Amy Winehouse did not unveil any new material at the concert
It was billed as her big comeback gig at the annual Jazz festival in St Lucia, but fans of Amy Winehouse walked away disappointed. ed hardy clothing
During her hour-long set the singer forgot her words and seemed unstable on her feet - before eventually walking off stage mid-song.
Her spokesperson has blamed the weather and "technical difficulties", but some members of the crowd were not happy with the performance she gave throughout.
"It was disappointing, it is very sad to see, but she is obviously not fit to be on stage," said one spectator, Kathy who lives on the island.
"I was hoping for better; it's embarrassing."
'Wasted talent'
At one point Winehouse told the crowd: "Sorry, I'm bored," as she started to sing During Some Unholy War, before changing her mind and attempting to perform Back to Black.
Ben, a local resident, said her performance had been "painful".
He added: "What a wasted talent. She is on a one-way road to destruction; it's such a shame."
Dressed in a pale blue mini-dress and with her beehive resurrected to its former glory, she opened with Know You Now.
However, the vocal soon began to falter and by the time she got to the second song, her infamous erratic behaviour was in full swing.
Taking her white platform shoes on and off several times during the gig, she bent over to reveal her underwear, replica handbagscausing the crowd to boo and to cheer.
As the singer launched into Tears Dry on Their Own, the heavens opened, and it was not long before the stage was plunged into darkness.
At one point Winehouse asked whether there had been a power cut.
Throughout her shaky version of Cupid, Winehouse kept forgetting the words and mumbling to herself.
Vulnerable and distracted
"She was on a different planet," said British spectator Natasha.
Visibly swaying, and wandering off mid-song, Winehouse seemed vulnerable and distracted.
Her backing singers were forced to cover for her poor vocal efforts, carrying her - quite literally at one point - as she leaned on a male band member for assistance.
At one point Winehouse sat down on a speaker at the front of the stage and seemed to be staring into space, until she was prompted by her backing vocalist to get back up and continue.
Having heard she has been working on new material during her stay on the island, fans had expected to hear some new songs.
However,replica watches Winehouse stuck to songs already known and mainly taken off her second album, Back to Black.
Valerie was the final track Winehouse attempted, before walking off stage mid-way through the song to the confusion of her band, who were not sure if she would be returning to the stage.
2009年5月12日 星期二
2009年4月19日 星期日
Festival axed over safety fears
North Ayrshire Council has refused to grant a licence for the Homecoming Festival which was due to take place at Irvine Beach Park on 2 and 3 May.
The Pigeon Detectives and Armin van Buuren were among the acts lined up to perform.
The organisers said the cancellation was due to demands from the council for a 50% share of the profits.
Snow Patrol were also due to play a DJ set at the bank holiday weekend festival.
The council said a licence for the event was granted subject to conditions being met.
The organisers were asked to submit a risk assessment, a major incident and emergency plan and a traffic management plan.
Ian Mackay, assistant chief executive of legal and protective services at North Ayrshire Council, said: "None of these fundamentally important plans have ever been produced.
"The requirements of the other emergency services, particularly the police and ambulance services, appear to have been similarly ignored by the promoters."
He added: "Our principal consideration has always been public safety. We cannot sit back and adopt the philosophy that 'it will be all right on the night'."
A statement on the Homecoming Festival website said: "It is with great regret that organisers of the Homecoming festival have announced that this year's event has been cancelled.
"This is due to new demands from the council requesting 50% of the profits and a £60,000 bond on the land." womens clothes
New venues
The organisers said all ticket holders would be entitled to a full refund.
Arrangements were being made to organise new venues and dates for some of the artists that were scheduled to perform at the event.
Mr Mackay added: "It would have been perfectly reasonable for the council to charge a rental, not least to cover the hundreds of hours spent on this application by council officials. ed hardy clothing"Council officials had in fact made numerous request to the promoters for numbers of ticket sales on which to base a rental calculation. However, that information was not produced."
The Pigeon Detectives and Armin van Buuren were among the acts lined up to perform.
The organisers said the cancellation was due to demands from the council for a 50% share of the profits.
Snow Patrol were also due to play a DJ set at the bank holiday weekend festival.
The council said a licence for the event was granted subject to conditions being met.
The organisers were asked to submit a risk assessment, a major incident and emergency plan and a traffic management plan.
Ian Mackay, assistant chief executive of legal and protective services at North Ayrshire Council, said: "None of these fundamentally important plans have ever been produced.
"The requirements of the other emergency services, particularly the police and ambulance services, appear to have been similarly ignored by the promoters."
He added: "Our principal consideration has always been public safety. We cannot sit back and adopt the philosophy that 'it will be all right on the night'."
A statement on the Homecoming Festival website said: "It is with great regret that organisers of the Homecoming festival have announced that this year's event has been cancelled.
