Tag Archives: Amy Winehouse

What Makes An Icon Iconic? A Statue

By | Posted on May 16th, 2013
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It’s startling to think how quickly Amy Winehouse has shifted in public consciousness from aspiring singer to delightful hitmaker to tabloid chew-toy and on to a state of permanent deification, thanks to her untimely death.

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LISTEN: Emeli Sandé Covers Beyoncé’s ‘Crazy in Love’ for ‘Gatsby’ Soundtrack

By | Posted on May 1st, 2013
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With The Great Gatsby film coming on May 10, Interscope Records has added to the excitement surrounding the film by releasing songs from the soundtrack over the past couple weeks. First they released a sampler of the entire album.

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LISTEN: Beyonce & Andre 3000′s Cover of Amy Winehouse’s ‘Back to Black’

By | Posted on April 30th, 2013
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Last week a sample of The Great Gatsby soundtrack was released on YouTube, giving fans a glimpse of the music that will accompany the jazz-era film. When we looked at it, we focused on Emeli Sandé covering Beyoncé’s “Crazy in ...

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There’s an Amy Winehouse Documentary on the Way

By | Posted on April 25th, 2013
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Asif Kapadia, the director of the hugely acclaimed documentary Senna – about the event-packed, but short life of Formula 1 racing driver Ayrton Senna – has signed a deal with Universal Music and Studio Focus Features International ...

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Six American Songs Re-imagined By British Artists (And ‘Call Me Maybe’ as a Ballad)

By | Posted on April 24th, 2013
Emeli Sande (John Marshall/Invision/AP)

Last week Interscope Records released a sampler of the Great Gatsby soundtrack. With songs by Florence + the Machine and Lana Del Rey, it is just as promising as the film.

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15 Great British Tribute Band Names, And One We Made Up

By | Posted on April 15th, 2013
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There’s a definite knack to naming a tribute band: Ideally you’d want a devilishly-clever pun on the band’s name (or at a push, their most famous song or album title), but it has to be one that also explains that ...

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Amy Winehouse’s Ashes Are Buried

By | Posted on September 17th, 2012

Approximately 70 mourners gathered to support Amy Winehouse’s family as they said a final goodbye to their late daughter by burying her ashes, reports Marie Claire UK.

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The Brit List: Five Great Mark Ronson Collaborations

By | Posted on September 4th, 2012
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Amy Winehouse One Year On: Five Songs Covered, Five Cover Songs

By | Posted on July 23rd, 2012

When a beloved musician is no longer with us, the temptation is to preserve their work in amber, in honor of their memory. The hit songs are no longer emotional machines in their own right, they’re museum exhibits with fragile ...

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The Great British Songbook #3: ‘Rehab’

By | Posted on March 12th, 2012

Some songs are classics from the first moment, the first line. They arrive, mess with your mind, demand your full attention and leave insisting that you play them again right away.

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