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EASY LIFE – LIFE’S A BEACH

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EASY LIFE DEBUT ALBUM life’s a beach OUT NOW

easy life announced details of their much-anticipated debut album life’s a beach, which was to be released on Interscope Records on June 4, but is now available on all platforms (one week early)! In March, the album was teased by its powerful opening track a message to myself, and includes standout singles nightmares, daydreams, and more future-classics from the British five-piece, who won ‘Best New British Act’ at the 2020 NME Awards.

Receiving its first play on BBC Radio 1 today, a message to myself is easy life’s most candid and cathartic moment to date. A symphonic essay on depression – and a rallying call for self-love – the band worked on the track alongside world-class producer BEKON, whose credits include Kendrick Lamar’s DAMN and BJ The Chicago Kid’s In My Mind. One of modern pop’s more unsuspecting stars, a message to myself, says Easy Life front-man Murray, “is a reminder to keep doing you. It’s a celebration of individualism at all costs. Be yourself, nobody can do you better.”

2021 marks easy life’s graduation as the world’s definitive and most exciting band around. Over the last few years, the group have paved their own way via a catalogue bursting with introspective, escapist, outsider-anthems. Their effortlessly accomplished mixtapes – creature habits, spaceships, and junk food (which featured Arlo Parks, their only duet to date) – have led the rascal band of brothers to debut their album, life’s a beach: a title that makes total sense, argues Murray, when you’re “from slap bang in the middle of the country, geographically as far from the nearest seaside as possible.” The beach of life’s a beach is not, then, a Caribbean hideaway. Observational, universal and deeply personal, this rounded study of forgotten small towns is the record easy life have spent their young lives working towards. The fact they’re set to release their debut album as the world enjoys – hopefully – a safe return to the beach seems oddly fitting amidst their unpredictable rise to date.

A band formed right down to the name itself as an escape, songs like a message to myself cement easy life’s place in the world – as musicians, as young men, and as beacons of positivity. “All the lyrics and everything that you hear throughout all of easy life is stuff that has moved me to write it,” Murray comments on his source of inspiration. “When I feel really lonely and anxious and all these things that everybody always feels, my salvation from that angst and that paranoia is making music to get it out there… because if you hold onto it, I can drown in my own self-pity.”

Murray also sums up their upcoming debut album – “it’s a record that wishes it was anywhere else but here, yet at the same time fixates on a dreary middle England existence.” This EP is about simple life and mundane existence, and there may be more rain on the way in their native Britain, but life’s a beach is easy life’s absolute moment in the sun.

a message to myself is out now.

Order easy life’s debut album life’s a beach HERE.

life’s a beach tracklist:

life’s a beach (interlude)

living strange

compliments

lifeboat

nightmares

homesickness

music to walk home to

NJOMZA – LIMBO

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NJOMZA REVEALS DETAILS OF LIMBO EP, OUT JUNE 18 FEATURING RUSS, ARI LENNOX, METRO MARRS, AND MORE

NEW SINGLE OVER & DONE PROD. BY TOMMY BROWN, SKRILLEX, LIAM HALL, EPIKH PRO

Los Angeles-based singer NJOMZA has revealed the details of her brand-new EP LIMBO available June 18 via Since the 80s / Motown Records. With features from Russ, Ari Lennox, WurlD, and Metro Marrs, NJOMZA perfectly blends the colorful sound of modern pop with soulful R&B.

Throughout LIMBO, NJOMZA’s lyrics take listeners on a heartfelt journey through introspection and life’s growing pains – perfectly heard with newest single over and done. With a curated list of collaborators: written by NJOMZA, Olu (Earthgang), and Liam Hall, and produced by Tommy Brown, Skrillex, Epikh Pro, etc., it’s sure to be an instant pop anthem. While the track acts as a cry to lost love, the visual, directed by Griffin Olis/Catch Rec, walks viewers through the stages of heartbreak: loneliness, anger, acceptance, and ultimately a freeing release for hope to come.

The Grammy-nominated Kosovo-Albanian singer has already made an imprint in music by co-writing several of the biggest pop records of the last decade. With over 70+M global streams to date (25+M U.S.), press praise from Us Weekly, MTV, Refinery 29, Flaunt, SPIN, and many more, and a newly announced slot on Lollapalooza‘s 2021 bill, NJOMZA shows no signs of slowing down through this LIMBO era.

