Red Bull Music Academy World Tour
A Voyage Beyond The Beat In Ten Cities
Red Bull Music Academy is about to embark on a World Tour going straight to the heart of today’s most crucial musical movements, and taking listeners beyond the beat. 10 ground-breaking celebrations and explorations around the globe will feature signature concerts, workshops, art installations, studio sessions and parties in extraordinary locations.
The 10 World Tour stops are Berlin, Cape Town, Detroit, London, Melbourne, New York, Paris, Rome, São Paulo and Toronto. Each event will highlight elements of the Red Bull Music Academy experience on a unique journey through sound. Encouraging DIY initiatives, exploring technology, crossing generations and letting cultures clash: all the while facilitating creative exchange between music lovers around the globe.
The World Tour will be a lead up to the 14th edition of the Red Bull Music Academy, to be held in Madrid in October 2011. For over 13 years, the Academy has scratched below the surface of the music that moves us, bringing musical pioneers from over 30 countries together for workshops, concerts and studio sessions, and investigating the intricate musical histories of each host city, as well as the overarching musical threads that unite us all.
Stepping into the future and bringing the music of the world to the world.
Red Bull Music Academy World Tour!
Inside HTC Status’ Hollywood premiere party!
Last week I had the pleasure to attend the Hollywood launch party for AT&T‘s new HTC Status phone, held at the world famous Paramount Studios lot right down on Melrose. Normally I don’t get invited to a lot of these celebrity-filled parties, so I totally jumped at the chance to attend this one with my good pal Victoria who was in town visiting from NYC! Thankfully the party did not disappoint, I was given an HTC Status to play around with, and although I love my iPhone, I actually thought this new phone was quite slick and very easy to use, especially when it came to social networking with Twitter and Facebook!
Inside the massive sound stage all decked out in neon green, there was delicious food (including fancy grilled cheese and tater tots!) and tasty drinks, with celebs everywhere I looked. I had a long conversation with Peggy Tanous and her husband Micah from The Real Housewives of Orange County (that’s me below with Peggy), both of them were super nice and down to earth, Peggy gave me plenty of Real Housewives gossip, I can’t wait for their return, right now they are finishing up contracts for the new season. I also had a mini-chat with funny lady Kathy Griffin, and ran into Lauren Conrad, cutie Darren Criss, hottie Aaron Paul, Demi Lovato, playmate Jayde Nicole (ugh), and ‘bachelor’ Jake Pavelka (double ugh). For the night’s big finale, Usher performed an incredible set, I was never a huge fan of his but after seeing him work the stage, I am a fan for life, he seriously blew me away with his moves! I must thank the good folks over at AT&T for inviting me to the party, I had an excellent time, make sure to check out their Facebook fan page and the new HTC Status phone if you’re in the market for a new one!
One Word Reviews: Celeb fashion at The Met Gala!
Celebrities attend Alexander McQueen: Savage Beauty Costume Institute Gala at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, in New York City on May 2nd, 2011.
PHOTOS | FAME PICTURES
Celebrate Pink Friday in Weho with Nicki Minaj!
This coming Friday (April 22nd) Nicki Minaj is set to make a live appearance at Factory Nightclub in West Hollywood, presented by two of the best club promoters around, Woody Woodybeck (@hollywoody) and Paul Nicholls (@paulnichollsent), you can bet your bottom dollar that I’ll be there with bells on. Plus there’s going to be a very special performance by Shangela (from RuPaul’s Drag Race), I know it’s going to be an incredible fun-filled evening with lots of dancing, drinks and super cute boys, so if you have nothing going on, please make sure to come on down, it’s bound to be a hot time!
TCM’s Classic Film Festival to return!
An exciting event for classic movie fans everywhere, and quality film fans in general, is making a triumphant return for the second year in a row. The event is sponsored by Ted Turner’s unique channel, TCM, aka the “old movie” channel to some, Turner Classic Movies is a true beacon of culture, airing timeless films (completely commercial-free I might add) 24/7, 365 days a year. This year the festival (co-sponsored by Vanity Fair magazine) will run from Thursday, April 28th to Sunday, May 1st and there’s some astounding screenings and appearances planned. The festival will run some seventy films, many have been digitally restored such as Breakfast at Tiffany’s, A Streetcar Named Desire, The Outlaw Josey Wales, plus a 50th anniversary restoration of Federico Fellini’s La Dolce Vita will make its west coast premiere. Special appearances by many esteemed actors have also been announced including Kirk Douglas presenting his film Spartacus, Peter O’ Toole presenting Becket, and Haley Mills presenting Summer Magic as part of a Disney tribute. Tickets run from $299-$599 and festival locations range from Q&A panels at The Roosevelt Hotel while screenings will be held at the historic Grauman’s Chinese Theatre and Egyptian Theatre in the heart of Hollywood. This is a truly once in a lifetime experience.
