Is there a month that goes by when Amy Winehouse isn’t “taken ill in her London home” these days? It’s now happened for the third time in the last couple of months, and it meant that Winehouse had to pull out of her headline slot at the Rock En Seine festival in Paris on Friday just a few hours before her appearance.

There’s no indication yet that she was actually taken to hospital this time, but it’s been confirmed that paramedics were called to the singers’ address on August 29th. Amy is now said to be recovering at home from whatever mystery ailment got her this time.

Winehouse was first taken to hospital in June after collapsing at her Camden home. She spent weeks being treated, with doctors finally diagnosing lung condition emphysema. Then she was rushed to hospital again at the end of July for “a reaction to medication”.

Now, near the end of August, Winehouse has been taken ill again. Can you see a pattern emerging?

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Biffy Clyro are a band who have been around for an absolute age, but apart from a very dedicated set of fans, have failed to really cross over to the mainstream or have huge success. That looks all set to change with their new release, Mountains, which went straight in to the top ten of the British charts at the weekend.

Biffy Clyro are a Sottish rock group who have been in existence since 1995. Their sound covers a wide spectrum of genres, with metal, punk, hardcore, and alternative all featuring quite heavily as influences.

Their latest album, Puzzles, was released last year to much critical acclaim, and the band’s career has gone from strength to strength over the past 12 months. As well as supporting huge groups such as Muse, The Who, and The Rolling Stones, Biffy Clyro are known for their explosive festival sets, usually performed topless.

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Metallica are obviously a heavy metal band. No, scrub that, probably the best heavy metal band there has ever been. They are certainly one of the longest running and most mainstream. Oasis, on the other hand, are a Britpop band who have been brilliant and average in fairly equal measure over the years.

As different as the two bands may at first seem, there are a number of similarities. They have both released some truly great albums and some truly awful ones; they both have outspoken band members who give many more interviews than usual in the build up to an album release; they both did a lot of cocaine back in the day.

Those last two similarities have recently come together, with Metallica drummer Lars Ulrich telling The Quietus how he gave up taking cocaine after being inspired by Noel Gallagher. He also confesses to being an Oasis fanatic.

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After all the bitterness surrounding Oasis and Jay-Z after they had a little spat earlier in the year, it seems that the two artists have put their differences behind them and teamed up.

Or maybe not. But there is a mixtape featuring them both now available online.

The spat between Oasis and Jay-Z began when Jay-Z was announced as a headliner for Glastonbury 2008. Noel Gallagher stated in no uncertain terms that Jay was wrong for the traditionally more rock festival. Then Jay-Z actually played his set and mocked Gallagher by covering Wonderwall.

The spat carried on when Gallagher criticized Mark Ronson by claiming he only knew two chords on the guitar. Ronson fought back by mentioning Wonderwall and stating that he was “thinking of doing an Oasis/Jay-Z remix album a la ‘The Grey Album’. Potential titles are ‘Champagne Superhova’ or ‘Definitely Jay Z’.”

Ronson may have only been joking, but his remark seems to have started a trio of producers and DJs who go by the name of Cookin’ Soul thinking seriously about doing exactly what Ronson was proposing.

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I’ve spoken quite passionately about the possibility of Led Zeppelin reuniting properly over the past year on Brit Music Scene.

Ever since the legendary rock group reformed for a one-off show at London’s 02 Arena last December in support of the Ahmet Ertegun Foundation, a full reunion tour has seemed tantalisingly close. But so far, nothing.

The big problem seems to be Robert Plant, who is happy to be doing his own thing now, and has clearly moved on from Led Zeppelin. Jimmy Page and John Paul Jones seem to be much happier to at least discuss the possibility of getting back together full-time.

Now, thanks to an interview Jason Bonham gave to Detroit radio station WCSX, it appears that the two of them (along with original drummer John Bonham’s son) have been writing new material in the studio.

And there is now hope that this material could lead to a full album making its way on the street… eventually.

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Feeder are one of those bands who seem to be forever in the background without ever getting the headlines they deserve. They’ve had their moments, with Buck Rogers and Just The Way I’m Feeling both being singles which have scored them big hits, but generally, they are too ignored by the mainstream.

Which is a shame because like Muse and the Stereophonics, Feeder are a brilliant band who straddle various genres of music and should have more fans than they do. Feeder are indie rock now but you can also hear traces of pop and hard rock in most of their singles, which is a heady mix.

Feeder released their sixth studio album earlier this year, titled Silent Cry, and I must admit to having completely missed its release, and the subsequent two singles that have been released from it. And I class myself as a fan of the band too. Which just goes to show the lack of press attention that Feeder receives these days.

Tracing Lines is the third single to be released from Silent Cry, and it’s time to rectify the wrongness of me not having covered Feeder at all on Brit Music Scene over the past year.

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The Beijing 2008 Olympic Games have just come to an end with a truly spectacular closing ceremony. And who did they choose to bring down the curtain on this very successful Olympics? British stars Leona Lewis and Jimmy Page of course. Oh, and David Beckham was also there.

Obviously the reason the UK played such a big part in the closing ceremony of the Olympics this time around was because it’s our turn next time. Yes, the Olympic Games in 2012 will be coming from Great Britain, with capital city London as the centrepiece.

So this meant we had the strange spectacle of seeing a red London double decker bus in the middle of the Beijing 2008 Olympic stadium. That is at least until it opened up to allow a resplendent Leona Lewis in the longest dress in the world emerge on a podium.

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Brit Music Scene has now been up and running for over a year, and in that time has hopefully given you the best news, reviews, and features about the British music scene. But everything has to evolve or die and so I need feedback from my readers on which direction this blog should go in the future.

You’ve read my views on British music for the last twelve months but I now need you to give me your views on Brit Music Scene. What do you want to see more of and less of? Does Amy Winehouse get too much coverage or not enough? Do you want factual news or opinion-based editorials?

To help shape the future of this blog, simply leave a comment with any feedback, good or bad. What do we do well, and what do we do badly? Is there a certain artist you think should be covered more in-depth?

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Metallica are one of those bands I have never seen live. They were just too damn famous by the time I got in to them so that tickets for their concerts always sell out quickly, and are always very pricey. What’s more, because they are American, we don’t get to see them as often as I’d like over here in the UK.

But all three of those issues could have been solved for me by the latest announcement from the metal band. They’re playing the London 02 Arena, tickets will be priced at just £5, and with tickets only being available to fan club members or people registered on the official album site, I won’t have to face quite so much competition for a place.

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Whatever happened to Dido? She was massive for a time after her first two albums, No Angel and Life For Rent were released, achieving worldwide success, even breaking America. But we haven’t seen anything of her since Life For Rent dropped in 2003.

Well now she’s back, with the announcement that her new album, her third studio release called Safe Trip Home, will be released on November 3rd.

The first single off the album, Don’t Believe In Love, will precede the album release and a track called Look No Further is available as a free download from the singer’s official website from today until September 7th.

The album was recorded in London and Los Angeles, and co-produced by Jon Brion, Dido, and her brother Rollo. One of the songs was co-written by famous record producer Brian Eno.

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