Singer failed to perform at Rock en Seine
PARIS -- Amy Winehouse is facing the threat of legal action after weakness to perform at French festival Rock en Seine on Friday.
The troubled U.K. singer was scheduled to close the sixth edition of the event, which is Paris' main rock festival.
Representatives of Paris-based festival organizer Garaca were unavailable for comment on any proposed court move, but announced on the festival's Web site that they would strike legal action. The program line did non give whatsoever further details. They will announce plans to reimburse ticket-holders Wednesday.
Winehouse's U.K. mark Island Records declined gossip. But her own spokesperson issued the following statement to the media: "Amy Winehouse was regrettably ineffective to do at the Rock en Seine show in Paris ... due to illness. She was taken ill at her house and wasn't able to travel to France for the concert."
This year's Rock en Seine attracted more than 76,000 people over its three nights (Aug. 20, 28 and 29) and featured more than 30 acts, including Rage Against the Machine and R.E.M.
Winehouse's absence was announced to Friday's audience at 9.30 p.m., just 30 proceedings before her performance was due to start. According to the Web land site, organizers were informed around her no-show without explanation at 8 pm, piece the artist's musicians and technicians were on site.
Winehouse had previously canceled her previous scheduled appearance at Rock en Seine in 2007.
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Thursday, 7 August 2008
Weezer announce North American tour
Weezer have announced a tour of North America in support of their newest self-titled album, unofficially known as the �??Red Album�??.
The band will kvetch off the tour on September 23 in Boston, and the five-week go includes a show at Madison Square Garden in New York City. Support on the tour volition come from Tokyo Police Club and Angels and Airwaves.
The excursion, which is the band�??s first-class honours degree outing in three days, will wrap up October 25 in Atlanta, GA.
The dates are:
Boston, MA Tsongas Arena (September 25)
New York, NY Madison Square Garden (24)
Atlantic City, NJ Borgata Casino (26)
Philadelphia, PA Susquehanna Center (27)
Detroit, MI The Palace of Auburn Hills (29)
Toronto, ON Air Canada Center (30)
Chicago, IL All State Arena (October 2)
St. Paul, MN Xcel Arena (3)
Denver, CO Broomfield (5)
Salt Lake City, UT E Center (7)
Portland OR Memorial Coliseum (9)
Vancouver, BC GM Place (10)
Seattle, WA Key Arena (11)
San Jose, CA Events Center (13)
Los Angeles, CA The Forum (14)
San Diego, CA Cox Arena (17)
Phoenix, AZ Arizona State Fair (18)
Austin, TX Frank Erwin Center (20)
Dallas, TX Nokia Theater (21)
Houston, TX Reliant Arena (23)
Atlanta, GA Gwinnett Arena (25)
--By our New York staff.
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The band will kvetch off the tour on September 23 in Boston, and the five-week go includes a show at Madison Square Garden in New York City. Support on the tour volition come from Tokyo Police Club and Angels and Airwaves.
The excursion, which is the band�??s first-class honours degree outing in three days, will wrap up October 25 in Atlanta, GA.
The dates are:
Boston, MA Tsongas Arena (September 25)
New York, NY Madison Square Garden (24)
Atlantic City, NJ Borgata Casino (26)
Philadelphia, PA Susquehanna Center (27)
Detroit, MI The Palace of Auburn Hills (29)
Toronto, ON Air Canada Center (30)
Chicago, IL All State Arena (October 2)
St. Paul, MN Xcel Arena (3)
Denver, CO Broomfield (5)
Salt Lake City, UT E Center (7)
Portland OR Memorial Coliseum (9)
Vancouver, BC GM Place (10)
Seattle, WA Key Arena (11)
San Jose, CA Events Center (13)
Los Angeles, CA The Forum (14)
San Diego, CA Cox Arena (17)
Phoenix, AZ Arizona State Fair (18)
Austin, TX Frank Erwin Center (20)
Dallas, TX Nokia Theater (21)
Houston, TX Reliant Arena (23)
Atlanta, GA Gwinnett Arena (25)
--By our New York staff.
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Friday, 27 June 2008
Bollywood
Artist: Bollywood
Genre(s):
Soundtrack
Discography:
Asoka
Year: 2001
Tracks: 6
The very best Bollywood songs
Year:
Tracks: 15
Tuesday, 24 June 2008
Mike Myers Responds to 'Guru' Critics
Mike Myers is known for his unusual and sometimes irreverant comic roles (Think Shrek, Fat Bastard and Austin Powers) Now in his latest film, The Love Guru, the actor plays Guru Pitka, a man who tries to break into the self-help business.
It's a role that has been criticized by some members of the Hindu community, who reportedly feel the film ridicules Hindu principles. Meyers says that couldn't be farther from the truth.
"I nibble on things in comedy, but I never bite with my teeth and I never break the skin," He tells OK!. "Having said this, I only travel with respect for all cultures. I love it. I love how things are done."
When it comes to his own spirituality, Mike is a self-proclaimed "culture vulture."
"I grew up in a house of culture vultures," he tells OK!. "I come as a fan of James Bond, I come as a fan of Bollywood. Those movies � with the colors, pageantry, and joy � I feel like I already made a Bollywood movie called Austin Powers. I feel I owe as much to Bollywood for Austin Powers as I do James Bond."
Much of Myers' fascination with accents comes from growing up with two parents who had strong Liverpool accents.
"We were constantly going 'really? The word squirrel you pronounce squirrel? And the word cookbook you pronounce cookbook?' (says the words in different accents) When you are attuned to how people talk, it's just like 'wow.'"
Perhaps his love for culturally rich characters can be attributed to his Canadian upbringing, a nation determinedly neutral on practically every matter.
