(Guardian)

If this was the decade in which celebrities bared all, then Winehouse managed to save her dark side for the music, combining misdemeanour with melody, scandal with soul

Winehouse in Sick House: More Hospital for Amy.

Winehouse in Sick House: More Hospital for Amy

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Embattled torch singer Amy Winehouse spent a third night in the hospital after becoming sick, reports People. Winehouse developed her illness after taking over-the-counter remedies for a cold which reacted with medication already in her system revealed a source. She was admitted to the London Clinic on Sunday.

 

Winehouse’s health has been a constant concern since the release of her critical and commercial breakthrough ‘Back to Black’ in 2006. She even battled death said her father, Mitch Winehouse. However, he believes she has progressed and is feeling more confident and healthy than before.

She had been “healthy for a year” confided Mitch. He is also satisfied with the results of her breast enhancement surgery saying it looks “great.” Another source concurred saying Amy feels “really good about herself … She’s been saying how she wants to get back in the gym.”

Amy Winehouse, 26, won five Grammy Awards for ‘Back to Black,’ tying the record for most wins by a female artist in a single night.

Her drug and alcohol addiction as well as tumultuous relationship with former husband Blake Fielder-Civil have made her life tabloid fodder.

She falls into frame with a professional pout but the polaroids ignite on seeing their subject and the aperture shuts-too much exposure
Voyeur sucks into focus-floodlit the glossy kiss-pit but as emulsion drips down…down
the aperture shuts-too much exposure
Come into this room-Come into this gloom See the Red light rinsing another shutterslut wincing the sagging half-wit sister
pretty, pretty picture
of an ancient nipple shrinking-that Kodakwhore winking ’til the aperture shuts-too much exposure.
*Siouxsie*

Dizem que o vício atual de Amy Winehouse são cirurgias plásticas. Ela que já colocou um silica nos peitones, deu uma leve mexida no bocão e agora pretende fazer o nariz e talvez o bumbum. Fofocas? Pode até ser, mas isso me parece o clássico “trocando um vício por outro” neam? A sua família deve até ficar um pouco animada pensando “olha só como nossa garota esta mais saudável, pensando em se cuidar” e…fom forom fom fom! Não percebem que  esta mais do que na cara que esse é o grande problema que Amy tem em se acietar como ela é, hein gente? Fico com medo dela se tornar um novo MJ, só que ao contrário neam? Vai tipo ficar negona agora só porque teve um doença, ui! Medro! Acho que Amy precisa de um tratamento psicológico já faz tempo, do tipo sério e eu não sei o porque que ninguém fez isso com ela ainda. E a carreira nada neam dona Amy? Cd novo? Jamais! Ela quer mesmo é ser boneca, literalmente! Andou dizendo por ai que sonha em virar Barbie e até liberou um protótipo do que seria a sua versão da boneca anorexica mais famosa do mundo. E eu fico imaginando quais vão ser os acessórios que devem acompanhar a boneca hein? Padê? Vodka? Marihuana? Talvez os 3 em forma de mascotes, euri! Não sei até quando vamos continuar acreditando que vc esta bem Amy, sério! Porque não é o que me parece, não sei quem vc esta tentando enganar mas fikdik, não esta rolando. Quem sabe eu volto a te levar a sério quando vc resolver lançar um novo álbum, digno, como nos velhos tempos. E por enquanto eu fico aqui, ouvindo “Back To Black” quando me dá vontade e pensando que um dia existiu uma cantora super bafônica capaz de fazer um disco tão foda quanto esse, do tipo histórico e…só! Snif

Aseara, la ora 20.00 pe C.A. Rosseti Nr.5 a fost lansata a opta piesa din gama “L’Oeuvre Noir” by Kilian, “Back to Black” .
Tema parfumului este “Artificial Paradise”, un afrodisiac olfactiv cu note de tutun, de miere si de ambra.
Evenimentul organizat de Madison Parfumery a imbinat decorul mistic si ambianta specifica fiecarei arome. Temele parfumurilor au fost reliefate in detaliu si completate de energia gazdei, Madeleine Florescu.

Personal, m-a impresionat Prelude to Love by Kilian

I updated itunes a few days ago and found there was a option to make the grid view black like it was in the older version of itunes. Apple listening to people complain? In that case there hardware is to expensive, I guess in a week we will be seeing cheap macs now.

To change the grid view back to black go to edit, then preferences.

and in the general tab there you will see the option for light or dark grid view.

