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13 Oct

A Las Vegas Themed Playlist

So you are going to Vegas, and you need a playlist to get you into the mood. Thankfully, Las Vegas has a career of music and music about it. So from the pop to the obscure, from Frankie to the King, load this into your music player, and start rolling those dice.
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12 Oct

The 6 People Who Ruin a Good Concert for Everyone Else

Concerts can be magical occasions, where thousands of people join together to have a good time to their favourite type of music. However, a handful of people seem hell-bent on ruining our concert experience by engaging in inappropriate or downright hateful behaviour. While you or I go to a concert to have a good time, they go to ruin everybody else’s experience, and are not happy unless everybody else is as miserable as them. There is some variation among these groups, but all of us who have ever been to a concert have had at least one run-in with one of the people on this list. Read more…

10 Oct

Awesome Tips For an Awesome Time at a Las Vegas Club

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The Las Vegas Nightclub scene is a mysterious world of fantasy and wonder. What? It really isn’t that mysterious. There are certain rules and regulations one must abide by to successfully manoeuvre through the masses. I will not share any of these rules cause rules are meant to be broken and nothing last forever and glory fades and…

ANYWAY, what always stays the same, though, what lasts forever, are my Awesome Tips For an Awesome Time at a Las Vegas Club.

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08 Oct

How to Run a Stadium Rock Event

 

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You love AC/DC. You need AC/DC. But how can you get to see AC/DC? Easy! Set up your own rock show. And, as it’s AC/DC you’re dealing with, you’ll need a big, big venue. So it looks as if you’ll be organising a stadium or large capacity rock show. But how is this done? We asked legendary rock promoter Graham ‘The Badger’ Bills and he provided us with these words of wisdom. Read more…

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07 Oct

7 Shows To See Before You Die

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There are fewer better thrills than that of seeing a live performance whether it makes you laugh or cry, scares you or thrills you, the world of theatre has delighted millions for centuries. Today we are spoilt for choice when it comes to the theatre. You can see any number of performances to suit your taste and all ages groups are catered for. Here is a list of the top 10 shows that you should not let pass you by. Read more…

07 Sep

Funniest Musical Acts

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Tenacious D

If you’re a lover of music, there’s no doubt you’ve seen your share of bands or artists that take themselves far too seriously. Fortunately, there are some acts that weave melody and comedy together so perfectly you are left smiling and dancing all night. Here are the funniest musical acts that use hilarious musical styling and laughable lyrics.

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25 Aug

Why The Music Industry Should Embrace Video Games

An image of the North American Cover Art for Omikron: The Nomad Soul

The early history of music and video games is fondly remembered by gaming enthusiasts: an electronic chorus of wailing mass produced chips worked upon by unsung musical geniuses. We thought they were pioneers. They thought they were film industry rejects. We were both right.
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19 Aug

More Than Just Music: Trips for Music Lovers

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Celine Dion in Vegas? The Lion King on Broadway? A luau in Hawaii? Been there. Done that. There are more places to find music than the tired clichés of cookie cutter vacations. Check out these four showstopper trips for music lovers! Read more…

18 Aug

Top 10 Hip-Hop Mixtapes of 2011

Sol - Dear Friends, Vol. III

Sol - Dear Friends, Vol. III

Sol – Dear Friends, Vol. III

Sol, a relative unknown from Seattle, released Dear Friends, Vol. III this summer. He definitely has an underground sound and flow, yet still has a catchy enough vibe that could earn him mainstream radio play. It’s refreshing to hear catchy hip-hop music that doesn’t sound like anything on the radio and still has a positive message. It’s a bummer this EP is only six tracks long, but that didn’t stop me listening to it on repeat. Solzilla, as he is sometimes referred to, is releasing a full album later this year and Vol. III has me impatiently waiting. Read more…

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13 Aug

The Top Six Destinations For Young Clubbers

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The Notorious West End in Ibiza

Every year thousands upon thousands of young Brits flock abroad in search of sun, sea and well… Many other unmentionables beginning with ‘s’ which we’ll leave to your imagination. Far removed from the traditional ideals of a holiday, i.e. relaxation, recuperation and cultural enlightenment, the average ‘lads’ or ‘girls’ holiday revolves around getting dangerously sunburned, consuming vast quantities of questionable liquor and generally behaving like a 2 year old.

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