Editorial: Metamorphosis – a weekend at Marquee Las Vegas
Pretend you’ve never been to Marquee (at The Cosmopolitan in Las Vegas.) Adrenaline seeps into your veins as you step through the velvety partitions. You are surrounded by suits and legs bookended by ultra-mini dresses and stilettos. Just before the elevator doors opens, the operator mirrors the grins around him and says, “Have fun tonight!” Drink in hand, you make your way to the floor. In case you weren’t sure, a mural on a wall proclaims, “You’re not in Kansas anymore.”
10 tracks to celebrate the End of the World
Well, as predicated by the Mesoamerican Long Count calendar, it’s the end of the world as we know it. Unfortunately, only one of us is John Cusack, so the rest of us have no choice but to party into oblivion. At least we can thank the Mayans for conceding doomsday to a Friday. To accompany Armageddon, we have provided a list of tunes that will add appropriate theme music to the backdrop of imminent annihilation. Hopefully, you can find consolation in their uplifting message. Godspeed.
Editorial: DJs aren’t buying followers and fans because they don’t have to
There's a lot of chatter on the web about DJs purchasing Facebook fans and Twitter followers, but not everyone is looking at the big picture. We separate fact from fiction in our editorial, and speak to some of the biggest DJs on earth for their thoughts.
Above & Beyond – Group Therapy LA at the Shrine May 17 and May 18 (concert review)
With a stunning three night run at Los Angeles' historic Shrine Auditorium, Above & Beyond demonstrated that, in the right hands, dance music can become more than just entertainment. The Group Therapy experience defies rational explanation. It's magical.