides, there's a sense of an achingly familiar problem: t... more info

ContactMusic — George Michael has axed a planned charity performance with Alicia Keys on Wednesday (15Jun11) after he was struck down with a tooth infection. The former Wham! frontman told fans on Twitter earlier this week (begs13Jun11) his face had swollen up like... more info

Guardian Music — Kerrang! may have lost focus in recent years, but the fact that it continues to thrive after three decades is cause for celebrationTo its admirers it represents an oasis of ear-shattering good taste amid a celebrity-obsessed media. To its detractors ... more info

Guardian Music — The troubled singer is back, promising a 'gay collaboration' album. Here's hoping he stays true to form and delivers it loud and proudLast Wednesday, George Michael announced a forthcoming world tour of opera houses and elegant al fresco settings suc... more info

Guardian Music — Choreography with Carolyn Carlson taught her how to be 'an energy', and Matthew Herbert gave her songs 'roots', but Barbara Panther's aggressive tribal pop is brilliantly hers aloneMy hour with Barbara Panther is coming to an end and I ask her, promp... more info

Totally Fuzzy — Somebody once called them "This generation's Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers". He wasn't too far off. The Maine is an American rock band from Tempe, Arizona, currently signed to Warner Bros. Records. Formed in 2007, the band consists of 5 members: Jo... more info

The Telegraph — Wham! star releases cover of Stevie Wonder's hit You and I as a free download to honour Prince William and Kate Middleton. more info