"This is due to new demands from the council requesting 50% of the profits and a £60,000 bond on the land." womens clothes
New venues
The organisers said all ticket holders would be entitled to a full refund.
Arrangements were being made to organise new venues and dates for some of the artists that were scheduled to perform at the event.
Mr Mackay added: "It would have been perfectly reasonable for the council to charge a rental, not least to cover the hundreds of hours spent on this application by council officials. ed hardy clothing"Council officials had in fact made numerous request to the promoters for numbers of ticket sales on which to base a rental calculation. However, that information was not produced."
2009年4月9日 星期四
Gospel father 'Pop' Winans dies
David 'Pop' Winans Sr, the patriarch of the award-winning gospel music family, has died in Tennessee at the age of 74.
The singer died at a Nashville hospice, where he had been since January after suffering a heart attack and stroke last October, his family announced.
"The Winans family wishes to thank everyone for their prayers and support, but would appreciate privacy at this time," a statement said.
Pop was the father of well known gospel singers BeBe and CeCe Winans.
Grammy nomination
Four other children - Michael, Marvin, Carvin and Ronald - performed as The Winans, recording such songs as Ain't No Need to Worry featuring Anita Baker. wholesale handbags
David Winans, a native of Detroit, began singing with a gospel quartet at the age of 18.
He later worked as a car salesman, taxi driver, barber and also was a preacher. After The Winans signed a recording contract, replica handbags he was their manager for a period.
In 1999, Winans was nominated for a Grammy for his solo album, Uncensored.
He and his wife Delores, known as Mom Winans, were also nominated for their album Mom & Pop Winans in 1989.
Memorial services are planned for next week at Perfecting Church in Detroit where Marvin Winans is the senior pastor. replica designer handbags
The singer died at a Nashville hospice, where he had been since January after suffering a heart attack and stroke last October, his family announced.
"The Winans family wishes to thank everyone for their prayers and support, but would appreciate privacy at this time," a statement said.
Pop was the father of well known gospel singers BeBe and CeCe Winans.
Grammy nomination
Four other children - Michael, Marvin, Carvin and Ronald - performed as The Winans, recording such songs as Ain't No Need to Worry featuring Anita Baker. wholesale handbags
David Winans, a native of Detroit, began singing with a gospel quartet at the age of 18.
He later worked as a car salesman, taxi driver, barber and also was a preacher. After The Winans signed a recording contract, replica handbags he was their manager for a period.
In 1999, Winans was nominated for a Grammy for his solo album, Uncensored.
He and his wife Delores, known as Mom Winans, were also nominated for their album Mom & Pop Winans in 1989.
Memorial services are planned for next week at Perfecting Church in Detroit where Marvin Winans is the senior pastor. replica designer handbags
2009年3月23日 星期一
Poet Plath's son 'takes own life'
The couple's other child, Frieda, told the newspaper that her brother had been battling depression for some time.
Hughes had been working as a professor in Alaska. His sister paid tribute to "a loving brother, a loyal friend to those who knew him".
Plath took her own life in 1963 when her two children were infants.
The writer also had a history of depression and her novel, The Bell Jar, is one of the most acclaimed depictions of the disease.
She gassed herself while Nicholas and Frieda lay in the room next door. Her suicide note was left pinned to the children's pram.
Her death led to criticism of Plath's husband Ted Hughes, who had recently left the family for another woman.
'Strong bond'
Ted Hughes later wrote of his concern over the effect on his children of the circumstances of her death.
Frieda Hughes highlighted the closeness of the relationship between father and son in her statement to The Times.
Nicholas Hughes was an evolutionary ecologist. His sister said: "His lifelong fascination with fish and fishing was a strong and shared bond with our father (many of whose poems were about the natural world)."
She explained that he had recently left his job as professor of fisheries at the University of Alaska to "advance his not inconsiderable talent at making pots and creatures in clay".
She added: "Despite the vagaries that life threw at him, he maintained an almost childlike innocence and enthusiasm for the next project or plan."
Hughes had been working as a professor in Alaska. His sister paid tribute to "a loving brother, a loyal friend to those who knew him".
Plath took her own life in 1963 when her two children were infants.
The writer also had a history of depression and her novel, The Bell Jar, is one of the most acclaimed depictions of the disease.
She gassed herself while Nicholas and Frieda lay in the room next door. Her suicide note was left pinned to the children's pram.
Her death led to criticism of Plath's husband Ted Hughes, who had recently left the family for another woman.
'Strong bond'
Ted Hughes later wrote of his concern over the effect on his children of the circumstances of her death.
Frieda Hughes highlighted the closeness of the relationship between father and son in her statement to The Times.
Nicholas Hughes was an evolutionary ecologist. His sister said: "His lifelong fascination with fish and fishing was a strong and shared bond with our father (many of whose poems were about the natural world)."