(You need to update itunes if you have not done so already or this option will not be there)

E’ tempo di scelte importanti

Walk out into velvet
Nothing more to say
You’re my favourite moment
You’re my Saturday
Cos you’re my number one
I’m like a dog to get you
I want it up and on
I’m like a dog to get you
Yeh, yeh, yeh, yeh
Sunset only seconds
Just ripe then it’s gone
Got no new intentions
Just right then it’s gone
Cos you’re my number one
I’m like a dog to get you
I want it up and on
I’m like a dog to get you
Yeh, yeh, yeh, yeh
I’ll be there to meet you
Getting down to greet you
Walk out into velvet
Nothing more to say
You’re my favourite moment
You’re my Saturday
Cos you’re my number one
I’m like a dog to get you
I want it up and on
I’m like a dog to get you
Yeh, yeh, yeh, yeh
Cos you’re my number one
I’m like a dog to get you
I want it up and on
I’m like a dog to get you
Yeh, yeh, yeh, yeh
Howl under the moon

Goldfrapp, number one

Níveis
1 Obra-Prima
2 Muito Bom
3 Bom
4 Aceitável
5 Ruim
6 Créeuu

Eu poderia ser um completo idiota começando um artigo sobre Amy Winehouse falando sobre seu problema com drogas, escândalos e etc… Mas venho dizer que NÃO É ISSO QUE WINEHOUSE ESTÁ VENDENDO! Se você é trouxa o suficiente pra comprar um disco dela pelo que se lê nos jornais, azar. Não se encontra por aí um dvd oficial da Winehouse escrito “Melhores Escândalos” ou coisa parecida, enfim… O terceiro Prós/Contras é sobre esta artista britânica de voz forte chamada Amy Jade Winehouse!

Sequer precisei arranjar foto pro artigo! Cortesia da Letícia huahuauha…

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Stronger Than Me (Nível 3: Bom)

Este é o primeiro single de sua carreira. E como toda a cantora underground que se preze, conseguiu ficar fora do top 50 no próprio país: #71 UK. Mas isso só serve pra mostrar que britânico é um pé-no-saco com os próprios conterrâneos. É uma música interessante e bem produzida, apesar da sensação de “barzinho com 10 mesas ma só 3 ocupadas”. A letra fala sobre um namorado ter que ser mais forte que a companheira… Um pouquinho de feminismo não faz mal não é?

Take The Box (Nível 2: Muito Bom)

Blues, jazz, enfim, dá pra imaginar Billie Holiday cantando esta. A letra é confusa. A impressão é que a pessoa está depressiva, bêbada… Amy cita até o próprio cachorro na canção! O clipe mostra Amy tocando guitarra num salão escuro cheio de globos luminosos, dentre outras cenas. Conseguiu se sair melhor que o single anterior nas paradas: #57 UK. É uma das canções mais interessantes do álbum, junto a Stronger Than Me, You Send me Flying e Fuck Me Pumps. Também tem um remix que vale a pena conferir: “Take The Box” (The Headquarters Mix).

In My Bed/You Send Me Flying (Nível 3: Bom/2: Muito Bom)

Singles de duplo lado A são coisas curiosas… A impressão que se tem é que se uma das músicas acaba sendo ruim para o público avaliar, ainda se tem uma segunda opção no mainstream. Isso infelizmente só deixa a coisa meio confusa, mas de qualquer forma…

In My Bed tem um clima meio confuso, no meio da desolação, urgência, raiva… tipo uma versão hard do clima da Take The Box. É tipo se o Thelonious Monk resolvesse ser produzido pelo Kanye West ou o Jay-Z (parece bizarro né? mas combina…). Sobre a letra, bem… “In My Bed”, “Em Minha Cama”, não há muito o que comentar… Duas coisas que atraem a audiencia ao extremo: amor/sexo e tragédia (se duvida, lembre-se: o filme Titanic arrecadou quase 2 bilhões de dólares). Um trabalho interessante.

Contém samples da versão de “Apache” feita pelo obscuro porém interessante grupo Incredible Bongo Band, de 1973. A versão original foi escrita por Jerry Lordan e lançada pelo excelente The Shadows, de Marvin Hank, nos anos 60.

You Send Me Flying é muito bem trabalhada e tem uma atuação vocal ótima de Winehouse. No começo, o primeiro acorde tocado lembra irritantemente Rocket Man do Elton John (hauhauah). De longe um dos trabalhos mais significativos de Winehouse. Provavelmente sua melhor canção. Na sua versão do álbum, no final da faixa tem uma canção-surpresa chamada “Cherry”, que deixa a impressão de que Amy visitou o Brasil. Mais necessariamente o Rio de Janeiro (alerta, alerta: bossa nova!!!).

Resumindo: ambas conseguiram um #60 UK. Bem underground…

Fuck Me Pumps/Help Yourself (Nível 2: Muito Bom/5: Ruim)

Tudo o que foi dito sobre single de lado A duplo serve aqui. Que insegurança!

Fuck Me Pumps. Que título! Aparentemente é uma expressão que significa sapatos femininos (provavelmente de salto alto). A canção mais divertida da Amy! Tanto a canção quanto o clipe. Onde ela sai pelas ruas cantando com um microfone, entrando em carros alheios, na frente de bares onde garotas vomitam… O clipe às vezes parece uma pegadinha do tipo “Borat”, pela naturalidade das cenas, um achado!

Aí chegamos em Help Yourself… Parece música jamaicana de quinta… É aqui em a Amy derrapa feio! A música é tão ruim que deveria ser lado C (hauhauhauaa). Agora, falando sério, a música sequer foi incluída em sua versão norte-americana. Acho que os norte-americanos não se ligam muito em auto-ajuda ou em música jamaicana de quinta, sei lá…

Ambas conseguiram um #65 UK, injusto para Fuck Me Pumps. Já para Help Yourself…

Rehab (Nível 5: Ruim)

Pode parecer aversão ao que é popular ou coisa do tipo. Mas uma coisa digo: Rehab é tipo o que o João Gordo fez pro mundo punk, “traiu o movimento, véio” ~ Dado Dolabella.

