Amy Winehouse's Death Ruled Alcohol-Fueled "Misadventure"
The final word on Amy Winehouse's death has finally been revealed, and the troubled singer did not, in fact, have any drugs in her system when she died—turns out she had consumed massive amounts of alcohol instead.
Video: Lou Reed Pays Weird Tribute To Amy Winehouse
When Lou Reed isn't busy with his made-in-heaven Metallica collaboration, he's off paying tribute to Amy Winehouse. The singer, who has written some of the greatest odes to heroin known to man, has been paying homage to Winehouse since her death during his current European tour. During a recent performance of the song "Ecstacy" in Rome, he said, “I’d like to dedicate this show to the great singer-songwriter Amy Winehouse. We all loved her,” before singing a bit of Winehouse's hit "Rehab" in a mantra-like style. Below, watch that clip (skip to 2:05 in the first video), plus Winehouse-dedicated takes on "Sunday Morning" and "Femme Fatale:"
Moving, "Funny" Funeral For Amy Winehouse, Breakup Allegedly Caused Fatal Binge
Amy Winehouse's family and friends gathered for a private funeral at a North London synagogue yesterday to pay tribute to the R&B singer who was found dead in her apartment on Saturday. According to People, Winehouse's father Mitch, who is a jazz musician, gave a "funny" eulogy, "telling stories about her childhood, people were laughing like a celebration." Winehouse's friend Kelly Osbourne was spotted in attendance, as was producer of Back to Black Mark Ronson. Carole King's "So Far Away" played at the close of the ceremony, and "Mitch encouraged everyone to sing to it and they did." Winehouse's family then traveled to another location to have her body cremated, per family custom.
Amy Winehouse's Autopsy Inconclusive, Family Mourns With Fans
An autopsy performed on the body of R&B singer Amy Winehouse, who was found dead in her London apartment on Saturday, has been ruled inconclusive. According to CNN, the procedure "did not establish a formal cause of death and we await the results of further toxicology reports." Those reports are expected to take two to four weeks to complete.
Amy Winehouse Mourned, Cause Of Death Still Undetermined
Before she was pronounced dead yesterday, Amy Winehouse allegedly showed "signs of life" when paramedics arrived at her London apartment, "but she died before they could transport her." TMZ reports that authorities are "operating under the suspicion" of an overdose, but this couldn't be confirmed and an official tells the Times "at this early stage it is being treated as unexplained." Winehouse's father, Mitch, who is a jazz musician, was in New York yesterday before he was scheduled to perform at the Blue Note on Monday, but has since cancelled the show and returned to London. Winehouse's mother told a British paper that her daughter " seemed out of it" when she saw her on Friday, and that her death at an early age was "a matter of time. But her passing so suddenly still hasn’t hit me.”
Amy Winehouse, 27, Reportedly Found Dead In Her London Apartment
Critically acclaimed R&B singer Amy Winehouse was reportedly found dead in her London apartment today at 4 p.m. local time. She was 27 years old. According to the Daily Mail, her death is "believed to be unexplained." Winehouse appeared at a concert on Wednesday featuring her 15-year-old Goddaughter Dionne Bromfield, and according to one source, "staggered onstage" to tell the audience to buy Bromfield's new record.
Gothamist's Week in Rock: Lowered Expectations Edition
Sure, with the All Points West Fest announced, Coachella may not have the same appeal for east coasters this year, but the lineup announcement is still an exciting annual event. Over the last few years, it has established itself as the granddaddy and standard bearer of the American festival circuit. Unfortunately, most people are finding this year's lineup is a bit of a dud. Coachella's been operating at such a high level since 2003 that it was really only a matter or time before the lineups would stop exciting everyone, and while last year had it's plusses and minuses, this year seems to have really fallen off. Many of the smaller acts played the fest recently, something they used to try and avoid, and the headliners seem to be all over the place. Sure, a Portishead reunion is a treat, but how many Roger Waters fans are into Jack Johnson? Is a Love and Rockets reunion and Death Cab for Cutie really above the fold top draws? Doesn't seem like it. While we can't speak for their bottom line, which surely is doing okay, it might serve them well to try and scale back a bit in the future if this year has a bit of a drop off. Two days in the desert is more than enough for most, and to pack those days full with bands everyone can get excited about is a much more appealing scenario.
Gothamist's Week in Rock, Volume 49
Naked Guy at Ted Leo Concert It's a tad early for year end awards, but this story is making a strong, late push for the greatest live moment of 2007. At the Ted Leo show at The Music Hall of Williamsburg Wednesday night, some dude from Jersey took off his shirt and threw it on the stage. Not satisfied with merely being topless in a crowd on that snowy night, he eventually followed the shirt...
Tokyo Police Club, Indie Rockers
Pitchfork-approved blog darlings Tokyo Police Club have spent the last year and change transitioning from flavor of the month boy band to reputable musicians with an enviable knack for short, hook-happy hits. On Thursday night these clever Canucks will have the chance to further extend their fan base when they perform at the “Woodie” Awards; they’re nominated for a “Breaking Woodie”. Broadcast on the 24-hour college network mtvU, the award show will feature performances by...
Week of the Dead
While most of the city is dressing up as VMA's Britney, Amy Winehouse or some other of-the-moment pop culture trainwreck -- others are celebrating this week in a more non-pop cultural way. Starting Sunday night, and continuing through November 2nd, is the Dias de los Muertos (Day of the Dead) festival at the St. Mark's Church in-the-Bowery.
Elsewhere in the ist-a-verse
With unseasonable weather descending upon much of North America, schools getting ready to reconvene, and sports seasons getting exciting, it's a busy time of year for us here in the Ist-A-Verse. Luckily, even with all the things we have to do, we still managed to get together to let you know what we've all been up to.
Gothamist's Week in Rock, Volume 11
(AKA The It doesn't feel like Friday and we're still hungover from SXSW edition)
Pencil This In
ART: Projecting on the outdoor walls of MoMA through February 12th will be Doug Aitken's first large-scale outdoor installation in the US. The installation consists of eight large moving projections in which five characters' lives are played out during one night in New York. Actors include: Tilda Swinton, Chan Marshall (Cat Power), Seu Jorge, Ryan Donowho, and Donald Sutherland.
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