Amy Winehouse Too Sick for Paris Gig

Here's a shocker: At the last minute, Amy Winehouse pulled out of a concert in Paris on Friday night because she was too tired of to perform.

The trouble-stricken Brit, who's been hospitalized doubly since June, was overly ill to make the trip from her home in London to the City of Lights for the Rock En Seine festival.

Her spokesman Chris Goodman told People, "It's aught serious. It's just a normal illness�she hasn't visited a hospital or anything like that. She's at home in bed, just unable to sing."

On the festival's official blog (in French), organizers say they weren't given an exact reason for her absence and that they may seek legal action.

The 24-year-old chanteuse is due to perform at next weekend's Bestival fete on England's Isle of Wight.

Ticket holders, don't hold your breath...

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Madonna - Madonna Renews Bid To Adopt Tot

LATEST: MADONNA has renewed an attempt to dramatize a two year old girl from Malawi - despite scholarship her syndicate are "not interested".

The pop superstar is keen to re-home Mercy James wHO currently resides in the same African country from where she adopted her son David Banda.

It is believed the vocaliser plans to give the child back to her family when she is six. But the family line have turned down her offer.

The child's grandmother, Anaphiri Ngalande, says, "When Mercy is no longer a baby we want her back.

"I don't want the money they said they'd give me."

It is the second time Madonna has tried to adopt the child. Last year (07), the tot's uncle John blocked an attempt made by her aides.

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Love Chain

   
Artist: Love Chain

   Genre(s): 
Other
   

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Discography:


   
 Burn

   Year: 1994   
Tracks: 11

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Labor Day Music Fest, Revelation Generation, Partners With Pillar of Fire Ministries and Top NJ Radio Station, Star99, to Aid in Promotion Efforts

Alliance Also Includes Partnerships with Autumn Blaze Music Festival,
Somerset Christian College and Zarephath Christian Church

FRENCHTOWN, N.J., June 26 -- Annual outdoor Labor Day
Weekend music festival Revelation Generation (http://www.revelationgeneration.org)
-- held August 29-30 at Revelation Farms in Frenchtown, NJ -- has just
announced a partnership with Pillar of Fire Ministries and tri-state area
radio station, Star99 (99.1 WAWZ-FM). Other organizations involved in the
partnership include sibling music festival Autumn Blaze, Somerset Christian
College and Zarephath Christian Church. As part of the strategic alliance,
Star99 will sponsor the concert's Friday night activities which include
performances by Chris Tomlin, Leeland and American Idol finalist Mandisa.
The radio station will also aid Revelation Generation in its online, on-air
and on-site promotional efforts. Concurrently, Pillar of Fire Ministries
will assist in the mobilization of volunteers for the concert through its
established network with Autumn Blaze and Zarephath Christian Church. As an
additional bonus, Rob Cruver, senior pastor of Zarephath Christian Church,
Chancellor of Somerset Christian College and Co-Founder of Autumn Blaze,
will address and speak with concert-goers during Friday night's events.

"Forging a partnership of this magnitude is incredibly exciting for
us," said Robert Grom, co-founder of Revelation Generation with wife Kim
Grom. "Pillar of Fire Ministries, Star99, Autumn Blaze, SCC and Zarephath
all have such massive reach and dedicated missions -- and we are thrilled
to have their support for this year's concert. And to have Rob [Cruver]
join us on Friday night is truly amazing."

Star99, located in Somerset County, is a radio station dedicated to
challenging listeners to live with a greater purpose and passion. The
station is one of the most listened-to Christian music radio stations in
the country. Star99's coverage ranges from Philadelphia to New York City to
southern New Jersey -- a listenership that provides Revelation Generation
with massive potential reach. In addition to a heavy on-air commitment,
Star99 will conduct a number of remote radio broadcasts, live from
Revelation Generation on both days of the show.

"I have a strong relationship with Bob and truly believe in the RevGen
mission of connecting with and reaching young people through faith," said
Cruver. "We began Autumn Blaze about 15 years ago for many of the same
reasons and have experienced the same thrills associated with impacting
thousands of young lives. And because we share a similar passion and vision
with RevGen, it's a joy to link hearts, arms and resources."

Additional youth groups, ministries, churches and other organizations
interested in getting involved with Revelation Generation are encouraged to
visit http://www.revelationgeneration.org (see the "Get Involved" tab on the
left-hand side) or call 908-483-2203.