Apesar do tema sobre drogas estar presente (coisa que ainda consegue considerar Amy no underground), a canção é pop demais. Virou uma espécie de soul/jazz de plástico (igualzinho o que a Alicia Keys está se transformando). A letra é besta, os arranjos exagerados. Enfim, acho que a Amy arranjou uma maneira de ganhar mais pra sustentar seu vício em drogas… mas as drogas deveriam ficar longe de sua música, não contamina-la…

E é lógico: 7# UK e #9 US…

You Know I’m No Good (Nível 3: Bom)

Doses de jazz aumentadas, de pop um pouco menores. O que torna esta música uma salvação pós-Rehab. É interessante notar que alguém conseguiu reacender alguma nesga de interesse no jazz no século 21. Não é tão boa, mas dá pro gasto…

No clipe, Amy é uma espécie de criminosa sendo questionada por um investigador com fotos e etc… Super produzido. Pena que não tem a tosquice divertida do clipe da Fuck Me Pumps. Mas considerando a temática da letra, isso faz sentido…

#16 UK e #58 US

Back to Black (Nível 3: Bom)

Clima denso, clipe sinistro. Amy tá se mostrando eclética com suas canções. Mark Ronson é um produtor que deve sofrer de “dupla personalidade musical”. Às vezes nem parece que foi ele quem produziu algumas faixas… No clipe, Amy enterra seu coração! Isso sim é que é sutileza…

Conseguiu um top 25 nos UK, mas merecia mais…

Tears Dry on Their Own (Nível 4: Aceitável)

Bem, aqui não se tem nada demais. Sério. É um single que também não. Sabe aquelas músicas enche-linguiça que acabam sendo lançadas como single por falta de opção? Pois é… Pelo menos é mais interessante (aliás, tem um interesse) que Rehab. Destaque para o cabelo-colméia de Amy no clipe.

Atingiu #16 UK, melhor posição em seu país desde Rehab. Que injustiça…

Love is a Losing Game (Nível 4: Aceitável)

Sabe barzinho ou churrascaria com música ao-vivo que se atreve a tocar bossa nova? Pelo menos aqui há uma boa intérprete… Uma balada falando sobre o amor. Lembra Love Hurts. Para o clipe, Amy foi filmada cantando no estúdio (ou não).  E conseguiu um #46 UK…

Extra – Valerie (Nível 3: Bom)

Bem, este single não é da Amy, mas sim do seu produtor querido, Mark Ronson, para seu álbum “Version” de 2007. Na verdade, uma cover da banda indie The Zutons (quem?). A canção parece um lado B de single ou outtake do Back to Black. É divertida e tão legal quanto a versão original.

Nenhuma obra prima. Três muito boas. Cinco boas. Duas aceitáveis. Uma ruim. E nenhum créuuu!

Bem… Amy é uma artista regular… sabe tirar algo de legal do jazz, mas às vezes isso sai tedioso (talvez não por culpa dela, talvez pelo próprio já combalido estilo). Se ela souber não abusar muito do injetável Ronson e se manter longe das outras drogas, as coisas podem fluir mais!

Fora que a Amy soa como uma versão jazz/drogada da Toni Braxton, hum…

Um honroso 7 para Amy!

Bruno

La cantante britanica Amy Winehouse despues de pasar por una mala racha, en rehabilitacion y de fiesta en el caribe, ahora al parecer ya esta mas centrada y con mejor salud, por lo que decidio operarse su busto para mostrarnos su nueva imagen de borracha-drogadicta a mujer sexy and hot??!! u_u lo importante es que ya no luce como antes… LOL

NME.com reports that the follow-up to Amy Winehouse’s Grammy Award-winning album Back To Black is supposed to be released next year. Island Records co-president Darcus Beese was very impressed with some demos for that album that he heard. He told BBC News:

“I’ve heard a couple of song demos that absolutely floored me. Hopefully we’ll have her album next year.”

In other Amy Winehouse news, the debut album by her 13-year-old godddaughter Dionne Bromfield, which is titled Introducing Dionne Bromfield, was released on Monday in the UK on Winehouse’s Lioness Records label.

This past Saturday night, October 10th, Winehouse appeared on BBC-TV’s Strictly Come Dancing with Bromfield to promote Bromfield’s album. Bromfield sang “Mama Said” with Winehouse providing backing vocals. You can watch a video of the performance below:

Bromfield’s got a good voice. Best of luck to her.

The Times of London ran an article last week (October 6th) about the Strictly Come Dancing appearance.

I hope that Winehouse’s work with Bromfield and the upcoming third album of her own will get her focused back on music. She has made the news far too often over the past two years for reasons other than her considerable musical talent. If Winehouse can get the third album completed and it turns out to be a great album, she will have pulled off one hell of a comeback story. This is one writer who is rooting for that to happen. I look forward to hearing the album.

This weekend saw the start of everyone’s favourite part of The X Factor – the live shows!   In previous shows, the judges have said that they feel this will be the best year yet and, if the events of the weekend were anything to go by, they weren’t far wrong.