She explained that he had recently left his job as professor of fisheries at the University of Alaska to "advance his not inconsiderable talent at making pots and creatures in clay".
She added: "Despite the vagaries that life threw at him, he maintained an almost childlike innocence and enthusiasm for the next project or plan."
2009年3月15日 星期日
Ugly scenes at TV model audition
An audition in New York for the TV show America's Next Top Model turned ugly when chaos broke out, leaving six people injured and three arrests.
Thousands were queuing outside a Manhattan hotel hoping to be selected for the hit reality show, created and hosted by former supermodel Tyra Banks.
Police cancelled the audition but could not say what had sparked the panic.
Reports suggest matters were made worse when a man charged into the crowd attempting to steal handbags.
Sleeping bags
Clothes and shoes were abandoned in the street as women tried to escape the melee.
Some of those waiting in line at the Park Central New York hotel had camped out overnight with chairs and sleeping bags to get their shot at fame.
Of those injured only two were taken to hospital, according to the fire service.
The arrests of two women and a man were on charges of inciting to riot and disorderly conduct.
The CW network, which airs the show, said it was working with authorities to investigate what had happened.
This 13th series of the show is seeking 12 finalists who are shorter than the average model, with auditions only open to those under 5ft 7ins.
Thousands were queuing outside a Manhattan hotel hoping to be selected for the hit reality show, created and hosted by former supermodel Tyra Banks.
Police cancelled the audition but could not say what had sparked the panic.
Reports suggest matters were made worse when a man charged into the crowd attempting to steal handbags.
Sleeping bags
Clothes and shoes were abandoned in the street as women tried to escape the melee.
Some of those waiting in line at the Park Central New York hotel had camped out overnight with chairs and sleeping bags to get their shot at fame.
Of those injured only two were taken to hospital, according to the fire service.
The arrests of two women and a man were on charges of inciting to riot and disorderly conduct.
The CW network, which airs the show, said it was working with authorities to investigate what had happened.
This 13th series of the show is seeking 12 finalists who are shorter than the average model, with auditions only open to those under 5ft 7ins.
2009年3月12日 星期四
Runrig guitarist Jones collapses
Malcolm Jones, guitarist with the band Runrig, is seriously ill in hospital after collapsing at Waverley rail station in Edinburgh on Sunday.
It is understood he had been playing with band-mate Iain Bayne on the Black Isle north of Inverness and had been returning to his home in Fife.
A spokesman for Runrig confirmed that he had been taken ill and said they wished him a speedy recovery.
The band's tour of Germany, Austria and Switzerland has been cancelled.
A statement on the band's official website said: "We regret to announce that guitarist Malcolm Jones has been taken ill and as a result we have been forced to cancel the forthcoming tour of Germany, Austria and Switzerland.
"We are deeply sorry for the short notice and obvious inconvenience that this will cause. Ticket holders should contact their vendor for refunds.
"We will give you more information as soon as possible. However, in the meantime we are sure you will join us in wishing Malcolm a speedy recovery."
It is understood he had been playing with band-mate Iain Bayne on the Black Isle north of Inverness and had been returning to his home in Fife.
A spokesman for Runrig confirmed that he had been taken ill and said they wished him a speedy recovery.
The band's tour of Germany, Austria and Switzerland has been cancelled.
A statement on the band's official website said: "We regret to announce that guitarist Malcolm Jones has been taken ill and as a result we have been forced to cancel the forthcoming tour of Germany, Austria and Switzerland.
"We are deeply sorry for the short notice and obvious inconvenience that this will cause. Ticket holders should contact their vendor for refunds.
"We will give you more information as soon as possible. However, in the meantime we are sure you will join us in wishing Malcolm a speedy recovery."
2009年3月10日 星期二
condemns Darfur expulsions
Some 2.7 million people are receiving aid in Darfur after being forced from their homes.
The UN estimates that 300,000 people have died, since black African rebels took up arms in 2003 against the Arab-dominated regime demanding a greater share of resources and power.
President Bashir on Sunday made a defiant visit to Darfur and warned all foreign workers to obey Sudan's laws or face expulsion.
The ICC issued a warrant for Mr Bashir on 4 March, accusing him of two counts of war crimes and five crimes against humanity in Darfur.
It is the court's first indictment against a serving president.
Mr Bashir has always denied that his government helped mobilise the Janjaweed militias accused of the worst atrocities against civilians.
Sudan, the African Union [AU] and the Arab League have all urged the UN Security Council to use its powers to defer the arrest warrant, saying it could further destabilise Darfur.
After meeting Mr Bashir in Khartoum on Monday, AU Commission chairman Jean Ping said: "It is clear that the decision of the ICC undermined and jeopardised... reconciliation in Darfur."
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