Saturday, June 28, 2008

Metallica Responds To The Blogsphere

Posted By: Tibi Puiu

Photo courtesy of dave1968

We didn’t have a chance to write about this, but about a week ago Metallica previewed a mix of songs from their forthcoming new album, to a bunch of journalists in London. Apparently there was a misunderstanding, though, and the subsequent reviews of the material where quickly withdrawn from various websites, within minutes from their posting. Now, the band itself (the whole mix was put to the journalists disposal by their management) are back to clarify the issue and to provide some interesting insights on how they view the internet, mainly the blogsphere, and feedback in general.

As posted on Metallica.com:

While we occasionally enjoy reading the various comments, rumors, speculation, reviews, gossip and all the good that the internet brings, rarely do we feel the desire/need to respond to the “blogosphere” … hey, everyone is entitled to have their thoughts and opinions, right? However, once we re-surfaced on Tuesday after a few weeks on tour in Europe, we were informed that someone at Q Prime (our managers) had made the error of asking a few publications to take down reviews of the rough mixes from the new record that were posted on their sites. Our response was “WHY?!!! Why take down mostly positive reviews of the new material and prevent people from getting psyched about the next record … that makes no sense to us!” So after a few rounds of managerial ear spank and sentencing everyone at Q Prime to 20 push-ups each, we figured why not take matters into our own hands and just post the links here on our site. Kerrang, Metal Hammer, The Quietus.You see, we have maintained an “in the press” section here on Metallica.com for many years now, posting links to reviews of shows, album and DVD releases, and various other tidbits we’ve come across while surfing around. Some good, some not so good, but we put ‘em all up … sort of the same way we treat our message boards on this site … welcoming all feedback.

So in the spirit of keeping this section current, we’ve put as many of the reviews of the rough mixes of the new record up here as we could find. If we missed any, let us know … and in the meantime, we’re always adding, so peruse at your leisure.

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Winehouse: 'I have nothing to live for'

Friday June 27, 2008 02:15 PM)

Troubled singer Amy Winehouse insists her problems with drugs and alcohol stem from "boredom" and feeling like she has "nothing to live for".

In a rare interview with Rolling Stone magazine, the Back To Black hitmaker reveals that after her husband Blake Fielder-Civil was jailed on charges of assault and perverting the course of justice in November 2007, she felt like her life wasn't worth living.

The Grammy award-winning singer subsequently cancelled her UK tour and ended up in rehab in an attempt to kick her addictions.

She was also treated at a London hospital for traces of emphysema last week.

And Winehouse blames her downward spiral into drink and drugs on her current unhappy state.
She says, "To be honest, my husband's away, I'm bored, I'm young. I felt like there was nothing to live for. It's just been a low ebb."

But the star insists that although she was treated at a London clinic in March, she doesn't feel like she has fully completed a rehab programme.

She adds, "I've never been to rehab, I mean, done it properly. I'm young, and I'm in love, and I get my nuts off sometimes. But it's never been like, 'Amy, get your life together.'"



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