Rachel Adedeji had the daunting task of opening the show.  She sang ‘Let Me Entertain You’, which was originally sang by this week’s special guest and mentor – Robbie Williams.  Simon said he thought that Rachel gave “a great performance”, which was confident and had good vocals.  However, he then morphed into Trinny and Susannah for a second and started criticising Rachel’s make-up! Maybe he could branch out into fashion?  I can see it now – Cowell’s Clothes!

Kandy Rain were up next with their take on Tina Turner’s version of ‘Addicted To Love’.  Those contraversial black outfits that the girls performed in caused quite a stir.  Cheryl said later that her comments about the ladies’ attire were only meant as constructive critism, but I can see where she was coming from.  Simon was left to play the nice guy for once, saying that he thought their performance was fun and he wished them the best of luck.

Next to perform was (the rather lovely) Olly Murs, who sang another of Robbie’s classics – ‘She’s The One’.  The Cockney Sparrow seemed a bit shakey at the start, but then he seemed to get into it and by the end, he had the performance in the bag.  Louis said: “You made the song your own, and I think you’re a talent”.  Here, here, Mr Walsh!

Rikki Loney sang ‘Back To Black’ next.  Having failed to impress the judges in previous years of The X Factor, Rikki’s confidence had obviously been knocked, and this didn’t go unnoticed by the judges.  Dannii said she felt that his confidence was at level one, but he could go to ten.

Everyone’s favourite Essex girl, Stacey Solomon followed and belted out her version of Coldplay’s ‘The Scientist’.  I’m a big Coldplay fan, and thought this was a risky song choice for the first week, but the gamble seemed to pay off.  Simon said: “What I love about you, Stacey, is that you have no idea how good you potentially could be”.  I think I’m going to be bold here and say that I’ll be suprised if Stacey doesn’t end up in the final stages.

Then it was the turn of judge-made band, Miss Frank, who sang ‘Who’s Loving You’ by The Jackson Five.  I really like these girls too and hope they’ll go far.  It seems Mrs Cole has a simillar view as she said: “I’ve got no qualms in saying you’re my favourite group”.

Jamie Archer was next singing ‘Get It On’.  He certainly put his own twist on the anthem, but Louis hoped that Jamie would show more versatility in the coming weeks.

Lloyd Daniels was next to perform and he came to the stage with Justin Timberlake’s ‘Cry Me A River’.  Not one of my favourite performances, but who am I to judge?  Simon thought he came across as “an authentic popstar”. See, that’s why he’s a judge and I’m not!

Then it was the turn of my dad’s favourite, Lucie Jones.  The Welsh Songbird sang ‘Footprints In The Sand’, a Leona Lewis track.  Louis declared: “I love Lucie!  We’ve found another great female singer from Wales.  You’re a natural born performer”.

John and Edward were next, with another of Mr Williams’ hits, ‘Rock DJ’.  These guys are like Marmite – you either love them, or hate them!  We knew what side of the fence Cheryl was on when she said: “You can’t sing – Fact!”

Then (thankfully), we were brought back to reality with Joe McElderry who sang ‘No Regrets’.  Simon thought the performance was “absolutely brilliant” and I for one have to agree.

Danyl Johnson closed the show with a contraversial song choice – Jennifer Hudson’s ‘And I Am Telling You’.  Dannii said: “If we’re to believe everything we read in the paper, maybe you didn’t need to change the gender referencing”.  She later apologised for these comments, saying no offence was meant by them and that Danyl knew they were meant in jest.

The Results

After amazing  performances from Alexandra Burke…

…and the return of Robbie Williams…

…the results were in.  Rachel and Kandy Rain were in the bottom two and the vote ended up going to deadlock.  Kandy Rain had the lowest amount of public votes, meaning that they were sent home.

Wow – what a first week!  Hopefully next week will be even better.  Comments and views on this weeks show would be much appreciated.

Ciao for now!

Amy Winehouse è nuovamente tornata in ospedale, ma questa volta non ne è uscita disintossicata ma bensì con due tette nuove di zecca! Da una scarsa coppa B, il suo corpicino ridotto pelle ed ossa  si è ritrovato con una coppa D. Un ritorno alle origini, quando nel 2003 debuttò sfoggiando curve tonde e morbide.

La Winehouse si sarebbe regalata “quest’esplosione” per il suo ritorno sulle scene avvenuto sabato 10 ottobre nel show tv “Strictly Come Dancing” andato in onda in Inghilterra. 40.000 euro ben investiti a quanto pare, visto che hanno contribuito a distogliere l’attenzione sulla pessima performance tenuta sul palco, dove compariva al fianco dei coristi per supportare la sua “figlioccia” 13enne Dionne Bromfield.

In attesa del suo prossimo disco, in uscita nel 2010, vale la pena riesumare il suo fortunatissimo e, a mio avviso, spettacolare, “Back to Black” uscito 3 anni fa e che ha venduto più di 10.000 di copie in tutto il mondo con all’attivo ben cinque Grammy Awards.

It was meant to be the first chance for the X Factor finalists to show the public what they’re made of.

Instead it was the judges who stole the show in an evening rocked by dramatic rows on the panel.