"Canada's a strange place," he says. "It's a land without it's own cuisine, or an idigenous instrument. We don't have a mission statement or pledge of allegience. Our motto is good government, you know what I mean?"
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Thursday, 19 June 2008
Lab Report
Artist: Lab Report
Genre(s):
Indie
Discography:
Figure X-71
Year: 1994
Tracks: 8
The electro-industrial terrorists Lab Report came in concert in the later '80s as a trio of Matthew Schultz, Eric Pounder and Derek Frederickson. The group signed to Invisible Records and released their 1991 debut record album, Trope X-71. After follow-ups in 1994 and 1995, Lab Report went on foramen once again until 1997, when Pounder left field the grouping. Now just a pair, Schultz and Frederickson released Cutting out that yr.
Rupert Everett Apologizes For Army Insult
British actor Rupert Everett has apologized for comments he made during an interview, where he claimed British troops "are such wimps now!" and that the "point of being in the army is going to war and getting yourself blown up."
The chat with the 49-year-old, promoting his new movie 'The Victorian Sex Explorer' where he plays explorer Sir Richard Burton, has made headlines worldwide.
"In Burton's day they were itching to get into the fray," Everett told The Sunday Telegraph. "Now it is the opposite. They are always whining about the dangers of being killed. Oh my God, they are such wimps now!
"The whole point of being in the Army is wanting to get killed, wanting to test yourself to the limits. Now you have to fly 15,000ft above the war zone to avoid getting hit. I don't think there is any point in having wars if that's how you're going to behave. It's pathetic. All this whining!"
He adds, "The whole point of being in the Army is going to war and getting yourself blown up. That and pissing on prisoners. Yet we all get shocked by Abu Ghraib."
Everett's apology was released "without reserve" on Tuesday (June 10) to the "many in this country, and hundreds and thousands of others across the world who have lost their brothers and sisters, their fathers and mothers to the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan and all the countless others".
"I never meant at any point to question the bravery of those who lose their lives, or survive, but without arms or legs. Just seeing these people in my mind's eye right now makes me feel a terrible anguish."
The actor also offered an apology for talking "flippantly about torture and our attitude towards it," however, states that, "You cannot be politically correct in a war."
"My flippant and irresponsible behaviour arises from a deep frustration at the fact that we seem to be continually making war, dreaming up new ones, instead of doing everything we can to avoid them."
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Britney has private jet on standby for pregnant sister
Britney Spears has a private jet on standby so she can be with her sister when she gives birth.The singer's 17-year-old sister Jamie Lynn is expected to deliver her first child this month and Britney has promised to dash - with her father Jamie - from her Los Angeles home to Mississippi to see her sibling.A source said: "Jamie and Britney are standing by to get a call that Jamie Lynn has gone into labour and when they do, they are jumping on a private jet."Although Britney - who has two children with ex-husband Kevin Federline - doesn't plan to be in the delivery room when Jamie Lynn gives birth, she has been in constant contact with her younger sister offering support and advice.The source added: "Ever since Britney went to Jamie Lynn's baby shower the girls have been in regular contact, mostly texting, about the pending birth of Jamie Lynn's little girl."The Zoey 101 actress and her 19-year-old fiance Casey Aldridge are believed to be expecting a girl after she was spotted loading a pink baby carrier into her vehicle.
Jamie Lynn and Casey recently moved into their new $300,000 home in Liberty, Mississippi, which is just 30 minutes away from Jamie Lynn's mother Lynne.Some sources claim Britney flew to visit Jamie Lynn yesterday after learning her sister had been experiencing some "health problems".Britney is believed to be prepared to stay with her mother in Kentwood,Louisiana, for up to a month, so she can be near Jamie Lynn when she brings the baby home.This extended visit means Britney could miss crucial meetings to determine whether her father, and co-conservator, Jamie will retain legal control over her estate.- BANG! SHOWBIZ
Jamie Lynn and Casey recently moved into their new $300,000 home in Liberty, Mississippi, which is just 30 minutes away from Jamie Lynn's mother Lynne.Some sources claim Britney flew to visit Jamie Lynn yesterday after learning her sister had been experiencing some "health problems".Britney is believed to be prepared to stay with her mother in Kentwood,Louisiana, for up to a month, so she can be near Jamie Lynn when she brings the baby home.This extended visit means Britney could miss crucial meetings to determine whether her father, and co-conservator, Jamie will retain legal control over her estate.- BANG! SHOWBIZ
Keira Knightley - Keira The Edge Of Love Is About Female Friendship
Keira Knightley has argued that her new film The Edge of Love, about the two women in Dylan Thomas' life, is really about female camaraderie.
In the John Maybury film, based on the life of the Welsh poet (Matthew Rhys), Knightley plays his childhood sweetheart Vera Phillips while Sienna Miller stars as Caitlin MacNamara, his wife.
But while it could be expected that the wartime drama would be a tale of two women warring for the heart of one man, the actress see the film as the story of an unusual bond between rivals.
"I think it is a story about female friendship and female rivalry and about a friendship that manages to surpass a bloke," Knightley explained on ITV1's LK Today.
"I was trying to be intelligent there but completely failed!" she joked.
Miller added that the bond between the two women is "really rare".
"I think both of them are a little bit lonely and they had never really had this kind of a relationship with a woman before and it was kind of, almost, born out of their love for the same man," she added.
Despite loving the same man, both Caitlin and Vera struggle to remain faithful, with Vera's husband William Killick (Cillian Murphy) damaged by both his experiences in the forces and his insecurity over his wife's relationship with Dylan.
And according to Knightley, the pain and deceit that go hand in hand with romance are the central themes of the film.
"I think the whole thing is about the reality of relationships and how you can ruin something, how people aren't always good, how people aren't always honourable," she explained.
The Edge of Love is released on June 20th.
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