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1985

Why George Michael felt accepted without question by African American audiences

Why George Michael felt “accepted without question” by African American audiences

“One of the most remarkable things about my career”.

Andrew Clayman
Jun 15, 2026
Martin Scorsese - Entourage - 2008

The unmade 1985 movie Martin Scorsese quit in disgust: “They’ll never make this”

It never worked out.

Aimee Ferrier
Jun 12, 2026
Justin Long - Actor - 2022

The 1985 classic Justin Long called “the most perfect movie ever made”

An unassailable hit.

Liam Gaughan
Jun 10, 2026
Mark Knopfler - Far Out Magazine

The guitar lick Mark Knopfler needed to be perfect: “Those four notes”

Note for note.

Reuben Cross
Jun 6, 2026
Genesis - Phill Collins - Band - 1986

The 1985 Genesis album Phil Collins called their peak: “It opened up a whole new world”

A band in their absolute prime.

Tim Coffman
Jun 3, 2026
STING - 1990s - Gordon Matthew Thomas Sumner

The 1985 album that pushed Sting to breaking point: “Completely and utterly mad”

Suffering for his art.

Tim Coffman
Jun 2, 2026
Stevie Nicks - Musician - Fleetwood Mac - 1989

“A great vocal”: the 1985 song Stevie Nicks knew she couldn’t compete with

No need for improvement.

Tim Coffman
May 31, 2026
Phil Collins - 1989

The charity single that ruined Phil Collins’ seven-week run at number one

Removed from the throne.

Lauren Hunter
May 31, 2026
Al Pacino - 2020 - Actor

‘Platoon’: The Oscar-winning classic that almost starred Al Pacino

Fate had other plans.

Jacob Simmons
May 28, 2026
Kate Bush - 1985 - Musician - Hounds of Love - Publicity Photo - Guido Harari

The 1985 album Kate Bush worried she would never finish: “A lot of work”

The opus of maximum effort.

Lauren Hunter
May 25, 2026
What song held the number one spot for the longest in 1989?

The anti-war oddity that dominated the charts in the spring of 1985

A mouthpiece to the masses.

Lauren Hunter
May 23, 2026
Can a bulldozer be a musical instrument? The legacy of noise music in Japan

Smashed walls and Molotov cocktails: When a Japanese noise band destroyed a venue with an excavator

“Nobody got hurt…”

Tom Phelan
May 19, 2026

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