Amy Winehouse

Amy Winehouse's Blood Self-Portrait Underwhelms At Auction

Posted 05.14.2012

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One reason to abstain from painting with your own blood: it doesn't tend to sell well. (Although we can think of a few more reasons...) Last year,...

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Alabama Shakes: Throwback Or Flash Forward?

R. Clifton Spargo | Posted 05.14.2012

Read More: Janis Joplin, Boys & Girls, Retromania, Heartbreaker, Music, Amy Winehouse, I Ain't the Same, Brittany Howard, Alabama Shakes, Fifty News

Concert promoters depend on short-lived summer tours featuring tried-and-true, long-retired, and often just plain tired musicians from the 60s, 70s, 80s, or early 90s, who hit the road to cash in on the nostalgia of fans, many of whom are too young to remember the past they find themselves collectively longing for.

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Pete Doherty Auctioning Painting Made With Amy Winehouse's Blood

Posted 05.09.2012

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Former Libertines singer Pete Doherty will be auctioning off some of his art pieces in London later this week -- one of them smeared with the blood of...

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Janis Joplin and Amy Winehouse: Why the Comparison?

Kayla Yandoli | Posted 04.18.2012

Read More: Janice Joplin, Female Singers, 27 Club, Amy Winehouse, Female Musicians, College News

What has me severely troubled is this incessant need to compare two artists just because they share a gender. Society should not be filing "woman" as a category in which to analyze and critique artists: music is purely music.

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Stranded in the High Ground: Conversations With Nanci Griffith and Adam Cohen

Mike Ragogna | Posted 04.03.2012

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The Best Makeup In Cover Art

Posted 03.05.2012

Read More: Warhol, Ziggy Stardust, Madonna, Lady GaGa, Kiss, Adam Ant, Best Makeup, Best Makeup of Musicians, Amy Winehouse, Bjork, Marilyn Manson, Best Makeup in Cover Art, Nicki Minaj, David Bowie, Joe Calderone, Slidepollajax, Arts News

Most of us use makeup to highlight our favorite features and minimize our least favorites. But with a little creativity, makeup can, like any artistic...

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Lindsay Lohan's New Role As A Muse?

Posted 02.23.2012

Read More: Rihanna, Celebrity Art Portraits, Lindsay Lohan, Celebrity Art, Claire Milner, Domingo Zapata, Lady GaGa, Lindsay Lohan Playboy, Amy Winehouse, Daniel Edwards, Marilyn Monroe, Video, Selena Gomez, Taylor Lautner, Justin Bieber, Jason Mecier, Arts News

In her newest role, Lindsay Lohan is playing the original sexy sinner herself, Eve. (Where else could she go after playing sexy Jesus?) From "The Pare...

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Whitney's "Call to Arms"

Howard Meitiner | Posted 04.16.2012

Read More: Tony Bennett, Jamie Lee Curtis, Michael Jackson, Celebrity, Recovery, Whitney Houston, Addiction, Amy Winehouse, Politics News

This weekend, Whitney Houston's heartbreaking death became doubly tragic as the news media and others pounced, intent on transforming the memory of th...

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Did We Do Enough? Thoughts on the Death of Whitney Houston

Smokey Fontaine | Posted 04.16.2012

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Perhaps the best way to honor the memory of an artist we will never forget is to choose to do that little bit more for someone in our lives who needs our help.

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Hearts Turned to Stone

Donna Jean Freberg | Posted 04.14.2012

Read More: Paul McCartney, Valentine Love, Whitney, Grammys, Amy Winehouse, Bruce Springsteen, Entertainment News

Of all the fantastic performances, the great voices and outrageous dancing and original songs, and amazing legends, and youngsters who can sing us all under the table, it was, at the end of the day, Springsteen who blew me away.

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WATCH: Arianna Weighs In On Tony Bennett's Call To Legalize Drugs

Huff TV | Posted 04.14.2012

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Arianna appeared on Monday morning's edition of "CNN Starting Point With Soledad O'Brien," joining a roundtable to discuss singer Tony Bennett's call ...

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How Do Our Facebook Selves Write About Death?