LIMBO TRACKLIST

winter in atlanta featuring Russ
limbo
not you featuring WurlD
over and done
little to a lot featuring Metro Marrs
honestly
tidal wave featuring Ari Lennox

PRE-ORDER LIMBO EP HERE.

About NJOMZA

With inspiration stemming from artists like Amy Winehouse, The Weeknd, & Frank Ocean, NJOMZA is continuously evolving & thriving, metamorphosing into her own being: an uniquely innovative artist with a creative vision who knows what she wants. As she gears up to drop her long-awaited debut album, NJOMZA continues to grow, evolve & keep it real carving out artistic visions as she creates her own path: “I like to switch it up,” affirms NJOMZA. “I don’t want to have a recognizable sound. [I’d rather be] fresh every time I do something. My music will evolve just as I do [with] each project representing a different chapter and time in my life.”

YEИDRY – YA

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YEИDRY Releases Left of Center Empowering Single YA Alongside Striking Visuals Filmed in Medellin, Colombia

Vows to Help Topo Art Medellin Which Provides a Creative Space for Children from Neighoring Comunas

Trilingual Dominican-Italian songstress YEИDRY releases latest offering, left of center empowering single YA, today via RCA Records/Sony Latin. The genre bending Latinx alternative track created by famed producer Federico Vindver, Timbaland’s protégé known for his work with Kanye West, Coldplay and Justin Timberlake, is another display of the songstress’ versatility both as an artist and songwriter.

“YA represents the self-confidence we all have yet sometimes can’t find. It’s about empowerment, it’s about not letting anyone get in your way and only relying on yourself…living without the fear of death, which to me, is the bravest approach we can take in life,” explains YEИDRY about the new record.

The highly anticipated single arrives alongside striking visuals shot and directed by Kieran Khan (Cardi B, Sean Paul, Buju Banton) and filmed in Medellin, Colombia. The video opens with the songstress chanting “Yo quiero to’!” (I want it all!) as she confidently walks along one of Colombia’s most important rivers, Rio Cauca, which runs from the south of the Andes mountains and descends into the Atlantic Ocean.

Having spent so much time in Colombia this past year and growing to love the country as her second home, YEИDRY vowed to help the NGO Topo Art Medellín which holds space for children in neighboring comunas (projects) to work on their creativity via music and art. The songstress did a workshop and sang for the kids of Topo Art this past April and will be returning next month to participate in additional workshops.

Stay tuned for new music coming out in June plus more exciting and major news about this promising songstress who, in such a short time, already positioned herself as a rising global star!

Buy/Stream/Watch YA HERE.

Emporium Arcade Bar Announces Live MDW Entertainment

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EMPORIUM ARCADE BAR LAS VEGAS ANNOUNCES LIVE ENTERTAINMENT THIS MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND

Emporium Arcade Bar Las Vegas, the lively new bar known for its classic arcade games and colorful artistic ambiance, announces live entertainment this Memorial Day Weekend. Emporium Arcade Bar offers guests a variety of games, including classic arcade favorites, pool tables, pinball, foosball and many more. Their curated bar purveys local craft beer selections, an innovative cocktail program and expansive liquor list.

Located inside AREA15, the brand-new art and entertainment district minutes from the Las Vegas Strip, Emporium Arcade Bar Las Vegas is open daily for guests 21 years or older. Emporium Arcade Bar is free to enter but guests must reserve a free general admission ticket to AREA15 here.

Schedule for Memorial Day Weekend:

DJ Playboi
Date: Friday, May 28
Time: 8 p.m. to 2 a.m.
Cost: Free to enter, RSVP free entry pass required
Description: Enjoy the high-energy beats this Memorial Day weekend with headlining DJ Playboi, a highly sought after mix-master of all genres, at Emporium Arcade Bar.

DJ Playboi & Friends – DJ Stretch, Daniel Mendez, J Wells and BMK and Marcel Anthony
Date: Saturday, May 29
Time: 8 p.m. to 2 a.m.
Cost: Free to enter Emporium and AREA15, RSVP required here for this night only
Description: Enjoy the high-energy beats this Memorial Day weekend with headlining DJ Playboi, a highly sought after mix-master of all genres, at Emporium Arcade Bar.

