“Frank” 3 1/2 stars AMY WINEHOUSE’S EXPERT MELDING of old-school styles with contemporary production and a riot-grrrl attitude didn’t begin with “Back In Black.” Her album “Frank,” a more stripped-down, jazzy effort released in 2003 in the U.K. and now in the States, finds the edgy British singer rivaling greats like Ella Fitzgerald and Eartha […]
When Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings made their San Diego debut two years ago at the Casbah, this vintage R&B-celebrating band from Brooklyn was so low-profile it barely qualified as a sub-underground sensation.Now, thanks to such famous fans-cum-collaborators as Amy Winehouse, Denzel Washington, Lou Reed, Rufus Wainwright and They Might Be Giants, this independent-minded group […]
50 Cent shows off home decorating skills USHER WINEHOUSE LOS ANGELES - James Taylor still has a friend in Carole King. Taylor and King were a match made in 1969 at Hollywood’s famed Troubadour nightclub. They were rehearsing there Tuesday afternoon for a series of benefit concerts coinciding with the club’s 50th anniversary.He reached the […]
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Earlier this year, Sharon Jones experienced overnight success. It had only taken a couple of decades.The turning point for the old-school Southern soul singer came courtesy of Amy Winehouse, who used Jones’ crack eight-piece, horn-driven band the Dap-Kings on record and in concert. Suddenly everyone was asking where Winehouse producer Mark Ronson had uncovered this […]
(U-WIRE) DURHAM, N.C. — Unconventional doesn’t even begin to describe Amy Winehouse. The larger-than-life hair, dramatic kohl-lined eyes and mysterious persona builds upon her rebellious appeal. The English singer’s soulful voice-compared to contemporaries like Erykah Badu and Lauryn Hill-is mixed with funk, jazz and R&B to create songs that defy the stereotypes of mainstream music. […]
(U-WIRE) MINNEAPOLIS — Let’s admit it: We citizens of the United States only became obsessed with Amy Winehouse once we caught wind of her pro-drinking/shooting/snorting track “Rehab.” At the time, a flurry of heroin-chic Hollywood-ites were rushing to “rest centers” as if a month of sobriety were a day of strawberry picking. Winehouse’s track was […]
Amy Winehouse cancels rest of ’07 concert dates and appearances, citing health issues By Erin Carlson The Associated Press NEW YORK — Helio Castroneves won the mirrorball trophy on ABC’s “Dancing With the Stars,” but lost his fiancee , Aliette Vazquez. Less than a day after Castroneves was declared the winner, Vazquez, a Miami-based business […]
AMY WINEHOUSE “Frank”Ah, back in the day … um, about four years ago, actually. Before the stunning 2007 release “Back to Black,” and the subsequent meteoric rise and well chronicled family and substance-abuse problems, there was a singer. And what a singer Brit popster Amy Winehouse was, one part old-time jazz chanteuse and one part […]
) Amy Winehouse - “Frank” (Universal Republic) - 2-1/2 stars Any notion that Amy Winehouse’s “Frank” sounds anything like her blockbuster album “Back to Black” is obliterated by the first few moments of the record.On the CD’s first track, we hear a bass guitar walking into the foreground while the British singer scats: “Wah-boo-diddy, dee-ya-bop […]