LONDON - British soul singer Amy Winehouse remained in hospital today for more tests after fainting at home and being rushed to a clinic by her father, a spokesman said."She's staying there for the time being," the spokesman said. "They are still not quite sure what happened and the tests were inconclusive."The 24-year-old singer and songwriter, who has publicly battled drug problems and whose personal life has attracted widespread media attention, will stay at the private clinic for further tests, he added.Winehouse, who won five Grammy Awards in February and enjoyed commercial success with her album Back to Black, put her touring commitments on hold last year amid reports she had been hospitalized for severe exhaustion.She also entered a rehabilitation clinic in January.Winehouse is expected to perform as planned at a Nelson Mandela birthday concert in London's Hyde Park on June 27.Her husband, Blake Fielder-Civil, pleaded guilty this month to beating up a bartender and conspiring to pervert the course of justice by trying to pay him not to testify.
- REUTERS/Nielsen
Wednesday 25 June 2008
Tuesday 24 June 2008
Warped Tour
As temperatures soared into the 100s for Friday's launch of the 2008 Vans Warped Tour, even mosh maniacs were retreating for whatever shade could be found.
Amy Winehouse Suffering From Irregular Heartbeat
Amy Winehouse has reportedly been diagnosed with an irregular heartbeat after collapsing at her home.
The troubled singer was rushed to hospital on Monday after allegedly fainting.
Now her family fear that this could be her last chance to ween herself of crack and heroin - and potentially save her life.
"She’ll be in there for a while if her family get their way," says a source.
"There is a feeling they can have a good crack at sorting her out this time."
An irregular heartbeat can be associated with excessive drug use and puts the sufferer at risk of a heart attack.
The Sun's doctor-on-call, Carol Cooper, explains: "Crack narrows blood vessels and raises pressure. It is toxic to the heart muscle, causing an irregular beat.
"A heart attack is one of the most common ways for the drug to kill. But if Amy’s lucky, she’ll feel much better in 48 hours."
Insiders say that Amy's family have discussed getting her sectioned if she tries to leave the London clinic where is currently being treated.
The troubled singer was rushed to hospital on Monday after allegedly fainting.
Now her family fear that this could be her last chance to ween herself of crack and heroin - and potentially save her life.
"She’ll be in there for a while if her family get their way," says a source.
"There is a feeling they can have a good crack at sorting her out this time."
An irregular heartbeat can be associated with excessive drug use and puts the sufferer at risk of a heart attack.
The Sun's doctor-on-call, Carol Cooper, explains: "Crack narrows blood vessels and raises pressure. It is toxic to the heart muscle, causing an irregular beat.
"A heart attack is one of the most common ways for the drug to kill. But if Amy’s lucky, she’ll feel much better in 48 hours."
Insiders say that Amy's family have discussed getting her sectioned if she tries to leave the London clinic where is currently being treated.
Monday 23 June 2008
Marc Ribot and Los Cubanos Postizos
Artist: Marc Ribot and Los Cubanos Postizos
Genre(s):
Latin
Other
Discography:
The Prosthetic Cubans
Year: 1998
Tracks: 10
Muy Divertido
Year: 1998
Tracks: 10
ABC snaps a Fox winning streak in the latest Nielsen ratings
NEW YORK - With an assist from Kobe Bryant and Paul Pierce, ABC snapped a Fox winning streak that had stretched back to January.
For 22 straight weeks, Fox had won the TV viewership competition among the 18-to-49-year-old demographic that it aims for. ABC took first last week because of the three National Basketball Association games between the Los Angeles Lakers and Boston Celtics, according to Nielsen Media Research.
Sunday's fifth game had nearly 14 million people tune in to watch the Lakers stay alive. It's the second most-watched NBA finals series (behind only the 2004 Pistons-Lakers series) since ABC started broadcasting them in 2003. Overall, the series average of 14.6 million people beats last year by more than 5 million viewers.
Good thing ABC had the games. Only two other ABC shows were ranked in Nielsen's top 40:"The Bachelorette" and "20/20."
Although they aren't listed in Nielsen's ranking because they began in the afternoon, NBC's coverage of Tiger Woods' U.S. Open victory paid dividends for the network. The last two hours of NBC's golf coverage on Sunday night had 16.4 million viewers, Nielsen said.
Among all viewers, CBS won the week with a 7.2 million average (4.9 rating, 9 share). NBC 6.78 had million viewers (4.4, 8) and ABC 6.75 million (4.3, 8). Fox had 6 million (3.8, 7), the CW 1.7 million (1.1, 2), My Network TV 1 million (0.7, 1) and ION Television 320,000 (0.2, 0).
Among the Spanish-language networks, Univision led with an average of 3.4 million viewers (1.7 rating, 3 share), Telemundo had 980,000 (0.6, 1), TeleFutura 470,000 (0.3, 1) and Azteca 120,000 (0.1, 0).
On the week its Washington bureau chief, Tim Russert, died of a heart attack, NBC's "Nightly News" was the most-watched evening newscast with 8 million viewers (5.5 rating, 12 share). ABC's "World News" had 7.5 million (5.2, 11) and the "CBS Evening News" had 5.7 million (4.0, 8).