Skyler Villain
Date: Sunday, May 30
Time: 9 p.m. to 2 a.m.
Cost: Free to enter, RSVP free entry pass required
Description: As a music producer and one half of the infamous The Vaude Villainz, Skyler Villain’s DJ sets are measured with precision and passion to ignite the crowds he performs for. With a strong knowledge of jazz as well as house and hip hop, Skyler Villain combines vintage swing sounds together with pure, unadulterated 21st century bass.

PUBLIC HEALTH NOTICE
AREA15 and all its experiences follow the latest recommendations of leading health experts and government authorities, including the World Health Organization and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Masks are required, social distancing is enforced, and guests’ temperatures are screened by an AI-driven thermal scanning platform that screens temperature accurately and non-invasively.

ABOUT EMPORIUM ARCADE BAR LAS VEGAS
Emporium Arcade Bar Las Vegas provides a distinctive entertainment destination inside AREA15, Las Vegas’ new art and entertainment district located minutes from the Strip. Emporium first launched in Chicago in 2012 and has become renowned as an unparalleled destination for all types of games, including classic arcade favorites, pool tables, pinball, foosball and many more. Its passionately curated bar purveys the choicest craft beer selections, an innovative cocktail program and expansive liquor list. In addition, Emporium Arcade Bar showcases vibrant murals by local artists and an ongoing, robust calendar of live shows, DJs and game tournaments.

ABOUT AREA15
AREA15, located minutes from the Las Vegas Strip, is the world’s first purpose-built experiential entertainment district offering live events, immersive activations, monumental art installations, extraordinary design elements, unique retail, ground-breaking technology, bars and eateries and much more. With a growing collection of dynamic destinations including Dueling Axes, Emporium Arcade Bar, Lost Spirits Distillery, Oddwood Bar, Wink World: Portals Into The Infinite, Museum Fiasco, Rocket Fizz, Five Iron Golf, The Beast by Todd English, OZ Experience, Meow Wolf’s Omega Mart and more, AREA15 is an ever-changing art, retail and entertainment attracting locals and tourists of all ages.

EMPORIUM ARCADE BAR LAS VEGAS ANNOUNCES LIVE ENTERTAINMENT IN JULY

WHAT:
Emporium Arcade Bar Las Vegas, the lively new bar known for its classic arcade games and colorful artistic ambiance, announces additional DJ nights throughout July.

Open daily for guests ages 21 and older, Emporium Arcade Bar is free to enter for guests who reserve a free general admission ticket to AREA15 at AREA15.com. In addition, Emporium visitors can now also access it directly through a separate entrance to AREA15, which is accessible from the parking lot on the west side of the building exclusively for Emporium guests.

The schedule for July follows; all shows take place from 9 p.m. to 2 a.m.:

These Are The Breaks, A Night Of Vinyl Sets featuring Skyler Villain and Rotating DJ’s
Date: Thursday, July 1
Description: As a music producer and one half of the infamous “The Vaude Villainz,” Skyler Villain’s DJ sets are measured with precision and passion to ignite the crowds he performs for. With a strong knowledge of jazz as well as house and hip hop, Skyler Villian combines vintage swing sounds together with pure, unadulterated 21st century bass. Click here for more information.

Mike Carbonell
Date: Friday, July 2
Description: As a Las Vegas local, Mike’s talent and passion for playing cutting-edge music led him to work in the city’s most prestigious nightclubs. He’s performed with artists such as Lil Jon, R3hab and Knife Party. Click here for more information.

DJ Mario E
Date: Saturday, July 3
Description: Mario E grew up surrounded by music and learned from the best. He has worked for radio stations and mixed in the hottest nightclubs throughout the United States. Click here for more information.

Kid Funk
Date: Sunday, July 4
Description: Kid Funk is a Las Vegas resident DJ and producer who mixes at hot spots throughout the city. Click here for more information.

Yo Yolie
Industry Mondays includes ten free tokens with Nevada ID.
Date: Monday, July 5
Description: Born and raised in the Bay Area, Yo Yolie is a music enthusiast. She spins at world-renowned venues across the country and has played for leading brands such as Google, NFL and Nike. She’s also performed for thousands at high-profile concerts and festivals. Click here for more information.

