DC Guide to an Alternative Spring Break
DC Nightlife Guide to an Alternative Spring Break
Every year students from Georgetown to San Diego do the spring break thing in Panama City, Cancun, Jamaica and beyond.
But if ya can’t make it to Cabo, don’t wanna build cribs w/ Habitat for Humanity, or just want to do your own thing; we found some nice alternatives.
Explore DC
Live in DC and never been to a single museum or monument? Huh? The White House is in DC?
Now’s a great time to see why tourists come here: The Smithsonian has 19 museums + The National Zoo, there’s all those monuments, galleries, The White House and more.
Springtime in DC also means the National Cherry Blossom Festival from March 20 – April 27!
Boats
The water may be a little funky, but boats are a great springtime activity. The Georgetown waterfront on a sunny day always poppin’.
No boat? No problem! If you’re a girl, all it takes is a skanky outfit. If you’re a dude, try supplying the beverages.
Grab a crew and book your own booze cruise. Local “cruise lines” like the Odyssey or the Sprit of Washington offer a cruise feel, albeit a loose comparison. Your imagine is key on this one.
Cruises also depart from Baltimore and you can set sail to the Bahamas, Bermuda or the Caribbean. You can always save money leaving from Baltimore rather than flying to Florida.
Spring Adrenaline Rush
Release your anger from classes and pain in the ass teachers with a game of paintball. Check out Outdoor Adventures Paintball Sports in Bowie, MD or Pev’s Paintball in Fairfax, VA.
Shoot some real guns. Bad ass sh*t right here. Try places like NRA Shooting Range in Fairfax VA or the Maryland Small Arms Range in Upper Marlboro, MD.
Get strapped to a stranger and jump out of a plane. There’s lots of skydiving locations like Skydive Orange in Orange, VA, or Skydive Washington in DC.
Groupon and Living Social have good deals too.
WMC DC Style
No need to book an overpriced flight & hotel for Winter Music Conference or Ultra Fest. Have your own house music binge here in Washington DC.
The best DJs in the world are constant figures in DC club life. There’s 2 dates with Tiesto March 26 & 27 at Josephine and Fur Nightclub , Dada Life on March 31, Alesso at the outdoor Dayglow event at RFK Stadium and tons more.
Glow features 3 parties/week with the world’s best.
White Trash Spring Break
Pick a sunny day. Grab a group of friends, a kiddie pool, sand from Home Depot, and some blow up palm trees. Make some frozen drinks “pool side”, and cue the Bob Marley.
You can even go all MTV Spring Break 2012 and create your own knock-off games just like the ones they humiliate annihilated spring breakers with. You know the ones, like seeing which male/female team can trade clothes the fastest, or exposing your dirtiest stories in truth or dare fashion.
Grammy Slam
A Truly Tasteless Grammys Wrap Up
Amidst a sea of narcisism, the 2012 Grammy hopefuls dazzled, disgusted, and depressed the second highest Grammy viewing audience ever with 40 million viewers. Whitney Houston’s death helped boost the numbers, with fans seeking some Kumbaya after Houston’s departure late Saturday evening.
The stars in attendance were as random as the performances which included everyone from Tony Benet and The Beach Boys to David Guetta, Nicki Minaj, Chris Brown and Taylor Swift.
Chris Brown
Chris Brown returned to the Grammys with his new single “Turn Up the Music” and dance smash “Beautiful People”.
It’s bad enough he and Rihanna were in the same room together, but the lip-synching we could have done without.
He later picked up the award for Best R&B Album for F.A.M.E., ‘beating’ out several more of R&B’s top stars.
Nicki Minaj
Nicki Minaj goes all sacrilegious and scary.
The Versace-caped Minaj arrived with her date, the Pope, then terrified the audience with her performance of her new song “Roman Holiday”.
First there was Lady Gaga, now pop diva wanna be’s like Minaj and Katey Perry try in desperation to outdo her egg arrival and crazy wardrobe.
“Take your medication, Roman/ Take a short vacation, Roman/ You’ll be OK,” she rapped. Do us all a favor and take a permanent vacation Minaj!
Katy Perry
Katy Perry Smurfed at the Grammys, with a matching blue hairstyle and light-blue, long-sleeved Elie Saab gown.
The blue hair did nothing to distract from her lip-syncing performance and left the audience wondering if the carpet matches the drapes?
At least touch up those roots!
Foo Fighters
The Foo Fighters brought back rock n’ roll performing their hit “Walk” and nabbing 5 Grammy’s.
Grohl reminded fans that his latest album, “Wasting Light” was recorded in his garage, then made some remarks that were clearly directed at pop artists who opt to auto tune rather than develop their musical talents.
“To me this award means a lot because it shows that the human element of music is what’s most important,” he said, as members of the audience began to applaud. “Singing into a microphone and learning to play an instrument and learning to do your craft, that’s the most important thing for people to do.”