A ratings point represents 1,128,000 households, or 1 per cent of the nation's estimated 112.8 million TV homes. The share is the percentage of in-use televisions tuned to a given show.
For the week of June 9-15, the top 10 shows, their networks and viewerships: NBA Finals Game 5: Boston at L.A. Lakers, ABC, 17.39 million; NBA Finals Game 3: Boston at L.A. Lakers, ABC, 14.51 million; NBA Finals Game 4: Boston at L.A. Lakers, ABC, 13.76 million; "Two and a Half Men," CBS, 10.72 million; "NCIS," CBS, 10.16 million; CSI: Crime Scene Investigation," CBS, 9.42 million; "Million Dollar Password," CBS, 9.36 million; "48 Hours Mystery" (Tuesday), CBS, 9.21 million; "CSI: NY," CBS, 9.18 million; "So You Think You Can Dance" (Wednesday), Fox, 8.91 million.
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Top 20 shows in prime-time Nielsen ratings
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Prime-time viewership numbers compiled by Nielsen Media Research for June 9-15. Listings include the week's ranking, with viewership for the week and season-to-date rankings in parentheses. An "X" in parentheses denotes a one-time-only presentation.
1. (X) NBA Finals, Game 5: Boston vs. L.A. Lakers, ABC, 17.39 million viewers.
2. (X) NBA Finals, Game 3: Boston vs. L.A. Lakers, ABC, 14.51 million viewers.
3. (X) NBA Finals, Game 4: Boston vs. L.A. Lakers, ABC, 13.76 million viewers.
4. (16) "Two and a Half Men," CBS, 10.72 million viewers.
5. (13) "NCIS," CBS, 10.16 million viewers.
6. (10) "CSI: Crime Scene Investigation," CBS, 9.42 million viewers.
7. (X) "Million Dollar Password," CBS, 9.36 million viewers.
8. (89) "48 Hours Mystery" (Tuesday)," CBS, 9.21 million viewers.
9. (27) "CSI: NY," CBS, 9.18 million viewers.
10. (52) "So You Think You Can Dance" (Wednesday), Fox, 8.91 million viewers.
11. (27) "Hell's Kitchen," Fox, 8.81 million viewers.
12. (42) "Deal or No Deal" (Wednesday), NBC, 8.62 million viewers.
13. (14) "CSI: Miami," CBS, 8.53 million viewers.
14. (39) "Rules of Engagement," CBS, 8.51 million viewers.
15. (20) "Criminal Minds," CBS, 8.32 million viewers.
16. (20) "Without a Trace," CBS, 8.2 million viewers.
17. (52) "So You Think You Can Dance" (Thursday), Fox, 8.02 million viewers.
18. (16) "House," Fox, 7.97 million viewers.
19. (20) "60 Minutes," CBS, 7.56 million viewers.
20. (52) "Bones," Fox, 7.49 million viewers.
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The Los Angeles Lakers received an enormous scare this weekend -- Isiah Thomas came to town!
He claims he's just in L.A. shopping and relaxing with his daughter -- but if Kobe gets traded this week for a second round pick and a bag of balls, you'll know why.
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The Chesterfield Kings
Artist: The Chesterfield Kings
Genre(s):
Rock
Other
Discography:
The Berlin Wall Of Sound
Year:
Tracks: 11
Surfin' Rampage
Year:
Tracks: 32
Hiroko Taniyama 90s
Year:
Tracks: 14
Drunk on Muddy Waters
Year:
Tracks: 13
Don't Open Til Doomsday
Year:
Tracks: 14
The Electric Soft Parade
Bjorn Lynne
Artist: Bjorn Lynne
Genre(s):
Electronic
Ambient
Rock
Discography:
Soothe
Year: 2004
Tracks: 8
Colony
Year: 2002
Tracks: 11
The Gods Awaken
Year: 2001
Tracks: 10
Wolves Of The Gods
Year: 1999
Tracks: 7
The Void
Year: 1998
Tracks: 10
Phoenix
Year: 1997
Tracks: 13
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Amy Winehouse collapses
It wasn't just the fans that were swooning, yesterday, as Amy Winehouse signed autographs outside her home. The singer fainted shortly after returning inside from an afternoon signature session. An assistant caught Winehouse before she hit the ground, spokesman Chris Goodman said in a statement. "She quickly recovered and her father, Mitch, took her to hospital as a precaution."
Goodman said doctors were unsure of the cause of the collapse. Winehouse, who has long wrestled with drug use, was to undergo further tests and possibly stay overnight at The London Clinic in Marylebone. She had spent the early part of the day signing autographs for Canadian fans outside her north London home. She fainted while "doing admin" work, Goodman said.
This isn't the first time that Winehouse has made an unexpected visit to the hospital. She was admitted last August for "severe exhaustion", with another visit in February during the course of her drug rehabilitation treatment.
Late last week, Winehouse performed at an exclusive concert in Moscow before Roman Abramovich, the billionaire owner of Chelsea Football Club. She is also billed to perform later this month at Nelson Mandela's birthday benefit concert in Hyde Park, London. The Sunday Times newspaper's Rich List has estimated Winehouse's wealth at £10 million.
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