DJ Seany Mac
Date: Tuesday, July 6
Description: DJ Seany Mac is a bona fide party rocker. He has been spinning in Las Vegas nightclubs for more than 10 years and maneuvers music to evoke emotion. A self-taught DJ, he has played for audiences all over the world. Click here for more information.

EstoVega
Date: Wednesday, July 7
Description: Living in Las Vegas, DJ and producer EstoVega is emerging with his own take on dance music. He takes classic house and techno, blends it with a twist of lo-fi grit and funk, adds a dash of DIY resistance and packs the dance floor. Click here for more information.

These Are The Breaks, A Night Of Vinyl Sets featuring Skyler Villain and Rotating DJ’s
Date: Thursday, July 8
Description: Click here for more information.

Brandon Beach
Date: Friday, July 9
Description: After five years of active-duty service in the U.S. Army, Beach moved to San Francisco to attend college for music production and sound design. He now brings his sounds to nightclubs in San Francisco and Las Vegas. Click here for more information.

DJ ShadowReD
Date: Saturday, July 10
Description: ShadowReD has forged multi-ethnic and cultural friendships that exposed him to a plethora of music growing up in Brooklyn, New York. His unique style makes him highly sought after in the nightlife scene throughout the world. Click here for more information.

Kid Funk
Date: Sunday, July 11
Description: Kid Funk is a Las Vegas resident DJ and producer and mixes at hot spots throughout the city. Click here for more information.

Kid Funk
Industry Mondays includes ten free tokens with Nevada ID.
Date: Monday, July 12
Description: Kid Funk is a Las Vegas resident DJ and producer and mixes at hot spots throughout the city. Click here for more information.

DJ Smoke-One
Date: Tuesday, July 13
Description: Specializing in reggae and hip-hop, DJ Smoke-One is a party starter who delivers thick basslines and funky breaks. Click here for more information.

DJ TeenWolf
Date: Wednesday, July 14
Description: As the former DJ and producer for the Brooklyn based punk-rap group Ninjasonik, DJ Teenwolf has toured the world and performed alongside many of today’s most incredible artists. Mixing hip hop stylings with indie rock ethos, DJ TeenWolf has mixed records in front of extremely diverse crowds. Click here for more information.

These Are The Breaks, A Night Of Vinyl Sets featuring Skyler Villain and Rotating DJ’s
Date: Thursday, July 15
Description: Click here for more information.

DJ CO1
Date: Friday, July 16
Description: DJ CO1 is a Las Vegas-based mixer who established himself as a diverse DJ known for mixing at nightclubs and events and also for his weekly nationally syndicated mix show on radio stations heard in more than 35 markets. Click here for more information.

DJ Dazzler
Date: Saturday, July 17
Description: Dazzler has been known to be a multi-faceted DJ and MC who goes against the grain by introducing and re-introducing sounds that take guests on a musical expedition. Click here for more information.

“RetroVision” with DJs BSTANG and PDOT
Date: Sunday, July 18
Description: Bringing their special flavors of bass to Emporium Las Vegas’s dance floor, DJs BSTANG and PDOT enliven the party with their special “RetroVision” performance.

Eric Of Dena
Industry Mondays includes ten free tokens with Nevada ID.
Date: Monday, July 19
Description: Based in Las Vegas, Eric Of Dena is a music producer known for performing at nightclubs and day clubs throughout the city. Click here for more information.

DJ Seany Mac
Date: Tuesday, July 20
Description: Click here for more information.

EstoVega
Date: Wednesday, July 21
Description: Click here for more information.

These Are The Breaks, A Night Of Vinyl Sets featuring Skyler Villain and Rotating DJ’s
Date: Thursday, July 22
Description: Click here for more information.

DJ Earwaxxx
Date: Friday, July 23
Description: DJ Earwaxxx has been voted Las Vegas’ most talented DJ. He plays for thousands of club-goers every weekend in worldrenowned clubs, incorporating flawless blends, impeccable scratches and intricate mixing. Click here for more information.

D-Miles
Date: Saturday, July 24
Description: D-Miles has easily dominated every venue and party with his infectious energy, and has established a national and international following and holds residencies at several nightclubs in Las Vegas. Click here for more information.

Yo Yolie
Date: Sunday, July 25
Description: Click here for more information.

