Amy Winehouse is best known for singing “they tried to send me down to rehab, I said no no no” – you know, the lushes’ anthem of 2007.
So is this good or bad for her image?
And forget her image. Is she still coming to Seattle next month? Anyway, hope she gets well if she’s really in rehab.
I’ve heard of a few Nick Lachey sightings since the former boy bander bought the Tacoma Rainiers. (Word has it he’s even stopped at my neighborhood Thriftway.) But now he’s finally making an official appearance at the Aug. 25 Rainiers game vs. the Portland Beavers.
He’ll also play in the Richard Karn Celebrity Softball game to benefit Tacoma General Hospital’s Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, according to a release issued by the Rainiers this morning.
You’ve heard about shows being called off because of “vocal problems” and “exhaustion.” But I bet you’ve never heard of the plug getting pulled for this.
How old is Nels Cline? Five?
It’s been an eventful year for Chris Cornell. First, the guy freed himself from Audioslavery. Then he released a new solo album called “Carry On.” And now he’s all set to play some of them spiffy new songs (and surely a few old favorites from his Soundgarden/Temple of the Dog days) on Oct. 3 at Seattle’s Paramount Theatre.
Tickets go on sale at 11 a.m. Saturday, and you’ll be able to find more info here.
Just received this announcement from the folks at the Showbox in Seattle:
…
THE SHOWBOX ACQUIRES SECOND LOCATION
The Showbox is excited to announce the addition of a 22,000-square-foot concert and event facility to its ranks, located at 1700 1st Avenue South. The 1511-capacity venue, previously named The Premier and The Fenix, will be called Showbox SoDo and is slated to open in September for 21+ and all-ages events, as well as corporate events and private parties.
The Showbox will continue to operate in its downtown location, to be re-named Showbox at the Market, and
The Police. Genesis. Rage Against the Machine. Bad Brains. Half of Smashing Pumpkins. Yep, 2007 has definitely shaped up as the Year of the Reunion Tour.
And Van Halen ain’t about to be outdone. Fans have heard that how the legendary hard rock band was flirting with a reunion tour all year. And we’re not talking about getting back together with Sammy Hagar or Gary Cherone. We’re talking a bona fide reunion with one David Lee Roth!
And now it’s official. The Van Halen bros will team back up with Roth for their first tour together
…
KISW-FM (99.9) revived its popular Pain in the Grass series Saturday at Cheney Stadium with a lineup that included Godsmack, Buckcherry, Candlebox and more. But while there was plenty of "pain" – as in the pain of standing on line for an hour for hot dogs and beer – the "grass" was sadly missing.
Well, there was plenty of that kind of grass, by the smell of it. But instead of putting the show on the actual field – as KBKS-FM ("Kiss," 106.1) did with its Big Freakin’ Deal show a
…Club Vertigo is opening as scheduled tonight, according to the venue’s Web site. I’m headed down to Oly to see Mirah and Rocky Votolato this evening. But I’m curious about the former 54′s makeover. So anyone who’s going this weekend wanna share your first impressions in the comments section?
Anyone who’s followed Pearl Jam these past few years knows that the Seattle rock heavyweights are no fans of that George W. Bush guy. So when I read about AT&T censoring political content from the webcast of Pearl Jam’s recent performance at Lollapalooza in Chicago I wondered what the big deal was. Is Eddie Vedder stomping on a George Dubya mask still controversial five years later? Who hasn’t bashed Bush at this point?
I wasn’t at the Chicago performance. But my homie, co-worker and favorite Pearl Jam fanatic, Elysia Smith was. So I turned to
…I tune out most of the TMZ e-mails that flood my inbox every day. But the latest one, about the gossip site’s report on Amy Winehouse being treated for “exhaustion,” has me worried.
According to the report, the “Rehab” singer checked into a London hospital and was discharged after her doctor prescribed “complete rest.” “Back to Black” is my favorite album of ’07, and I’m hoping that prescription doesn’t mean calling off her Sept. 25 date at the Paramount.
