Tag Archives: Amy Winehouse
Operation Amy Winehouse Drop
It’s no surprise that UK trouble-case Amy Winehouse has dropped out of Coachella this year in light of the singer’s potpourri of legal and personal issues. Facing difficulties obtaining a visa, Winehouse is forced back to black–or back to the UK or quite possibly a Dr. No-style Carribbean island where she will dwell until Sean Connery tracks her down ala James Bond. Ok, not likely. Not to disappoint the Coachella crowd, newbie Mama M.I.A. is confirmed to take the singer’s Saturday slot. Continue reading
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Lily Allen: Fitter and Better Than The Competition
Remember years ago when Brit singer Lily Allen compared herself to Amy Winehouse on her myspace blog, calling herself “fat, ugly, and sh*tter” than the beehived trouble magnet? I do. The episode screamed self-deprecation, a bit of depression, and plunging self-esteem–though if she spent the time researching pictures of Winehouse (eyes rolling back, bones sticking out, and falling in the street) instead of gastric bypass surgery, maybe Allen would have held her tongue.
It was a low moment for Allen; yet, the name-calling wasn’t quite finished yet. Continue reading
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Scumbags Attract Babyshamble’s Doherty, Doherty Attracts Blur’s Coxon, Coxon Attracts NME, Blag Ensues
What’s funnier than Blur guitarist Graham Coxon blagging to NME that Pete Doherty attracts scumbags? The fact that Coxon hangs out with Pete Doherty. Oh indie rock, you write the jokes yourself. It’s never a dull moment with Doherty though. First he’s canoodling with supermodels and riding the Charlie train, then he’s off writing new material for his latest album with Coxon. Now, Coxon actually had kind things to say about the former Libertine’s libertine; he reportedly described Doherty as “funny, warm, and cuddly”–uh, I mean “charming.” Continue reading
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Winehouse Update: Fact or Fiction?
Speak of the devil, Amy Winehouse graces the NME website today with news that she is off drugs. Continue reading
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Celebrity New Year’s Resolution #1: Amy Winehouse
If there was ever a celebrity who needed a serious New Year’s resolution (and sense kicked into them, pummeled, and smashed in), it is Amy Winehouse. I think of her on occasion. Sometimes I even consult my little acronym (W.W.A.W.D.?) and I shudder. Continue reading
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