DJ Amanda Rose
Industry Mondays includes ten free tokens with Nevada ID.
Date: Monday, July 26
Description: Spinning her signature versatile mix of feel-good music at the hottest bars and nightclubs along the West Coast, Amanda Rose has become one of the most sought-after names in the industry. Click here for more information.

DJ Smoke-One
Date: Tuesday, July 27
Description: Click here for more information.

DJ TeenWolf
Date: Wednesday, July 28
Description: Click here for more information.

These Are The Breaks, A Night Of Vinyl Sets featuring Skyler Villain and Rotating DJ’s
Date: Thursday, July 29
Description: Click here for more information.

DJ UltraViolet
Date: Friday, July 30
Description: DJ UltraViolet is known for her crowd-slaying sets, top-notch selection and first-class mixing skills. She is currently one of the most sought-after female trap, dubstep and basic music DJs currently touring the country. Click here for more information.

DJ Mario E
Date: Saturday, July 31
Description: Click here for more information.

ABOUT AREA15
AREA15, located minutes from the Las Vegas Strip, is the world’s first purpose-built experiential entertainment district offering live events, immersive activations, monumental art installations, extraordinary design elements, unique retail, ground-breaking technology, bars and eateries and much more. With a growing collection of dynamic destinations including Dueling Axes, Emporium Arcade Bar, Lost Spirits Distillery, Oddwood Bar, “Wink World: Portals Into The Infinite,” Museum Fiasco, Rocket Fizz, Five Iron Golf, The Beast by Todd English, OZ Experience and anchor experience, Meow Wolf’s Omega Mart, AREA15 is an ever-changing art, retail and entertainment district attracting locals and tourists of all ages. Follow on Instagram and Twitter: @AREA15Official; Facebook: AREA15LasVegas and YouTube: AREA15. Hashtag: #AREA15. Click here for directions and here to download high-res renderings.

*Photos Courtesy of Emporium Arcade Bar Las Vegas

JESSE ROYAL – ROYAL

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JESSE ROYAL DROPS NEW SINGLE NATTY DREAD FROM HIS UPCOMING SOPHOMORE ALBUM ROYAL

The revered Jamaican artist Jesse Royal gears up for his anticipated sophomore album Royal with Natty Dread, his fifth song reveal from the 11-track release out June 11, 2021 via Easy Star Records.“Although we argue and we fight, everything gonna be alright. Dem tell you this and tell you that but you always have my back. You love the Natty Dread,” he professes on his new song. As he confesses his devotion for his Queen on this ride-or-die anthem, his rugged and smooth lyrics ride over the infectious dub rhythm, produced by Sean Alaric.

The messages on Jesse Royal’s forthcoming album Royal are rich and conscious, possessing the fervor of reggae and Rastafari at its core while mixing in elements of dancehall, dub, afrobeats, jazz and hip-hop. It is the music of today in Jamaica. Prior to Natty Dread, Royal recently unveiled songs from the LP, including Dirty Money feat. Stonebwoy, Rich Forever feat. Vybz Kartel, Lion Order feat Protoje and Natty Pablo.

The Royal LP follows his debut album Lily of Da Valley, which held the #1 position for six weeks on the Billboard’s U.S. Reggae Album chart. Royal also features guest vocals from Kumar, Samory I and Runkus, and production by Jesse Royal himself, Natural High, Dretegs, iotosh, Yared Lee, Romario Bennett, Wayne Thompson and Sean Alaric. Alaric, who recently earned a Grammy for his contribution to Koffee’s Throne, lent his beat production on over half of the Royal album.

To celebrate the launch of the new album, Jesse Royal will perform LIVE in Wynwood on Saturday, June 12 in Miami, FL.

Pre-order Royal HERE.

Kellin Quinn × Ryan Key Unveil Family-Friendly Rock Group

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KELLIN QUINN, RYAN KEY, HOWI SPANGLER AND JAMES DINANNO UNVEIL NEW FAMILY-FRIENDLY ROCK GROUP, THE FIRST ROCK BAND ON MARS

Multi-platinum selling rockers Kellin Quinn (lead vocalist of Sleeping With Sirens), Ryan Key (formerly the lead vocalist of Yellowcard), Howi Spangler (lead vocalist of Ballyhoo!) and James DiNanno (formerly of Silhouette Rising) announced their new kid-friendly, pop-punk band The First Rock Band on Mars, along with news of an accompanying album of the same name, set for release on June 11.

