The Playstation Droid has Arrived!
It’s a Droid, it’s a Playstation, it’s The Xperia PLAY
This Playstation certified Droid smartphone has a touch screen and a pull-out controller that lets you play your favorite games in stereo sound on a 4″ touch screen!
The Playstation
The controller has all the features of the classic Playstation controller – which has always been the best! Shoulder buttons, your classic square, circle, x and triangle buttons.
The 4″ touch screen features 3D graphics powered a Snapdragon processor – that’s a good thing!
8 gigs included, 32 available
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Preloaded Games:
Bruce Lee Dragon Warrior | Crash Bandicoot Madden 2011 | The Sims 3 | Star Battalion Tetris
Available at Launch:
Assassins Creed | BackStab | Brothers in Arms: Global Front | Dungeon Defenders | FIFA 10
Guitar Hero Warriors of Rock | Modern Combat: Black | Pegasus | Need for Speed SHIFT | NOVA 2
Reckless Racing | Real Football 2011 | Spiderman Total Mayhem
Google and the Droid Interface
Using the new Gingerbread operating system, the Playstation phone spreads smooth like butter!
The google voice search option actually recognizes what you say! No repeating yourself. Google maps are the best, we all know that. All you have to do is tell the phone where you want to go and it will spit out a map. We’ve tried, it works!
Easily sync with your gmail (or any other) account.
Apps
With over 200,000 apps available, the Xperia PLAY is cool with you playing Angry Birds instead of Madden 2012.
The built in YouTube app allows instant uploading so the whole world can see your friends falling down!
Multi-Media
The 5.1 megapixel camera can face either way. Take a shot of what you’re looking at or flip it around to take photo/video of yourself! Geo-tag so your friends know where you are, or don’t so you can remain incognito.
You don’t need an iPhone or an iPod to have your music with you. The Android Xperia has you covered! Plug in your headphones and get moving.
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For more information on the Playstation phone, the Android XPERIA Play and everything you need to know about video game phones please visit sonyericsson.com/play
Facebook Video Chat Finally Available!
Facebook Announces New Video Chat
In typical Facebook style, Mark Zuckerburg first hinted at video chat by promising “something awesome.” That “something awesome” was video chat powered by the video chat gurus at Skype. It’s not a new piece of software or website, it’s neatly integrated into the chat features already utilized by most Facebook users today.
How to Use it Today:
Facebook has not officially launched video chat but you can get in on the action today. Browse to facebook.com/videocalling and click “Get Started” to enable. It may have to download a plugin but the setup is effortless and mostly automatic.
After installed, video chatting with your friends is as easy as clicking the call button either at the top of their profile page or the video camera logo while using regular Facebook chat.
Your friends haven’t installed Facebook chat yet? No problem, when you “call” them their computer will ring and prompt them to install the plugin.
The Video Chat to End All Others
So what does this mean for you and everyone else? It means more online social interaction in a more personal way. But it also means that the attention will move away from independent services by other companies. AIM has been fading for years and this may be the final blow, Google Chat has been slow to get going but perhaps Google Plus will be the help it needs, and the other services are mostly focused on certain markets and not the masses. Skype is notably missing from the list and the reason is simple: Facebook Video Calling is Skype. Well, it’s powered by Skype, which means combined with their international reach, that they will see business in time to come (and this probably makes them some money too). But why is Facebook the decisive force in this battle? The answer is simple: 750 million active users, 50% of whom log on daily. Facebook’s statistics are indeed impressive with over 700 billion minutes a month being spent on their website. To put that into perspective, 700 billion looks like this: 700,000,000,000 and is 1,330,928.12 years. The way things look currently, competing directly against Facebook is difficult to say the least and their new feature just solidifies their dominance.
Video Chat Preview
So what do you think? Will you use their new feature? Will Facebook take over the world? Is Facebook evil? Let us know in the comments below.
Eighteenth Street Lounge
- Venue Type: Not your typical lounge!
- Estimated Size: 200 people
- Amenities: 2 Floors, Outdoor terrace, Private Events, bottle service, live music, 2 DJs
- Cover Charge: $5 – $15
- Hours: Tues – Thurs: 5:30p – 2a
Fri: 5:30p – 3a, Sat: 9:30p – 3a
Sun: 9:30p – 2a - Dress Code: Look presentable, no shorts.
- Age Requirement: 21+
- Location: Midtown
- Address: 1212 18th Street NW, Washington, DC 20036. (202) 466-3922
- Website: www.eighteenthstreetlounge.com
- Atmosphere: Eighteenth Street Lounge has long been one of Washington DC’s most eclectic, sophisticated and exclusive nightlife venues. Founded in 1995 by the DC-bred, internationally acclaimed live DJ act Thievery Corporation, ESL operates out of a 19th Century Victorian mansion formerly owned by President Theodore Roosevelt. Over the years the swanky DC lounge has become a landmark of DC nightlife.