This year's Revelation Generation music festival will feature multiple
stages with more than 20 artists, groups and speakers. Headlining acts
include As I Lay Dying, Sixpence None The Richer, TobyMac, Flyleaf, Norma
Jean and newsboys. Other featured speakers include Stephen Baldwin, Justin
Lookadoo and extreme sports stars, Vertical Ministries. For more
information and detailed profiles on all of the Revelation Generation
artists, speakers and special guests, visit http://www.revelationgeneration.org.
Steeply-discounted pre-sale tickets are also now available to fans at
http://www.itickets.com/Revelation/.

Ticket Availability & Information

Tickets can be purchased online at http://www.itickets.com/Revelation/
and are currently available at pre-sales pricing with an average discount
of 40 percent below gate prices for a limited time. For more information
including news, directions, accommodations, ministry alliances, and vendor
or sponsorship opportunities, visit the official festival website
http://www.revelationgeneration.org or on MySpace at
http://www.myspace.com/revelationgenerationorg or friend us on Facebook.

About Revelation Generation

Revelation Generation is an annual music festival which takes place on
Revelation Farms in Frenchtown, N.J., a 140-plus acre property owned by
Robert and Kim Grom -- original founders of the Christian non-profit
organization who have dedicated their farm to many youth events and to
raising money for youth-oriented charities. Revelation Generation is a
first-rate entertainment event that calls today's youth to live positive
lifestyles -- free of depression, peer pressure, and addiction -- by using
their influence and talents to serve others. Revelation Generation brings
together a unique mix of emerging and award-winning musical artists
spanning rock, pop, alternative, and punk, along with inspiring speakers,
demonstrations, activities, and games that the whole family can enjoy. For
more information, visit http://www.revelationgeneration.org.




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Osbourne's Brits rant sparks complaints

Media watchdog Ofcom has received a number of complaints about presenter Sharon Osbourne's rant during last night's Brit Awards.
The watchdog got 43 complaints from members of the public who were offended by the use of bad language on the show, which was broadcast live on ITV1.
Sharon Osbourne, who co-hosted the event with members of her family, scolded comedian Vic Reeves after he appeared to forget what award he was there to present.
Osbourne accused the star of being drunk and cursed at him, before taking the award from him and presenting it to the winner herself.
Reeves later blamed a faulty autocue for the slip-up on stage.
Later in the show, comedian Alan Carr declared that he was drunk before presenting an award and Kelly Osbourne was forced to usher Arctic Monkeys off stage, cutting their acceptance speech short.
Check out all the style from the Brit Awards in our photo gallery here.

Bob Sege

   
Artist: Bob Sege

   Genre(s): 
Rock
   

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Discography:


   
 Bob Seger and The Silver Bullet Band

   Year: 1980   
Tracks: 10

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Originally a hard-driving rocker in the vein of fellow Michigan garage rockers the Rationals and Mitch Ryder, Bob Seger developed into one of the most popular heartland rockers over the grade of the '70s. Combining the driving charge of Ryder's Detroit Wheels with Stonesy garage rock and devotion to hard-edged soul and R&B, he crafted a distinctively American heavy. While he never attained the decisive regard of his present-day Bruce Springsteen, Seger did develop a dedicated following through constant touring with his Silver Bullet Band. Following various years of missed chances and bemused opportunities, Seger at long last achieved a national interview in 1976 with the back-to-back freeing of Live Bullet and Night Moves. After the atomic number 78 success of those albums, Seger maintained his popularity for the next deuce decades, releasing seven-spot Top Ten, platinum-selling albums in a row.


Seger began playing music in 1961 as the drawing card of the Detroit-based ternary the Decibels; his future managing director, Eddie "Punch" Andrews was as well a member of the band. Moving to Ann Arbor, he played with the Town Criers before he became the keyboardist and vocaliser for Doug Brown & the Omens. Billing themselves as the Beach Bums, the band released "The Ballad of the Yellow Beret," a takeoff of the Sgt. Barry Sadler song "The Ballad of the Green Beret." The single was withdrawn in short after its freeing after Sadler threatened a lawsuit. In 1966, Seger released his number 1 solo single, "East Side Story," which became a regional strike. Several other local hit singles followed on Cameo Records, including "Persecution Smith" and "Heavy Music," before his label folded. In 1968, he formed the Bob Seger System and sign-language with Capitol Records, releasing his debut album, Ramblin' Gamblin' Man, in the spring of that year. The title track became a national strike, mounting to number 17, simply the group's followup, Noah, stiffed and Seger distinct to quit the music business at the end of 1969 to go to college.