The album will feature music geared toward parents, who would love nothing more than to have alternative options outside of Baby Shark and other classic children’s tunes to bond over with their kids. The idea stemmed from the four musicians, most of them dads, who felt that there was a void in modern day children’s music.

Quinn stated, “I think it’s important for parents and their kids to have a song that they’re both into, one that doesn’t feel punishing to put on in the car or at home and listen to. That’s what we set out to accomplish.”

The concept album was spawned from DiNanno’s 2020 best-selling children’s book The First Rock Star on Mars, which explores an adventurous journey through space, with the first ever music festival performed on planet Mars. In the book, kids are encouraged to follow their dreams, learn about the planets, and think big. DiNanno noted, “When my son Caden was born, I was compelled to create this animated, musical universe that inspires the current generation of children and their parents. It’s been very rewarding creating the book, album and cartoon. I think it’s going to be an equally fun journey for the families exploring it.”

The First Rock Band on Mars album releases June 11 on all digital and streaming platforms. The children’s book The First Rock Star on Mars is available to purchase now via Amazon and an animated mini-series is in the works.

MADAME TUSSAUDS HOLLYWOOD WAX MUSEUM

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When you walk through Hollywood, you can find 2,690 stars along the sidewalk calling out famous and celebrated singers, songwriters, actors, directors, and anyone who has had a lasting impact on Hollywood. You can also escape the heat and bustle of the city by exploring Madame Tussauds where you are treated to life-size replicas of all your favorite Hollywood Superstars.

Madame Tussauds Hollywood features three floors filled with wax replicas of singers, late night hosts, actors and actresses, and even famous characters from movies like Boris Karloff as The Mummy. You are first greeted with a wax figure of Baywatch Zac Efron in front of the Santa Monica Skyline, a massive King Kong next to the Empire State building, and a game face ready Kobe Bryant. After you purchase your tickets, you are welcomed into the museum and given free rein to tour and visit all three floors. Following COVID-19 guidelines, guests are to start from the third floor and make our way down for one-way traffic to flow better. The first-floor features Hollywood’s newest members and current pop culture icons: Demi Lovato, Jason Derulo, Carrie Underwood, Jennifer Lopez, Kylie Jenner, Morgan Freeman, Simon Cowell and more. And not forgetting to mention, the brand-new Ariana Grande wax figure dressed in her Rule The World music video outfit. The figurine is also posed in a pink-themed set from her famous 7 Rings video with a pyramid of champagne glasses behind her. This is a new piece for the museum and not yet updated in all of Madame Tussauds locations, so it is definitely not to be missed!

On the second floor, you pass Meryl Streep, Obama, and Jim Carrey; the second floor also features all of old Hollywood’s stars: Marilyn Monroe, Judy Garland, John Wayne, esteemed directors: Alfred Hitchcock, Martin Scorsese and Quentin Tarantino, and even actors portraying characters from popular films of that era: Hannibal Lector (Anthony Hopkins) locked in his cell, Danny (John Travolta) next to his red-hot rod, and Edward Scissorhands (Johnny Depp). After you tour through Old Hollywood, you arrive at the last floor featuring all your favorite stars from the 90’s: Britney Spears, Tupac, Snoop Dog, Michael Jackson, Shakira, Beyoncé, Madonna, and so on. This section features the ultimate 90’s bedroom and would transport you back in time.

After your trip down memory lane, you will arrive the last feature in the museum, a Marvel theme wax exhibition, where you can check out a few Marvel cast members figures in full costume: Spiderman, Captain America (Chris Evans), Thor (Chris Hemsworth), etc. Though it is not compulsory, you can also purchase the 4D Marvel Movie screening for an additional $5 for an immersive experience. The glasses the museum provides will allow you to see the 3D aspect of the film, and be prepared for sound effects, water, bubbles and even ropes to hit your feet. All of these elements make for an out of this world experience, the movie is 10 minutes long. Make sure to put any items you don’t want getting wet away! If you are not a fan of getting wet, I recommend sitting father back. Stop by the gift shop on your way out and grab a cup, key chain, or shirt to remember your visit to Madame Tussauds Hollywood.

