Michael Cragg

Michael Cragg

@mcragg.bsky.social

Journalist. Author (Reach For The Stars). Tall person. My book about Kylie is out now via Faber

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Michael Cragg
@mcragg.bsky.social

I’ll be in Sheffield on the 15 Oct, in conjunction with @junobooks.bsky.social. Tickets: www.outsavvy.com/event/38920/...

Now Then magazine@nowthenmag.bsky.social

"It was a neon sign to fans who had deserted her during her IndieKylie phase that she was back to pop" Ahead of @junobooks.bsky.social 's Ultimate Kylie Quiz in a few weeks, we've got an exclusive extract from @mcragg.bsky.social's new book about the Princess of Pop 'Can't Get You Out of My Head' 🪩

nowthenmagazine.comFor Kylie Minogue, 'Spinning Around' marked a long-awaited return to pop music – and the turning point of her careerAhead of Sheffield's ultimate Kylie quiz later this month, we have an exclusive extract from a new book about how Australia's greatest export came to redefine 21st-century pop.

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Serenity Booksellers
@serenitybookshop.bsky.social

Great to see Michael Cragg in The Guardian over the weekend with an extract from his stunning new book CAN’T GET YOU OUT OF MY HEAD - IN SEARCH OF KYLIE. We can’t wait to welcome Michael to Manchester on Tues 6 Oct when he’ll be chatting all things Kylie with Paul Flynn! #BookSky #Kylie 🎫👇🏻

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The Guardian
@theguardian.com

‘You start to worry you’ll never listen to anything else’: 25 years of Can’t Get You Out of My Head, the song that saw the future of pop

theguardian.com‘You start to worry you’ll never listen to anything else’: 25 years of Can’t Get You Out of My Head, the song that saw the future of popRejected by Sophie Ellis-Bextor, the minimalist dance-pop opus would become the defining song of Kylie’s career. And, a quarter of a century later, it hasn’t lost its capacity to burrow its way into your brain. La la la …
Michael Cragg
@mcragg.bsky.social

There’s an extract from my Kylie book online right now. www.theguardian.com/music/2026/s...

theguardian.com‘You start to worry you’ll never listen to anything else’: 25 years of Can’t Get You Out of My Head, the song that saw the future of popRejected by Sophie Ellis-Bextor, the minimalist dance-pop opus would become the defining song of Kylie’s career. And, a quarter of a century later, it hasn’t lost its capacity to burrow its way into y...
Michael Cragg
@mcragg.bsky.social

I’ve written about Kylie’s 12 best non-hits. Justice for Tightrope! And Made of Glass!

The Quietus@thequietus.com

To celebrate the imminent publication of his new book Can’t Get You Out Of My Head: In Search of Kylie, Michael Cragg treats us to a rundown of a dozen of the Queen of Pop's lesser-known bops Music With You: 12 Kylie Deep Cuts buff.ly/tpT9huQ

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Scott Bryan
@scottygb.bsky.social

Hello. My first book is out next week, all looking at the homophobic policy of Section 28 meant that a generation of young queer people relied on TV to make them feel seen. Pre-orders make a huge difference. You can pre-order here: geni.us/OutNowScottB...

Michael Cragg
@mcragg.bsky.social

‘Liberty Shaw, who styles Ed Sheeran, told Abbey Clancy and Peter Crouch's Therapy Crouch podcast that he used to spray Lynx deodorant everywhere to cover up his body odour when they shared a home’

Michael Cragg
@mcragg.bsky.social

Launching the Kylie book in style in London’s trendy Soho with Paul Flynn and a performance from KyLee (both also appear in the book, which is out 24 Sept)

Rock ‘n’ Roll Book Club@rnrbook-club.bsky.social

NEW Michael Cragg Can’t Get You Out Of My Head - in search of Kylie @faberbooks.bsky.social Launch event 23 Sept, London 🎟️ www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1993807734...

eventbrite.co.ukMichael Cragg - Can’t Get You Out Of My HeadFrom Ramsey Street to global icon, this is the revelatory exploration of one of the world’s most successful pop stars, Kylie Minogue.
Michael Cragg
@mcragg.bsky.social

I went on set and chatted to Kit and Joe about the end of Heartstopper and the indignity of the “cock sock”

The Guardian@theguardian.com

‘It would be weird not to show the sex’: Kit Connor and Joe Locke on Heartstopper’s queer teen curtain call

theguardian.com‘It would be weird not to show the sex’: Kit Connor and Joe Locke on Heartstopper’s queer teen curtain callAs Netflix’s quietly radical coming-of-age drama wraps up with a feature-length film, its stars discuss queer escapism, awkward love scenes and letting go of the characters that made them

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Ben Gazur
@bengazur.bsky.social

It's publication day for A Feast of Folklore! Normally I'd be in town signing every copy I can find but I might melt in the heat. So pretend I'm posting amazingly professional promo pics here, and not clinging to a fan. #FolkloreThursday

Michael Cragg
@mcragg.bsky.social

Liz Lawrence has made a really beautiful album about grief following the death of her sister. I spoke to her about the difficulties of sharing private pain, needing sadness and finding space for "shittier things" in culture www.theguardian.com/music/2026/m...

theguardian.com‘People say there are no words, but there are thousands’: Liz Lawrence on making a new kind of grief album after her sister’s deathWhen her sibling died in an accident the singer-songwriter sought comfort in music. But after finding that the most celebrated records about loss were angry, loud and male, she set about creating some...
Michael Cragg
@mcragg.bsky.social

Thoughts on the Kylie doc: Pete Waterman needs to get his many stories about the creation of I Should Be So Lucky straight. He tells a very different one in his own 2000 book. Going from Jason to Michael Hutchence is such an amazing move, what a woman. Also: what an incredibly hot couple they were

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Michael Cragg
@mcragg.bsky.social

Episode three was incredible and I cried multiple times. The parts about pop being healing really connected, as did the idea that cancer isn't always a one and done thing. The final section, with Story, was brutal but beautiful. Basically Kylie4eva 💜

Michael Cragg
@mcragg.bsky.social

Thoughts on the Kylie doc: Pete Waterman needs to get his many stories about the creation of I Should Be So Lucky straight. He tells a very different one in his own 2000 book. Going from Jason to Michael Hutchence is such an amazing move, what a woman. Also: what an incredibly hot couple they were

Michael Cragg
@mcragg.bsky.social

Every shot of the pair of them together I want on a t-shirt immediately. I thought episode two leant a little too heavily on Nick Cave, with some weird timelines errors in that section to make the point stick. Wanted a bit more on the Impossible Princess era more generally as an important outlier

Michael Cragg
@mcragg.bsky.social

Spoke to a Spice Girl about wee x

The Guardian@theguardian.com

‘I did receive bottles on stage. There might have been urine’: Melanie C on Spice Girls mania, impostor syndrome and her date with a Chili Pepper

theguardian.com‘I did receive bottles on stage. There might have been urine’: Melanie C on Spice Girls mania, impostor syndrome and her date with a Chili PepperAs she releases a clubby new album, Sweat, the former Sporty Spice answers your questions on her raver days, scouse cuisine and Sex Pistols covers
Michael Cragg
@mcragg.bsky.social

With Twitter gone, the PJ Forum going, and me and Bluesky just not getting along, I can't believe Instagram is where I'm going to feed off the new Madonna album excitement. But it feels so fragmented over there. It's a #popmusicemergency without a helpline

Michael Cragg
@mcragg.bsky.social

We started the Pitt over the weekend and I can’t get the word “de-gloved” out of my head. In fact, I can never look at a glove, a dove, or feel love without thinking of that image