Dannii Minogue turned Simon Cowell incandescent by making a jibe about the sexuality of his favourite act, while Cheryl Cole flew into a fury when Cowell implied she and Dannii were no better than strippers.

The rows began within minutes of the show starting, when X Factor supremo Cowell insulted both female judges by implying they were no better than former strippers Kandy Rain.

He told them: ‘You two [Dannii and Cheryl] have performed in the past practically half-naked.’

Then in the final minutes of the show it was Cowell’s turn to lose his cool when Dannii referred to stories in the press about bisexual Danyl Johnson.

He sang  gave an audience pleasing rendition of Jennifer Hudson’s And I Am Telling You, from the musical Dreamgirls.

‘No need to change the gender references. If we’re to believe everything we read in the press,’ laughed Dannii, with a wink.

But a furious Cowell could barely contain his rage as he shouted: ‘What did you say.’

Dannii repeated her comments – leaving him seething.

‘I think we’re missing something here. I just heard one of the best performances I ever heard in my life,’ he said.

‘And you can forget playing any of those games with him. I’m not having that. This guy sang his heart out. Give him some credit.’

He even interrupted the end of the show to finish his rant.

Earlier it had been girl group Kandy Rain causing the controversy.

The girl band had walked out semi-naked in skimpy leotards and performed raunchy dance moves.

They belted out Robert Palmer’s Addicted To Love, but it wasn’t their singing that divided the judges.

‘Kandy rein it in,’ said Dannii.

Cheryl agreed: ‘You keep saying you want to prove yourself as singers. But you dress yourself provocatively and that’s the image you give off.’

Cowell, who before they performed had said ‘their problem isn’t the press, it’s the way they sing,’ defended the group.

‘There’s nothing wrong with a bit of pole dancing, earning a living,’ he said.

But Cheryl wouldn’t let the matter drop.

‘Would you give them a record deal?’ she shouted. ‘I’d give them a shot,’ replied Cowell.

‘I bet you would,’ she stormed.

Then as Kandy Rain were interviewed by Dermot, Cheryl could be seen waving her hand under her nose as she talked to Dannii. She then turned to Cowell and with a stern face mouthed some angry words at him.

The frostiness between the pair continued, leading Dermot to comment: ‘They’re like a pair of alley cats tonight.’

Cowell later angered Cheryl again by calling two members of Miss Frank bookends and admitting he didn’t know their names.

Miss Frank were put together as a group by the judges at bootcamp. And their performance – and newly co-ordinated performance went down well with all three.

Cheryl told them: ‘I think you’re fresh, your original. And I think there’s so much more to come from you.’

But although Simon agreed, his rudeness upset Cheryl.

‘Oh my God!’ she gasped. ‘I don’t know, it’s him!’

The show had begun on a more positive note, thanks to north London student Rachel Adedej.

She faced the terrifying prospect of being first to perform, but the 18-year-old rocked the stage – with no hint of the nerves which saw her leave the show at the bootcamp stage last year.

Dressed in a sequinned stripy top with huge padded shoulders, and a haircut shaved at the sides, she looked like the British Rihanna.

And as she sang Robbie’s hit Let Me Entertain You she danced down some perpex stairs, keeping her balance and in tune during the huge routine.

‘You can sing, you can dance. I love the new transformation. It’s like Rihanna sings Robbie,’ said Louis.

‘Fantastic job, well done!’ added Cheryl.

But Cowell admitted he hadn’t thought Rachel was much of a contender in the competition.

‘When Dannii put you through I thought ‘Why’s she put through Miss nobody? But that was a good performance. Congratulations.’

Although he did tell Rachel to tone down her make-up. But she was unimpressed, telling Dermot: ‘I think I look great!’

The first of Cheryl’s acts to perform was Rikki Loney.

And while Amy Winehouse was on Strictly Come Dancing, Rikki was murdering one of her songs on ITV.

Looking like a throwback to the music hall, in a bowler hat, the Scot sang Back To Black.

Cowell said ‘I didn’t like the way you were styled, the silly hat. For me, it was wet.

‘I can sort of see why you were singing in those pubs.’

Cheryl was more positive: ‘I’m right behind you, I’ve got your back’.

Louis came out with a clutch of his favourite phrases: ‘You’ve got a lot more to give…’

But anxious Rikki didn’t look completely convinced.

Following him onstage was Stacey from Solomon, or as she calls herself ‘Stacey from Dagenham’.

The 20-year-old produced a stunning vocal performance – singing Coldplay’s The Scientist.

And to emphasise that her soaring voice needed little embellishment, she sang with just a microphone, and one guitarist alongside her.

The judges had to talk over the screaming audience, as they refused to quieten down.

‘You have no idea how good you potentially could be,’ Cowell said. ‘I think it was genius.’

Olly Mur also went down well.

The cheeky chappy from Witham in Essex thrilled the crowd with his heartfelt performance.

But it wasn’t just his voice that won him praise. The judges revealed he was by far the backstage crew’s favourite contestant, with everyone ‘wanting to be his friend’.

And he even won a fan in Robbie Williams.

‘I love Olly Murs, I want him to be my mate,’ he told the camera.

Next up was Jamie Afro.

