In March 2010, Boy George revealed his iconic '80s band Culture Club would reunite in 2011 to celebrate their 30th anniversary, but his promise was anything but a guarantee -- he actually said, "It's all about my mood at the time." The 49-year-old singer may be feeling like making money with his old bandmates is a fine idea right now, because he just told the BBC the group is plotting a tour and new album for 2012. What's more, he broke this news while wearing one of the most sparkly hats in his sizable collection of headwear..

"We are getting back together!" he exclaimed, when told that producer Mark Ronson -- who recently helmed Duran Duran's latest disc -- was requesting a Culture Club reunion. "Next year. This year I'm doing the Here and Now tour. It's kind of a precursor for what I'm doing with Culture Club in 2010. We'll be doing a proper, huge worldwide tour. And a new album." .

A Culture Club reunion in 2012 would celebrate the slightly less-milestone-like 31st anniversary of the band's formation. The band came together in 1981, after Boy George stopped sitting in with Bow Wow Wow and started up his own project. From 1982 to 1984 they logged their greatest international acclaim thanks to hits like "Karma Chameleon," "Do You Really Want to Hurt Me," and "Church of the Poison Mind" (relive them below), and by '86 the band had split following George's struggle with drug addiction and a few sales duds. Their first unsuccessful reunion attempt came in 1989, and in 1998 they managed to pull off a tour that was anchored by a set on "VH1 Storytellers." In 2002 they performed at what was billed as a 20th anniversary show at Royal Albert Hall (the math was a bit off; it was actually their 21st birthday, but nobody seemed to mind -- especially George, who said, "Last time we reformed, there was a point to it"). .

The latter half of the decade proved harder on the band: Bassist Mikey Craig and drummer Jon Moss recruited a George replacement named Sam Butcher for a tour that never got off the ground, and George was arrested for imprisoning a male escort in his New York apartment and sentenced to trash duty in the city. Because he was on probation, he was prohibited from appearing on the U.K.'s "Celebrity Big Brother" (which was perhaps a more painful consequence -- publicity-wise, at least). .

George is now on the promotional circuit for his eighth solo disc, "Ordinary Alien," and nothing grabs headlines like talk of an '80s band reuniting -- especially an '80s band that has sold more than 20 million albums worldwide. As far as musicians with facial tattoos go, we'd bet George's word is more trustworthy than Gucci Mane's, but the hat doesn't scream, "The truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth." .

:forfucksake

this is gonna rock!!!

Mojo? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IylhQ8MnDlI

sweetcharmedlife wrote on Jan 27^th, 2011 at 6:36pm:

Mojo? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IylhQ8MnDlI

yes!!
yes!!

BOY MOJO!!!

I was never a fan of Boy George or Culture Club, for one thing it's not original, seen it all before in early 70's Glam Rock, but he did have a great singing voice, the whole Rock & Roll rebel was what Glam Rock was all about, when long hair doesn't mean anything anymore, how else can you shock you're parents? by looking like you're Sister, but with Boy George, parents were bringing their kids to his concerts made up like him, disgusting!!

What's next?   a Men Without Hats mega tour?.....WE NEED A TOUR!!!!!!!

I do not understand the "LOL" in the thread name...

THIS IS SOME SERIOUS SHIT!!!

My wife laughed at me for saving me Parachute Pants!!!
HA! I guess I get the last laugh!!!

gimmekeef wrote on Jan 28^th, 2011 at 8:48am:

What's next?   a Men Without Hats mega tour?.....WE NEED A TOUR!!!!!!!

Yeah, they are going to play Safety Dance for two hours each show.

Do You Really Want To Hurt Me and Karma Chameleon (released 2 days before I was born, actually) are both wonderful recordings and deserve their place amongst the best pop music released in the 80’s - I don’t know much else, though!

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Honky Tonk Man wrote on Jan 29^th, 2011 at 7:38am:

Do You Really Want To Hurt Me and Karma Chameleon (released 2 days before I was born, actually) are both wonderful recordings and deserve their place amongst the best pop music released in the 80’s - I don’t know much else, though!

Well Culture Club are no Pet Shop Boys ;)

sweetcharmedlife wrote on Jan 29^th, 2011 at 2:16pm:

Honky Tonk Man wrote on Jan 29th, 2011 at 7:38am: Do You Really Want To Hurt Me and Karma Chameleon (released 2 days before I was born, actually) are both wonderful recordings and deserve their place amongst the best pop music released in the 80’s - I don’t know much else, though! Well Culture Club are no Pet Shop Boys ;)

I hear you  ma'brother!!!

sweetcharmedlife wrote on Jan 29^th, 2011 at 2:16pm:

Well Culture Club are no Pet Shop Boys ;)

Arghh... my 'Tell Me' identity is out!  ;)

<   ----- I am now so excited that I could literally drop a friggin LOG !!!!!


Oh, Little Fella ( Lil' Fiji  ..... Little Fijikins    , ............... oh ...................... Oh , .............. )

If this happens my dad and I will be at the show.

Boy George follows me on twatter.  ;D

This absolutely must be merged into the baseball thread.

Re: Culture Club To Reunite

Do you REALLY want to hurt me?

I wish the Rolling Stones would reunite! [smiley=2vrolijk_08.gif]