In addition to offering a fun and safe day out of the house, you are also able to learn about the process of making a wax figure, see examples of the process, and in pre-Covid times purchase your own wax mold of your hand. It takes about 800 hours to create a wax figure, beginning with the detailed measurement of the model from the circumference of your head to the width of your ankle. Every measurement is specific to ensure the wax figure looks as accurate as possible. After the measurements are taken, workers begin sculpting, painting, designing, making the costumes and finally dressing and staging the wax figures. This is no easy task and while some figures are more life-like and realistic than others, they are all impressive. It really makes you question who in the room was real and who was a wax figure! The detail in every figure is astonishing, from freckles, scars, tattoos, and hair. It feels as if you are really meeting and interacting with these stars rather than standing next to a wax figure.

Come meet your favorite artists and movie characters at Madame Tussauds Hollywood today! To buy tickets for Madame Tussauds, visit the website or buy them in person.

Upgrade Your Memorial Day Weekend Party

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Preparing For Memorial Day Weekend and The Start of Summer With Party Expert Meredith Staggers

With Memorial Day approaching, it’s finally time to celebrate the unofficial start to summer. From family gatherings and entertaining friends, how are you going to prepare for the long weekend?

Meredith Staggers, founder & owner of Cake & Confetti, shares how she is preparing for MDW get-togethers, along with her affordable home décor picks and best practices on partying inside and outside the home, which includes notable DIY projects and entertaining ideas, to kick off BBQ season in style.

With Memorial Day this weekend, Meredith Staggers has provided some tips below, to create fun and unique looks to spruce up any party.

On Décor

Let’s start with an affordable home décor pick, like an easy tablespace idea. You may be tempted to decorate with traditional flag decor, but I challenge you to think outside the box a little bit! Pattern mixing adds interest to the table and definitely doesn’t have to be complicated.
Stick to a color scheme. I love choosing two or three colors and mixing patterns within those colors. For holidays like Memorial Day and July 4th, use red, white and blue but instead of flags or stripes, I suggest adding some gingham and other fun patterns!
Add in layers. I love the texture the jute placemat adds here and instead of putting the blue plates directly on the placemat, I added a slightly larger white plate between the two. It helps make the patterned plate stand out!
Buy disposable utensils, napkins and inexpensive pieces from places like Home Goods or Tuesday Morning. For summer hosting I like to stick to things I can throw away for easy clean up. I picked up these gingham napkins and gold plastic utensils for a few dollars. Inexpensive items like this allow you to mix and match patterns without committing too much!
For sustainability purposes, I always have reusable cotton napkins and find that cleaning them with Arm & Hammer Odor Blasters after each party gets the job done and leaves them feeling like new!

On Food

You cannot throw a good party without creative food ideas for you guests. Since I have a lot on my plate (literally), I like to simply dress up store-bought sugar cookies, and cupcakes with fruit and sprinkles! This takes the time out of cooking your own baked goods. However, it adds a little something extra than just using the basic store bought ones. By adding fruit and sprinkles to my deserts it gives it more of a personal touch.
Next up is my personal favorite The Dash Popcorn Maker. I suggest making DIY popcorn cones with patriotic paper. It is so fun and easy, and the kids absolutely love it!
Finally, I like to put out personal snack boards. I fill them with sweet and savory snacks that kids and adults go crazy for and it changes up from the normal cheese board.
We’re doing our best to use this time at home to create new traditions- and by celebrating with family and having your kids cook or set up with you is something that helps my family create these precious moments! My daughter Piper loves to help me in the kitchen, so whenever I let her lend a hand she is always thrilled!

About Meredith Staggers

Blogger, photo stylist, and founder of Cake & Confetti.

After working in the marketing and event planning industry for three years, Meredith decided to launch Cake & Confetti (named after two of her party must-haves) with the support of her amazing second-half, Trent. Since 2013, the business has evolved from party planning to a multi-faceted styling boutique and blog.

BEN CULLEN WILLIAMS – COLD FLUX

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PANGAIA SUPPORTS ANTARCTIC PAVILION WITH “COLD FLUX” BY BEN CULLEN WILLIAMS AT THE LONDON DESIGN BIENNALE

PANGAIA is pleased to announce its support of a new work Cold Flux at the Antarctic Pavilion by artist Ben Cullen Williams, due to be unveiled at the London Design Biennale. Cold Flux highlights the peril of our ice caps with an almost breathing film of the Larsen-B iceshelf. While Ben Cullen Williams was on an expedition to Antarctica with polar explorer Robert Swan, he filmed the Larsen-B Ice shelf that splintered off from the Antarctic peninsula in 2002 and has been disintegrating since.