For more info on TCM Classic Film Festival, visit TurnerClassicMovies.com.
amfar’s cinema against AIDS gala 2010!
hey hey! check out a bunch of red carpet arrival pictures taken at amFAR‘s cinema against AIDS gala – which was held during the 63rd annual cannes film festival – just let (on-and-off again) hottie gerard butler (boyfriend seriously needs a dye job!) be your guide through all the fabulous dresses! (kate beckinsale was a total knockout … how pretty is she?!) popbytes over & out for tonight … xoxo
PS who the hell invited paris hilton and mischa barton?! at least grace jones was there!
The seventeenth annual Cinema Against AIDS, held during the Cannes Film Festival, is a black-tie event featuring a cocktail reception, dinner, and live auction.
Over the years, Cinema Against AIDS has become the most eagerly anticipated and best-publicized party held during the Cannes Film Festival. Cinema Against AIDS events are always marked by unforgettable moments: from Sharon Stone dancing along to an impromptu performance by Sir Elton John and Ringo Starr, to George Clooney bestowing a kiss on a lucky auction bidder. The event consistently has the most exciting and diverse guest list of any party held during the festival. It includes many of the celebrities and personalities associated with the film festival, while also attracting familiar faces from the worlds of fashion, music, business, and international society. Since 1993, Cinema Against AIDS events around the world have raised more than $50 million for lifesaving AIDS research. MORE INFO
PHOTOS | BAUER GRIFFIN
a time for heroes
hey hey! earlier today i had the opportunity to spend a little time at the 20th annual a time for heroes charity event – supporting the elizabeth glaser pediatric AIDS foundation! thankfully it was a super beautiful & sunny day here in los angeles plus i got see my blogging buddies molly and lisa from popsugar – as a bonus i was reunited with one of my dear friends from high school – jen – who i haven’t seen in years (she actually works for the foundation now – she always had fab hair – and she still does today!) below are a couple of pictures i snapped from the press line – it was great to see so many people turn out to benefit such a worthwhile cause! popbytes over & out for tonight … xoxo
PS oh my word – the title of this post combined with the first picture does make the perfect oxymoron!
hollywood stands up to cancer
good evening! i’ve been all over los angeles today getting ready to deal with MTV‘s video music awards ’08 (the show’s 25th anniversary – that fact makes me feel old!) which take place tomorrow not too far from my place over at hollywood’s paramount studios (i already heard parking is a bit of a nightmare so i’m leaving extra early and carpooling with fellow blogger zack taylor of hot or not gossip) i finally settled on an outfit after much debate (to match my new neon orange nails) that i’m happy with (a mixture of diesel and energie) i seriously need to dress light since i know it’s going to probably be hot as hell (and yes mom, i’m bringing some sunscreen…) make sure to check out popbytes tomorrow – i will be twittering all day long and hopefully i’ll have some hot pictures along with video to share!
there’s major events happening all over town this weekend…just last night over at the kodak theatre a bunch of celebrities got together to partake in a star-studded telethon to benefit an important organization stand up to cancer that aired on all three networks (i posted about the amazing diva musical performance last night) i was supposed to cover the event but i couldn’t afford another vacation day (check-in time for press was too early) but thankfully my good friend tara was on the scene – make sure to check out her post!
last but not least…it’s exactly five years ago today when i wrote up my first post here on popbytes (although my early entries are on the weak side) but once i picked up the pace it has been non-stop since then (i haven’t missed one single day of posting in probably over 3 years now – thanks to inspiring words from my pal CK who told me i need to write everyday) right now i’m trying to think of some cool anniversary post celebrating five years of blogging…stay tuned! popbytes over & out for tonight – many thanks goes out to everyone who reads my blog and all the people along the way who have been so very kind & helpful to me (you all know who you are) xoxo
PHOTOS | WENN
