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New York Post
02-08-2025
- Entertainment
- New York Post
Kristine W feared for life on turbulent Delta Air Lines flight
EDM star Kristine W feared for her life when violent turbulence rocked her Amsterdam-bound Delta Air Lines flight Wednesday, sending 25 passengers to hospital. Now, the 'The Boss' songstress believes she has a concussion after she was sent flying into the overhead compartment aboard the rattling Airbus A330-900, a model of aircraft her lawyers allege has a history of malfunctions and shouldn't have been cleared to fly. 'It was absolutely horrifying … I've been performing for 40 years and I've been on airplanes all over the world, and I've never experienced anything like that. I thought, 'We were not going to make it on this one,'' the singer, whose real name is Kristine Elizabeth Weitz, told The Post in an exclusive interview. 5 Singer Kristine W suffered injuries aboard the turbulent Delta Air Lines flight that made an emergency landing this week. Getty Images for iHeartRadio 'I'm a leukemia survivor, and the last time I felt that kind of terror and hopelessness was when I was diagnosed with leukemia 25 years ago.' Weitz was aboard the fated plane out of Salt Lake City to perform at a festival in Amsterdam — posting a joyful picture of herself and her daughter at the gate shortly before takeoff. They were just about an hour into the flight when the attendants were serving drinks and the plane, which can seat more than 250 people, began rattling violently. Passengers were thrown around with food carts and other belongings flying through the cabin. The turbulence came out of nowhere, so the seatbelt light was still off, Weitz recalled. 5 Weitz and her daughter seen smiling at the gate before the flight. Kristine W /Instagram The 17-time Billboard chart topper was wearing the restraint loosely anyway, but it wasn't enough to hold her down or keep her from smashing into the plastic overhang of her window seat. 'I had broken the plastic up in the roof above my head,' said Weitz, adding that the force was so great that she also has bruises on her hips from her seatbelt. Her daughter, Elizabeth, who was sitting elsewhere in the plane, remained in her seat, but suffered whiplash and back pain. One of the flight attendant carts tipped over her during the turbulence and covered her in food and liquids, she said. 5 Weitz suffered bruising from her seatbelt, seen her over an existing surgery scar. Courtesy of Evan Oshan The pair watched other passengers suffer more violent injuries, including one man who was fully lifted out of his seat. The aircraft made an emergency landing Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport, where 25 people were carted away to hospitals. Weitz claims she was not seen by emergency services because the responders only paid attention to those who were 'bleeding.' 'They didn't seem ready to handle an incident like that at all. That was the most terrifying part, was watching the disarray,' the singer said. 'We're told they're trained to know what to do with emergencies like this and, wow … that was not the case.' 5 The ceiling sustained damage after some passengers were thrown into the air. Courtesy of Evan Oshan The dance music superstar fears that the incident will have lasting effects both physically and mentally — she's awaiting doctors to confirm her fears that she suffered a concussion, but is more concerned that her anxiety will prevent her from boarding planes in the future. Weitz is currently in Amsterdam for a festival, but says she only made it overseas because of contract obligations: 'I'm not sure, cognitively, if I can remember my lyrics.' Now, her legal team is calling for Delta to ground all Airbus A330-900 aircraft so a federal probe can investigate a string of malfunctions associated with the fleet. 'We believe this was a predictable and preventable occurrence,' said Evan Oshan of Oshan and Associates, who is working with Daily Jones Law Group as co-counsel. 5 Carts carrying food and drink spilled across the cabin, including some items that drenched Weitz's daughter. Facebook / Ricardo Hoogesteger Lawyers filed a formal complaint with the Federal Aviation Administration Friday, alleging that the fleet has a history of critical flight system malfunctions, a pattern of emergency landings and go-arounds, and more. 'They have to find out what was wrong with that plane and what happened, because no one should experience anything like this,' said Weitz. The National Transportation Safety Board said its investigation was too preliminary to determine whether the aircraft had pre-existing defects. Delta Air Lines would not provide new information, and the FAA did not respond to request for comment.
Business Times
29-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Business Times
Bruce Springsteen digs into the vault to rewrite his 'lost' '90s
[WASHINGTON] Conventional wisdom among Bruce Springsteen fans holds that the 1990s were his 'lost' decade – a period where he struggled to chart a new course after parting ways with his longtime collaborators, the E Street Band. It turns out 'The Boss' never bought into that narrative, and now he's aiming to overturn it with a new collection of unreleased material, Tracks II: The Lost Albums, released on Friday (Jun 27). 'I often read about myself in the 90s as having some lost period,' the 75-year-old rocker said in a 17-minute documentary released last week. 'Actually, Patti and I were parenting very young children at the time, so that affected some of your workout,' he conceded, referencing his wife and E Street Band member, Patti Scialfa. 'But really, I was working the whole time.' During the Covid pandemic, Springsteen returned to his archives and 'finished everything I had in my vault'. A NEWSLETTER FOR YOU Friday, 2 pm Lifestyle Our picks of the latest dining, travel and leisure options to treat yourself. Sign Up Sign Up The result is a sprawling box set compilation of 83 songs organised thematically into seven albums, spanning his output from 1983 to 2018. But the greatest spotlight falls on the 1990s – a decade long seen as a wilderness period for the New Jersey native, who was said to be struggling to find a solo identity during his hiatus from the E Street Band. Springsteen first burst onto the national scene in the 70s as a would-be heir to Bob Dylan, hit new commercial heights in the 80s with Born in the USA, and delivered what many view as the definitive artistic response to the 9/11 attacks with The Rising. One album in the box set revisits the Streets of Philadelphia Sessions, evoking the namesake hit with a moody blend of synthesizers and pulsing drumbeats as he explores dark emotional terrain. 'I'd made three albums about relationships, I had a fourth one,' Springsteen said. 'It was particularly dark, and I just didn't know if my audience was going to be able to hear it at that moment.' Another record, Somewhere North of Nashville, is a rollicking, country-rooted romp. A third, Inyo, recorded in the late 90s along California's borderlands, is an ode to Mexican-American culture. Springsteen is far from the first major artist to unearth new material from songs that were originally shelved, following a tradition established by Dylan's Bootleg Series in 1991. Tracks II, as the name suggests, is a sequel to 1998's Tracks – and Tracks III is set to follow. Over the years, critics have often argued there's a reason some tracks remain unreleased – with 'new' Beatles songs based on the late John Lennon's homemade demos often cited as proof that not every vault needs to be reopened. So far, however, Tracks II has been received favourably by many reviewers. 'For any fan, it's a revelation to hear the secret mischief that Bruce Springsteen was making in the shadows, during his most low-profile era – the music he made for himself, after years of making music for the world,' wrote Rob Sheffield in Rolling Stone.