Cold Flux is a three-channel AI generated video installation created from this footage. In collaboration with creative technologist Bryce Cronkite-Ratclif, the footage was used to train machine learning algorithms to generate the video landscapes which seemingly exist visually within a state of melting and freezing, forming and un-forming.

The resulting video is strange and uncanny, a familiar yet distant landscape, a prediction or a recording with echoes of the sublime. Cut into this video landscape is AI generated video of the surface of the sun; synthetic and uncertain.

Cold Flux presents to us the new digital materiality that is starting to exist alongside our own, while exploring its relationship to the natural. Accompanying the video is a haunting audio track by musician Gaika. The track is delicate, yet strong, digital but also human. This is paired with slow tracking visuals that show the sides of the icebergs, while the vast blocks of ice also move within the shots themselves.

The imagery moves from the recognizable to the indistinguishable, flowing and morphing within the steady frame. The camera looking at the sun is static, with the sun continually rotating within the frame, something seemingly impossible. The work maps the complex network between technology, environmental change and our understanding of the world.

Cold Flux questions whether the melt of our ice caps is reversible while serving as a stark reminder that action must be taken to halt the decline of our planet.

Cold Flux will be presented at the Antarctic Pavilion during The London Design Biennale from June 1-27 at Somerset House. Tickets can be purchased here.

Joe Collins on Qualified Immunity

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Joe Collins Discusses Maxine Waters Demanding Qualified Immunity for Police be Banned

What is qualified immunity?

“Qualified immunity balances two important interests—the need to hold public officials accountable when they exercise power irresponsibly and the need to shield officials from harassment, distraction, and liability when they perform their duties reasonably.

Why qualified immunity is important

If qualified immunity is banned, it will be impossible for a police officer to properly do their job, knowing that any sort of error in judgment in a high-pressure situation, could lead to them being prosecuted.
Violent crime in cities like Los Angeles could spiral even more out-of-control if cops are not equipped to do their duties to protect citizens in danger.
Waters has taken radical stances time-and-time again. Her views are not in the best interests of her constituents and are in fact putting people’s lives in danger if these sorts of arguments actually win out.

The Major Point
The fight to destroy the police as a barrier of law and protection for the American people, particularly in crime-ridden areas, has now reached the national stage. If qualified immunity is passed in some sort of anti-police bill, people’s lives will be at risk. Joe can talk about what he has seen in his own community, and why it is so important for law enforcement to be able to do their jobs for everyone’s well-being. Joe comments that “One of the best ways is to start rewriting laws to hold public officials and law enforcement accountable for their actions whether good or bad,” when asked to further support his argument for wanting to keep qualified immunity from being banned.

Joe believes that most things in life are merely a matter of perspective, there is no one size fits all solution that will solve all problems but through collaborative efforts we can get pretty darn close. Trying to bring a balanced perspective to every situation, Joe says that “As an elected official, I would rather engage with the community when making decisions that will impact their lives in a creative manner. One thing that I will do that my opponent does not do is actually show up and be present in my community. We will rebuild our community, improve our education system and bring back quality jobs so our people can get to work.”

About Joe:
Joe’s passion to serve others started at an early age and earned him the nickname “GI Joe.” Ironically, he was always intrigued by the Military and Prominent Leaders like George Bush, Ronald Reagan, George W. Bush, and John F. Kennedy.

Joe made the most important decision of his first step into adulthood. He was going to follow in the footsteps of the men he admired so greatly; Joe Collins joined the US Navy. Serving 13 and a half successful years as an Aviation Machinist Mate, Joe Collins worked and trained thousands of sailors on many types of aircraft including the F-18 Super Hornet, E6 Mercury, and the MH60 Sea-hawk.

With the help of the US Navy, he also became a licensed financial professional. Joe’s passion to help others also came in the form of becoming a Certified Counselor for rape and sexual assault victims as a sailor in the US Navy, Joe served during the successful campaign, “Operation Iraqi Freedom”. He also served in the recruiting duty area, where he earned numerous honors and awards. This was a role Joe enjoyed immensely, as he had the pleasure of jumpstarting the future careers for many of our young American leaders of today.