Lucas Kavner | Posted 04.14.2012

Read More: Michael Jackson, Christopher Hitchens, Whitney Houston Icon, Twitter, Whitney Houston, Zadie Smith, Being Bobby Brown, Facebook Deaths, Whitney Houston Death, Facebook Walls, Facebook, Amy Winehouse, Bobby Brown, Culture News

As Houston's family and close friends mourn, do our "RIP Whitney" posts mean something, sandwiched between posts about cereal and recaps of The Bachelor, especially after we've watched, over many years, her slow-motion fall from grace?

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Amy Winehouse's Parents Accept Grammy For Late Singer

AP | Posted 02.12.2012

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LOS ANGELES -- One of the Grammy show's most poignant moments was one that TV viewers didn't see. When Tony Bennett received the Grammy Sunday for be...

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Amy Winehouse's Family Upset Over Gaultier Runway Show

The Huffington Post | Ellie Krupnick | Posted 01.27.2012

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The most memorable of this week's Spring 2012 couture shows was undoubtedly Jean Paul Gaultier's homage to Amy Winehouse. The irreverent French design...

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PHOTOS: Jean Paul Gaultier Creates Amy Winehouse Bride

The Huffington Post | Ellie Krupnick | Posted 01.25.2012

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From the beehive hair and the cat-eye liner to the varsity jackets, corset tops and cigarettes, Jean Paul Gaultier's couture show was all about Amy Wi...

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A-Sides With Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings: Some Funk and Soul Food for Your Ears

Jon Chattman | Posted 03.06.2012

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I caught up with Jones backstage before her sold-out show last month at the Tarrytown Music Hall in Westchester, and spoke to her about her evolution and her anticipation of joining other "divas" on stage for a VH1 special.

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Dog Ears Music: Resolution, Regret--and Pt. II Resolution

Phil Ramone and Danielle Evin | Posted 02.29.2012

Read More: The Magic Numbers, Griffin House, Mumford & Sons, Prince, Paul McCartney, Merle Haggard, Danielle Evin, Radiohead, Music, Amy Winehouse, Billy Preston, mp3s, Asaf Avidan & the Mojos, John Coltrane, Talking Heads, Declan O?Rourke, Marilyn Manson, Mike James Kirkland, Bill Frisell, Phil Ramone, David Bowie, Jeff Buckley, Vitamin String Quartet, Dog Ears, Sara Evans, Jamie Lidell, Bajofondo, Entertainment News

This week we review albums by Prince, Vitamin String Quartet, John Coltrane, the Talking Heads, and other artists.

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The Small Hero Amongst Us All

Jonathan Agin | Posted 02.26.2012

Read More: Michael Jackson, Heroes, Children, Chemotherapy, The Kardashians, December, End of Year, Childhood Cancer, Amy Winehouse, Celebrities, Cancer, Impact News

Yes, heroes do exist; they walk amongst us in very small packages, never trying to be heroes. They simply just are.

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Fashion Is the New Art: NEW? How Very Dare You!

Malcolm Harris | Posted 02.20.2012

Read More: Marc Jacobs, Hermes, Valentino, Alexander McQueen, Damien Hirst, Azzedine Alaia, Olsen Twins, Amy Winehouse, Catherine Tate, Video, Style News

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No Movie No No No

People | Posted 02.12.2012

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She may be topping the music charts posthumously, but Amy Winehouse will never be the subject of a biographical film, according to her father....

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Amy Winehouse Releases Her Album Of 'Hidden Treasures'

AP | NEKESA MUMBI MOODY | Posted 02.05.2012

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Amy Winehouse, "Lioness: Hidden Treasures" (Universal Republic) Although "Lioness: Hidden Treasures" serves as Amy Winehouse's posthumous album and t...

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The Spy Movie You Won't Understand, But Should Watch

Posted 12.05.2011

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PHOTOS: The Last Clothes Amy Winehouse Designed

The Huffington Post | Jessica Misener | Posted 12.05.2011

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Fred Perry has decided to release the final pieces from its Amy Winehouse collection, reports Telegraph. The collection of 14 pieces from the late ...

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Which Charity Received Amy Winehouse Foundation's First Donation?

AP | HILARY FOX and NICKI FINLAY | Posted 02.01.2012

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LONDON — Amy Winehouse's father says meeting the first children to be helped by the foundation set up in his late daughter's name has been both ...

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Amy Winehouse's Dress Auctioned

AP | Posted 11.30.2011

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LONDON -- The dress worn by Amy Winehouse on the cover of the late singer's Grammy-winning "Back to Black" album has sold for over 43,000 pounds ($67,...

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