Amy Winehouse Packs a Punch at Glastonbury
Amy Winehouse Packs a Punch at Glastonbury
In typical form, Amy Winehouse managed to stir up a little controversy during her performance as part of the Glastonbury Festival in Somerset, England on Saturday night (June 28).
According to AP reports, following her hour-long performance with nearly 80,000 spectators on hand, Winehouse climbed down from the Pyramid stage and threw a punch at a fan.
A Canadian Press report tells: “It was unclear what sparked the altercation at the large music and performing arts festival in southwest England, but some witnesses said a fan tried to grab Winehouse.”
After checking out Jay-Z’s performance while standing alongside Beyonce Knowles, the troubled “Rehab” crooner then returned to the clinic she has been staying at to receive treatment for her drug addiction.
An onlooker tells: “Amy appeared worse for wear, and looked somewhat disheveled compared to how healthy she looked leaving the clinic only a few hours before.”
Kid Rock: (Don’t) Steal This PSA
It has been said that sarcasm doesn’t always translate to print. It’s apparently having trouble in video form, as well.
Despite a clearly tongue-in-cheek video PSA posted on YouTube last week by Kid Rock in which he gives fans his approval not only to illegally download his music but to get sticky-fingered on all manner of other material needs, from Toyotas to iPods, the rocker has apparently decided to cover his tracks and clarify his remarks.
“I was just trying to have some fun with it,” he disclaimed to reporters today at the Buick Open Pro-Am in Michigan.
Too bad he had to go and spoil it with unnecessary clarification.
Pixar’s BURN-E
When I sat down with WALL-E director Andrew Stanton earlier this week, one of the questions I asked was if they were planning to release a short film for the DVD release. For those of you who don’t know, Pixar released a computer animated short film called Mike’s Car with Monster’s Inc, Jack Jack Attack was released with The Incredibles, Mater and The Ghostlight with Cars, and Your Friend The Rat on Ratatouille. Stanton told me:
“There is going to be a sci-fi short that is very connected to WALL-E. We were very conscious of making sure this was produced at the same time as the film. And I think that everyone will be pleasantly pleased.”
I grilled him for more information but he looked over to a Disney big wig who was in the room and said “I don’t think think I’m allowed to announce it, am I?” He laughed and said “Got to give us something to talk about for the next time you’re here.”
Well UpcomingPixar was able to find out more information from a member of the orchestra of WALL-E. Apparently the some of the crew was brought back this week to record the score for the computer animated short film which will be on the DVD/Blu-ray release. The short is called Burn-E and is about a robot named, well, Burn-E. No details were revealed, but I’m assuming this little robot has something to do with fire. The music was composed and conducted by JAC Redford, who is also orchestrator on the feature film. So there you have it.
WALL-E hits theaters on June 27th 2008.
Mayer Is All About the Music. Mostly
John Mayer wants to remind everyone that he is, first and foremost, an artist.
After all, it seems that all people want to talk about lately are the musician’s jogging habits, his love for The Goonies and, oh yeah, his blossoming relationship with a certain someone.
So what does he have to say on matters of the heart?
“I don’t have a problem with my privacy as much as I have a problem with people messing with my message,” John tells USA Today. “If you’re going to take pictures of me doing mundane stuff, will you at least take pictures of me playing guitar?”
Right, right, OK…but what about Jen?
“All I can tell you is that I have made every decision in my life with complete authenticity,” says the singer-songwriter when asked about his relationship with the actress. “My feet are firmly on the ground. If you do things from the heart, it feels awesome.”
Well, we were hoping for a little more dish there, John. But we admire the sincerity, so we’ll take it.