And Cowell was very pleased by his performance – saying he was in ‘a different league’ to everyone else.
Unsurprisingly perhaps, as Cowell mentors Jamie.

Lloyd Daniels was next onstage. The 16-year-old Welsh boy seemed intimidated by the scantily clad dancers chasing him around .

Despite looking nervous as he attempted Justin Timberlake’s Cry Me A River, he won unanimous praise from the judges.

‘I thought you came over tonight as an authentic pop star,’ said Cowell. ‘And I think your going to be here for a while.’

Lucie Jones attempted to sing former winner Leona Lewis’s I Promise You. It was a risky move as it immediately drew comparisons between the pair’s voices.

But, luckily for the fresh-faced 18-year-old, she seemed to pull it off – at least partially.

Louis told her: ‘I love Lucie. We’ve found another great female singer.

‘You were very brave to sing a Leona Lewis song, but you absolutely nailed it.’

The others agreed – apart from Simon.

‘The problem is you’re always going to be compared to the Leona version.

‘What Leona is capable of doing in the last 20 seconds of a song is hitting those big notes. The problem is there’s a ceiling.’

But Louis interrupted him: ‘I remember Leona Lewis on her first show and she wasn’t as good as this.’

The most controversial act, twins John and Edward Grimes, caused controversy on the judging panel.

Cheryl said they had done well to stick it out, despite the negative coverage, and ‘even come out here tonight’.

But she continued: ‘You can’t sing – fact.’

Cowell called them simply ‘a musical nightmare’.

And even their mentor Louis told them: ‘Not everyone in the charts can sing’.

Joe McElderry was perhaps the biggest surprise of the night.

The sweet-voiced 18-year-old student from South Shields won the hearts of the judges, and the audience with his performance.

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Singer-songwriter Adele, now 21 years old, has done a Q&A with BBC 6 Music in which she discusses the follow-up to her smash debut album, 19. She also discusses how much she enjoys being back home in the UK.

On the subject of the pressure on her to equal the brilliance of her debut album, Adele said:

“I’m not being rushed, because you’re only as good as your next record. If you get rushed you can lose that little niche that you’ve created for yourself, whereas if you take your time then you’ll end up delivering.

“Obviously I’m a bit scared that there’s new avenues that I want to go down with the sound, but I don’t want to leave behind my lovely fans who might not like the new sound. So I’m a bit wary of that.”

Adele also talked about the sound that she was looking for on the album:

“I’m more interested in having a body of work rather than a mish-mash of sounds. I think my first album was a bit of pop, a bit of R&B, a bit of jazz, a bit of wannabe rock and a bit of indie folk. I’ve been listening to a lot of Sade at the moment. I bought all these amazing iconic albums and I’m trying to work out why they have a sound. I’ve been listening to a lot of Back to Black too.”

To read the interview in full from BBC 6 Music, click here.

For additional information on Adele, go to:
http://www.adele.tv
http://www.myspace.com/adelelondon
http://www.youtube.com/adelelondon

(A little break from Ondoy)

10. You have Blue Eagles memorabilia from waaaay back.

9. You remember exactly where you were and what you were doing when Gec Chia made the shot.

8. You watch the games live, go to the Gesu after (even if you’re not Catholic), then hurry home to watch the replay.

7. Nonoy for President is not a typographical error.

6. People congratulate you when you when the Eagles win!

5. You find ways to watch the games even when abroad.

4. Your pic was on Fabilioh.com and/or the 2002 coffee table book.

3. Your doctor has required you not to cheer too loud at the games, lest your laryngitis recurs.

2. You unabashedly take a sick leave to watch  the juniors and seniors game. (Or you bring papers to mark during timeouts.)

and last, but not least… the number one telltale sign your heart bleeds blue is…

1. You never stopped being a fan, even during the Dark Ages.

Congrats to the  Ateneo Blue Eaglets and Ateneo Blue Eagles for winning double back-to-back championships! 2008-2009

Congrats Ateneo Grade School for winning SBP!

Happy Sesquicentennial Ateneo de Manila University! 1859-2009

Win or lose it’s the school we choose!

+ AMDG

Ik wil een Wake-up Light waar mijn iPhone in kan

Ken je van die dagen, dat het even niet meezit. Neem nu vandaag. Vandaag moest ik op tijd op mijn werk zijn i.v.m. een vroege meeting. No problem. Ik zet mijn wekker op tijd, zet mijn wake up light aan en ga er vanuit dat ik sowieso wel wakker word getimmerd door de timmermannen die het huis van de buren verbouwen. Ja, die gasten beginnen al om freakin’ 7 uur.

