Three Imaginary Girls - Amy Winehouse

Poor Amy: crack kills

Imaginary Shrie — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 22:50:03 +0000

"Amy's covered in nicotine patches and eating like a horse"

Amy Winehouse wins Record of the Year Grammy

imaginary ash — Mon, 11 Feb 2008 03:55:49 +0000

Thank goodness it wasn't the Foo Fighters

It's going to be a very Amy Christmas

Erik Gonzalez — Wed, 16 Jan 2008 16:34:28 +0000

OK, I am really busy today, but this was too good to pass up.

NME is reporting that UK pop-wreck Amy Winehouse is planning on recording, yes, a Christmas and Hanukkah album! She'll supposedly be working with her current producer, the ever-popular Mark Ronson. I'm just amused by this whole idea considering the mess Amy seems to be in these days, but hey, more power to her (but you do have to love the juxtaposition of this story with the picture NME decided to use.)

And oh yeah, if you've missed it so far, here's Amy with her new blonde 'do. Dana, you better pick yourself up some hair bleach, eh?

Best of 2007: imaginary Dana's picks

imaginary dana — Tue, 01 Jan 2008 18:16:45 +0000

I have so many favorites for 2007 that narrowing the lists was tricky. Plus I'm preggo as a house and have NO memory at this point, so I'm sure I've inadvertently omitted some really great releases and songs. Forgive me and my wacked out hormones.

But that said, here are some Top of 2007 lists from me, to you. Feel free to leave comments both nasty and supportive. I likely deserve both for some of my erratic tastes.

The official results of the TIG Best NW Releases of 2007 Readers' Poll are coming VERY soon... stay tuned! In the meantime, some of my personal picks for a wonderful year in music past:

Favorite Releases of 2007:

Amy Winehouse Back to Black
Okkervil River The Stage Names
Tullycraft Every Scene Needs a Center
Beirut The Flying Cup Club
The Scotland Yard Gospel Choir The Scotland Yard Gospel Choir
Shake Some Action Shake Some Action
Math & Physics Club Baby I'm Yours
John Vanderslice Emerald City
The Cave Singers Invitation Songs
The Fratellis Costello Music

Favorite Northwest Releases of 2007:

Amy Winehouse arrested! Lily Allen pregnant!

Erik Gonzalez — Wed, 19 Dec 2007 14:30:41 +0000

It's been a busy week for celebrity trainwrecks.

igAsh's favorite songs of 2007, with {some} free downloads!

imaginary ash — Wed, 19 Dec 2007 06:46:04 +0000

I made a 'Best of '07' compilation for coworkers and thought I'd share my picks with you, in no particular order. Hope you've got a little time to spare!

All downloads have been posted with permission from the bands themselves. Thanks bands!

1. Nicole Atkins and the Sea: "The Way It Is"

I think this is my favorite song of the year. Here's the clip from Letterman.

2. Peter Bjorn and John: "Young Folks"

I'm such a sucker for whistling. And isn't this the most visually satisfying video ever.

Grammy Nominees 2007

Tim Hanken — Thu, 06 Dec 2007 21:08:09 +0000

Grammy nominees have been announced with igDana fave Amy Winehouse picking up nominations for best album,

New releases for the week, from Easy Street Records

Jflores — Tue, 20 Nov 2007 19:50:25 +0000

Well, it's another week (weak) of re-issues, remixes, and scraps.

Amy Winehouse threatens crowd and the Pipettes almost catch fire!

Erik Gonzalez — Thu, 15 Nov 2007 16:33:44 +0000

Back stateside, the much less controversial Pipettes seem to be much hotter than Amy lately -- hot enough to set a monitor on fire onstage!

Amy Winehouse is cooler than Beth Ditto? Where's Jarvis?!?

imaginary liz — Tue, 13 Nov 2007 22:44:46 +0000

NME has posted their "Cool" findings for 2007 on their website and has opened the voting for the Readers' Top 10 on their website.

Save Amy Winehouse, save the world.

Erik Gonzalez — Thu, 08 Nov 2007 22:19:47 +0000

TMZ is reporting that UK police are currently busy breaking the door down of her apartment.

Winehouse Halloween costumes

imaginary dana — Tue, 30 Oct 2007 18:14:25 +0000

Any of our imaginary readers dress up like Ms. Winehouse and have photos to share??

I couldn't get a lot in class, but I know it don't come in a pint glass

ChrisB — Sat, 27 Oct 2007 16:11:25 +0000

If they start offering syringes with Winehouse's name on them, well, that's another story.

Amy Winehouse, possession, and a pre-order for her Live in London DVD

imaginary dana — Mon, 22 Oct 2007 16:44:31 +0000

It's been a good long while since my BFF Amy has been in the news, and today I've got good news and bad news

Great moments in auto-generated e-mail

ChrisB — Fri, 28 Sep 2007 16:23:09 +0000

I dunno. I thought the Amy Winehouse show was missing something important.

Speaking of Arctic Monkeys, have we chatted yet about how much this cover rules?

imaginary dana — Thu, 27 Sep 2007 18:00:31 +0000

Because it does.

Which albums must be heard on vinyl to fully appreciate?

imaginary dana — Thu, 20 Sep 2007 20:34:55 +0000

Our imaginary household has recently acquired a kickass turntable and a decent pair of speakers, so we've spent many the evening geeking out with our (very small) pile of records.

High School Musical's reign of terror continues

Erik Gonzalez — Thu, 13 Sep 2007 18:39:13 +0000

This week's Billboard chart doesn't offer much hope for those of us not infected by the High School Musical virus. I'm hoping that HSM doesn't end up like Grease or Bat Out of Hell where middle aged women of the future will perform routines from it at wedding receptions, however, I imagine this is inevitable.

That being said, HSM 2 continues its reign as #1 (although we can hope that Kanye, Kenny Chesney or 50 Cent can knock it down next week, which I suppose is sort of like having a flat tire and hoping it will be fixed by a boulder rolling down and crushing your car).

I'm stunned at the popularity of "post-hardcore" (whatever that is) these days. Atreyu posted well last week, and now Equal Vision's Chiodos debut at #5 with Bone Palace Ballet. I'm guessing that touchy-feely emo has now been replaced by this "post-hardcore" stuff. Oh kids!

Some other fun observations:

Patrick Wolf covers Simone, Winehouse

imaginary dana — Wed, 12 Sep 2007 15:29:17 +0000

Whoa, a Patrick Wolf live covers medley, featuring a cover of Nina Simone's "Black in the Color" that blends seamlessly into Amy Winehouse's "Back to Black."

Amy Winehouse live acoustic performance at the Mercury Awards

imaginary dana — Wed, 05 Sep 2007 18:19:49 +0000

Given all her recent drama and issues, what a brilliant song pick.