Hint hint, Chris Brown, Katy Perry, Madonna, Britney Spears, you get the point…
Bruno Mars
“Tonight we celebrate the music of Whitney Houston. Get off your rich asses and let’s have some fun!” Bruno Mars demanded of the audience.
Isn’t part of being rich getting to sit on your rich ass and think about your piles of money?
Mars and his Hooligans performed “Runaway Baby” in matching black-and-gold tuxedos. Was that a “bump it” in his pompadour?
Rihanna
Rihanna, who took home the Grammy for Best Rap/Sung Collaboration for Kanye West’s “All of the Lights,” burned up the red carpet in a black Armani dress, which was reportedly inspired by Michelle Pfeiffer in Scarface.
The plunging dress is “simple, sexy, and gangsta at the same time,” explained Rihanna, who now sports an unconvincing blonde pile of hay on top of her head and looked skinnier than usual.
Wonder if her dad or brother ran into Chris Brown.
Lupe Fiasco
No date? Bring your mom!
That’s what Lupe Fiasco and J. Cole did for their double date stroll down the red carpet for their first Grammys.
I’m sure all Mr. Fiasco’s mother was thinking was, “Who is Lupe Fiasco? I gave birth to Wasalu Muhammad Jaco!”
Adele
Adele ran away with the most Grammy’s, taking home six.
No need for an overly choreographed computerized mess. Just a stool is all the songbird needs to prove she has the chops to stand up and defeat her peers.
The Brit performed “Rolling in the Deep,” which won Song of the Year.
She’d be the perfect coach on ‘The Voice.;
Whitney Houston
The shocking news of Whitney Houston’s death made headlines late Saturday, which left little time for the Grammy’s to prepare a tribute.
None the less, an emotional Jennifer Hudson belted out a powerful rendition of Whitney’s classic “I Will Always Love You,” to a tearful audience.
David Guetta
Representing dance music in the current pop landscape was a collaborative performance featuring David Guetta and Deadmau5.
The DJs were joined onstage by an eclectic mix of artists, including the Foo Fighters, skateboard toting rapper Lil’ Wayne, and Breezy.
Electronic music fans may cry “sell out” but pretty sure Guetta isn’t sorry he’s not playing at basement raves for free and eating Ramen noodles!
Lupe Fiasco Calls Obama Terrorist. Bill O’Reilly Disagrees.
What’s wrong with this picture:
Lupe Fiasco calls US President Barack Obama a terrorist.
Bill O’Reilly defends our liberal leader.
On June 20, hip hop artist Lupe Fiasco went head to head with Fox News personality Bill O’Reilly on “The O’Reilly Factor.” Fiasco defended his statements calling President Barack Obama a terrorist. Before reading further, check out this video!
The incident highlights a longstanding trend in music where artists face off against Big Brother.
Depending on your political views and attitude towards government, perhaps Lupe Fiasco emerged the victor in this mini-debate. Maybe the tried and tested O’Reilly factored in for the decisive victory.
Lupe Fiasco, known for his anti-establishment views, is hot off his March album release of Lasers and is currently promoting his upcoming Food & Liquor II: The Great American Rap Album. Despite his strong political opinions, Fiasco has said in the past that he does not vote in U.S. elections or involve himself in U.S. politics, which he calls “meaningless.”
While the views of Lupe Fiasco may be controversial, the fact that he conveys his message in song and then takes time to address reporters demonstrates a media maturity that numerous other artists in the industry lack. It’s not like he pulled a Kanye West and blurted out on live TV that, “George Bush doesn’t care about black people!”
Paris Hilton Working with House DJ/Producer Afrojack
Paris Hilton has been in the studio with Afrojack working on tracks for her upcoming album.
She is also working with other “really dope DJs” in an attempt to fuse pop and house. The new Paris Hilton album should be out in 2011.
This unnamed release will be Hilton’s second studio album. Her first was Paris, released in 2006, featuring the popular reggae-pop influenced “Stars Are Blind.”
The Paris Hilton and Afrojack collaboration highlights a continuing trend of pop, hip hop, and other mainstream genres exploring the possibilities of electronic dance music. This has been evident as artists like Lady Gaga, Pitbull, Katy Perry, and Bruno Mars continue to blossom and produce dance floor hits.
Paris Hilton’s experience with house DJs goes beyond Afrojack –
The hotel heiress was involved in an incident with Swedish House Mafia’s Steve Angello at the 2009 Winter Music Conference in Miami:
Hilton made a request, Steve refused, she got mad.
Steve’s bodyguard had to forcefully remove Hilton and her posse from the DJ booth, creating much buzz via social media.
According to Hilton, Angello’s music, “was not even danceable and was frankly giving me a migraine” She claims she wanted him to spin Bob Sinclair or Daft Punk. Angello stated that Hilton repeatedly asked him to play hip hop and was getting on his nerves.
Perhaps now Paris realizes that if she wants a career in music she’ll need a lot of Afrojack, Dutch House and Autotune!