Goed, de wekker gaat en ik denk, ik heb nog ca. 20 min voor mijn Wake-up Light, laat  ik vooral daarop wachten. 20 minuten gaat mijn wekker weer maar geen Wake-up Light. Shit, shit, shit, ik moet eruit. Dat stomme ding ook, je kan niet rekenen op die wake up lights. Grrrr! En zo is het ochtendhumeur geboren. En waar zijn eigenlijk die timmermannen met hun hamers en boormachines. Waarom is het zo stil bij de buren?
Nou ja, geen tijd om daar druk over te maken, tijd om op te staan. Terwijl ik me aankleed kom ik erachter dat ik mijn Wake-up Light niet om 7:15 heb staan maar om 7:37, hmmmm, vergeten. Maar het helpt niet mijn ochtendhumeur te bestrijden. Een zeker mailtje brengt wel een glimlach op mijn gezicht maar ook dat houdt geen stand. Dan maar weer de blij-lijst inzetten. Ha haaa, dat helpt! Cobra Starship geeft me even de snelheid om me aan te kleden, ontbijt en lunch te maken.
Zo en dan rustig ontbijten. Rustig??? Oh, kijk de timmermannen zijn er wel,, ze beginnen alleen wat later vandaag. Zeg maar dag tegen je rustig ontbijtje.
Ok, snel tandenpoetsen want het is al half 9.
Oh, schoenen. Welke schoenen moet ik aan? Suède laarzen of enkellaarsjes aka kabouterlaarsjes. Oh, het dilemma! Ok, de kabouterlaarsjes staan raar zonder beenwarmers maar met gebreide legging. Waar zijn mijn beenwarmers? Oh, boven. Behheh, ik ben een schaap, dan maar suede laarzen, ook mooi.
Pffff, en zo zit ik om 8:40 in de auto waar ik een passendere cd in de cd speler moet gooien. Het wordt Amy Winehouse’ Back to Black.

Precies om 9 uur rijd ik de parkeerplaats van het werk op. Hey, sms! Leuk, wie o wie stuurt mij zo vroeg een sms. Aha, collega G. ‘Meeting is verzet naar vanmiddag of was je er al?’ Jaaaaaa, ik ben er al! Grrrr!
Nou ja, dan maar vroeg beginnen en op tijd naar huis.

Madonna fights Gaga, Ronnie Wood’s Playboy admission, Sugababes fight

Today’s top gossip:

Amy Winehouse is down to her last £1 million, according to reports. The singer, whose last album ‘Back To Black’ was released in 2006, was reportedly worth £10 million in 2008, but is said to have squandered much of her fortune on her lifestyle. Earlier this year, Winehouse took a lavish holiday on St Lucia – where she stayed for roughly six months – and was apparently on the verge of moving to the island permanently. She has also faced drink and drug addiction. The loss comes in spite of the singer’s parents Mitch and Janis taking control of her finances earlier this year (Daily Star).

From the papers:

Madonna and Lady GaGa had a pretend fight on the set of TV show ‘Saturday Night Live’, before giving each other a kiss (Saturday Night Live).

Stereophonics‘ Kelly Jones was offered homemade lager at a local café before the band played a homecoming gig at Cardiff Castle on Saturday (October 3) (The Sun).

Ronnie Wood and girlfriend Ekaterina Ivanova say they like nothing more than settling down in front of the TV at their Surrey home to watch ‘The Girls Of Playboy Mansion’ and cyber dating programme ‘eLove’ (Sunday Times).

The latest line-up of Sugababes have allegedly already fallen out, just 12 days after Keisha Buchanan was kicked out of the band and replaced by new girl Jade Ewen (The Sun).

Mr Hudson says he still uses public transport because he’s still skint (The Sun).

do we really try to mend things with booze and smokes and chocolate? is this my way of being shallow about things? i’m just gonna wake up tomorrow and feel the same and avoid eye-contact fearing what i might see..does the wine, the chocolate, the weed change anything? no. it just makes me forget about it for a couple of hours, and i guess it feels good. after all, i too am shallow, just in a different way…

btw: who ever i have on FB too, i’m definitely going back to black, the urban violet doesn’t feel right….

What Up People I’m back on my Mixgrind again.

I took some time off to get some things sorted but I promise i won’t slow down again that quick.

Here’s my latest mix effort outta the Lab.

Amy Winehouse gets rap support by Wu-Tang’s own Ghostface Killah and Treacherous Records MC One-2.

The Track is produced by Mark Ronson who is also responsible for alot of  the Production on Miss Winehouse’s album.

Amy Winehouse ft Ghostface Killah & One-2 – I’m No Good[Smu Mix](Produced by Mark Ronson)

Taylor Momsen, apareceu assim essa semana, e ai BONITA?

Eu não sei se gosto se não gosto, acho que esse picumã dela é que precisa de uma podada, tá muito com cara de aplique barato!Ah e eu tiraria esse colar…AÍ SIM!

Our New Juice-Box

Founding Member & President of D.R.I.N.K.E.R (Drunks Really Involved, Now Known as Exiles Reunited), International Functional Alcoholic Slurperson of the D-Generation, Owner and Tender Bartender of the Bar None i have decided to invest my investiture in the investment of a Juice-Box.

From now on you’ll be able to use Booze Toonze as you perooze these pages.

As a special, introductory offer there’s a two-fer on tap today:

George Thorgood - Maverick

Amy Winehouse - Back to Black

As i’m a writer, i feel a need to put in the lyrics…

George Thorogood – I Drink Alone

I drink alone, yeah, with nobody else.
I drink alone, yeah, with nobody else.
Yeah, you know when I drink alone, I prefer to be by myself.

Now, every morning, just before breakfast,
I don’t want no coffee or tea.
Just me and my good buddy Weiser.
That’s all I ever need.

