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Brit Music Scene

August 1st, 2008

John Lydon Brands Pete Doherty A Coward, Amy Winehouse As Aimless Winehouse

I love and hate John Lydon aka Johnny Rotten in equal measures. Yes, he’s over the hill and should have stopped ranting on stage as lead singer of the Sex Pistols a long time ago. And yes, he only says things to cause controversy and buy himself and his band some cheap publicity. But he […]

By Dave Parrack -- 1 comment

July 19th, 2008

Coco Sumner Is A Star In The Making | Sting’s Daughter Wows In ‘I Blame Coco’

Being the offspring of a famous celebrity is a double-edged sword: it can help you forge your own career in the world of entertainment purely by people knowing your name, or it can make you subject to unfair comparisons, and accusations of getting an unfair advantage.
A high percentage of celebrities offspring choose to follow their […]

By Dave Parrack -- 1 comment

July 10th, 2008

Amy Winehouse Neighbours Seek To Evict Her | Brit Singer Punches Yet Another Fan

Is Amy Winehouse a singer? I have to ask because I very rarely get to actually write anything about her as a singer these days. Instead, the only reason she’s in the news is due to drinking, taking drugs, refusing to go to rehab, and punching fans.
And here’s another one of those stories. This time, […]

By Dave Parrack -- 0 comments

June 22nd, 2008

Amy Winehouse Has Emphysema | Her Dad Mitch Reveals Devestating Drug Damage

Amy Winehouse has Emphysema, at least according to her dad Mitch. The only good thing about this latest news is that it means she hasn’t got tuberculosis.

Winehouse was rushed to hospital last Monday, and has been in there ever since having all the tests and scans she could possibly have. It was reported at the […]

By Dave Parrack -- 0 comments

May 30th, 2008

The Libertines May Not Be Dead - Carl Barat Offers Hope Of Reunion With Doherty

It was only five years ago that The Libertines were on top of the world, as Pete Doherty and Carl Barat’s band gained a legion of fans, and had critics firmly behind them. At that stage they seemed to be the future of British music, the noughties version of Oasis, The Beatles and The Smiths. […]

By Dave Parrack -- 0 comments

May 19th, 2008

Amy Winehouse Alicia Keys Cover Video Uploaded To YouTube - By Pete Doherty

We already knew that Amy Winehouse and Pete Doherty were new best friends, and have been spending bags of time with each other, although it was reported that attempts for the pair to record a duet had gone slightly wrong of late. However, two videos were uploaded to YouTube by Doherty over the weekend which […]

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May 16th, 2008

Amy Winehouse Tells Pete Doherty All His Songs Are “Shit” - Duet May Not Happen

Pete Doherty was released early from his prison sentence involving drugs on May 6th, and immediately revealed plans to record a duet with fellow druggie and supposed new best friend Amy Winehouse.
However, the plans haven’t exactly gone to plan.
While they’re still on to duet together at Doherty’s rescheduled Royal Albert Hall gig, plans for […]

By Dave Parrack -- 3 comments

May 6th, 2008

Pete Doherty Released From Prison Early - Planning London Duet With Amy Winehouse

Last month saw Pete Doherty sent to prison for 14 weeks for breaching a probation order revolving around his drug habit.
However, this morning just 29 days (or 4 weeks) in to his sentence, he was released from Wormwood Scrubs jail in London for good behaviour.
He then wasted no time in trying to get his […]

By Dave Parrack -- 1 comment

April 24th, 2008

Amy Winehouse Accused Of Assaulting Men On Night Out In London - Jail Time Possible

It seems Amy Winehouse went out on a bender in London on Tuesday, and not content with getting paralytically drunk, or high on drugs, she allegedly assaulted men in not one, but multiple different incidents.
Winehouse is thought to have been out drinking in North London with Babyshambles member Mik Whitnall, probably discussing Pete Doherty’s […]

By Dave Parrack -- 0 comments

April 8th, 2008

Pete Doherty Jailed For 14 Weeks

Pete Doherty is currently spending his first night in prison after being sent down for 14 weeks after breaching a probation order intended to help wean him off drugs.
The British singer, formerly with The Libertines, and now with Babyshambles as well as performing solo, will spend the next three and a half months in Woomword […]

By Dave Parrack -- 0 comments