By the last of the summer, Seger had returned to rock & roll with a new mount banding, releasing Mongrel at the last of the class. For 1971's Brand New Morning, he disbanded his group and recorded a singer/songwriter elbow grease. Following its release, he began playacting with the duette Dave Teegarden and Skip "Van Winkle" Knape, and the yoke provided backing on 1972's Smokin' O.P.'s, which was the showtime outlet on Palladium Records, a pronounce he formed with Andrews. The album failed to sell, as did Back in '72 (1973) and Seven (1974), and he affected back to Capitol Records for 1975's Beautiful Loser. For the recording of Beautiful Loser, Seger formed the Silver Bullet Band, which consisted of guitarist Drew Abbott, bassist Chris Campbell, keyboardist Robyn Robbins, saxophonist Alto Reed, and drummer Charlie Allen Martin. Seger supported Beautiful Loser with an extensive duty tour with the Silver Bullet Band, and while it didn't build the album a strike, it provided a widespread grassroots following across the country. The touring gainful off in 1976, when Live Bullet, a double album recorded in Detroit, became a murder, disbursal over three years on the U.S. charts and going gold; the album would eventually go quadruple pt.


The groundswell slow Live Bullet sent Seger's future studio album, Night Moves (1976), into the Top Ten early in 1977. Nighttime Moves became a blockbuster, generating the stumble singles "Night Moves," "Mainstreet," and "Rock & Roll Never Forgets." Stranger in Town, released in the summer 1978, was just as successful, featuring the hits "Soundless the Same," "Hollywood Nights," "We've Got Tonite," and "Onetime Time Rock & Roll." Stranger in Town positive his status as ane America's about popular bikers. Seger's future album, 1980's Against the Wind, became his showtime number ane album and all of its big hits -- "Fire Lake," "Against the Wind," "You'll Accomp'ny Me" -- were ballads. The live album Nine Tonight continued his multi-platinum success in 1981, merchandising three gazillion copies and peaking at number tierce.


Seger returned with The Distance in 1982. The Distance was the showtime album since Seven to be recorded with the plus of session musicians, which caused guitar player Abbott to depart the band in thwarting. Over the class of the next 10, the membership of the Silver Bullet Band shifted constantly. While The Distance featured "Attaint on the Moon," his biggest murder single to escort, its gross revenue plateaued at a gazillion copies, suggesting that his popularity was beginning to layer turned. Seger likewise began to drastically reduce his transcription and touring schedules -- he just released unitary other record album, 1986's Like a Rock, during the '80s. Like a Rock and its supporting spell were both successes, pavement the way of life for "Shakedown," a sung dynasty taken from the soundtrack to Beverly Hills Cop II, to suit Seger's lone number one hit in 1987. Four age after its sacking, he returned with The Fire Inside. Although the album went atomic number 78 and reached the Top Ten, it only appealed to Seger's devoted next, as did 1995's It's a Mystery, which became his first album since Live Bullet to fail to go atomic number 78, demolishing off at gold status. In 2006, after an 11-year hiatus, Seger released Face the Promise.

Smart People

Dennis Quaid stars as a bitter, washed out widower in SMART PEOPLE, a film that tackles the lives of several seriously unhappy people in surprisingly funny and touching ways. A hated literature professor at Carnegie Mellon, Lawrence Wetherhold has been earning the scorn of his students, colleagues, and family since the death of his wife several years ago. The only person on his side is his teenage daughter Vanessa (Ellen Page), whose loyalty and similarities to her father belie her tender age. Between running the Young Republicans club and aiming for a perfect SAT score, the over-achieving high school student knows no life beyond the insular world of family. When the film begins, the family dynamics are well established, with Lawrence merely going through the motions of his life, unable to muster up any passion for parenting or even his literary expertise. It takes a seizure, an unexpected visit from his adopted brother (Thomas Haden Church), and a new romantic interest (Sarah Jessica Parker) to shake things up and stir Lawrence from his constant misery.

Driven by a clever script and fine performances, SMART PEOPLE is set in the land of academia, a place where both Lawrence and Vanessa have taken refuge and plunged themselves into as escape from the external world. In spite of their high IQs, both father and daughter are equally clueless when it comes to navigating relationships. This becomes obvious as Vanessa develops a line-blurring relationship with her uncle, and Lawrence stumbles in romancing his doctor. If Vanessa wants a shot at happiness and Lawrence wants to make things work in his love life, both will have to adopt new attitudes or risk further alienation. Church is hilarious as Chuck, Lawrence's adopted slacker brother, adding a funny but heartfelt element to the otherwise serious film.

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