Cause I drink alone, yeah, with nobody else.
I drink alone, yeah, with nobody else.
Yeah, you know when I drink alone, I prefer to be by myself.

Now, the other night I lay sleeping,
And I woke from a terrible dream.
So I called up my pal, Jack Daniels,
And his partner Jimmy Beam.

And we drank alone, yeah, with nobody else.
We drank alone, yeah, with nobody else.
Yeah, you know when I drink alone, I prefer to be by myself.

Well, the other night I got invited to a party,
But I stayed home instead.
Just me and my pal Johnny Walker,
And his brothers Black and Red.

And we drank alone, yeah, with nobody else.
We drank alone, yeah, with nobody else.
Yeah, you know when I drink alone, I prefer to be by myself.

Well, my whole family done give up on me,
And it makes me feel so bad.
The only one who’ll hang out with me
Is my dear old Granddad.

And we drink alone, yeah, with nobody else.
We drink alone, yeah, with nobody else.
Yeah, you know when I drink alone, I prefer to be by myself.

Amy Winehouse – Rehab

They tried to make me go to rehab but I said ‘no, no, no’
Yes I’ve been black but when I come back you’ll know know know
I ain’t got the time and if my daddy thinks I’m fine
He’s tried to make me go to rehab but I won’t go go go

I’d rather be at home with ray
I ain’t got seventy days
Cause there’s nothing
There’s nothing you can teach me
That I can’t learn from Mr Hathaway

I didn’t get a lot in class
But I know it don’t come in a shot glass

They tried to make me go to rehab but I said ‘no, no, no’
Yes I’ve been black but when I come back you’ll know know know
I ain’t got the time and if my daddy thinks I’m fine
He’s tried to make me go to rehab but I won’t go go go

The man said ‘why do you think you here’
I said ‘I got no idea
I’m gonna, I’m gonna lose my baby
so I always keep a bottle near’
He said ‘I just think you’re depressed,
this me, yeah baby, and the rest’

They tried to make me go to rehab but I said ‘no, no, no’
Yes I’ve been black but when I come back you’ll know know know

I don’t ever wanna drink again
I just ooh I just need a friend
I’m not gonna spend ten weeks
have everyone think I’m on the mend

It’s not just my pride
It’s just ’til these tears have dried

They tried to make me go to rehab but I said ‘no, no, no’
Yes I’ve been black but when I come back you’ll know know know
I ain’t got the time and if my daddy thinks I’m fine
He’s tried to make me go to rehab but I won’t go go go

Continua assim que tá bonita Jessica Stroup(90210)! vamos ampliar a foto comprar tecido e levar na costureira já! Dna Maria se prepara que dia 12 eu tô chegando pra agente(você) costurar aí no campo!

É uma pena que quando eu custuro uma roupa passo tanta raiva que pego Odchinho e não uso depois É UMA PENA, pq ai sim esse Brasil ia ficar pequeeeeeno…

E esse sapato bêm? COMOFAZ?

PRESTANDO ATENÇÃOOOO

SÃO VÁRIAS PEDRAS DE STRASS (ALOU 25 DE MARÇO!!) COLADAS(OU COSTURADAS) NO SALTO DE UM SAPATO DE BICO REDONDO E DE CETIM! GENTE QUERO UM DESSE PARA PREGAR OU COSTURAR TACHAS! MUITAS TACHAS! MUITAS MUITAS TACHAS! JÁ PENSOU? QUE DIGNO QUE NÃO FICARIA?

FICAADICA!

Só isso que ainda não dá para fazer igual!

ESSE OLHO AZUL NÉ GENTE…

Este pode ser um bom recomeço considerando que em se tratando de Amy Winehouse, tudo é possível!

Em preparação para o seu 3º álbum, Wino vai contar com a parceria do produtor Mark Ronson, que teve sucesso internacional quando produziu o álbum de Amy, Back To Black.

E por mais que tiveram desavenças e chegaram a um rompimento, fizeram as pazes depois que Wino saiu da “Rehab”.

“Eu estava falando com Mark sobre Amy,” disse um amigo das duas partes o rapper Lethal Bizzle. “Ele disse que ela está melhor e que já estão trabalhando juntos para começar as gravações em breve. Tudo o que ele faz é perfeito.”

Espero que ele esteja certo, afinal todos estamos ansiosos pela grande volta de Amy Winehouse!

E de bônus a prova do sucesso que será essa parceria:

Gilvan Oliveira
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Hoje, dia 21 de Setembro, foi anunciada a gravadora da cantora mais hype maloqueira da geração.  A magrela da Amy, essa maravilhosa,  acordou um dia com uma vontade irrefreável de ter uma gravadora, foi lá e fez acontecer, ela deve ter um montante bem grande de dinheiro mesmo, pode fazer o que quiser. Agora ela vai lançar uma galera nova e desconhecida na qual ela poe fé carimbando com o selo Lioness Records. A primeira sortuda é a Dionne Bromfield. Não é dificil saber por que a Amy amadrinhou a menina, ela canta no mesmo estilo da diva, além disso  tem só 13 anos, compõe , toca violão, e é fofinha. 

veja este :

Agora, pra fechar, uma foto da baby Amy:

Baby Amy with owl

Cheers,

D.G.