Venue Overview
With no signs, awnings or anything else to indicate that you’ve arrived, ESL can be difficult to find for someone visiting for the first time. Years ago the venue was so under the radar there was a doorbell and peephole for the bouncer to check before you could go in! With no formal advertisement, the owners managed to create a DC club brand by word of mouth. The venue is actually located above a ‘Mattress Discounters’ store at the intersection of 18th and Connecticut. The door is just to the left.
As you enter and ascend your way to the main level of ESL, you’re met by a DJ booth and small dance area. To the left is a mini-lounge/dance area and beyond that a large outdoor terrace complete with bar! Turning right, you find the main bar and the spacious Main Room with all the comforts of any high roller’s pad, including dazzling chandeliers, fireplaces, high ceilings, and plenty of couches for lounging.
Walking down from the main room into the sunken Gold Room brings you to a dance floor with mini-stage and sound booth. The Gold Room plays host to DJ acts, jam bands, reggae and Brazilian performances and more!
Going back to the main room, patrons may find a staircase leading to the top level Jazz Bar which on occasion features techno DJs as well!
18th Street Lounge’s overall appeal is in the comfortable, eclectic elegance of the venue coupled with the mix of well to do patrons looking for a chill, relaxing atmosphere sans pretentiousness. It’s without question a must-visit for anyone who enjoys going out in DC!
Parties
- Wednesdays are one of the best nights to visit ESL. Reggae night features a DJ in the main room, live music in the Gold Room and one of the coolest crowds in DC nightlife!
- Thursdays can feature anything from live Brazilian acts to house DJs and everything in between!
- Fridays are more eclectic rhythms – DJs, funk bands and an amazing vibe!
- Saturdays keep the vibe alive, baby!
- Sundays, like Wednesdays, are one of ESL’s foundation nights. With music from legendary DC house resident Sam The Man Burns, the night is a classic!
Latest Updates from ESL
Get Hooked Up
- Guest List & Table Reservations: email reservations@eighteenthstreetlounge.com or guestlist@eighteenthstreetlounge.com
Photo Tour: The Terrace
Photo Tour: The Main Room
Photo Tour: The Gold Room
Photo Tour: The Jazz Bar
Video Tour: ESL
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Britney Spears – Femme Fatale w/ Nicki Minaj: Sun 7/31/11 [Verizon Center]
Verizon Center Events presents:
Britney Spears
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@britneyspears
Nicki Minaj
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@nickiminaj
Sunday July 31, 2011
The Verizon Center
601 F Street Northwest
Washington D.C., DC 20004
(202) 628-3200
Doors Open at 7:30 pm
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From: Britney: Louisiana | Nicki: Trinidad & Tobago
Style: Pop | Pop/Hip-hop
Famous Tracks: Womanizer, Circus, Gimme More, Toxic, Til the World Ends, Baby One More Time, Oops I Did it Again | Super Bass, Massive Attack, Your Love, Knockout w/ Lil Wayne, My Chick Bad w/ Ludacris, Bottoms Up w/ Trey Songz, Lil’ Freak w/ Usher
Best Known For: Britney: Wow, where do we begin! Going from schoolgirl sweetheart to bad girl of Pop to a meltdown and finally her return to greatness | Nicki: Coming out of the Caribbean and killing it on every track she does!!
The Britney Spears Femme Fatale 2011 Tour with Nicki Minaj hits the Verizon Center on 7/31/11 to deliver a heavy dose of the hottest pop music out! Nicki Minaj is on fire at the moment, with three of the top five songs on Viewers Choice! Nicki, most recently, put out ‘Where dem Girls At’ with David Guetta!
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The Black Eyed Peas, The Beginning Tour: Sat 7/30/11 [Merriweather Post Pavilion]
Sunday July 30, 2011
Merriweather Post Pavillion
10475 Little Patuxent Parkway
Columbia, MD 21044-3503
(410) 715-5550
Doors Open at 6pm
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From: California
Style: pop
Famous Tracks: The Time (Dirty Bit), Boom Boom Pow, I Gotta Feeling, Pump It, Just Can’t Get Enough, and so many more.
Best Known For: Bringing hip-hop to the mainstream spotlight, bending genres, and becoming a household name.
Ranked the industry’s “Top Group” at this year’s Billboard Music Awards and with a performance at the Super Bowl XLV halftime show in February, the Black Eyed Peas are impossible to miss. With too many hit songs and awards to count, this is possibly the area’s biggest show all summer.
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In an era of an ever-changing music industry that’s defined by diminishing expectation, where a “successful” career means having one, maybe two hit records; The Black Eyed Peas are a glorious exception. They have become one of the best selling, most popular and most innovative groups for over a decade. They have transformed themselves from a beloved backpack rap troop from the West Coast Underground into fully-fledged, massive global superstars whose music can be heard in any country around the world.
They’ve done this the right way: creating albums that are more innovative than the last; which has translated into each new album being more popular than the last. And in following this pattern, The Black Eyed Peas – will.i.am, Fergie, Taboo and apl.de.ap – are releasing their sixth full-length album, The Beginning.