Irish Independent
24-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Irish Independent
Bruce Springsteen's 83-song ‘Lost Albums' could be the greatest musical treasure trove of all time
Box set is testament to the remarkable work ethic of 'The Boss' ©Telegraph Media Group Holdings Ltd This is surely the greatest box set of all time. It is what box sets were invented for, an alternative history of one of the great musical artists of our age that is every bit as compelling as his actual history. Bruce Springsteen's Tracks II: The Lost Albums features seven unreleased albums written and recorded between 1983 and 2018, including 83 original songs, only nine of which have been heard before (and seven of those in completely different versions). These are not sketches, demos or drafts. They are complete albums, finished to the last detail.
ITV News
04-06-2025
- Entertainment
- ITV News
Bruce Springsteen fans in 'roll call' ahead of Liverpool concert
Superfans of Bruce Springsteen have been showing their loyalty by turning up for a 'roll call' ahead of his Anfield concert. Hundreds of people gather in Stanley Park at 10am, 3pm and 7pm every day and receive a number to ensure they get the best spot at the front of his gig. The legendary musician and the E-Street Band will play two concerts at Anfield Stadium this week on Wednesday June 4 and Saturday June 7. Springsteen fans are used to the ritual of the roll call as the practice has been commonplace for fans going to his gigs since 2009. It's all planned with the organisers, after their number is written on their hand, they have to return for every roll call to keep their spot. Fans of 'The Boss' explain the roll call system and why it is worth the wait One fan says: "As long as you've got your number and you turn up for roll call then you keep that number, but if you don't turn up then you are scrubbed off the list. It's all worth it because some of us are a little bit older and when security come they walk us in, there's no running or pushing in front of each other"
Irish Independent
30-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Irish Independent
See photos from Rathsallagh Golf Club's 30th anniversary dinner dance
With guests of all ages in attendance, the conversation flowed as members and management from the historic club discussed its golfing legacy and that of founders Joe and Kay O'Flynn, sharing memories of an illustrious past, while creating new ones to last a lifetime. After enjoying a sumptuous three-course meal, 'The Boss' trophy, sponsored by the O'Flynn family, who established and operate Rathsallagh House, was presented to the winner of the club's recent Pro-Am competition, Norm Tanju. Capping off the enchanting evening, guests, including Rathsallagh Golf Club owner Robert Neill and his wife Mary, danced the night away to the lively music of supremely talented former captain Aidan Pierce and his group, Off the Cuff. Thanking the O'Flynn's for their hospitality, Rathsallagh Golf Club general manager Vera Brennan said that the dinner dance was the perfect way to celebrate the club's rich history. 'It was incredibly special to share the golf club's 30th anniversary with the O'Flynn family, and we are delighted that there was so much love and affection for the late Joe Snr – what a great legacy to be remembered,' she said. 'As part of our celebrations throughout the year, we did a Pro-Am the week before, and because the O'Flynn family from Rathsallagh House started the golf club, we decided to go there for the celebrations and make the O'Flynn family part of it. 'Joe Jnr sponsored a golf competition so we could have a presentation on the night. His father was known as 'The Boss', so The Boss trophy was the prize, and it was presented by Joe Jnr to the winner, Norm Tanju. 'The members are thrilled that the O'Flynn's sponsored the trophy and want to make it part of the golfing calendar going forward. A big thanks to Joe Jnr and his wife Sara for being there on the night, and to Joe's mother Kay. 'We are thankful to the O'Flynn's for their very generous hospitality – from the moment we arrived, we were greeted with a warm welcome and refreshments,' she continued. 'We are grateful that they made the night such a success, and for the generous drinks reception and the extra gestures. We all were spoiled and looked after so well. ADVERTISEMENT 'All week I have been receiving compliments about the wonderful night, the house, gardens, delicious food, and the absolute best service from all your fantastic staff, not to mention the after party in the bar! 'A big thanks to our member Aidan Pierce and his group, Off the Cuff, who were absolutely brilliant, and did a bit of everything, from 80s to jazz – you name it, the played it.'