The Beginning follows on the heels of 2009’s The E.N.D., BEP’s most popular and most creative album to date – and the album that reaffirmed their singular status as global music icons. The E.N.D sold more than 11 million copies worldwide; it entered the Billboard Top 200 Chart at #1 outperforming their previous cd, Monkey Business– an unheard of feat in this day and age. It yielded 5 Top 10 singles (the first album to do so in 20 years), spent an entire year in the Billboard Top 200 Chart, and earned the group 3 new Grammy Awards, for a total of six Grammy Awards they’ve won. In all, they’ve sold 29 million records worldwide (plus over 30-million digital tracks). They’ve sold over 3-million tickets and headlined over 300 different tour dates in 29 different countries. Simply put, there doesn’t exist another contemporary artist or group who can come close to their sustained success.
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Benny Benassi’s Memorial Day Brunch in DC!
Benny Benassi | Club Glow | Washington DC | Memorial Day 5/29/11
One of the more reckless nights we have seen in DC nightlife as of late: Memorial Day weekend with Benny Benassi had every room in Fur Nightclub packed… but the only music was coming from Benny!!!
Hip-hop room: packed. Mafia room: packed. Patio: packed. Main Room: duh!
Benny Benassi is one of DC nightlife’s favorites! It all goes down every Thursday at Lima Lounge and every Saturday at Fur Nightclub!
New Album from David Guetta w/ Crazy Collaborations!
David Guetta is set to release his latest album, Nothing But the Beat, at the end of August 2011!!
Disc 1
Collaborations w/ Lil Wayne, Nicki Minaj, Snoop Dogg, Usher, will.i.am, Akon, Chris Brown and more!
Disc 2
“100% electronic, no vocals,” according to the French DJ/Producer.
The first two singles, “Where Them Girls At” featuring Nicki Minaj and Flo Rida and “Little Bad Girl” featuring Taio Cruz and Ludacris, were both released this summer!
Guetta, the DC nightlife favorite who chose Club Glow as his favorite worldwide venue of 2010, hopes to finish Nothing But the Beat in early July, admitting “I’m a little bit late to tell you the truth.” You can watch a live 30-minute interview with Guetta by Billboard here!
David Guetta also stated that Nicki Minaj will be featured in a second track on the album, titled “Turn Me On.” While she may be known for her “crazy raps,” said Guetta, she will actually be featured on this track as a singer. “The world is gonna be shocked.”
Although Guetta isn’t crossing paths in the studio with music icons U2, Britney Spears or Madonna, Nothing But the Beat is expected to be one of the biggest pop-house crossover albums ever. As one of the biggest pioneers in this mainstream dance genre, the two-time Grammy Award winning Guetta has been and will continue blazing trails for electronic dance music in America!
David Guetta Spins His Favorite Club in the World – Glow DC!
We were all pleasantly surprised when Armin and David both chose Glow. And when Mr. F*ck Me I’m Famous returned to DC nightlife last December he told us all why!!
On 5/19/11 Guetta once again returned to Glow, just to make sure DC nightlife was still as crazy as he remembered 🙂
You can see our answer for yourself!!
Mega events at Club Glow are the epic club nights you dream about in Ibiza, except they happen just down the street at Glow! The only thing missing is the beach.
Subscribing to CLUBSLIVE on YouTube is your best option on staying current with the latest in DJ interviews, behind the scenes footage and club videos taken from the booth with the biggest DJs in the world!
DJ PS1: The New Remixes + Free Downloads
Over the past four months, DJ PS1 has been busy creating remixes rocking a dance floor near you! While teaming up with The Extraordinary Gentlemen the new tracks just keep coming! DJ PS1’s versatility is what really makes him successful as a DJ and as a remix artist. From Adele to Avicii, Chris Brown to original productions, DJ PS1 leaves no genre behind. He’s comfortable mixing just about anything, and that’s what makes him rise above many other who are stuck playing only specific music.
Check out some of his newer remixes below and be sure to catch him next time he spins at Ultrabar. Most of the tracks below are available for free download. Simply click the down arrow to the right of the track (waveform), download, and enjoy these new additions to your music library.
PS1 & Aldo Del Rey – Release Yourself – Original Mix
Hello Levelz! (PS1 | TEG Bootleg)
E-Bromance (PS1 | TEG Bootleg)
Beautiful People (DJ PS1 Vs. Aldo Del-Rey Remix)
Rolling In The Deep (DJ PS1 Rmx)
DJ PS1 – The Connection
3 Hot Remixes by DJ Enferno
DJ Enferno is synonymous with incredible music and great production. In fact, when Cirque du Soleil needed someone to help with the music production and surround mastering they contacted no other than DJ Enferno. Enferno knows DC and DC knows him. Before touring with Madonna he was an Ultrabar Nightclub resident setting the dance floor on fire and cranking out the hottest tunes. Without further adieu, check out three of DJ Enferno’s newest remixes!
